Italian Honorary Consulate in Port Elizabeth

South African citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to Italy. For a visa, South African citizens contact the Italian embassy in Pretoria or its visa centre, not this office.

For matters it cannot handle, the Italian embassy in Pretoria is responsible. The Italian honorary consulate in Port Elizabeth is one of 7 missions of Italy in South Africa. Consulates: Johannesburg and Cape Town. Honorary consulates: East London and Durban. South Africa in turn has 9 missions in Italy, its embassy being in Rome.

About the Italian honorary consulate in Port Elizabeth

It appears in official lists as Honorary Consulate of Italy in Port Elizabeth. The head of mission on record is Putigna Nadia.

Address and contact

Address: Italian Club, Harold Road, Charlo, Gqeberha, Gqeberha. The record for the Italian honorary consulate in Port Elizabeth includes an e-mail address and an official website. Its exact position is not recorded, so the map marks the town; use the street address.

Italian citizens travelling to South Africa

Italian citizens can visit South Africa without a visa for up to 90 days.

When the Italian honorary consulate in Port Elizabeth is closed

The next closures of the Italian honorary consulate in Port Elizabeth for public holidays in South Africa are Day of Reconciliation on Wednesday 16 December 2026 and Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026; it may also close for Immaculate Conception (Immacolata Concezione) on Tuesday 8 December 2026.

Before visiting the Italian honorary consulate in Port Elizabeth

Current procedures for the Italian honorary consulate in Port Elizabeth, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page; honorary consuls often receive visitors only by arrangement.