Consulate General-South Africa

Category: Foreign consulate in Los Angeles, California

Address: 6300 Wilshire Blvd #600, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA

Phone: +13236510902

Opening hours

Sunday: Closed

Monday: 9AM–12PM

Tuesday: 9AM–12PM

Wednesday: 9AM–12PM

Thursday: 9AM–12PM

Friday: 9AM–12PM

Saturday: Closed

Reviews

Domino Tattoos

Jun 15, 2022

WHY ARE THEY SO BAD?? Hanging up the phone on people thinking they are the best thing since sliced bread. I don't understand where they get off treating people like total trash. THEY DON'T CARE about South African Citizens??? What is going on! Was asking a question and the "Supervisor" a women told me that I was being rude and told me that they are recording the call and that I have an audience listening... don't make me laugh. By the way they work 3 hours a day, it's such a tough life. Cry me a river and DO YOUR JOB for your citizens. TRASH BUSINESS.

Michael Hugo

Apr 27, 2022

Always greeted with a friendly voice calling in. When I could not reach them, they called me back. Mr. Makeba is very nice and extremely helpful! Great asset serving his fellow SA citizens in the US.

Paulo Coutinho

Mar 21, 2022

Their operating hours are 11.59am to 12.00pm noon, monday’ only every double leap year! Be nice to these hard working civil servants people! 😂

Manike de Wet

Dec 21, 2021

I had to renew my South African passport in April 2021. At first, I tried calling and visiting their location in person to no avail. Calls and emails weren’t answered. I mailed all the required documents to their mailing address and got an email response about a week later confirming my renewal request and that it would take at least 6 months to receive my new passport. No tracking number or updates provided. However, I’m very relieved to say that my passport arrived approximately 5 months after mailing in all the documents. Attached are pictures provided to me when I visited the embassy in person.

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Questions & Answers

How long does it takes for approval of visa to voisit South Africa?

Ricky Nguyen | Aug 23, 2018
Aref Kashani Nejad | Aug 23, 2019

Per website, 5 business days. They ask you to leave your passport behind and leave a prepaid USPS envelope

HI there, when are you able to answer your phone, I have been trying for days to get someone to pick up and needed one question answered.??

Rose B | Aug 23, 2019
Bill slade | Aug 23, 2019

Rosanna, drop the consulate an email. This is an efficient way to communicate and they respond quite promptly.

Do I need an appointment to get a viasa to south Africa

Artemio Franco | Aug 23, 2018
Aref Kashani Nejad | Aug 23, 2019

No, walk in during their counselor services hours.

How can an embassy help organise visa for Californian to come to SA?

Aubrey Madziba | Aug 23, 2018
Herb Dilworth | Aug 23, 2018

You don’t need a visa if you’re staying less than I think 90 days

How do you get a live person on the phone at the SA consulate?

A Google User | Aug 23, 2019
Anke Weimann | Aug 22, 2020

Tested it the 10 times still no answer 🤦🏻‍♀️

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I’ve been trying to contact the South African embassy, is there a better way to contact them besides calling? They don’t pick up calls!

valerie magubane | Aug 23, 2018
Sylvain Reveillere | Aug 23, 2018

They do answer but it takes persistence. Other option if you are in LA is to go and see them. They are very accommodating and helpful.

Do I need a visa for Johannesburg for three weeks stay?

GoGreen And Me with Wolfgang Christoph | Aug 23, 2018
Harry Nze | Aug 23, 2019

I am a Nigerian resident in America (on Green Card). I will like to travel to South Africa in October 2018, How can i get the visa to go to Johannesberg - Pastor Alf Lukaul' s ministry. kindly give me a feedback/. Thanks.

Are you close for the day or can I call later

Sharrel Grootboom | Aug 23, 2018
Catherine Haessig | Aug 23, 2018

They close at noon. Call Washington DC office they very helpful

How much does a Visa for 6 month to a year cost?

Tiffany Mena | Aug 22, 2020
Jesus Medina-Zambrano | Aug 22, 2020

Not sure. I only got a 90 day and it was free because the accords in between my country and SA

Do I need a visa to visit South Africa on a US passport. My stay will be 3 weeks.

Francis Marie Rawstorne | Aug 22, 2020
Jesus Medina-Zambrano | Aug 22, 2020

Nope

We are a couple of algerian, we are leaving in concord california we are holders green card and we want travel to south africa for a few days. So i just need to know if the visa is required or not.

Said Haddad | Aug 22, 2020
Jesus Medina-Zambrano | Aug 22, 2020

Yes it is. Unless you hold a diplomatic passport, you need to go to Los Angeles to the South African consulate and apply for a tourist visa

I need to sign a power of attorney and other documents related to a sale of property in South Africa. Do i need to make an appointment at the Consulate for that or can I just show up?

lizel strydom | Aug 22, 2020
Christiaan Brand | Aug 22, 2020

Don’t go to the consulate. Just follow the apostille (https://www.sos.ca.gov/notary/) process in your state and submit the forms to SA.

How do I follow up on the progress of my SA passport renewal ?

