Consulate General — United States to South Africa
Consulate General of the United States in Cape Town, South Africa
Address
2 Reddam AveCape Town, 7945
South Africa
Contact
- Phone
- +27 (21) 702-7300
- Fax
- +27 (21) 702-7493
- publicaffairscpt@state.gov
- ACSCapeTown@state.gov
- Website
- za.usembassy.gov/cape-town-u-s-consulate ↗
- web.facebook.com/USConsulateCT/ ↗
- www.instagram.com/usconsulatect/ ↗
- x.com/USConsulateCT ↗
Office hours
| Monday | 7:45 AM-5:15 PM |
| Tuesday | 7:45 AM-5:15 PM |
| Wednesday | 7:45 AM-5:15 PM |
| Thursday | 7:45 AM-5:15 PM |
| Friday | 7:45 AM-12:45 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
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
Elsewhere in Cape Town
7 nearbyBritish Consulate General in Cape Town, South AfricaCape Town, South Africa+27 12 421 7500Consulate General of Belgium in Cape Town, South AfricaCape Town, South Africa+27 21 419 4690Consulate General of Brazil in Cape Town, South AfricaCape Town, South Africa+27 21 421 4040Consulate General of China in Cape Town, South AfricaCape Town, South Africa+27-21-674 0597, Consular Service: +27-72 528 0283, Consular Protection Hotline: +27-21-674 7668Consulate General of France in Cape Town, South AfricaCape Town, South Africa+27 21 490 0940Consulate General of Germany in Cape Town, South AfricaCape Town, South Africa+27 21 405 3000Consulate General of India in Cape Town, South AfricaCape Town, South Africa+27 21 419 8110, +27 21 419 8111
Other missions of United States in South Africa
3 recordsConsulate General of the United States in Durban, South AfricaDurban, United States+27 31 310 3300Consulate General of the United States in Johannesburg, South AfricaJohannesburg, United States+27 (11) 290-3000Embassy of the United States in Pretoria, South AfricaPretoria, United States+27 12 431-4000