The Honorary Consuls are tasked with the promotion of the South African export trade, serve as contact persons for visiting South African business people, distribute general information on South Africa and represent South Africa at functions and receptions.
IMPORTANT: Honorary Consuls are not mandated to deal with ANY Consular-related matters, e.g., certifying documents, processing of visa applications or travel restrictions. ONLY the South African Embassy in Berlin and the Consulate General in Munich are charged with this. You can find a list of honorary consuls here
All South African citizens/applicants requiring civic services, and who reside in Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thüringen shall approach the South African Embassy in Berlin: Tiergartenstr. 18, 10785 Berlin
All South African citizens/applicants requiring civic services, and who reside in Bayern and Baden-Wuerttemberg shall approach the South African Consulate-General in Munich: Sendlinger-Tor-Platz 5, 80336 Munich
To schedule an appointment at the Consular in Munich please send an email to Munich.CivicApp@dirco.gov.za and for the embassy in Berlin, use berlin.consular@dirco.gov.za
All requests for appointments must contain the following information:
Documentation may be certified or signed before a Commissioner of Oaths either at the Embassy of the Republic of South Africa in Berlin or at the Consulate General in Munich.
The relevant documentation to be certified and photo identification e.g. passport or identity document must be submitted in person and an appointment must made for this purpose by contacting:
Depending on the situation, you might need to have documentation authenticated, certified, or make certified copies thereof. Document authentication South Africa and Germany are both members of the Hague Apostille Convention, you can find the list of countries here. This means when you need to authenticate documentation from South Africa, you
The embassy as well as the consulate in Munich offers a variety of Citizen Services for example the renewal of passports or emergency travel documents to travel back to South Africa.
They are also responsible for birth registrations, and citizen issues like renunciation of your South African citizenship.
Additional services include a commissioner of Oaths, Apostille, and registering the death of a SA citizen in Germany. For a complete list of services, visit the South African Embassy in Germany website.
The emergency number – 00491728676194 is for South Africans in distress during any emergency which includes but is not limited to natural disasters, national security emergencies, etc. You may call this number only if you are in an emergency during non-working hours (i.e. between 4:30 pm and 8:00 am).
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation, commonly known as DIRCO, is dedicated to providing comprehensive consular services to South African citizens who find themselves outside the country’s borders. Through its diplomatic missions and embassies across the globe, DIRCO is committed to advocating the country’s interests on the international stage. As a responsible and accountable government agency, DIRCO strives to ensure that South Africa’s foreign policy objectives are met through collaboration with stakeholders both within and outside the country. Part of their mission is to provide consular services to South African nationals abroad.
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When you apply for your new South African passport in Germany, you have to apply at either the South African Embassy in Berlin or the
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