The British Embassy in Zimbabwe maintains and develops relations between the UK and Zimbabwe.

Find out more on our UK and Zimbabwe news page. We provide services to British nationals living in and visiting Zimbabwe. You can access UK government services while in Zimbabwe.

Urgent assistance

If you’re travelling in Zimbabwe, see our Zimbabwe travel advice.

If you’re in Zimbabwe and you need advice which is not covered in our travel advice then you can contact us online.

If you need urgent help (for example, you’ve been attacked, arrested or someone has died), please call us on +263 242 85855200 or +263 242 338809. Consular assistance is available 24/7. Follow the option for consular emergencies.

If you’re in the UK and worried about a British person in Zimbabwe, call 020 7008 5000 (24/7, 365 days a year).

Public access to the consular section is by appointment only. If you wish to make an appointment, please call or contact us online first.

Get an emergency travel document

You can apply for an emergency travel document if you’re abroad and your passport has been lost or stolen, damaged or expired, and you can’t get a new or replacement passport in time to travel.

Apply online for an emergency travel document

If the person needing the emergency travel document is under 16, a parent or guardian should apply on their behalf.

If you are travelling in more than 3 weeks, check if you can get a new or replacement passport in time to travel.

If you are not a British citizen or have not had a British passport before

If you’re not sure, check if you’re a British citizen

If you’re not a British citizen but think you may be eligible, contact us to apply for an emergency travel document.

Other consular services

Notarial and documentary services

We offer the administration of the Oath of Allegiance and issue Emergency Travel Documents. See the full list of notarial and documentary services we provide.

Consular fees

We charge fees for some of our services. See the full list of consular fees in Zimbabwe.

Feedback

For feedback on our services, please email feedback.consular.services@fcdo.gov.uk or for more detailed information visit our complaints procedure.

Development work in Zimbabwe

The International Development Strategy (IDS) sets out a new approach to development. It does this through long-term partnerships tailored to the needs of each country the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office works with, built on mutual accountability and transparency. The Integrated Review Refresh (IR23) reiterates that sustainable development is central to UK foreign policy and sets out how the UK will go further and faster to reduce poverty.

For information on how the IDS and IR23 are being implemented in Zimbabwe, view the UK–Zimbabwe development partnership summary.

For up-to-date information on the UK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme work in Zimbabwe, view the Development Tracker.

Our people

British Ambassador to Zimbabwe
Pete Vowles

Contact us


British Embassy Harare

3 Norfolk Road, Mount Pleasant,
Harare
Zimbabwe

Switchboard
+263 242 8585 5200

Consular assistance (available 24/7 over the phone)
+263 242 8585 5200 / +263 242 338809/+44 20 7008 5000

Passport enquiries
+44 300 222 0000

Visa enquiries
+44 (0) 203 481 1736

Use our contact form for consular enquiries:
www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-harare

Visa enquiries
Visa services are not offered at this location. Check www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa if you need a visa or send an enquiry to UK Visas and Immigration www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk.

Open Monday to Friday, 24 hours daily. Calls cost £1.37 per minute on top of your standard network charges.

For all other enquiries email ukinfo.harare@fcdo.gov.uk. Please note that consular, visa and passport enquiries sent to this address will not be responded to. Please contact the numbers shown.

Access and opening times

Corporate information