HM Ambassador Welcome Note
I am delighted to welcome you to this site describing the work that we do here in Angola and the services that we offer.
The British Embassy in Luanda is one of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office worldwide network of Posts .
- Our Political, Press and Public Affairs section manages overall relations between the British and Angolan governments, manages this website and the Chevening scholarship programme
- Our Consular section provides services to British citizens in Angola.
- Our UK Trade and Investment section provides a high quality service to British companies seeking to do business in Angola, reflecting the UK’s leading position as a ‘knowledge economy’ and the second largest investor in Angola.
- Our Visa Application Centre is part of the UK Borders Agency and processes visa applications from Angolan citizens wishing to travel to the UK. Those applications are then forwarded to Pretoria where they are decide and forwarded back to Luanda for collection.
The Embassy also represents the British Government in its relations with São Tomé and Príncipe.
Pat Phillips