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Last checked: 21 Oct 2026

South African Embassy and consulates in the USA

VFS centres now take most passport, first ID and birth registration applications. The missions still handle emergency travel certificates, late birth registration and other civic matters. The Embassy citizens services page links to the DHA citizenship reinstatement portal. See citizenship [source, source].

Embassy of South Africa, Washington DC

Address: 3051 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

Phone: +1 (240) 937 5760 (main); +1 (202) 413 1953 (emergency)

Email: info.saembassydc@dirco.gov.za

Hours: Applications and collections Monday to Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., no appointment required (as stated on the SA Citizens Services page). Telephone enquiries Tuesday and Thursday, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Area served: Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and Wisconsin

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South African Consulate General, New York

Address: 805 Third Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10022

Phone: (212) 692-2401; cell (917) 200-8396; after hours, emergency only: (929) 698-0052

Email: Consular.NY@dirco.gov.za

Hours: Consular and immigration: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (excluding public holidays)

Area served: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, Kentucky, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, West Virginia, Maine, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee

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South African Consulate General, Los Angeles

Address: 6300 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90048

Phone: (323) 651-0902; emergency (323) 244-0360

Email: consular.la@dirco.gov.za

Hours: Consular services: Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (excluding public holidays). Civic services Monday to Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., by appointment only, for residents of its states.

Area served: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming, plus Guam

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Gap: no official web page for a South African consulate in Chicago could be confirmed on 21 Oct 2026; Chicago appears here only as a VFS centre [source].