Practical Information
Consular assistance for EU citizens in Zambia
Are you an EU citizen in Zambia experiencing any of these situations?
- Lost passport or travel documents
- Serious illness or accident
- Emergency evacuation or repatriation
- Arrest or detention
- Becoming a victim of crime
- Death abroad (support for families)
What can you do?
You have the right to consular protection.
This means your country can step in to help if you face difficulties while abroad.
Where to seek consular assistance?
Your own country’s embassy or consulate is responsible for helping you abroad.
Seven EU member states have a resident Embassy in Lusaka:
- Embassy of Germany, Lusaka
📍 Plot 5219 Haile Selassie Ave, Lusaka | ☎️ +260 211 250644 | 🌐 lusaka.diplo.de - Embassy of France, Lusaka
📍 Plot 31F Leopards Hill Rd, Lusaka | ☎️ +260 97 711 00 20 (Emergency only) | 🌐 zm.ambafrance.org - Embassy of Italy, Lusaka
📍 Plot 5211 Embassy Park, Lusaka | ☎️ +260 211 250781 | 🌐 amblusaka.esteri.it - Embassy of Sweden, Lusaka
📍 Haile Selaisse Avenue, Lusaka | ☎️ +260 211 42 61 00 | 🌐 swedenabroad.se - Embassy of Finland, Lusaka
📍 Haile Selaisse Avenue, Lusaka | only emergency ☎️ +358 9 1605 5555 | 🌐finlandabroad.fi - Embassy of Czech Republic, Lusaka
📍 4 Twin Palm Road, Kabulonga, Lusaka | only emergency ☎️ +420 222 420 222 | 🌐mzv.gov.cz/lusaka - Embassy of Ireland, Lusaka
📍 6663 Katima Mulilo Rd, Lusaka | only emergency ☎️ +260 21 142 6900 | 🌐ireland.ie/en/zambia
What if my country has no Embassy in Zambia?
If your country is not represented here in Zambia, you have the right to ask for help from any other EU Member State’s embassy or consulate that is present.
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