French Embassy for South Africa - Address / Phone Number

French Embassy in South Africa

Address: 250 Melk Street, Cnr Middle Street, New Muckleneuk 0181
City: Pretoria (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +2 hours)
Tel.: 012 425 1600
Fax: 012 425 1609
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 16.00

French Honorary Consulate in Cape Town
Address: 78 Queen Victoria Street, Gardens, 8001 Cape Town
City: Cape Town (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +2 hours)
Tel.: +27 (0)21 423 15 75
Fax: +27 (0)21 426 19 96
Working hours: Monday to Thursday, 9.00 - 17.00
Consular hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 12.00 (by appointment only) 

French Honorary Consulate in Johannesburg

Address: Standard Bank Building3rd floor191, Jan Smuts Avenue
Cnr 7th Avenue Parktown North 2196
City: Johannesburg (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +2 hours)
Tel.: 011 778 56 00
Fax: 011 778 56 02
Working hours: Monday to Thursday, 14.30 - 15.30

The French Embassy in South Africa wields its power over all the French services present in South Africa. The Embassy includes several services in Pretoria: political affairs, press service, administration and finance service, cultural services, Police International Technical Cooperation Service (SCTIP) and a military mission.

The Consulates are responsible for the French community and are in charge of the relationships with the South African authorities. Their function is also to provide South Africans with visas, in accordance with the French and European laws.

French Consulates ensure all co-nationals protection against the violation of their fundamental rights and the limitation or privation of their personal freedom. They also ensure emergency assistance; help in locating family members, inheritance procedures initiated abroad and for the repatriation of mortal remains. The consular services include:

• Registry
• Health and economic assistance
• Repatriation and repatriation for health reasons
• Consular protection
• Citizenship
• Notary services
• Electoral services
• Passports
• Pensions
• Civil status
• Study
• Visas

The French Embassy in Pretoria is pleased to announce that from 1st March 2013, South African passport holders will no longer be required to obtain a visa to travel to Reunion Island for short stays of up to 90 days. Citizens of South Africa traveling to France must have a valid passport (that does not expire before the end of their visit), but do not require a visa for stays of less than 90 days within a six-month period.

Theft or loss of a valid passport must be reported to the police and a police report should be presented when applying for a new passport. Otherwise a passport is applied as normally. When reporting a lost passport to the police it should be noted that a report made by telephone and a registration number given  on the basis of that might not be adequate proof to the insurance company. The report can be made in person at a police station so that a report of the crime is available in writing.

The Embassy and the Consulates are closed on the following holidays:

• 1st of January "The New Year"
• 21st of March "Human Rights Day"
• March/April "Easter Monday" and "Family Day"
• 1st May "Labor Day"
• 15th of August "Assumption"
• 24th of September "Heritage Day"
• 11st November 1914-1918 Armistice
• 16th of December "Day of Reconciliation"
• 25th of December "Christmas"
• 26th of December - "Day of Goodwill"