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Please note that in observance of Thanksgiving Day, The South African High Commission and The Consulate General will be closed on Monday, 10th of October.

Please note that as from 28 July 2022, all consular related matters should be addressed to the South African Consulate General in Toronto until further notice. The South African High Commission in Ottawa will no longer accept applications.

With effect from 01 August 2022 all ordinary passport holders of Pakistan and Bangladesh who intend to enter South Africa or who wish to transit South Africa en route to another country, are required to be in possession of a port of entry or transit visa.

The High Commission and the Consulate General are currently experiencing technical difficulties with the general telephones. Our ICT department is working to restore this and we will keep you informed.

Foreign nationals who don’t qualify as fully vaccinated and who don’t permanently reside in Canada will be allowed to depart Canada up until August 31, 2022.

Please note that the SA Consulate General’s Consular Section will be available to the public on Mondays to Thursdays (from 09h30 – 16h00 on appointment basis) until further notice.