The Honorary Consulate of Gabon in Bridel is a volunteer-run office that assists Gabonese citizens in Luxembourg; passport and visa applications go to the Gabonese Embassy in Brussels (accredited to Luxembourg).
Contact Details
| Address | 44, rue des Genêts, L-8131 Bridel, Luxembourg |
| Telephone | +352 33 14 08 +352 621 152 729 |
| robert.elter@pt.lu | |
| Head of Mission | Robert Elter, 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 Gabon 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 Robert Elter (honorary consul, exequatur granted on 28 May 2009). No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +352 33 14 08 or e-mail robert.elter@pt.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 Gabon need a Schengen visa for short stays in Luxembourg, as Gabon is listed in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated version of 30 December 2025); Luxembourg applies the common Schengen visa list.
Which Gabonese office issues passports and visas?
Passports and other formal consular services for Gabonese citizens are handled by the Gabonese Embassy in Brussels (accredited to Luxembourg).
Gabon 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 Gabon in Brussels. It is headed by Régis Immongault Tatangani (ambassador, credentials presented on 9 December 2025).
Contact details of the Gabonese Embassy in Brussels, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Avenue Winston Churchill 112, 1180 Uccle (Brussels), Belgium
- Telephone: +32 2 340 62 10
- Email: ambagabbelg@yahoo.fr
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–15:30
- Website: be.ambagabon.org
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 Gabon and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Gabonese 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: Botswana (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 Gabon’s national day (17 August).
Gabonese missions in Luxembourg
- Brussels – Embassy of Gabon (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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