Consulate General of the United States in Cape Town, South Africa

Address

Contact

Phone

+27 (21) 702-7300

Fax

+27 (21) 702-7493

Email

publicaffairscpt@state.gov

Email

ACSCapeTown@state.gov

Website

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Office hours

Closed: Saturday, Sunday

Consular services

• Process visa applications
• Notarize certain documents
• Issue first-time passports
• Renew expired passports
• Amend passports to show change of name, validity, or to correct errors
• Selective Service registration
• Renunciation of U.S. nationality
• Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America (CRBA)
• Provide emergency assistance for U.S. citizens traveling abroad

Visa

If you hold a South African passport, you are required to apply for a paper visa to enter the United States.

• Nonimmigrant Visas Business/Tourist visa Work visa Student visa Exchange visitor visa Transit/Ship crew visa Religious worker visa Domestic employee visa Journalist and media visa Treaty traders and treaty investors visa
• Business/Tourist visa
• Work visa
• Student visa
• Exchange visitor visa
• Transit/Ship crew visa
• Religious worker visa
• Domestic employee visa
• Journalist and media visa
• Treaty traders and treaty investors visa
• Immigrant Visas Family-based immigration Fiancé(e) visa (K-1) Religious workers visa Employment-based immigration Diversity visa (DV) Returning resident visa (SB-1)
• Family-based immigration
• Fiancé(e) visa (K-1)
• Religious workers visa
• Employment-based immigration
• Diversity visa (DV)
• Returning resident visa (SB-1)

Holidays observed

• November 26Thanksgiving Day
• December 16Day of Reconciliation
• December 25Christmas Day
• December 26Day of Goodwill

Nearby landmarks

• Chapman’s Peak Drive 8.18 km away
  Famous coastal drive with stunning views.
• Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden 9.87 km away
  Renowned gardens at Table Mountain's base.
• Table Mountain 12.84 km away
  Iconic flat-topped mountain and city view point.
• Lion’s Head 15.60 km away
  Popular hiking peak with panoramic views.
• Castle of Good Hope 16.74 km away
  Oldest colonial building in South Africa.
• Bo-Kaap 17.58 km away
  Colorful houses and cultural history area.
• Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 20.15 km away