Botswana Consulate Athens

Before your visit

• Location: Pefkon 63 A, 145 62 Kifissia, Athens.
• By arrangement: arrange a meeting by phone or e-mail first.

What does the honorary consul in Athens do?

The honorary consul in Athens is a volunteer representative of Botswana, usually a local business or civic figure. The honorary consul listed by the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs is Nektarios Polychroniou. Its jurisdiction is the whole of Greece. There are no published opening hours, so arrange a meeting first. The quickest way to reach the office: call +30 210 363 3336 and e-mail info@botswanaconsulate.gr.

The office is located in Attica.

The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not publish visa rules for individual countries. It asks Greek citizens travelling outside the EU and the European Economic Area to check with the consular authorities of the country they are visiting before departure – for Botswana, that means this mission. Source: Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs – visas for Greeks travelling abroad (in Greek).

Which Botswana office issues passports and visas?

Official documents for Botswana citizens are issued by the Botswana Embassy in Geneva (accredited to Greece); the honorary consulate can explain the procedure.

Note: Botswana has no resident embassy in Athens; its embassy in Geneva is accredited to Greece.

Closing days

Expect the honorary consulate to be closed on Greek public holidays such as Epiphany (6 January), Independence Day (25 March) and Ochi Day (28 October). The Botswana national day, 30 September, normally means a closure too. Many missions also close on their own national and religious holidays – call ahead.

Embassy and consulates of Botswana in Greece

• Geneva – Embassy of Botswana (accredited to Greece, no resident embassy in Athens)
• Athens – Honorary Consulate (this page)