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General Information

Thank you for your interest in visiting the United States of America. South Africa has three U.S. Consulates where regular non-immigrant visas are issued.

The U.S. Embassy in Pretoria provides non-immigrant visas for diplomatic and official U.S. and S.A. government travel.

All immigrant visa processing is done at the consulate in Johannesburg. See below for a summary of visa services at the three consulates.

Applications may be submitted at any embassy or consulate worldwide but it is important to understand that it may be more difficult to establish visa eligibility when applying outside your home country or country/district of permanent residence.

Today, as in the past, most travelers to the U.S. must obtain a visa. The process still includes application forms and interviews as well as the collection and cross-checking of names in a highly sophisticated inter-agency database. As a visa applicant today, it is important that you recognize that these personal interview, name-checking and registration processes are necessary and crucial elements that protect our citizens and our visitors, so please allow for extra time in your planning.

Visa Services

Cape Town

  • Non-immigrant visas only. Eastern, Northern & Western Cape provinces; St. Helena & Dependencies.

Durban

  • Non-immigrant visas only. Kwazulu-Natal province

Johannesburg

  • Non-immigrant visas: Gauteng, Free State, Mpumalanga, Limpopo & North West provinces
  • Immigrant visas: all provinces

Contact Information

Cape Town Consulate

PostNet Suite 50
Private Bag x26
Tokai 7966
2 Reddam Ave
Westlake 7945
Call Center: (011) 275-6300
Telephone: (021) 702-7300
Fax: (021) 702-7493
consularcapetown@state.gov

Durban Consulate

Old Mutual Centre, 30th Floor
303 West Street
Durban 4001
Call Center: (011) 275-6300
Telephone: (031) 305-7600
Fax: (031) 305-7691
consulardurban@state.gov

Johannesburg Consulate

P.O. Box 787197
Sandton
2146
1 Sandton Drive
Sandhurst (opp Sandton City Mall)
Telephone: (011) 290-3000
Fax: (011) 884-0396
Visa Call Center:
0-800-980-444 (toll free within South Africa)
087-940-7597 (Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban)
1-888-859-4680 (toll free within the U.S.)
consularjohannesburg@state.gov

Please note: There is no public parking available for consular clients at the Consulate General Johannesburg; vehicle standing/stopping and passenger drop-off in the Consulate General driveways are not permitted.  Please be advised that vehicles may not stop/stand on Sandton Drive in front of the Consulate General to drop off or pick up passengers or for any other reason.  Secure parking (for a fee) is available within a 10-minute walk of the building.

 
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Announcements

Visa Information Service telephone numbers

As of May 25th our Visa Information Service will introduce a new telephone number, in addition to the toll-free options currently provided. The new number is:(087) 940-7597

Applicants electing to use the telephone service may access the service using one of the following telephone numbers:
Local in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban: (087) 940-7597
Toll-free within the Republic of South Africa: 0-800-980-444
Toll-free within the United States: 1-888-859-4680

The call centre hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (except South African holidays)

Internet-based Self-Service Visa Appointment and Information System commences August 14, 2008.
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