South African Embassy in Addis Ababa

The Embassy of South Africa is located in Addis Ababa which is the city of Ethiopia.

Moving towards the Head of Mission of the embassy of South Africa located in Ethiopia is Mr Ndumiso N. Ntshinga, Ambassador. The primary purpose of an Embassy is to provide assistance to the citizens who travel or want to live in the host country. You need to have several documents for this purpose, and an embassy provides you all of the consulate services. To visit the embassy, you must make your appointment and choose the date/time that is available on the schedule.

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Head of Mission: Mr Ndumiso N. Ntshinga, Ambassador

COVID-19 Statistics - South Africa
Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease the South African Embassy in Addis Ababa could have adjusted its office hours or services. Please do confirm personally.

South Africa Tourists Details
South Africa is a beautiful place to visit. It is quite popular for tourism as it has a number of historical places, and many other spots for tourists. Every year, a number of tourists visit South Africa.

Consular Services
Several consular services are provided by the embassy of South Africa situated in Ethiopia. These may include visa or passport processing, marriage registration along with document legalization as well. Apart from this, Ethiopia has a representation in South Africa. The consulate services are granted to visitors from Ethiopia to South Africa as well as to Afghan citizens in Ethiopia. These consulate services are listed below:

  • Process passport applications
  • Process visa applications
  • Notarizing documents
  • Legalization of documents
  • Absentee Tazkera
  • Issuing emergency travel documents
  • Power of attorney
  • Birth Certificate
  • Criminal Record Check
  • Application forms
  • Authentication of documents

South Africa VISAS
Following are the types of visas provided by this embassy to be used by the citizens:

  • South Africa Tourist Visa
  • Visit Visa
  • Business Visa
  • Work Visa
  • Medical Visa
  • Study Visa
  • Relatives’ Visa
  • Exchange Visa
  • Retired Persons’ Visa

You can book your appointments to visit the embassy by contacting them through phone call/ email or check schedules on their official website. It is mandatory to contact before visiting the embassy because the office hours may vary.



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Dear Sir or Madam, My YAHYE IBRAHIM HUSSEIN , I am Somaliland citiziness who have Somaliland Passport and my passport number is below here ,P00040472. I am employee who works a company ,I was gaven a holiday for a period of 90 days . I would like to spend the past of my holiday in the beantiful country of south africa , Capital city of Cape Town . I request you to accept my request and proceed my tourist vacation in your country . I wish you gonna respond to me as earuest As possible and welcome me to open heat . Yahye is also a Somaliland citizen and lives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The purpose of Yahye visit is for tourism and sightseeing. he can be contacted at +251940518490 or via email at [email protected]. Yahye is self-financing him trip, and he has already booked accommodation in a hotel during him stay. We kindly request your assistance in expediting the visa process for Yahye. If you have any other questions or require any documents, please contact me. Thank you for considering our request, I Appreciate your council Sincerely, YAHYE IBRAHIM HUSSEIN Email [email protected] Phone: +251940518490

Dagnachew Amberbir Ketema

Greetings, I hope this message finds you well. i have received offer letter from university of cape town for master's program and i want to apply for study visa. can you help me in applying and how can I apply? regards

Agegnew Shukka Borancho

I am church leader in Ethiopia and i have conference at South Africa.

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