Embassies in South Africa: Closures For 2017 Holiday Season

Please take note of the 2017 Holiday Season closing dates for the following embassies in South Africa:

• ALL VFS Schengen – Will be open, only closed on South African Public Holidays
• Angola Cape Town – Closing 15th December 2017  re-opening 08th January 2018
• Angola Johannesburg – Closing 22nd  December 2017 and re-opening 08th  January 2018
• TLS Belgium – Will be open, only closed on South African Public Holidays (Cape Town and Johannesburg)
• VFS Canada – Closed25th,  26th, 27th December 2017 and 02nd January 2018
• China Visa Application Centre   – Closed 25th,  26th, 27th December 2017 and 02nd January 2018
• Egypt – No updates yet but generally closed between Christmas and South African Public Holidays
• CAPAGO France – Closed 25th, 26th December and 01st January 2018.
• Intergate Germany – Only Closed on South African public Holidays. The Embassy and Consulate will have skeleton staff, but this will impact the processing times.
• Greece – Normal Christmas holidays.
• CAPAGO Italy – Closed 25th, 26th, December 2017 and 01st January 2018. The Consulate will operate on Skeleton staff
• Japan – Closed 25th, 26th, (open on 27th and 28th ) closed  29th, 30th 31st  December 2017 reopening on the 03rd January 2018.
• Madagascar – Closed 25th 26th, December 2017 and 01st  January 2018
• 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 on 25th, 26th December 2017 and 01st January 2018.
• Russia – Closed 25th  26th, December 2017  and 02nd January 2017.
• Rwanda – No updates yet but generally closed between Christmas and South African Public Holidays
• Senegal – 25th, 26 December 2017 until 02nd  January 2018
• Taiwan – Closed 25th  26th, December 2017 and 01st  January 2018
• TLS Australia – Will be open, only closed on South African Public Holidays (Cape Town and Johannesburg)
• TLS Switzerland – Will be open, only closed on South African Public Holidays (Cape Town and Johannesburg)
• TLS United Kingdom – Will be open, only closed on South African Public Holidays (Cape Town and Johannesburg)
• Uganda: Closed from 22nd  December 2016 until 08th  January 2018
• Ukraine – Closed from 22nd December 2017 reopening on 3rd  January 2018
• USA (no updates yet but generally between closed between Christmas and South African Public Holidays)
• Vietnam – Closed 25th, 26th, 27th December 2016 and 01st  January 2018

 

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