The Honorary Consulate of Botswana in Hamburg is run by honorary consul Paul Eckler and is a local point of contact for Botswana citizens and for business and cultural links in Hamburg, Bremen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein. Passports and visas are handled by the Embassy of Botswana in Berlin.
Contact Details
| Address | Steinhöft 5-7, 20459 Hamburg, Germany |
| Telephone | +49 40 732 61 91 |
| Fax | +49 40 732 85 06 |
| Head of Mission | Paul Eckler (jr.), Honorary Consul |
| Consular district | Hamburg, Bremen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 11:00 - 13:00 |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | 11:00 - 13:00 |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours may vary on public holidays. Please confirm before you visit.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Hamburg
Honorary consul Paul Eckler covers the five northern federal states. The office has no published e-mail address, so call during its opening hours on Tuesday and Thursday.
Which Botswana office issues passports and visas?
The Embassy of Botswana in Berlin handles passports for citizens of Botswana and visas for travellers who need one. German tourists with a regular passport receive a free entry permit at the border.
Contact details of the Botswana Embassy in Berlin, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Botswana Embassy in Berlin, Lennestraße 5, 10785 Berlin, Germany
- Telephone: +49 30 88 71 950 10
- Email: info@embassyofbotswana.de
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–17:00
- Website: http://www.embassyofbotswana.de
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 Hamburg
90 other countries are represented in Hamburg, among them: Brazil (honorary), Bulgaria (honorary), Cameroon (honorary), Chile (consulate general), China (consulate general), Colombia (honorary), Costa Rica (honorary), Croatia (consulate general), Cyprus (consulate general), Czech Republic (honorary), Denmark (consulate general), Dominican Republic (consulate general), Ecuador (consulate general), Egypt (consulate general), El Salvador (honorary), Ethiopia (honorary), Finland (honorary), France (consulate general), Ghana (consulate general), Greece (consulate general). The full list of all 91 missions is on the overview page for Germany.
Botswana missions in Germany
Measured in a straight line from Hamburg, the nearest other Botswana office is the Embassy in Berlin (about 250 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Hamburg.
- Berlin (250 km) – Embassy of Botswana
- Hamburg – Honorary Consulate (Hamburg, Bremen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein) (this page)
- Cologne (360 km) – Honorary Consulate (North Rhine-Westphalia)
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Details checked on 7 October 2026. Sources: German Federal Foreign Office, Embassy of Botswana in Berlin. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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