Donna Van Wyk | Aug 23, 2019
Edwin Isaacs | Aug 23, 2019

I suggest to call and ask for Mr.Makenna if he is available. He helped me with a passport renewal last week, and said I can call in 4 months for an update, and to see if the passort have arrived.

My wife and I are traveling to South Africa with our 16 year old daughter. do we need to present any document to the consulate before we leave or is a parental consent letter that has her Birth Certificate and her passport sufficient?

Fred Perez | Aug 23, 2019
Christiaan Brand | Aug 22, 2020

Birth certificate is good enough. As long as it shows you as the parents.

Do I need a Visa to travel to Cape Town South Africa from California if I am only staying 5 days?

Cynthia Schaub | Aug 23, 2019
Thomas Steele | Aug 23, 2019

Whether or not you require a visa depends on your citizenship (country that issues your passport) - irrespective of how long you are visiting South Africa. For citizens of many countries a visa is not required for stays up to 90 days. You can see the list of countries here: http://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/immigration-services/exempt-countries

Im South African, my passport has only 2-4 pages open. Can I apply for a new passport? how long would it take to receive the new one?

J Michael Theron | Aug 23, 2019
Thomas Steele | Aug 23, 2019

Yes you can apply for a new (replacement) passport there. It costs about US$33. And takes about 4 to 6 months as your application forms have to be sent by diplomatic courier to Pretoria, where all the passports are made, and then the passport will be sent back to that Consulate office.

I have a USA passport. I’ve been traveling to South Africa for the past 13 years for vacation. l was recently denied entry into Mexico. How do find out if will have the same problem in Mexico?

Denise Lincoln | Aug 23, 2019
Aref Kashani Nejad | Aug 23, 2019

AFAIK there's easy way to get a guarantee. Entry into any country is at the discretion of the immigration officer. Anyone can be denied entry despite proper documents.

Is this where I can vote on SA elections on 27 April, 2019?

Phillipa Gerson | Aug 23, 2019
Mmakgabo Lefika | Aug 23, 2019

Yes dear but did u register?

Where is it acceptable to have finger prints done in usa for south african paper work

Charnelle Gray | Aug 23, 2019
Rhitankar Pal | Aug 23, 2019

Yes it is acceptable. For PCC it is clearly instructed that one can get the fingerprints done at the consulate and send them in.

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When I get my visa is been 20 days

Ephrame Ephrame | Aug 23, 2019
rgaa410 | Aug 23, 2019

My daughter's student visa took about 3 weeks and her spousal visa took about 2-1/2 weeks. They have been very helpful, but it does take a long time. If it is the type of visa that requires them to go through the Home Affairs Office in SA, it will take a very long time.

Hi, Will I be able to get a copy of my husband's death certificate immediately if I come to your office or will I still have to wait 6 months as when I fill in the forms available on line? Noorjehan Vally Mahomed

Noorie Vally | Aug 23, 2019
Kalpana Rao | Aug 23, 2019

I don't know specifically but I bet it'd be sooner. They're very kind and helpful (after the initial gatekeeping woman). Ask for Abbey Makena (man). He was lovely and very informative about the policies, etc.

I live in AZ. Do I have to personally come to the embassy to apply for my south African passport? Or can I post all the documents via mail ?

Donna Van Wyk Yoga (Desert Breeze Yoga) | Aug 23, 2019
Christiaan Brand | Aug 22, 2020

You don’t have to come in.

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We are traveling to South Africa with our 13-year old granddaughter in October. She has a US passport and an original birth certificate, what else do we need to do?

Alchemist | Aug 23, 2018
Lucy S | Aug 23, 2018

Correct, US passport holders don't need a visa.Confirm with the consulate office or their official website. USA is one of the exempt countries for visa for south Africa. Safe travels

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I have to travel to SA to see my dying stepfather and help my mother. I have a flight for May 9 (arriving May 11). My passport expires on November 11 this year. Will I have any problems?

Fiona Wiercx | Aug 23, 2018
Sylvain Reveillere | Aug 23, 2018

You should be fine as it is 6 months valid still. Does not hurt to call them to find out

Do they do birth certificate in Los Angeles

Sharrel Grootboom | Aug 23, 2018
Catherine Haessig | Aug 23, 2018

I am not sure what the above Yes is for but I believe they get them from SA and they take forever

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I was not able to reach you by phone. Apparently you are closed now. My South African passport says Date of Issue 03 12 2008 and date of expiry 02 12 2018. Does this mean 2nd of December 2018??? Dates opposite way round to America??? Thanks

Janice Freeman | Aug 23, 2018
Catherine Haessig | Aug 23, 2018

It expires on The 2nd of December 2018

Sent application In Jul 2017. Since then not a word. despite numerous phone calls and e mails. Just no response. Who can help me?? its been 8 months. This is how SA citizens are treated?

isabella marais | Aug 23, 2018
Catherine Haessig | Aug 23, 2018

Yes. I have found the office in Washington DC to be a lot more helpful

Does a single parent need a letter of permission from their ex-spouse to travel with their children to South Africa?

Susan Zink | Aug 23, 2018
Anke Weimann | Aug 22, 2020

Yes unless he's not listed on the birth certificate

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