🇬🇧 British High Commission in Zambia

Address, phone numbers and consular emergency line, with the local emergency number and what to do if something goes wrong.

Data updated: August 2026

If it's urgent

Foreign ministry emergency line

+44 20 7008 5000

Consular emergencies for British nationals.

Call

Emergencies in Zambia

991

Police, ambulance and fire service. Ambulance: 992

Call · 991

British High Commission

Lusaka

Address
5210 Independence Avenue, P.O. Box 5005015101 Ridgeway · Lusaka
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Official website
gov.uk/world/zambia

What to do in an emergency

  1. Immediate danger: call 991.

  2. Serious accident, arrest, theft or loss of passport: call the foreign ministry emergency line, +44 20 7008 5000.

  3. Non-urgent matters (passports, certificates, consular registration): call the switchboard, +260 211 423 200.

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