Emergency Contact Information for American Citizens

For emergencies involving U.S. citizens (such as cases involving the serious illness, injury, arrest, victim of crime, or death of a U.S. citizen) please contact one of Mission South Africa’s three Consulates General as follows:

U.S. Consulate General - Johannesburg

(for assistance for U.S. citizens in the provinces of Gauteng, Northwest, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and Free State)

During regular business hours (Monday – Thursday: 8:00 to 5:00 p.m.; Friday: 8:00 to 12:00 noon):

• From inside South Africa, dial 011-290-3000.
• From the U.S., dial: 011-27-11-290-3000.

For afterhours, weekends, and holidays:

• From inside South Africa, dial 079-111-1684.
• From the U.S., dial 011-29-79-111-1684.

U.S. Consulate General - Cape Town

(for assistance for U.S. citizens in the provinces of Western Cape, Northern Cape, and Eastern Cape)

During regular business hours (Monday – Thursday: 8:00 to 5:00 p.m.; Friday: 8:00 to 12:00 noon):

• From inside South Africa, dial 021-702-7300.
• From the U.S., dial: 011-27-21-702-7300.

For afterhours, weekends, and holidays:

• From inside South Africa, dial 079-111-0391.
• From the U.S., dial 011-29-79-111-0391.

U.S. Consulate General - Durban

(for assistance for U.S. citizens in the province of Kwazulu-Natal)

During regular business hours (Monday – Thursday: 8:00 to 5:00 p.m.; Friday: 8:00 to 12:00 noon):

• From inside South Africa, dial 031-305-7600.
• From the U.S., dial: 011-27-31-305-7600.

For afterhours, weekends, and holidays:

• From inside South Africa, dial 079-111-1445.
• From the U.S., dial 011-29-79-111-1445.

Please note: No Visa Information Will Be Provided After Hours or On Weekends or Holidays.