The Consulate General of Italy in Johannesburg provides consular services to Italian nationals residing in its jurisdiction, to Italian non-residents who are temporarily in its jurisdiction and to foreign nationals who need to contact our Visa and School Sections.
Its consular jurisdiction comprises the Provinces of Free State, Gauteng (with the exclusion of the metropolitan area of Pretoria-Tshwane), KwaZulu Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West.
To have access to the Consulate General, one has to exhibit a valid ID document with photo.
Our address is:
37 First Avenue, Houghton Estate, 2198, Johannesburg
P O Box 46306 – Orange Grove 2119
Telephone: +27 (0)11 7281392/93
Telephonic information hours:
GENERAL INFO: Monday to Friday 9:00-13:00 and 14:00 to 15:00.
OFFICES: Monday to Friday 11:30 to 13:00.
E-mail (for general information): info.johannesburg@esteri.it
To request more specific information please use the e-mail addresses of each consular Sector.
PLEASE VISIT THE VARIOUS SECTIONS OF OUR WEBSITE BEFORE SENDING EMAILS REQUESTING INFORMATION.
THIS CONSULATE GENERAL WILL REPLY ONLY TO EMAILS CONTAINING QUESTIONS THAT CANNOT BE ANSWERED BY CONSULTING OUR WEBSITE.
Opening hours to the public
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: from 09h00 to 11h30
Monday from 14h00 to 16h00
This Consulate General will be closed for the following Public Holidays:
- Reconciliation Day – 16 December 2025 – Tuesday
- Christmas Day – 25 December 2025 – Thursday
- Saint Stephen – 26 December 2025 – Friday
- New Year’s Day – 1 January 2026 – Thursday
- Human Rights Day – 21 March 2026 – Saturday
- Easter Monday – 6 April 2026 – Monday
- Liberation Day – 25 April 2026 – Saturday
- Freedom Day – 27 April 2026 – Monday
- Labour Day – 1 May 2026 – Friday
- Italian Republic Day – 2 June 2026 – Tuesday
- Heritage Day – 24 September 2026 – Thursday
- Saint Francis of Assisi -04 October 2026-Sunday
- Reconciliation Day – 16 December 2026 – Wednesday
- Christmas Day – 25 December 2026 – Friday