The Honorary Consulate of South Africa in Erfurt is run by honorary consul Dieter Ortmann and is a local point of contact for South African citizens and for business and cultural links in Thuringia and Hesse. Passports and visas are handled by the South African Embassy in Berlin.
Contact Details
| Address | Not published – contact the consulate before visiting (Erfurt) |
| Telephone | +49 3622 40 10 32 10 0 |
| office@dieter-ortmann.de | |
| Head of Mission | Dieter Ortmann, Honorary Consul |
| Consular district | Thuringia and Hesse |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | By appointment |
| Tuesday | By appointment |
| Wednesday | By appointment |
| Thursday | By appointment |
| Friday | By appointment |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
No address is published. Meetings by appointment.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Erfurt
Honorary consul Dieter Ortmann represents South Africa in Thuringia and Hesse. Meetings are arranged by phone or e-mail.
Which South African office issues passports and visas?
For consular matters such as visas or authentication of documents, contact the South African Embassy in Berlin. Germans need no visa for tourist stays of up to 90 days, but overstaying leads to an entry ban.
Contact details of the South African Embassy in Berlin, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Tiergartenstrasse 18, 10785 Berlin, Germany
- Telephone: +49 30 22 07 30
- Email: berlin.admin@dirco.gov.za
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 08:00 – 16:30
- Website: www.suedafrika.org
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by South Africa and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help South African citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in Erfurt
5 other countries are represented in Erfurt: Denmark (honorary), Hungary (honorary), Lithuania (honorary), Namibia (honorary), Sweden (honorary).
South African missions in Germany
Measured in a straight line from Erfurt, the nearest other South African office is the Honorary Consulate in Dresden (about 190 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Berlin (about 240 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Erfurt.
- Berlin (240 km) – Embassy of South Africa
- Munich (320 km) – Consulate General (Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg)
- Bremen (280 km) – Honorary Consulate (Bremen)
- Dortmund (260 km) – Honorary Consulate (North Rhine-Westphalia)
- Dresden (190 km) – Honorary Consulate (Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt)
- Erfurt – Honorary Consulate (Thuringia and Hesse) (this page)
- Hamburg (290 km) – Honorary Consulate (Hamburg)
- Lübeck (320 km) – Honorary Consulate (Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)
- Stuttgart (280 km) – Honorary Consulate (Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland)
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Details checked on 7 October 2026. Sources: Embassy of South Africa in Berlin, German Federal Foreign Office. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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