In addition to serving as South Africa’s resident diplomatic mission to Australia, the High Commission  is accredited on a non-resident basis to the following countries: Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Tuvalu, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia.

The High Commission’s  role is to promote and facilitate government to government relations between South Africa and Australia and accredited countries, to promote trade and investment relations and to provide consular assistance to South Africans visiting or living in Australia, and the Pacific region.

To avoid delays please ensure that you use the correct email address to contact the relevant section for information or assistance on the Contact Us page for: the Political, Consular or Trade Sections.

We endeavour to respond to queries as soon as possible. Due to the high volume of work that our small staff deals with daily, your polite and respectful interaction and communication will be appreciated.

The South African High Commission in Australia upholds the South Africa Government Principles of Batho Pele and the spirit of Ubuntu.