TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF THE EMBASSY:
On the advice of the Dutch authorities, The Embassy will be closed from 23rd to 27th of June 2025 in order to avoid any inconveniences caused by the security arrangements around the NATO summit taking place during the same period.
Only emergencies will be attended to during this period on proper assessment.
General Operations:
The Embassy of the Republic of South Africa will render services to the public by appointment.
Embassy Consular office hours are between 09h00-12h00.
Appointments:
Important Notice!!
Please note that our online appointment system is currently down. Request for appointments for Visas, Passports, IDs, Birth/ Marriage/Death Certificate, Letter of no impediment and others must be sent to this email address with the details required:
CIVIC:
Full Names and Surnames of Applicants
Ages of Applicants
Type of Application
The Expiration Date of the Current Passport
Dutch Mobile Number
Email Address
Emergency Travel Certificate (ETC) Application Information
We would like to inform all applicants that appointments are not required for the Emergency Travel Certificate (ETC) application process. Applications can be submitted Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 12:00 Consular hours.
Important Information for bank charges
Please note that if you are utilizing South African banks or any other foreign banks than the European banks to make transactions, the Dutch bank is charging a fee of €12,00 for each transaction. Therefore, you are informed that such charges will be included to your application cost (this charge is for the applicant).
There is an additional cost of €12 that must be paid by applicants before we can process your application.
We encourage all applicants to take this information into account when planning their applications.
VISA:
Full Names and Surnames of Applicants
Type of Visa Application
Date of Departure
Dutch Mobile Number
Email Address
All correspondence should be in English.
Thank you for your understanding.
Telephone:
Landline
We would like to inform you that our landline phone is currently undergoing construction and is temporarily unavailable. We apologize for this inconvenience.
Reception: 0615610130
Duty Phone (after hours): 0615574596
Email:
Consular Matters and Appointment queries: [email protected]
General/Others: [email protected]
Embassy physical address:
South African Embassy
36 Wassenaarseweg
2596 CJ The Hague

Public Holidays 2025
01 January 2025 New Years Day
21 March 2025 Human Rights Day
18 April 2025 Good Friday
21 April 2025 Family Day
28 April 2025 Freedom Day
05 May 2025 Liberation Day
09 June 2025 Whit Monday
16 June 2025 Youth Day
24 September 2025 Heritage Day
16 December 2025 Day of Reconciliation
25 December 2025 Christmas Day
26 December 2025 Day of Goodwill



