About 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.

Opening hours

Local Time: GMT + 2 Hours

Monday – Friday 08:00 – 16:30

If you need urgent help (for example, you’ve been attacked, arrested or someone has died), please call us on +263 242 8585 5200 / +263 242 338809. Consular assistance is available 24/7. Follow the option for consular services.

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

Consular section

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

Consular section

24/7

Public holidays 2024

Date Holiday
Monday 1 January New Year’s Day
Wednesday 21 February Robert Mugabe/ National Youth Day
Friday 29 March Good Friday
Monday 1 April Easter Monday
Thursday 18 April Independence Day
Wednesday 1 May Workers’ Day
Saturday 25 May Africa Day
Monday 12 August Heroes Day
Tuesday 13 August Defence Forces Day
Sunday 22 December* National Unity Day Holiday
Monday 23 December Public Holiday (Unity Day
Tuesday 24 December Privilege Holiday
Wednesday 25 December Christmas Day
Thursday 26 December Boxing Day
Friday 27 December Privilege Holiday