Fees applicable in the United States

Application Fees
Mailing Fees
- South African Consulate General, New York
- South African Embassy, Washington DC

Fees applicable only in the United States

Items	US $
Re–issue of Identity Documents	$3.00
Full Birth, Marriage & Death Certificates	$8.00
Change of Forename (Minor)	$8.00
Change of Surname (Minor)	$8.00
Change of Surname (Major)	$42.00
Change of Forename (Major)	$13.00
Application for a person’s particulars on the population register.	$7.00
Duplicate confirmation of forename/surname (Adult)	$7.00
Letter of Confirmation of marital status	$6.00
Regular passport	$25.00
Child passport	$19.00
Replacement of new passport that runs out of visa pages before expiry date	$20.00
Emergency travel certificate	$13.00
Temporary passport	$16.00
Maxi passport	$50.00
Lost Passport/Travel Document/Maxi/Emergency and Replacement Passport	Double fee
Retention of South African citizenship, pursuant to section 6(2) of Act 88 of 1995.	$19.00
Retrospective exemption pursuant to section 26(4) of Act 88 of 1995.	$19.00
Confirmation of Permanent Residence	$7.00
Visas	$72.00
Study Permit	$72.00
Business Permit	$255.00
Work Permit	$255.00
Corporate Permit	$255.00
Exchange Permit	$72.00
Diplomatic Permit	Free
Permanent Residence	$255
Application for extension of period of absence from the Republic exceeding three years	$7.00
Application for Permission to a Permanent Residence in respect of persons having permanent offer of employment and investors.	$112.00
Persons applying for permanent residence on the grounds of having minimum net worth.	$100 000
Retired person’s permit	$72.00
Treaty Permit.	$72.00

Note:

Fees must be paid in postal money order or certified bank check payable to SACG (if application was submitted to any of the three Consulates General in the USA) or South African Embassy (if application was submitted to the South African Embassy in Washington, DC). The postal money order or certified bank check must be made out with the exact amount as no refunds will be made. Cash and personal check payments are not accepted.

Mailing Fee

New York Applicants:

MAILING FEE	US $
US Postal Service - Standard Overnight Mail	$16.25
FedEx	$16.00

Fees must be paid in postal money order or certified bank check payable to SACG (if application was submitted to any of the three Consulates General in the USA). The postal money order or certified bank check must be made out with the exact amount as no refunds will be made. Cash and personal check payments are not accepted.

Washington DC applicants:

Please note that from 1 April 2008, the Embassy in Washington DC will no longer accept mailing/postage fee from applicants in order to return documents.

Applicants must:

1) enclose a self-addressed, pre-paid courier envelope at the time of application for documents issued locally (such as temporary passports and emergency travel certificates, visas and permits) to be mailed to applicants, and

2) send a second pre-paid courier envelope if the applied for documents will be issued in Pretoria, South Africa (such as passports, birth certificates, etc.).

The applicant's name and address must be indicated as both the sender (return address) and receiver (addressee) on the prepaid courier envelope. All courier envelopes/labels must have a tracking number.

Last Revised: Monday, March 31, 2008