Contact Details 

Physical address:

15 Whitehall, London,SW1A 2DD.
Click here for directions, bus and tube routes.

Postal address:

South African High Commission,
Home Affairs, Consular Section,
15 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2DD.

Telephone No:
0207 925 8900

Fax No:
020 7839 5198

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Enquire on your Passport and ID book application status

PLEASE NOTE: NEW QUOTA WORK PERMITS FOR FOREIGNERS WITH SCARCE AND CRITICAL SKILLS.

Please, be informed that the Minister of Home Affairs has announced the availability of 34 825 Quota Work Permits for skilled workers....read more

From 1 September 2009 South Africans will no longer need an appointment to apply for passport and related services rendered by the Consular Section. The Consular Section dealing with South African passport holders have relocated to 15 Whitehall.

APPOINTMENT SYSTEM

For the forseeable future the Visa Section is located at South Africa house. The entrance is on the corner of The Strand and Trafalgar Square underneath the Golden Springbok. The opening hours are Monday to Friday from 08h30 - 10h30. Visitation is by appointment only. Appointment line number is 09065540798.

OPENING & CLOSING OF OFFICE

The office dealing with South African passport holders will be opened from 08:45 AM to 12:45 PM Monday to Friday except on public holidays.

COLLECTION OF ISSUED DOCUMENTS

Collection of issued documents for South African passport holders will be from 08:45 - 12:45 Monday to Friday except on public holidays.

TELEPHONIC ENQUIRIES ON SERVICES RENDERED BY THE OFFICE

Due to refurbishing there is only one telephone line available, the number is 0207 925 8900. We apologize for the inconvenience




Welcome to the web pages of the Home Affairs Consular Section.The Home Affairs Consular section is an attached Department which falls under the auspices of the South African High Commission, London. We however represent the Department of Home Affairs in respect of all functional maters.

The Consular section essentially deals with two types of clients:

  • South African Citizen living in the UK who require services such as application for identity documents, passports, registration of births, copies of marriage, birth and death certificates. Click on the link above for South African citizens.
  • Foreign nationals who want to visit South Africa either temporary or permanently can click on Foreign Citizens

Opening hours are:

  • The office dealing with South African passport holders will be opened from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM Monday to Friday except on public holidays.

  • For the forseeable future the Visa Section is located at South Africa house. The entrance is on the corner of The Strand and Trafalgar Square underneath the Golden Springbok. The opening hours are Monday to Friday from 08h30 - 10h30. Visitation is by appointment only. Appointment line number is 09065540798.

Emergencies

In cases of extreme emergency, applicants concerned should send their emergency requests to: tibak@foreign.gov.za or fax to: 020 7925 8930 - 31. Ensure that you include :

  • doctors’ letter or death certificate - Issued by the Department of Home Affairs, in cases of deaths in South Africa
  • your telephone number so that you can be contacted immediately.

Please, do not proceed to the office without receiving a confirmation to come.
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