As an honorary office, the Honorary Consulate of South Africa in Lübeck (honorary consul Ekkehart H. Eymer) supports South African nationals and promotes contacts with South Africa in Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. For passports and visas, the South African Embassy in Berlin is responsible.
Contact Details
| Postal address | Musterbahn 19, Lübeck, Germany |
| Telephone | +49 451 40 05 00 |
| Fax | +49 451 400 50 23 |
| info@honorarkonsul-suedafrika.de | |
| Head of Mission | Ekkehart H. Eymer, Honorary Consul |
| Consular district | Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 09:00 - 13:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 13:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 13:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 13:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 13:00 |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours may vary on public holidays. Please confirm before you visit.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Lübeck
Honorary consul Ekkehart H. Eymer represents South Africa in Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The office is open every weekday morning.
Where do I apply for a passport or visa?
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 Lübeck
3 other countries are represented in Lübeck: Austria (honorary), Denmark (honorary), Sweden (honorary).
South African missions in Germany
Measured in a straight line from Lübeck, the nearest other South African office is the Honorary Consulate in Hamburg (about 57 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Berlin (about 230 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Lübeck.
- Berlin (230 km) – Embassy of South Africa
- Munich (640 km) – Consulate General (Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg)
- Bremen (150 km) – Honorary Consulate (Bremen)
- Dortmund (340 km) – Honorary Consulate (North Rhine-Westphalia)
- Dresden (380 km) – Honorary Consulate (Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt)
- Erfurt (320 km) – Honorary Consulate (Thuringia and Hesse)
- Hamburg (57 km) – Honorary Consulate (Hamburg)
- Lübeck – Honorary Consulate (Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania) (this page)
- Stuttgart (580 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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