• Passports are not renewable. If your passport is due to expire you have to apply for a new passport.
• The processing of documents is done by the Department of Home Affairs in South Africa. However, all applications must still be submitted through the VFS services. The High Commission or Consulate General in Toronto do not have any influence on expediting the processing of applications.
• To ensure that applicants receive their documents on time, they are advised to apply at least TWELVE months prior to their intended date of departure or date of expiry of passports. It takes 6 months to process new South African documents.
• South Africans are required to keep their passports valid at all times even if not travelling.
• South African citizens holding dual citizenship must enter or depart South Africa making use of a South African passport only.

IMPORTANT NOTICES

Now Open in Ottawa and Toronto: Easier access for South Africans in Canada to passports, IDs & birth registrations via VFS Global