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Visas
	Who needs a Visa?
	Visitor's Visa.
	Transit Visa.
	Volunteer Visa.
	Research Visa.
	Visa Requirements UK Citizens.
	Application for a Visa by Spouse or Dependant Child.

Various Permits
	Work Permit.
	General Work Permit.
	Exceptional Skills Work Permit.
	Intra - Company Transfer Work Permit.
	Corporate Permit.
	Study Permit.
	Business Permit.
	Medical Treatment Permit.
	Retired Person's Permit.
	Treaty Permit.
	Relative Permit.

Residence Permit
	Residence Permit.
	Temporary Residence Permit.

Exchange Permits
	In respect of an organ of state in conjunction with a foreign learning institution on an organ of a foreign state organizing or administering the exchange program.
	Exchange permit (in respect of gap students & students having to undergo experiential training to meet course requirement)

Foreign Citizens

Contact Details

Our Physical address is:

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

Our full postal address is:

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

Telephone No:
020 7925 8900
020 7925 8901
020 7925 8910

Fax No:
020 79258930
020 79258931
020 79258932

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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

Foreign Citizens

APPOINTMENT LINE NUMBERS

South African Citizens

Appointment line for Passports (Child passports applications MUST be made by post ONLY), Birth Registrations, Retention of RSA Citizenship and Exemption from Loss of RSA Citizenship is 09065 540 799.
(South African citizens who want to apply by POST are free to come to the office Monday to Friday between 3 PM & 4 PM to be assisted with the taking of fingerprints)

Foreign Citizens

Appointment line for visas & temporary residence permits is 09065 540 798.

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PLEASE NOTE: Administrative Fines & Security Deposits are still by post only

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.

Page updated 16/11/07