The Honorary Consulate of Namibia in Linz is a volunteer-run office led by honorary consul Klaus Ferdinand Lughofer. It assists Namibian citizens in Linz; passport and visa applications go to the Namibian Embassy in Vienna.
Contact Details
| Address | Graben 16, 4020 Linz, Austria |
| klaus@lughofer.com | |
| Head of Mission | Klaus Ferdinand Lughofer, 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
The Namibian honorary consul in Linz
The honorary consulate – led by Klaus Ferdinand Lughofer since 2025 – covers Linz. Call or e-mail before you go – there are no regular office hours.
Passports and visas: who is responsible?
The Namibian Embassy in Vienna is the place for passports and most consular matters; the honorary consul can advise but does not replace it.
Contact details of the Namibian Embassy in Vienna, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Zuckerkandlgasse 2, 1190 Vienna, Austria
- Telephone: +43 1 402 93 71
- Email: nam.emb.vienna@speed.at
- Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 09:00–13:00 and 14:00–17:00; Friday 09:00–15:00
- Website: www.embnamibia.at
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.
Other consulates and embassies in Linz
32 other countries are represented in Linz, among them: Albania (honorary), Belgium (honorary), Bolivia (honorary), Bosnia and Herzegovina (honorary), Brazil (honorary), Chile (honorary), Croatia (honorary), Netherlands (honorary), Poland (honorary), Romania (honorary), Russia (honorary), Serbia (honorary), Slovakia (honorary), Slovenia (honorary), South Africa (honorary), Spain (honorary), Sweden (honorary), Switzerland (honorary), Türkiye (honorary), Ukraine (honorary). The full list of all 33 missions is on the overview page for Austria.
Namibian missions in Austria
Measured in a straight line from Linz, the nearest other Namibian office is the Honorary Consulate in Salzburg (about 100 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Vienna (about 160 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Linz.
- Vienna (160 km) – Embassy of Namibia
- Krumpendorf (180 km) – Honorary Consulate (Carinthia)
- Kufstein (170 km) – Honorary Consulate (Upper Austria and Tyrol)
- Linz – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Salzburg (100 km) – Honorary Consulate (Salzburg)
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Details checked on 8 October 2026. Sources: Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs (BMEIA) – directory of consular representations, BMEIA travel information. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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