The Honorary Consulate of South Africa in Luxembourg City is a volunteer-run office that assists South African citizens in Luxembourg; passport and visa applications go to the South African Embassy in Brussels (accredited to Luxembourg).
Contact Details
| Address | Hôtel Cravat, 29, boulevard Roosevelt, L-2450 Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| Telephone | +352 22 19 75 |
| ccravat@hotelcravat.lu | |
| Head of Mission | Carlo Cravat, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published. Contact the consulate by phone or e-mail to arrange a visit.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Luxembourg City
The honorary consulate represents South Africa in Luxembourg. According to the directory of foreign consular representations published by the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (October 2026), the post is held by Carlo Cravat (honorary consul, exequatur granted on 14 December 2015). No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +352 22 19 75 or e-mail ccravat@hotelcravat.lu.
The office is in the capital, Luxembourg City, about 6 km in a straight line from Luxembourg Airport (Findel).
Citizens of South Africa need a Schengen visa for short stays in Luxembourg, as South Africa is listed in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated version of 30 December 2025); Luxembourg applies the common Schengen visa list.
Which South African office issues passports and visas?
Passports and other formal consular services for South African citizens are handled by the South African Embassy in Brussels (accredited to Luxembourg).
South Africa has no embassy in Luxembourg. According to the directory of the diplomatic corps published by the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (October 2026), the mission accredited to Luxembourg is the Embassy of South Africa in Brussels. Its head, Malebo Mabitje- Thompson, is listed as ambassador-designate for Luxembourg.
Contact details of the South African Embassy in Brussels, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Rue Montoyer 17-19, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
- Telephone: +32 2 285 44 00
- Email: publicdiplomacy@southafrica.be
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–12:00
- Website: www.southafrica.be
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 Luxembourg City
67 other countries are represented in Luxembourg City, among them: Albania (honorary), Armenia (embassy), Austria (embassy), Bahamas (honorary), Bangladesh (honorary), Belgium (embassy), Bulgaria (honorary), Burkina Faso (honorary), Cabo Verde (embassy), Cabo Verde (honorary), Canada (honorary), Chad (honorary), Spain (embassy), Sweden (honorary), Switzerland (embassy), Thailand (honorary), Türkiye (embassy), Ukraine (honorary), United Kingdom (embassy), United States (embassy). The full list of all 68 missions is on the overview page for Luxembourg.
Closing days
Luxembourg has 11 public holidays: New Year’s Day, Easter Monday, Labour Day (1 May), Europe Day (9 May), Ascension Day, Whit Monday, the National Day (23 June), Assumption (15 August), All Saints’ Day (1 November), Christmas Day and Boxing Day (26 December). A holiday that falls on a weekend is not moved; employees get a compensatory day off instead, so some offices close on a replacement day. In 2027, Easter Monday falls on 29 March and Ascension Day on 6 May. The honorary consulate may also close on South Africa’s national day (27 April).
South African missions in Luxembourg
- Brussels – Embassy of South Africa (accredited to Luxembourg, no resident embassy in Luxembourg)
- Luxembourg City – Honorary Consulate (this page)
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Details checked on 17 October 2026. Sources: Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs – directory of foreign consular representations (October 2026), Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated version of 30 December 2025).
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