Run by a volunteer honorary consul, the Honorary Consulate of Zambia in Minsk helps Zambian nationals with information and selected formalities.
Contact Details
| Address | Peramozhtsau Avenue 7a, 6th floor, room 12а, Minsk, Belarus |
| Telephone | +375 17 275 11 46 +375 17 200 08 29 |
| advisor@zambia.by consul@zambia.by |
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| Head of Mission | Aleksandr Zaytsev, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
Visits only by prior arrangement – honorary consulates rarely have regular hours.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Minsk
Minsk lies in the city of Minsk.
Zambia is not on the Belarusian Foreign Ministry’s list of visa-free destinations for Belarusian citizens, so a visa is normally required; the ministry asks travellers to check the entry rules with the embassy of the destination country before departure. Source: Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – visa-free travel for Belarusian citizens (in Russian).
Which Zambian office issues passports and visas?
The Zambian embassy responsible for Belarus is the place for passports and most consular matters; the honorary consul can advise but does not replace it.
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Zambia and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Zambian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in Minsk
75 other countries are represented in Minsk, among them: Armenia (embassy), Austria (embassy), Azerbaijan (embassy), Bahrain (honorary), Bangladesh (honorary), Bosnia and Herzegovina (honorary), Brazil (embassy), Bulgaria (embassy), Chile (honorary), China (embassy), Colombia (honorary), Croatia (honorary), Cuba (embassy), Cyprus (honorary), Czech Republic (embassy), Estonia (embassy), Finland (embassy), France (embassy), Zimbabwe (embassy), Zimbabwe (honorary). The full list of all 76 missions is on the overview page for Belarus.
Holidays and closures
Expect the honorary consulate to be closed on Belarusian public holidays such as Orthodox Christmas (7 January), Women’s Day (8 March), Radunitsa, Victory Day (9 May), Independence Day (3 July) and October Revolution Day (7 November). It is usually also closed on Zambia’s national day (24 October).
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Details checked on 14 October 2026. Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus – Diplomatic Handbook (September 2026), Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – visa-free travel for Belarusian citizens (in Russian). Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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