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Last edited: 12 Oct, 2026

Calling the US Embassy from Overseas: Emergency Numbers and How to Find Yours

Need a US embassy or consulate while you are overseas? US embassies help citizens in an emergency and with passport replacement. This post shows how to find the right one for where you are. For the State Department's 24/7 line, see the State Department post.

Find the embassy or consulate for your country

USA.gov's "Find a U.S. embassy" page links to each post's own website at usembassy.gov, so start there.

  1. Open the finder. Go to USA.gov and choose "Find a U.S. embassy", which links to usembassy.gov.
  2. Choose the post for your country. Some countries have a consulate in another city, so check whether there is one nearer to you.
  3. Copy the contact details. Save the address and phone number from that post's site before you travel, with your passport and travel documents.

USA.gov's finder does not list embassy phone numbers, so the number comes from each post's own site. Numbers change, so check the post's site rather than an older copy.

What an embassy can help with

USA.gov says US embassies help citizens in an emergency and with passport replacement. For a lost or stolen passport, contact the embassy or consulate for your location, since that is where replacement is handled.

If the embassy cannot be reached

If you cannot reach the embassy or consulate, the State Department's 24/7 line is the next step. The State Department post lists the number for callers outside the US and Canada and the toll-free number for the US and Canada.

If someone is in immediate danger, call the local emergency number first.

Before you call

  • The city and country you are in, and the nearest street address.
  • The name of anyone travelling with you.
  • Your passport details, if the call is about a passport.

Embassy finder from USA.gov's "Find a U.S. embassy" page, which links to usembassy.gov, checked 12 October 2026. Emergency and passport help from the same USA.gov page. No embassy phone numbers are listed in this post, because they are set by each post and are not checked here for every country.