South African Honorary Consulate in Bahrain

South Africa has an honorary consulate in Manama; like most honorary consulates, it does not normally issue visas or passports.

Bahraini citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to South Africa. South Africa has no embassy or career consulate in Bahrain, and its honorary consulates normally do not issue visas; applications go to a mission of South Africa accredited to Bahrain from another country.

Bahrain has no mission in South Africa on record; Bahraini citizens there would be served by an embassy accredited from another country.

South Africa in Bahrain

There is no embassy of South Africa in Bahrain on record, so Bahrain is probably covered by an embassy of South Africa in another country. Worldwide, South Africa has 202 missions in 129 countries; one of them is in Bahrain.

Travel to Bahrain for South African citizens

Bahrain requires a visa from South African citizens, available online as an e-Visa. In Bahrain, South African citizens can turn to the honorary consul for first help in an emergency.

When the honorary consulate of South Africa in Bahrain is closed

The honorary consulate of South Africa in Bahrain closes on Bahrain’s public holidays, the next being National Day on Wednesday 16 December 2026, National Day on Thursday 17 December 2026 and New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027, and usually on some holidays of South Africa, such as Day of Reconciliation on Wednesday 16 December 2026.