In most of the countries you will find diplomatic missions, which usually refers to an embassy and/or a consulate. Diplomatic bodies represent other country’s interests in Zimbabwe, with the aim of strengthening international relations between the states and providing services for their citizens in Zimbabwe.

Embassies and consulates are considered legal territories of their home countries. They are not "foreign territory" but they are protected and considered the property of the country using them, meaning that Zimbabwe does not have jurisdiction over the embassy or consulate of another country.

What is the difference between Embassy and Consulate

The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations international treaty defines the diplomatic mission’s purpose and framework. The various diplomatic missions offer several services and carry out different missions. For example:

• Embassy: This is the primary diplomatic representation of a country’s government and is headed by an ambassador. An embassy is the main location for a diplomatic presence of one country in another. A country has at most one embassy in another country and is always established in the capital city of the host country. In the absence of a consulate in a country, the embassy has also a consular section to carry out all the relevant consular services (see below).
• Consulate General: This is a diplomatic mission, headed by a consul that provides a full range of services such as: issuing passports/visas, keeping birth and marriage records, assisting expats, providing legal information, translations etc. It can be located in any major city of the host country, although often in the capital city (in certain cases, in the same building as the embassy). In major countries and large territories, you often have more than one consulate.
• Honorary Consulate: It supplements the Consulate to provide a limited range of consular services and is headed by an honorary consul. They help nationals abroad. For example, in the event of a hospital stay, missing person, death, natural disaster or another emergency. They can also issue emergency travel documents and consular declarations for which the applicant is required to appear in person.

NB: You will usually apply for a visa at the Consulate of the country you want to visit. However, if there is no such representation in Zimbabwe, you can apply for a visa at the embassy.

Where to find Consulates and Embassies in Zimbabwe

Not all countries have an Embassy and/or a Consulate as it depends on the political situation, the relationship with the host country, the size of the country, and the number of foreign citizens living there.

In some cases, countries can share representations and you can be assisted by the services of another embassy or consular service to get the information you need.

We recommend you register/contact your country’s embassy at your destination. It is a free service provided by any diplomatic mission and it will allow them to record information about your upcoming trip abroad. It can be used to assist you in case of an emergency.

Registration will also allow you to get routine information from your nearest embassy or consulate, as citizens residing abroad.

The capital of Zimbabwe, Harare hosts 44 embassies

There are also 9 consulates and two other representations located in Zimbabwe.

All consulates and honorary consulates are located in Harare, except for those countries who own an embassy in the capital of Zimbabwe and might have another diplomatic mission outside the capital.

You will find below a list of selected countries (the list is not exhaustive) that have a diplomatic mission in Zimbabwe. The list includes embassies, consulates, honorary consulates, and sometimes other official representations for you to be able to get information and services.

Embassies and Main Consulates in Harare

Australia

Embassy of Australia in Zimbabwe

Address: 1 Green Close, Borrowdale, Zimbabwe
Tel: (+263) 242 852 471
E-Mail: Zimbabwe.Embassy@dfat.gov.au and consular.harare@dfat.gov.au for the consular services
Social Media: https://x.com/ausembzim and https://www.facebook.com/AusEmbZim/
Opening Hours: Mon-Thurs from 8.30-16.30, Fri from 8.30-12.30

The Australian Embassy in Harare represents the people and Government of Australia in the countries of: Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Congo.

China

Embassy of China in Zimbabwe

Address: 58 Golden Stairs Road, Mount Pleasant, Harare
Tel: (+263) 242 332 760
E-Mail: chinaemb_zw@mfa.gov.cn
Opening Hours: Monday not Friday 8:00 AM - 11:30 PM & 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The consular section provides a range of consular services such as document authentication and legalisation processing, as well as visa affairs, and consular protection to all Chinese living in Zimbabwe.

