In most of the countries you will find diplomatic missions, which usually refers to an embassy and/or a consulate. Diplomatic bodies represent other countries' interests in Togo, with the aim of strengthening international relations between the states and providing services for their citizens in Togo.

Embassies and consulates are considered legal territories of their home countries. They are not "foreign territory" but they are protected and considered the property of the country using them, meaning that Togo does not have jurisdiction over the embassy or consulate of another country.

What is the difference between Embassy and Consulate

The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations international treaty defines the diplomatic mission’s purpose and framework. The various diplomatic missions offer several services and carry out different missions. For example:

• Embassy: This is the primary diplomatic representation of a country’s government and is headed by an ambassador. An embassy is the main location for a diplomatic presence of one country in another. A country has at most one embassy in another country, and is always established in the capital city of the host country. In the absence of a consulate in a country, the embassy also has a consular section to carry out all the relevant consular services (see below).
• Consulate General: This is a diplomatic mission, headed by a consul that provides a full range of services such as: issuing passports/visas, keeping birth and marriage records, assisting expats, providing legal information, translations etc. It can be located in any major city of the host country, although often in the capital city (in certain cases, in the same building as the embassy). In major countries and large territories, you often have more than one consulate.
• Honorary Consulate: It supplements the Consulate to provide a limited range of consular services and is headed by an honorary consul. They help nationals abroad. For example, in the event of a hospital stay, missing person, death, natural disaster or another emergency. They can also issue emergency travel documents and consular declarations for which the applicant is required to appear in person.

NB: You will usually apply for a visa at the Consulate of the country you want to visit. However, if there is no such representation in Togo, you can apply for a visa at the embassy.

Where to find Consulates and Embassies in Togo

Not all countries have an Embassy and/or a Consulate as it depends on the political situation, the relationship with the host country, the size of the country, and the number of foreign citizens living there.

In some cases, countries can share representations and you can be assisted by the services of another embassy or consular service to get the information you need.

We recommend you register/contact your country’s embassy at your destination. It is a free service provided by any diplomatic mission and it will allow them to record information about your upcoming trip abroad. It can be used to assist you in case of an emergency.

Registration will also allow you to get routine information from your nearest embassy or consulate, as citizen residing abroad.

The Togo capital, Lomé hosts 17 embassies and high commissions.

There are also 14 consulates and another representation located in Togo. 

All consulates and honorary consulates are located in Lome, except for those countries who own an embassy in the capital of Togo and might have another diplomatic mission outside the capital.

You will find below a list of selected countries (the list is not exhaustive) that have a diplomatic mission in Togo. The list includes embassies, consulates, honorary consulates, and sometimes other official representations for you to be able to get information and services.

Embassies and Main Consulates in Lome

China

Embassy of China in Togo

Address: 2000 Cité OUA, B.P. 2690, Lomé
Tel: (+228) 2261 4088
Email: chinaemb_tg@mfa.gov.cn and consulate_tgo@mfa.gov.cn for Consular Services
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/people/Ambassade-de-Chine-au-Togo/
Opening hours: 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday

The consular section provides a range of consular services such as information about Chinese visas, certificates and legalization, document authentication as well as notary certification and marriage registration and consular protection to all Chinese living in Togo.

France

French Embassy in Togo

Address: 13 Avenue Mama Fousséni, BP 337, Lomé
Tel: (+228) 2223 4600
Email: contact.lome-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr
Social Media: https://twitter.com/FranceauTogo and https://www.facebook.com/ambafrance.togo
Opening hours: The embassy of France in Lomé is open Monday to Friday from 07:30 to 12:30 & 14:00 to 16:30. The consular section is open Monday 15:00-16:30, Tuesday 15:00-16:30, Wednesday 15:00-16:30, Thursday 15:00-16:30. The embassy is closed during the weekend and during holidays.

The French embassy in Togo offers services such as: reception of the public (consular affairs), register of French nationals established outside France, identity cards and passports, civil status: marriages, births..., other steps (legalization of signature, driver's license...), elections, national service, and assembly of French nationals abroad.

Germany

Embassy of Germany in Togo

Address: Boulevard de la République, B.P. 1175, Lomé
Tel: (+228) 2223 3232
Email: info@lome.diplo.de
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/AmbassadeAllemagneTogo/
Opening hours: Monday to Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and from 12:00 p.m. by appointment only.

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Togo provides passports and ID cards’ services, nationality, family and inheritance matters, criminal records, visa and entry, lawyers, doctors and translators and customs service, etc.

USA (United States of America)

Embassy of the United States of America in Togo

Address: Boulevard Eyadema, B.P. 852, Lomé
Tel: (+228) 2261 5470
Email: ConsularLome@State.gov
Social Media: https://twitter.com/USEmbassyLome

The US representation in Togo provides a range of consular services such as regular passport applications and renewals, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA), and notarial services, assistance on death of a U.S. Citizen and emergency financial assistance, etc.

Honorary Consulates in Togo

Contact directly the Embassy/Consulate website for more information.
For countries with no consulates or embassies in Togo, the Honorary Consulates are supervised by diplomatic representations located in other countries, often Accra, in Ghana for Togo.

General Consulates and embassies in Lome

• Australia (ccrahc.Enquiries@dfat.gov.au - The Australian High Commission in Ghana maintains and develops relations between Australia and Togo).
• Belgium
• Brazil (brasemb.lome@itamaraty.gov.br)
• Denmark
• Germany
• India (cons.accra@mea.gov.in - The Indian High Commission in Ghana maintains and develops relations between India and Togo).
• Italy (lome.onorario@esteri.it)
• Norway (consulatdenorvegetogo@hcafrica.com)
• Russia (ambrusben@mail.ru and benin@mid.ru - The embassy of Russia in Benin represents Russia in Togo concurrently).
• United Kingdom (High.Commission.Accra@fcdo.gov.uk - The British High Commission in Ghana maintains and develops relations between the UK and Togo).
• Spain
• Switzerland (lome@honrep.ch)
• Turkey (ambassade.lome@mfa.gov.tr)