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SOUTH AFRICAN MISSIONS
IN THE UNITED STATES:

For residents of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming including the US Territory of Guam:

The South African Consulate General
in Los Angeles, CA
6300 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Tel. (323) 651-0902
Emergency: (323) 244-0360
Email
Website:

For residents of Connecticut, Delaware, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont West Virginia, British Virgin Islands, St Martins, Bermuda and Cayman:

The South African Consulate General
in New York City
 845 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Tel: (212) 692-2401
Cell: (917) 200-8396
Emergency: (929) 698-0052
 Email
Website


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

The South African Embassy in Washington, DC
 3051 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Tel: (202) 232-4400
Emergency: (202) 413-1953
Email
Website


Welcome!

This website is a joint project of the South African Embassy in Washington, DC and the South African Consulates General in Los Angeles and New York.

Visits to our offices are strictly by appointment only. Applicants are reminded to kindly ensure they make an appointment before presenting at the Embassy/Consulate General.

For COVID-19 Corona Virus updates, please visit the South African Resource Portal.

NB: Important Notice

22 March 2023

With effect from 01 April 2023, passport applications will only be done in-person in New York. 

With effect from 01 April 2023, birth registration applications will only be done in-person in New York.

20 April 2021

All the 14 states in the Midwest region which includes the following:  Illinois, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Indiana, Oklahoma, Ohio, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas and Arkansas to forward their applications to the South African Embassy in Washington DC.

To schedule your appointment and all other general enquiries: consular.wa@dirco.gov.za

For further information visit the South African Embassy's website: https://www.saembassy.org.

Attention: New York Applicants

The visiting hours strictly by appointment only for Immigration Affairs (non-South African applicants) and Civic Services (South African applicants) are from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon. Consular Services (South Africans in distress, not applicants) will be assisted upon appointment until closing time.

Appointments can only be made through the link below:

For after office hours inquiries (emergency only): (917) 200-8396.

NB: BI-529/DHA-529

Please be advised that application for birth certificate requires the BI-529/DHA-529 when the application is made from outside the country.

  1. The form BI-529/DHA-529 must be fully completed by the applicant;
  2. The purpose of this form is to locate records at the Department of Home Affairs in Pretoria; therefore, all applicants must complete this form and ensure that the information furnished is correct and complete.
  3. Questions that are not applicable should be marked as ‘n/a’; if answers to certain questions are not known, they should be marked as ‘Do not know’
  4. Questions 9, 10, 11 of Part A are of particular importance.

 

Rev. Thursday, 23-Mar-2023