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Nigel Casey MVO
British High Commissioner to South Africa
British High Commission
Pretoria
We maintain and develop relations between the UK and South Africa. The British High Commission in Pretoria provides services to British nationals living in and visiting South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland.
You can access UK government services while in South Africa.
Urgent assistance
If you’re in South Africa and you need urgent help (for example, you’ve been attacked, arrested or someone has died), call +27 12 421 7500. If you’re in the UK and worried about a British national in South Africa, call 020 7008 1500.
Get an emergency travel document
You can apply for an emergency travel document if you’re abroad and your passport has been lost or stolen, damaged or expired, and you can’t get a new or replacement passport in time to travel.
If you are due to travel in the next 24 hours, contact us as soon as possible.
Apply online for an emergency travel document if you:
- are over 16 years old and
- are a British citizen and
- have previously owned a British passport
Contact us to apply for an emergency travel document if you are:
- over 16 years old but have not owned a British passport before or
- not a British citizen or
- applying for a child under 16 years old
Once you have contacted us, you will be advised to make an appointment to apply for an emergency travel document at the British High Commission Pretoria.
Other consular services
Notarial and documentary services
For legal reasons, we’re unable to carry out notarial acts in Commonwealth countries. This includes certifying documents as true copies of originals, administering oaths or taking affidavits. For these or other notarial acts, you should contact a local notary. A standard letter is available to confirm we do not offer these services in South Africa.
We offer a limited range of documentary services. See the list of documentary services we provide.
Consular fees
We charge fees for some of our services. See the full list of consular fees in South Africa.
We also provide services in Cape Town.
Contact us
British High Commission, Pretoria
British High Commission
255 Hill Street
Arcadia
Pretoria
Gauteng
0002
South Africa
Email Visa enquiries by email
Contact form https://contact-ukvi.h...
Telephone - General and Consular enquiries +27 12 421 7500
Fax - Consular enquiries +27 86 535 5422
Telephone - Passport Enquiries +44 (0) 300 222 0000
Visa enquiries from within South Africa - Monday to Friday, 24 hours. Calls cost £1.37 per minute on top of your standard network charges. Telephone: 00 44 203 481 1736
Contact us:
www.gov.uk/guidance/consular-enquiries-for-south-africa
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