About the Embassy

The Royal Norwegian Embassy is open to the public by appointment only. Please contact us by email or telephone to make an appointment.

Visiting address: Royal Norwegian Embassy, Ozmik House, 165 Lynnwood Road, Brooklyn 0181, Pretoria 

Postal address: P.O. Box 11612 Hatfield, 0028 South Africa

Tel: +27 12 364 3700 / +47 23 95 26 00 E-mail: emb.pretoria@mfa.no

The Embassy’s phone lines are open for inquiries and assistance from Monday to Thursday between 08:00 and 15:30, and on Fridays from 08:00 to 14:00.

In case of after-hours emergencies, you will be directed to the Foreign Service Response Centre at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Oslo.

Directions to the Embassy 

Gautrain* from O. R Tambo International Airport:

Take the Gautrain to Hatfield Station, with a possible transfer at Marlboro Station. From Hatfield, take the Gautrain bus number 2 to Lynnwood and get off at H2-2 Jan Shoba & Lynnwood Rd, or H2-3 Hillcrest Blvd, Lynnwood Road. The Embassy is the second building across Lynnwood Road.

If you are driving to the Embassy, parking spaces are available for visitors. Please follow the signage for visitors parking.

The Norwegian Embassy in Pretoria is also responsible for the diplomatic relations to the following countries:

• Botswana
• Lesotho
• Madagascar
• Namibia
• Zimbabwe

The embassy will be closed on the following days in 2024:

Monday, 1 January – New Year

Thursday, 21 March – Human Rights Day

Thursday, 28 March – Maundy Thursday

Friday, 29 March – Good Friday

Monday, 1 April – Family Day

Wednesday, 1 May – Workers Day

Friday, 17 May – National Day Norway

Sunday, 16 June – Youth Day (Monday, 17 June is a public holiday)

Friday, 9 August – Women’s Day

Tuesday, 24 September – Heritage Day

Monday, 16 December – Day of Reconciliation

Wednesday, 25 December – Christmas Day

Thursday, 26 December – Boxing Day

There are seven Norwegian Honorary Consuls supporting the Embassy in Pretoria. Two are based in South Africa and the remaining five are in Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Namibia and Zimbabwe.        

Honorary Consuls are appointed by the Norwegian Government, but are often nationals of the host country.

The Consuls have agreed to represent Norway in their region on a voluntary basis. Their main task is to promote Norwegian interests and further the co-operation between Norway and the host country in their region.

The Honorary Consules often have interaction with Norway through their day-to-day business, and can provide advice and assistance in relation to Norwegian authorities, institutions or individuals. They can also provide assistance and advice to Norwegians in their interaction with the host country.

Our other embassies in the region (Maputo, Lusaka, Lilongwe, Luanda) also have Consuls assisting them.