Your country's embassy or consulate is invaluable in an emergency.
Embassies are usually able to supply information on local lawyers, doctors and interpreters as well as help in the case of stolen or lost passports and travel documents.
As well as their embassies located in the capital Pretoria, some countries, including Australia, France, China, Canada, India, the UK, USA, and Greece operate consulates in other South African cities such as Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth.
Check the embassy in South Africa website where possible for further details on consulates in other South African cities.
| Embassy Address | Telephone number |
| Argentina 200 Standard Bank Plaza 440 Hilda Street 0083 Hatfield Pretoria |
(027) 12 430 3524 |
| Australia 292 Orient Street Arcadia Pretoria |
(027) 12 423 6000 |
| Austria 1109, Duncan Street Brooklyn Pretoria 0181 |
(027) 012 452 9155 |
| Brazil Hillcrest Office Park Woodpecker Place, First Floor 177 Dyer Road, Hillcrest, Pretoria, GA 0083 |
(027) 12 366 5200 |
| Bulgaria P.O. Box 26296, Arcadia 0007 1071 Church St, 0083 Hatfield Pretoria |
(027) 12 342 3720 |
| Canada
1103 Arcadia Street, Hatfield Pretoria |
(027) 12 422 3000 |
| Chile 169 Garsfontein Road Delmondo Office Park Block C Ashlea Gardens, Pretoria |
(027) 12 460 8090 |
| China 972 Pretorius Street, Arcadia 0083 Pretoria |
(027) 12 342 4194 |
| Croatia 1160 Church Street 0083 Colbyn Pretoria |
(027) 12 342 1206 |
| Czech Republic 936, Pretorius Street Hatfield 0028, Pretoria |
(027) 12 431 2380 |
| Denmark Parioli Office Park Block B2, Ground Floor 1166 Park Street P.O. Box 11439 Hatfield 0028 Pretoria |
(027) 12 430 9340 |
| France 250 Melk Street Nieuw Muckleneuk Pretoria 0181 |
(027) 12 425 1600 |
| Germany 180 Blackwood St. Arcadia, Pretoria |
(027) 12 427 8900 |
| Greece Hadefields Office Park, Block G, 1st Floor, 1267 Pretorius Street, Hatfield 001, Pretoria |
(027) 12 342 7136 |
| Hungary 959 Arcadia Street Pretoria, Hatfield 0083 P.O.Box 13843 Hatfield 0028 Pretoria |
(027) 12 430 3030 |
| India 852 Schoeman Street Arcadia, 0083 Pretoria |
(027) 12 430 3030 |
| Iran 1002 Schoeman St. Hatfield 0083 - Pretoria |
(027) 84353-0 |
| Ireland 1st Floor Southern Life Plaza 1059 Schoeman (cnr Festival) Streets Arcadia, Pretoria, 0083 |
(027) 12 342 5062 |
| Italy 796, George Avenue, Arcadia 0083 Pretoria |
(027) 12 423 0000 |
| Japan 259 Baines Street, corner Frans Oerder Street Groenkloof, Pretoria 0181 |
(027) 12 452 1500 |
| Latvia 4 Lafayette, 39 Harrow Road Sandhurst 2196 Johannesburg |
(027) 11 783 9445 |
| Mexico Parkdev Building Brooklyn Bridge 570 Fehrsen Street Brooklyn, Pretoria 0181 |
(027) 12 460 1004 |
| Netherlands 210 Queen Wilhelmina Avenue New Muckleneuk 0181 Pretoria |
(027) 12 425 4500 |
| New Zealand 25 Middel Street, Nieuw Muckleneuk Pretoria |
(027) 12 342 8656 |
| Nigeria 38 Becket Street P.O. Box 27332 Arcadia Pretoria |
(027) 12 342 0805/8 |
| Norway iPaioli Building A2 1166 Park Street Hatfield 0083 |
(027) 12 342 6100 |
| Paraguay 189 Streliza Road Waterkoof Heights PO Box 95774 0181 Pretoria |
(027) 12 347 1047 |
| Poland 14 Amos Street, Colbyn 0181 Pretoria |
(027) 12 430 2631 |
| Portugal 599 Leyds Street, Muckleneuk PO Box 27102 0002 Pretoria |
(027) 12 341 2340 |
| Russia 316 Brooks Street Butano Building, Menlo Park Pretoria 0081 |
(027) 12 362 1337 |
| Spain Lord Charles Building, 337 Brooklyn Road Pretoria |
(027) 12 460 0123 |
| Sri Lanka 410 Alexander Street Brooklyn 0181 Pretoria |
(027) 12 460 7679 |
| Sweden 1166 Park Street Hatfield 0028 Pretoria |
(027) 12 426 6400 |
| Switzerland 225 Veale Street Parc Nouveau New Muckleneuk 0181 Pretoria |
(027) 12 452 0660 |
| Turkey
1067 Church Street Hatfield 0028 Pretoria |
(027) 12 342 6055/6 |
| UK 255 Hill Street Arcadia 0002 Pretoria |
(027) 12 421 7500 |
| USA PO Box 9536, 0001 877 Pretorius St Pretoria |
(027) 12 431 4000 |
| Vietnam 87 Brooks Street Brooklyn Pretoria, 0083 |
(027) 12 430 7378 |
| Zambia 570 Ziervogel Street, Arcadia Pretoria |
(027) 12 326 1847 |
| Zimbabwe Zimbabwe House, 798 Merton Street Arcadia, Pretoria |
(027) 12 342 5125 |
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