Address
2 Grey’s Pass, Gardens, Cape Town
Tel +27-21-487 3900
Fax +27-21-424 0146
Opening hours
Monday, Tuesday and Friday 9h00 -12h00
Thursday 9h00 -12h00 and 14h00 -16h00
Wednesday: closed to public
General inquiries
consolato.capetown@esteri.it
Passports, driver’s licences, life declaration forms
passaporti.capetown@esteri.it
AIRE (Registry of Italian citizens residing abroad)
consolato.capetown@esteri.it
Citizenship, birth, marriages and death registry
consolato.capetown@esteri.it
Legal office
consolato.capetown@esteri.it
Consul’s Secretary
segreteria.capetown@esteri.it
Admin office
Head of Section: Claudio Traversi
admin.capetown@esteri.it
Consulate certified mail (only to be used by certified mail senders)
con.capetown@cert.esteri.it
con.capetown.pass@cert.esteri.it
For urgent assistance, the EMERGENCY NUMBER +27 (0) 83 398 3010 is active from Monday to Friday from 17.00 to 22.00 and on weekends from 9.00 to 22.00.
From 22.00 to 8.00 you may call the telephone operator of the Italian Ministry of the Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation +39 0636 91 26 66.
These numbers must be called only in cases of emergencies which require immediate intervention (i.e. accident, arrest, serious health and family problems, natural disaster).
Port Elizabeth and East London Honorary Vice Consulates: see Consular network
Public holidays
The Consulate will be closed on the following South African and Italian public holidays:
· 1st January – New Year’s day
· 21 March – Human Rights Day
· 21 April – Easter Monday
· 25 April – Festa della Liberazione (Liberation Day)
· 27 April – Freedom Day
· 1 May – Workers’ day
· 2 June – Italian National Republic day
· 24 September – Heritage Day
· 16 December – Reconciliation Day
· 25 December – Christmas
· 26 December – Santo Stefano (Boxing Day)