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The British High Commission Gaborone is close to Debswana House in Gaborone. If you are a British Expat living in Botswana then you can obtain a new British passport at the Consulate. You can also visit the British Consulate which is the British High Commission in Botswana if you want to take your wife back to the UK with a UK spouse visa, UK fiancee visa if you are not married yet or to visit London on a UK visitors visa in Botswana.
British High Commission Gaborone
The email address and telephone is listed so you may contact them to understand what paperwork is needed for the visit to the UK. You can also register your child at the Consulate or visit it during its operating hours as listed.
See also the British Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the British Embassy in Belgium and the British Embassy in Bahrain.
Botswana, Gaborone, British High CommissionPlot 1079-1084 Main Mall,
Out of hours The High Commission answer machine gives an emergency number |
Public Holidays in Botswana (British High Commission)
The British embassy is closed on the following days which are Botswana holidays and those of the British. Note that even thought the National day of Botswana is not a British national holiday it is in Botswana hence the British Embassy in Gaborone is closed on this day. Check with the embassy before you go to Gaborone to see if they are open on the day you wish to visit them in person.
| 02 January | New Year’s Day |
| 03 January | Public Holiday |
| 06 April | Good Friday |
| 09 April | Easter Monday |
| 01 May | Labour Day |
| 17 May | Ascension Day |
| 05 June | Queens Diamond Jubilee |
| 06 June | Privilege Holiday for Queens Birthday |
| 16 July | Presidents Day |
| 17 July | Public Holiday |
| 01 October | Public Holiday |
| 02 October | Public Holiday |
| 24 December | Christmas Privilege Holiday |
| 25 December | Christmas Day |
| 26 December | Boxing Day |
British High Commission Visa
The following is the stats for UK visas which have been processed in Botswana and the type of visa and time taken to process them. Note that you need to have all the needed documents before you approach the embassy for a visa as it may cause massive delays when there are documents short. Email the British embassy in Gaborone first to ensure you have everything from their checklist.
| Visits Visas | 3 days | 5 days | 15 days | 40 days | 90 days | Total decisions made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premium Visit (more than 6 months) | 0% | 0% | 83% | 100% | 100% | 6 |
| General Visit (6 months or less) | 0% | 5% | 94% | 100% | 100% | 17 |
| Business Visit (6 months or less) | 0% | 0% | 80% | 100% | 100% | 5 |
| Family Visit (6 months or less) | 25% | 25% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 8 |
| Other Visit (6 months or less) | 0% | 0% | 93% | 100% | 100% | 15 |
| Points Based System Visas | 3 days | 5 days | 15 days | 40 days | 90 days | Total decisions made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBS Tier 4 | 0% | 6% | 28% | 99% | 100% | 188 |
| PBS Tier 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 100% | 2 |
| Settlement Visas | 3 days | 5 days | 15 days | 40 days | 90 days | Total decisions made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Settlement | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 1 |
The above data is for all decisions made in September 2012
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