CONTACT US

Contact numbers

Telephone :                        (323) 651-0902
Emergency Phone:            (323) 244-0360
This number is for South Africans in distress; you may call this number ONLY if you are in an emergency situation during non-working hours (i.e. between 4:30 pm and 9:00 am).

Physical address

Email Addresses

E-mail :                              consular.la@dirco.gov.za (General)
Consular Section:              consular.la@dirco.gov.za
Please use the Consular Email when sending inquiries regarding Consular matters only.

CIVIC AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES

The South African Consulate-General in Los Angeles is open from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and is STRICTLY BY APPOINTMENT ONLY effective from the 1st of July 2025.

To make an appointment please go to www.picktime.com/SACGLA

STAFF

Consul-General – Vacant

Consul (Political) – Ms V Smit

Consul (Corporate Services) – Mr M E Mabitsela

Vice-Consul (Corporate Services) – Ms X M Beja

Public Holidays for 2026
NAME OF HOLIDAYDATEDAY OF THE WEEK 
Martin Luther King Day19 JanuaryMonday
Good Friday03 AprilFriday
Family Day 06 AprilMonday
Freedom Day27 AprilMonday
Memorial Day25 MayMonday
Youth Day16 JuneTuesday
Independence Day (USA) Observed03 JulyFriday
National Women’s Day Observed *10 AugustMonday
Labor Day (USA)07 SeptemberMonday
Thanksgiving Day26 NovemberThursday
Day after Thanksgiving27 NovemberFriday
Day of Reconciliation16 DecemberWednesday

* The Public Holidays Act (Act No 36 of 1994) determines whenever any public holiday falls on a Sunday, the Monday following it shall be a public holiday.