| My place of residence | My visa application should be submitted to | |
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| South Africa - All citizens and foreign nationals | VFS GLOBAL Call center: +27 (0) 12 425 30 17 | |
| Angola | French Embassy In Luanda (see below for exceptions. Only with prior appointment) As per decision of the French President, the French Embassy in Luanda has closed its visa section as of 16.03.2020. All processing of visa applications will be suspended until further notice. For more information, please contact the Regional Consular Center Southern Africa in Pretoria. |
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| Botswana | TLS Contact (see below for exceptions. Only with prior appointment) | |
| Lesotho - All citizens and foreign nationals | VFS GLOBAL Call center: +27 (0) 12 425 30 17 | |
| Malawi - All citizens and foreign nationals | Regional Consular Center Southern Africa in Pretoria (only with prior appointment) | |
| Malawi - Holder of Diplomatic, Official and Service passports | VFS GLOBAL Call centre: +47 23960479 As per decision of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, all processing of visa applications will be suspended as of 16.03.2020 until further notice. For more information, please contact the Regional Consular Center Southern Africa in Pretoria. |
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| Mauritius - Foreign nationals | Regional Consular Center Southern Africa in Pretoria (only with prior appointment) | |
| Mozambique | German Embassy in Maputo (see below for exceptions. Only with prior appointment) | |
| Namibia | TLS Contact (see below for exceptions. Only with prior appointment.) | |
| Eswatini - All citizens and foreign nationals | VFS GLOBAL Call center: +27 (0) 12 425 30 17 |
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| Zambia | VFS Global (Call center: +16466858474 Embassy of Sweden in Lusaka (see below for exceptions) As per decision of the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, all processing of visa applications will be suspended as of 16.03.2020 until further notice. For more information, please contact the Regional Consular Center |
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| Zimbabwe | French Embassy in Harare (see below for exceptions. Only with prior appointment). As per decision of the French President, the French Embassy in Harare has closed its visa section as of 16.03.2020. All processing of visa applications will be suspended until further notice. For more information, please contact the Regional Consular Center Southern Africa in Pretoria. |
Exceptions which have to be submitted to the Regional Consular Center Southern Africa in Pretoria:
visa applications for short stays linked to a gainful activity (including chauffeurs and journalists)
visa applications for short stays for medical purposes
visa applications for short stays lodged by citizens of certain countries
visa applications lodged by holders of diplomatic, service or special passports, who are not citizens of Namibia
Issuing time: As a general rule, a decision is taken by the Consulate within 15 days. This period may, in individual cases, be extended. We advise to apply for your visa at least two months before the planned departure.
To schedule an appointment please call the Visa Section on +27 12 452 06 62 from Monday to Thursday between 2 pm and 3.30 pm. No walk in clients.
If your question isn't answered on this website, please contact VFS Global (see above), send an email to the Visa Section (pretoria.visa@eda.admin.ch) or call during the telephone hours..
