British High Commission
Lusaka

Location:: Zambia
Part of:: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The British High Commission in Zambia maintains and develops relations between the UK and Zambia.

Find out more on our UK and Zambia news page. We provide services to British nationals living in and visiting Zambia. You can access UK government services while in Zambia. Please see the latest travel Advice for Zambia.

Urgent assistance

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

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

If you’re in Zambia and you need urgent help (for example, you’ve been attacked, arrested or someone has died), call 0211 423200 and select the option for Consular assistance.

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

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

Please note, it is currently taking up to a week to process Emergency Travel Documents for Zambia. Please ensure you apply in plenty of time to travel.

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

For legal reasons, we’re unable to carry out notarial acts in Commonwealth countries. This includes certifying documents as true copies of originals, administering oaths or taking affidavits. For these or other notarial acts, you should contact a local notary. A standard letter is available to confirm we do not offer these services in Zambia.

We offer a limited range of documentary services, including preparing a document in English and legalising a document. See the list of documentary services we provide.

Legalisation services

British High Commission Lusaka provides legalisation services. Read our notarial and documentary services page for more information on legalisation.

Consular fees

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

Development work in Zambia

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 Zambia, view the UK–Zambia development partnership summary.

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

Our people

Nicholas Woolley

British High Commissioner to Zambia

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