South African Embassy & Consulates in Italy

South Africa has its embassy in Rome, the capital; the address on record is Via Tanaro 14, 00198 Roma. Its phone number and website are on its page.

South Africa also has a consulate general in Milan; its work is consular: passports and documents for its own citizens and, often, visas for visitors.

South Africa has 7 honorary consulates in Italy, in Trieste, Naples, Milan, Mestre, Florence, Bologna and Bari; like most honorary consulates, it does not normally issue visas or passports.

No visa is needed by Italian citizens for South Africa, for stays of up to 90 days.

In return, Italy has 7 missions in South Africa, including its embassy in Pretoria.

South Africa in Italy

Worldwide, South Africa has 202 missions in 129 countries; 9 of them are in Italy.

Travel to Italy for South African citizens

Italy requires South African citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. In Italy, South African citizens can turn to the South African embassy for passports and emergency help.

When South African missions in Italy are closed

South African missions in Italy close on Italy’s public holidays, the next being Immaculate Conception (Immacolata Concezione) on Tuesday 8 December 2026, Christmas Day (Natale) on Friday 25 December 2026 and St. Stephen's Day (Santo Stefano) on Saturday 26 December 2026, and usually on some holidays of South Africa, such as Day of Reconciliation on Wednesday 16 December 2026.