Consulate Closures in South Africa.
- ALL VFS Schengen – Will be open, only closed on South African Public Holidays
- Angola Cape Town – Closing 15th December re-opening 09th January 2017
- Angola Johannesburg – Closing 15th December 2016 and re-opening 11th January 2017
- Belgium – Will be open, only closed on South African Public Holidays (Cape Town and Johannesburg)
- Canada – Normal Christmas holidays
- China Closed – Closed 16, 26th, 27th December 2016 and 02nd January 2017
- Egypt – No updates yet but generally closed between Christmas and South African Public Holidays
- France – Closed 16th, 26th, 27th December 2016 and 02nd January 2017
- Germany – Only Closed on South African public Holidays. The Embassy and Consulate will have skeleton staff but will impact the processing times.
- Greece – Normal Christmas holidays.
- Italy – Closed 16th, 26th, 27th December 2016 and 02nd January 2017
- Japan – Closed 16th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th December 2016 and 02nd January 2017
- Madagascar – Closed 16th, 26th, 27th December 2016 and 02nd January 2017
- Morocco – No updates yet but generally closed between Christmas and South African Public Holidays
- Mozambique – No updates yet but generally closed between Christmas and South African Public Holidays
- Nigeria – Closed between 28th of December 2016 and 2 January 2017
- Russia – Closed 16th, 26th, 27th December 2016 and 02nd January 2017 to 6 January 2017
- Rwanda – No updates yet but generally closed between Christmas and South African Public Holidays
- Senegal – 26 December 2016 until 02 January 2017
- Taiwan – Closed 16th, 26th, 27th December 2016 and 02nd January 2017
- TLS Australia – 26 December 2016 until 2 January 2017
- TLS Switzerland – Closed on certain days currently confirmed for 27, 28 and 29 December 2016. Another update will follow next week.
- TLS United Kingdom – Only closed on South African Public Holidays and working with skeleton staff (May impact processing times)
- Uganda: Closed from 15 December 2016 until 5 January 2017
- Ukraine – Closed 16th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th December 2016 and 02nd January 2017
- USA (no updates yet but generally between closed between Christmas and South African Public Holidays)
- Vietnam – Closed 16th, 26th, 27th December 2016 and 02nd January 2017