Consulate General of South Africa

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This office represents South Africa in 14 states of the American heartland. Our mandate is to build and strengthen mutually beneficial ties between the Midwest and South Africa. ⇑ Read on

We are here to help businesses in both countries identify and make the most of opportunities for trade and investment; to facilitate travel and exchanges of every kind, cultural and educational, between our two nations; and to provide consular assistance to our own citizens when needed.

Consular Hours: M-F 9:00am-12:00pm

Address: 200 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60604, USA

Phone: (312) 939-7929

Website

moc.liamg@ogacihcedartas

State: Illinois

City: Chicago

Zip Code: 60604

Opening Hours

Monday: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed

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Reviews

Worst customer service ever. The lady at the front desk kept on asking for other bank statements, even though I submitted bank statements from a savings account where I had sufficient money. They refused to consider them because "I had no activity in my account" ( it was a savings account which I don't often use). I applied for a visa with my husband. We only had one copy of marriage certificate, travel itinerary, etc. They refused to make one more copy, even when I offered to pay, and FYI, they did have a copy machine. So my husband had to find a Fedex, waste another 20 minutes, and make copies. We picked up the passports, without verifying the dates on our visas. When we got to South Africa, after 15 hours of travel, my husband's visa was already expired. They put the wrong dates on it. I almost think they did that on purpose. So we had to give $100 to someone to make phone calls and let us in. They almost turned us back to Europe, and almost ruined our dream vacation. Anyway, long story short, very unpleasant experience at the consulate in Chicago. These people should be happy that tourists want to visit their country and spend money there. Instead of encouraging tourism, they really hinder the visa process, and make things ridiculously complicated for no reason.

 9 years ago (30-01-2018)

Went in today to get a replacement passport, being from S.A i know bad service and this was definitely anything but that. Got in at 9:30 and left around 10:15, lady behind the counter helped me fill out EVERYTHING i needed help with because it was kinda empty, came out to fingerprint me and adjusted any mistakes i made with me. There were other people there that were being unnecessarily rude and impatient and they were still trying to explain and help them out. Treat them like actual people and im certain you will have a pleasant experience.

 9 years ago (16-01-2018)

My husband is in Iowa and has tried calling this office for almost a month now - needing a passport renewal so that we can go on honeymoon in April. They simply DO NOT answer the phone and do not call back. Can anyone offer advice, please? The frustration is excruciating!

 9 years ago (02-01-2018)

Called since November check up on my passport no reply to phone calls or email worst place that lady handling passports needs to go . Where are we suppose to go to get help.

 9 years ago (31-01-2018)

Horrible people from the front reception to the supervisors. Extremely rude and unhelpful. Do yourself a favor and don’t travel to South Africa

 8 years ago (26-02-2018)

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