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 opening hours for submission of application are:Mondays
to Fridays from 08h45 to 12h45.
- Our office reopens between 15h00-16h00(Mondays to Fridays)
for the collection of temporary passports, emergency passports
and passports.
Emergencies
The Home Affairs Consular Section
operates on an appointment basis for Civic Services and also uses
special delivery posts for applications for visas and temporary
residence permits. 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 and your telephone number so
that you can be contacted immediately.
Please, do not proceed to the office without receiving a confirmation
to come.
Please be aware that
NO walk–in applications will be accepted.
Applications for the following services will be received
by appointment ONLY:
- Passports;
- Birth Registrations;
- Retention of SA citizenship;
- Exemption from loss of SA citizenship;
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All clients will be requested to
leave their surname, forenames, date of birth, mobile number,
e-mail address, suggested date of appointment and type
of designated service requested). We will confirm appointments
and respond by either e-mail or return call/text message
within 24 hours (excluding weekends and public holidays)
of the request for an appointment.
Applications for other services
not cited above can be made by mail ONLY.
Appointments will have to be made 7 working days before
a person’s visit to the office.
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