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A British High Commission is a British diplomatic mission, equivalent to an embassy, found in countries that are members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Their general purpose is to provide diplomatic relationships as well as travel information, passports, dual-citizenship information, and other services between Commonwealth states.
Bangalore (Deputy High Commission) Chandigarh (Deputy High Commission) Chennai (Deputy High Commission) Hyderabad (Deputy High Commission) Kolkata (Deputy High Commission) Mumbai (Deputy High Commission) Panaji (British Nationals Assistance Office) Indonesia. Jakarta Iran. Tehran (Embassy) Iraq. Baghdad (Embassy) Erbil (Consulate-General) Israel
Countries belonging to the Commonwealth of Nations typically exchange high commissioners, rather than ambassadors. Though there are a few technical and historical differences, they are now in practice the same office. The following persons have served as British High Commissioners to the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
That same year, the Statute of Westminster made easier the creation of such High Commissions in the Dominions but as the Australian Government delayed its ratification, the United Kingdom had to wait until 1936 to appoint a High Commissioner to regularise the role of the Governor-General in Australia, six years before Australia's actual ...
The High Commission of the United Kingdom in New Delhi is the diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in India. [1] It is located at Shantipath in Chanakyapuri.. The British High Commission in New Delhi covers consular services for Northern India, namely, Delhi and the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttarakhand.
The United Kingdom does not maintain a full embassy or High Commission in a number of countries. In each of these cases the head of mission to another country, usually a neighbouring one, is also accredited to the other country (except, at present, for the ambassadors to Haiti and Honduras, who are dedicated but non-resident).
On 20 November 2013 the British High Commission formally became the British Embassy and the British High Commissioner became the British Ambassador. [2] Fulfilling an election pledge of President Adama Barrow, The Gambia rejoined the Commonwealth on 8 February 2018 and the British Ambassador became the British High Commissioner again. [3]
In 1958 the constitution was changed, the post of British Resident was abolished and the full on British High Commission for Brunei was established. [2] Sir Dennis Charles White, who had been appointed as Resident the previous year, became the first High Commissioner under the new Constitution. [3]