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South African Embassy Bern

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Embassy Closure During December 2022 and Public Holiday list for 2023

The South African Embassy in Bern would ask you to please take note of the following in order to assist with your planning:

1. The Embassy is closed on Instruction of Head Office in Pretoria from 24 December 2022 until 02 January 2023 (Staff will be back in the office as from 03 January 2023).

2. Public Holidays for 2023 are as follow:

1 January 2023 (New Year’s Day)
2 January 2023 (Berchtold’s Day)
21 March 2023 (Human Right’s Day)
7 April 2023 (Good Friday)
10 April 2023 (Family Day)
27 April 2023 (Freedom Day)
1 May 2023 (Worker’s Day)
18 May 2023 (Ascension Day)
16 June 2023 (Youth Day)
1 August 2023 (Swiss National Day)
25 September 2023 (Observation of Heritage Day)
16 December 2023 (Day of Reconciliation)

Ambassador Moloto and the staff at the Embassy of South Africa would like to wish you and your loved ones a safe and joyous festive season.

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South African Embassy
Alpenstrasse 29
CH-3006 Bern
PH +41(0)31 350 13 13
FX +41(0)31 351 39 44
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If you are resident in the Cantons of: Geneva; Valais; Vaud; Fribourg - you must contact the South African Consulate in Geneva

Residents in Cantons NOT LISTED ABOVE should contact the South African Embassy in Bern

 

BOOKING APPOINTMENTS FOR: VISA, PASSPORT, REGISTRATIONS, CERTIFICATES, APOSTILLES

bern.consular@dirco.gov.za 

(Applications by appointment only)

 

Consular Office hours Monday – Friday: 09:00 – 12:00 (Passports, Visas, Certificates, Apostilles and Registrations)

bern.consular@dirco.gov.za

(Follow-up on previous applications and enquiries related to travel)


 Embassy office hours - Monday – Thursday 08:30 – 12:30 / 13:15 – 16:30 
Friday: 08:00 – 14:00


bern.embassy@dirco.gov.za 

(Political and economic enquiries and notifications)