France

French Embassy in Zimbabwe

Address: 3 Princess Drive, Newlands, P.O. Box 1378, Harare
Tel: (+263) 867 700 7154
E-Mail: admin-etrangers.harare-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/france.zimbabwe/ and https://x.com/francezimbabwe
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 09:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

The consular section (or "consulate") is responsible for assisting French citizens in Zimbabwe in all their procedures vis-à-vis the French administration, such as: applications for passports and identity cards; civil status documents (births, marriages, deaths), civil partnerships and notaries; registration in the register of French people established outside France; French nationality; participation in elections, etc.

Germany

German Embassy in Zimbabwe

Address: 30 Ceres Road, Harare
Tel: (+263) 242 308 655
E-Mail: Form
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/GermanEmbassyHarare
Opening Hours: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 14:00-15:00

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Zimbabwe provides passports and ID cards’ services, nationality, family and inheritance matters, criminal records, visa and entry, lawyers, doctors and translators and customs service, etc.

Japan

Embassy of Japan in Zimbabwe

Address: 4th Floor Social Security Centre, Corner Julius Nyerere Way/ Sam Nujoma Street, Harare
Tel: (+263) 242 250 025
E-Mail: info.emb-japan@hz.mofa.go.jp
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/JapanEmb.Zim
Opening Hours: Monday – Friday from 8:00 am – 12:45 pm and 1:45 pm – 5:00 pm

The Japanese embassy provides a range of consular services such as application for passport, notification of residence or related to family register/nationality. Procedures related to various certifications, overseas election, visa Acceptance environment for foreigners in Japan Development efforts (foreigner life support portal site, life and work guidebook, guidance for new immigrants), etc.

Russia

Embassy of Russia in Zimbabwe

Address: 70 Leonid Brezhnev Street (former Fife Avenue), Harare
Tel: (+263) 242 701 957
E-Mail: zimbabwe@mid.ru & rusembzimbabwe@gmail.com
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/RuEmbZimbabwe/ and https://www.instagram.com/rusembzim/ and https://x.com/ruembzimbabwe
Opening Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 9.00 to 12.00

For services such as issues of citizenship of the Russian Federation, issues of registration of foreign passports and START, notary issues and document translation, request for official documents, pension issues, consular registration, etc. it is requested to visit the Consular Section under appointment.

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Embassy of the United Kingdom in Zimbabwe

Address: 3 Norfolk Road, Mount Pleasant, Harare
Tel: (+263) 242 8585 5200
E-Mail: ukinfo.harare@fcdo.gov.uk
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/ukinzimbabwe and https://x.com/ukinzimbabwe and https://www.instagram.com/ukinzimbabwe/
Opening Hours: Monday – Friday 08:00 – 16:30

The British Embassy in Zimbabwe provides services to British nationals living and visiting the country. Some of the services are: emergency travel document replacement, notarial and documentary services, marriage, consular fees, etc.

USA (United States of America)

Embassy of the United States of America in Zimbabwe

Address: 2 Lorraine Drive, Bluffhill, Harare
Tel: (+263) 867 701 1000
E-Mail: ACSHarare@state.gov
Social Media: https://x.com/USEmbZim and https://www.facebook.com/usembassyzimbabwe

The US representation in Zimbabwe provides a range of consular services such as regular passport applications and renewals, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA), and notarial services, assistance on death of a U.S. Citizen and emergency financial assistance, etc.

Honorary Consulates in Zimbabwe

Contact directly the Embassy/Consulate website for more information.

For countries with no consulates or embassies in Zimbabwe, the Honorary Consulates are supervised by diplomatic representations located in other countries, often Pretoria, in South Africa for Zimbabwe.

General Consulates and embassies in Harare

• Belgium (info@diplobelbedurban.co.za)
• Brazil (brasemb.harare@itamaraty.gov.br)
• Canada (hrareg@international.gc.ca – The embassy of Canada also provides services to Canadians in Botswana and Malawi)
• Denmark
• India (amb.harare@mea.gov.in)
• Italy (ambasciata.harare@esteri.it)
• Netherlands (Contact form)
• Portugal (harare@mne.pt)
• South Africa (harare.consular@dirco.gov.za)