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Ambassador’s Message

Keitumetse Matthews
Dear Friends of South Africa,
Welcome to the website of the Embassy of the Republic of South Africa in Portugal.
It is a pleasure to be able to address all of those who take a keen interest in South Africa either because of a personal relationship with our country or for any other reason.
Besides being a gateway to our Embassy, our website is also one more way in which you can remain informed about all that is happening in our great country. South Africa is a nation that bustles, and you are certain to find valuable information here, including many great links to all that is going on. Whether you are interested in travelling to South Africa, doing business or discovering the country’s diversified culture you will surely find a link related to your area of interest.
Our two countries have a close relationship that dates back many centuries when Portuguese navigators sailing towards India would stop off on our shores. To this day many places in South Africa are known by the names given to them by these navigators, such as Saldanha Bay, Cape Agulhas and Natal, now the province of KwaZulu-Natal. Of course we must not forget that a large Portuguese community, estimated at between 300.000 and 400.000 Portuguese covering various generations, has made South Africa its home, helping to keep the bond between the two countries strong culturally and economically.
It is the continuing wish of the South African Government that we re-invigorate our links by finding new ways to develop the relationship between us even further, and particularly in areas yet unexplored. We therefore welcome your suggestions and ideas, to make this website one that is an interactive forum through which we can communicate with all those who share the same goals.
For as so eloquently stated by Fernando Pessoa, the distinguished Portuguese poet who grew up in the city of Durban, “everything is worthwhile if the soul is not small”.
Kind regards,
Keitumetse Matthews
South African Ambassador to Portugal

Consular Information

1. VISA

Portuguese citizens travelling on a Portuguese passport, do not require to hold a visa when travelling to South Africa for a intended stay of 90 days or less, or, when in transit. If the intended stay will exceed  90 days, then a valid visa is required.

Nationals from other countries, to find out if you require a visa and/or pay South African visa tariffs, please see the list of countries exempt from visa control.


2. PASSPORTS

Maxi(64 pages) and tourist passport(32 pages)

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Tariff:
Maxi € 62.00
Tourist € 41.00
 
 

Valid for:
10 years
 
 

Issued to:
South African citizens 16 years and older.

Temporary passport

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Tariff:
€ 19.00
 
 

Valid for:
12 months
 

 

Issued to:
South African citizens who must travel urgently for a valid reason and cannot wait for their proper passports to be issued. Please note that not all countries accept a temporary South African passport and it is advisable to check with the Embassy of the destination country whether a temporary South African passport is allowed.

Child passport

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Tariff:
€ 41.00
 
 

Valid for:
5 years
 
 

Issued to:
Children under the age of 16 years.

Emergency travel certificate

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Tariff:
€ 15.00

Processing time:
1 week
 

Valid for:
1 month and only for a single journey back to South Africa
 

 

Issued to:
South African citizens in distress, where circumstances necessitate urgent travel and there is not enough time to wait for a proper passport or travel document to be issued. Please note that an emergency passport is valid for one month only and allow for one way travel, normally back to South Africa.

Replacement of lost/stolen South African passport

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Tariff:
€ 82.00
 
 
 

 

For the replacement of lost/stolen South African passport the tariff isdouble the current tariff. Provided that where the document had been stolen/lost/damaged throughnonegligence on the part of the holder, only the normal fee applicable will be payable.
 

Replacement of lost/stolen child passport

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Tariff:
€ 82.00
 
 
 

 

For the replacement of lost/stolen child passport the tariff isdouble the current tariff. Provided that where the document had been stolen/lost/damaged throughno negligence on the part of the holder, only the normal fee applicable will be payable.

 

Application for Travel Documents

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All applications must be on a duly completedBI-73 application formand must be lodged personally at a Home Affairs domestic office or a South African Embassy or Mission, if abroad. The applicant must satisfy the passport officer of his or her identity, his or her photographs will be checked to ensure that they are a true image of the applicant, and his or her fingerprints (applicants 16 years or older) will be taken for checking against the Population Register.

For more information, please check the Department of Home Affairs' Website: www.home-affairs.gov.za

South Africans Abroad

What is ROSA?

ROSA is the acronym for the ‘Registration of South Africans Abroad’, a software program developed by the Department of Foreign Affairs allowing travelers to register on-line.

The information travelers register on ROSA allows the Department of Foreign Affairs to assist South African citizens in event of an emergency. The registration is a free, voluntary service provided by Government (through the Department of Foreign Affairs). ROSA is only available to South African citizens who are travelling, living or working abroad.

Why should I register?

Vast numbers of our people who travel abroad every day do not encounter any difficulties. However, through our missions abroad, we have assisted a growing number of South Africans who have become victims of crime, accident/s, illness, death, natural/man-made disasters, civil unrest, or whose family and/or next-of-kin needed to contact them in an emergency.

Registration through this website is NOT considered proof of South African citizenship. If you apply for any service from an Embassy, High Commission or Consulate General (mission) while abroad, you will be asked by staff to provide proof of South African citizenship, such as a passport or bar coded ID book.

By registering your trip on-line with ROSA you assist the Department of Foreign Affairs to locate you during an emergency, verifying your status and liaising with your next-of-kin.

Registration is voluntary and free of charge. We encourage you to consider registration as an integral part of your travel planning and security.

How do I register?

The ROSA software is an on-line registration process available on the Department of Foreign Affairs’ website. The address is http://www.dfa.gov.za/consular/index.html

Click here and follow the easy steps.

The ROSA software is unique. The software allows for a traveler to:

* register as an Individual Traveler;
* register as Group Travelers;
* register multiple destinations;
* update their profiles (Individual or Group); and
* de-register their profile from the system.

How can the Embassy or Consulate assist me while I am abroad?

The Chief Directorate: Consular Services in the Department of Foreign Affairs, in close collaboration with the Consular Sections of South African Representatives abroad, provides consular services to South African citizens who work, live and travel abroad.
Consular Services operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. On weekends and after hours, assistance is rendered in co-operation with the Department’s Operations Room in Pretoria. The Operations Room supports our 121 Representatives in 105 countries affording services that cover the entire world.

A detailed list of services is available here.

How will my information be used?

ROSA will be utilized by Consular Officers at Head Office or at a South African Mission abroad in the event of a disaster, emergency or other crisis as outlined above.

Only authorized officers of the Department of Foreign Affairs have access to the information which will only be used in the event of an emergency. This will enable the Department of Foreign Affairs to e.g. react by contacting the next-of-kin to verify the status of the South Africans travelling abroad that might have been affected by the emergency.

Registration and Privacy

The Department of Foreign Affairs is committed to ensuring that any personal information received through the ROSA on-line registration process is safeguarded against unauthorized disclosure.

The Department will not disclose the information you provide through the registration application to any third parties (this includes family members) unless you have first given it written authorization to do so. In the event that family members make enquiries about your whereabouts, such requests will be forwarded to you. You may choose to inform the mission of your decision to respond or not.

This internet site uses secure encryption to safeguard your privacy and therefore any unauthorized interception by third parties of the information you send via the internet is unlikely. The Department, however, does not accept responsibility for any such interception.

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