The Honorary Consulate of Botswana in Bridel is a volunteer-run office that assists Botswana citizens in Luxembourg; passport and visa applications go to the Botswana Embassy in Brussels (accredited to Luxembourg).
Contact Details
| Address | 6, rue W. Steinmetz, L-8153 Bridel, Luxembourg |
| Telephone | +352 30 73 71 +352 621 169 626 |
| h.hartwich@vo.lu | |
| Head of Mission | Heiner P.T. Hartwich, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published. Contact the consulate by phone or e-mail to arrange a visit.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Bridel
The honorary consulate represents Botswana in Luxembourg. According to the directory of foreign consular representations published by the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (October 2026), the post is held by Heiner P.T. Hartwich (honorary consul, exequatur granted on 26 March 2014). No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +352 30 73 71 or e-mail h.hartwich@vo.lu.
Bridel, in the commune of Kopstal, lies about 6 km in a straight line from the centre of Luxembourg City and about 10 km from Luxembourg Airport (Findel).
Citizens of Botswana need a Schengen visa for short stays in Luxembourg, as Botswana is listed in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated version of 30 December 2025); Luxembourg applies the common Schengen visa list.
Which Botswana office issues passports and visas?
Passports and other formal consular services for Botswana citizens are handled by the Botswana Embassy in Brussels (accredited to Luxembourg).
Botswana has no embassy in Luxembourg. According to the directory of the diplomatic corps published by the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (October 2026), the mission accredited to Luxembourg is the Embassy of Botswana in Brussels. Its head, Zein Kebonang, is listed as ambassador-designate for Luxembourg.
Contact details of the Botswana Embassy in Brussels, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Avenue de Tervueren 169, 1150 Woluwe-Saint-Pierre (Brussels), Belgium
- Telephone: +32 2 735 20 70
- Email: boteur@gov.bw
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–17:00
- Website: www.botswana-brussels.com
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 Botswana and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Botswana 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 Bridel
3 other countries are represented in Bridel: Gabon (honorary), Iceland (honorary), Latvia (honorary).
Closing days
Luxembourg has 11 public holidays: New Year’s Day, Easter Monday, Labour Day (1 May), Europe Day (9 May), Ascension Day, Whit Monday, the National Day (23 June), Assumption (15 August), All Saints’ Day (1 November), Christmas Day and Boxing Day (26 December). A holiday that falls on a weekend is not moved; employees get a compensatory day off instead, so some offices close on a replacement day. In 2027, Easter Monday falls on 29 March and Ascension Day on 6 May. The honorary consulate may also close on Botswana’s national day (30 September).
Botswana missions in Luxembourg
- Brussels – Embassy of Botswana (accredited to Luxembourg, no resident embassy in Luxembourg)
- Bridel – Honorary Consulate (this page)
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Details checked on 17 October 2026. Sources: Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs – directory of foreign consular representations (October 2026), Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated version of 30 December 2025).
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