The Honorary Consulate of South Africa in Dortmund is a volunteer-run office led by honorary consul Hans-Jörg Hübner. It assists South African citizens in North Rhine-Westphalia; passport and visa applications go to the South African Embassy in Berlin.
Contact Details
| Postal address | Klönnestraße 99, Dortmund, Germany |
| Telephone | +49 231 564 00 11 |
| Fax | +49 231 51 63 13 |
| info@gfg-mbh.com | |
| Head of Mission | Hans-Jörg Hübner, Honorary Consul |
| Consular district | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 - 13:00 |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours may vary on public holidays. Please confirm before you visit.
Location of the Consulate
The South African honorary consul in Dortmund
Honorary consul Hans-Jörg Hübner represents South Africa in North Rhine-Westphalia. The office keeps long hours: Monday to Thursday 08:00–17:00 and Friday until 13:00.
Passports and visas: who is responsible?
Formal consular services are provided by the South African Embassy in Berlin. Honorary consuls mainly promote trade and represent South Africa at events.
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 Dortmund
4 other countries are represented in Dortmund: Italy (consulate), Kazakhstan (honorary), Slovakia (honorary), Slovenia (honorary).
South African missions in Germany
Measured in a straight line from Dortmund, the nearest other South African office is the Honorary Consulate in Bremen (about 200 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Berlin (about 420 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Dortmund.
- Berlin (420 km) – Embassy of South Africa
- Munich (480 km) – Consulate General (Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg)
- Bremen (200 km) – Honorary Consulate (Bremen)
- Dortmund – Honorary Consulate (North Rhine-Westphalia) (this page)
- Dresden (440 km) – Honorary Consulate (Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt)
- Erfurt (260 km) – Honorary Consulate (Thuringia and Hesse)
- Hamburg (280 km) – Honorary Consulate (Hamburg)
- Lübeck (340 km) – Honorary Consulate (Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)
- Stuttgart (330 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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