About British High Commission Gaborone
Plot 1079-1084Main Malloff Queens Road
Gaborone
Gaborone
Botswana
Contact form
https://www.contact-em...
Enquiries
Telephone +267 3952841/+44 20 7008 5000
Consular assistance is available to British Nationals 24/7. If you need urgent help (for example, you’ve been attacked, arrested or someone has died), call the High Commission on +267 3952841 or the British High Commission in Pretoria on +27 12 421 7500 and follow the options for emergency assistance. If you’re in the UK and worried about a British person in Botswana, call 020 7008 5000 (24/7, 365 days a year).
For consular enquiries, use the contact form. Public access to the Embassy is by appointment only.
Visa hours
Our Visa Application Centre (VAC) in Gaborone is now operated by FedEx, located at their premises:
Plot 74768 Gaborone, 1st floor, Capricorn House, New CBD, Gaborone
It is open 5 mornings a week.
At the same time, we are making the following changes to the visa service that we offer:
There will be a charge of £59 to use the Visa Application Centre in Gaborone. This will be in addition to the visa fee and will be charged at the point of booking the appointment and will cover the cost of providing the application submission facilities in Gaborone. Your appointment at this Visa Application Centre will not be honoured if this fee is not paid.
A new Priority Visa service will also be offered for an additional fee of £100. Priority Visa applications will normally be processed within 5 days.
You can check if you need a visa or send an enquiry to UK Visas and Immigration.
Telephone: +44 203 481 1736.
Open Monday to Friday, 24 hours daily. Calls cost £1.37 per minute on top of your standard network charges.
Passport enquiries
- telephone: +44 300 222 0000
- HM Passport Office: Webchat
Consular service hours
The High Commission is available 24/7 to support British nationals. Access to the consular section is by appointment only. Those with emergencies outside normal working hours can call the High Commission number +267 3952841 to seek assistance.
Disabled access
Please call us if you would like to arrange parking at our car park, which allows easier access to the building.
Wherever possible, we have made our buildings and services accessible. Sometimes, however, this is not possible due to security or other restrictions.
Public holidays 2024
Date | Holiday |
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Monday 1 January | New Year’s Day |
Tuesday 2 January | UK in Botswana network holiday |
Friday 29 March | Good Friday |
Monday 1 April | Easter Monday |
Wednesday 1 May | Labour Day |
Thursday 9 May | Ascension Day holiday |
Friday 10 May | UK in Botswana network holiday |
Monday 1 July | Sir Seretse Khama Day |
Monday 15 July | President’s Day |
Tuesday 16 July | President’s Day holiday |
Monday 30 September | Botswana Independence Day |
Tuesday 1 October | Public holiday |
Wednesday 25 December | Christmas Day |
Thursday 26 December | Boxing Day |