The Honorary Consulate of Namibia in Hanover (Laatzen) is a volunteer-run office led by honorary consul Burchard Armin Führer. It assists Namibian citizens in Lower Saxony, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt; passport and visa applications go to the Namibian Embassy in Berlin.
Contact Details
| Address | Rethener Kirchweg 10, 30880 Laatzen, Germany |
| Telephone | +49 511 860 298 00 |
| Fax | +49 511 848 955 99 |
| info@namibia-hannover.de | |
| Website | www.namibia-hannover.de |
| Head of Mission | Burchard Armin Führer, Honorary Consul |
| Consular district | Lower Saxony, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 10:00 - 16:00 |
| Tuesday | 10:00 - 16:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 - 16:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 - 16:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 - 16:00 |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Visits by appointment only. Please call or e-mail before you go.
Location of the Consulate
The Namibian honorary consul in Laatzen (Hanover)
Honorary consul Burchard Armin Führer represents Namibia in Lower Saxony, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. The office is open every weekday from 10:00 to 16:00 and by appointment.
Passports and visas: who is responsible?
For visas and passports, contact the Namibian Embassy in Berlin. Business trips, internships, study and volunteering always require a visa issued in advance; tourists can also apply online.
Contact details of the Namibian Embassy in Berlin, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Reichsstraße 17, 14052 Berlin, Germany
- Telephone: +49 30 254 09 50
- Email: info@namibia-botschaft.de
- Website: www.namibia-botschaft.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 Namibia and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Namibian 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.
Namibian missions in Germany
Measured in a straight line from Laatzen (Hanover), the nearest other Namibian office is the Honorary Consulate in Hamburg (about 140 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Berlin (about 240 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Laatzen (Hanover).
- Berlin (240 km) – Embassy of Namibia
- Bremerhaven (160 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Erfurt (170 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Frankfurt am Main (260 km) – Honorary Consulate (Hesse)
- Hamburg (140 km) – Honorary Consulate (Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Schleswig-Holstein)
- Laatzen (Hanover) – Honorary Consulate (Lower Saxony, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt) (this page)
- Herten (200 km) – Honorary Consulate (North Rhine-Westphalia)
- Munich (480 km) – Honorary Consulate (Bavaria)
- Stuttgart (400 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Brandenburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland – no honorary consulate; contact the embassy in Berlin
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Details checked on 8 October 2026. Sources: Honorary Consulate of Namibia in Hesse – list of Namibian missions, German Federal Foreign Office, Embassy of Namibia in Berlin. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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