{"id":126,"date":"2024-09-21T12:44:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T12:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/bern\/consular-services\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T06:48:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T06:48:12","slug":"consular-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/consular-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Consular services"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"126\" class=\"elementor elementor-126\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-79e2f7c6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"79e2f7c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b38f914 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b38f914\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Consular Services<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-29324faa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29324faa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35d52ff2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35d52ff2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ce2128b elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"7ce2128b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" 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https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/09\/sbar-2-1-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/09\/sbar-2-1-768x288.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a4a1106 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a4a1106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedtic.gov.za\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/09\/sbar-3-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/09\/sbar-3-1.png 800w, https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/09\/sbar-3-1-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/09\/sbar-3-1-768x288.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d6b4757 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d6b4757\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.southafrica.net\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"479\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/09\/sbar-7-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/09\/sbar-7-1.png 479w, https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/09\/sbar-7-1-300x149.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76938d3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76938d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/visiteasterncape.co.za\/iconic-eastern-cape\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/09\/01-ECPTA-Logo_pos-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-850\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91dd5dc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"91dd5dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"95\" src=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/02\/logo.png\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-537\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64ad5ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"64ad5ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3925c342 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3925c342\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The consular service or consulate is the point of contact for South African and foreign citizens who wish to stay or work in South Africa, temporarily or permanently.<\/p><p>The consulate takes care of the following formalities:<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d1b84c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"3d1b84c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1021\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1021\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Civil status<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1021\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1021\"><ul><li>Registration of births outside South Africa<\/li><li>Identification documents<\/li><li>Passports and travel documents<\/li><li>Nationality<\/li><li>Modification of marital status<\/li><li>Birth, marriage and death certificates<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1022\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1022\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Immigration<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1022\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1022\"><ul><li>Visas<\/li><li>Temporary residence permits<\/li><li>Permanent residence permits<\/li><li>Administrative fines<\/li><li>Security deposits<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1023\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1023\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Opening hours<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1023\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1023\"><p>The consulate is open to the public from\u00a0<strong>MONDAY to THURSDAY from 9:00 to 12:30<\/strong>, except public holidays (See list of public holidays observed by the Embassy).<\/p><p>Forms to be returned by mail must be marked\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Attention: Consular Service&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Visa Service<\/strong><\/p><p>(Open from 9am-12pm)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58619fbb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58619fbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63afefb elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"63afefb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"19\" class=\"elementor elementor-19\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dac81b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3dac81b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27ea61c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27ea61c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Media Centre<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-98223e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"98223e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cde291a elementor-widget elementor-widget-aux_recent_posts\" data-id=\"cde291a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"aux_recent_posts.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"widget-container aux-widget-recent-posts aux-parent-au2f135f4b\"><div data-element-id=\"au2f135f4b\" class=\"aux-match-height aux-row aux-de-col1 aux-tb-col1 aux-mb-col1 aux-total-3 aux-no-meta aux-ajax-view  \"><div class=\"aux-col post-1198\">\n                        <article class=\"post column-entry no-media post-1198 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-media-statements category-news\">\n                            \n                            <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                                                        \n                                <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                                \n                                    <h4 class=\"entry-title\">\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/2026\/05\/02\/the-embassy-of-south-africa-in-bern-welcomed-the-visit-to-switzerland-by-the-members-of-parliament-from-the-select-committee-on-social-services\/\">\n                                            The Embassy of South Africa in Bern welcomed the visit to Switzerland by the Members of Parliament from the Select Committee on Social Services.                                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h4>\n                                                                    <div class=\"entry-format\">\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/2026\/05\/02\/the-embassy-of-south-africa-in-bern-welcomed-the-visit-to-switzerland-by-the-members-of-parliament-from-the-select-committee-on-social-services\/\">\n                                            <div class=\"post-format format-\"> <\/div>\n                                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/header>\n                                                            \n                                <div class=\"entry-info\">\n                                                                    <div class=\"entry-date\">\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/2026\/05\/02\/the-embassy-of-south-africa-in-bern-welcomed-the-visit-to-switzerland-by-the-members-of-parliament-from-the-select-committee-on-social-services\/\">\n                                            <time datetime=\"2026-05-02T08:25:03+00:00\" title=\"2026-05-02T08:25:03+00:00\" >May 2, 2026<\/time>\n                                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                           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                               Press Conference Remarks by His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa during the State Visit to Switzerland, Bern, Switzerland, 29 October 2025                                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h4>\n                                                                    <div class=\"entry-format\">\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/2025\/10\/29\/press-conference-remarks-by-his-excellency-president-cyril-ramaphosa-during-the-state-visit-to-switzerland-bern-switzerland-29-october-2025\/\">\n                                            <div class=\"post-format format-\"> <\/div>\n                                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/header>\n                                                            \n                                <div class=\"entry-info\">\n                                                   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