** New York applicants: Effective
1 April 2008, all fees for consular transactions including mailing
fees (where applicable) must be paid in money order or
certified bank checks only. Cash or
personal check payments are not accepted. The money orders and certified bank checks must be made payable
to the SACG, with the exact amount as no refunds will be made.
New York Applicants:
All applications for travel documents must be accompanied by a mailing fee of US$18.30 for
US Postal Service standard overnight mail in money order or
certified bank check or $16.00 for FedEx overnight.
Pre-paid self addressed
envelopes, FedEx, DHL, UPS or other courier account numbers to
facilitate return of final documents are not accepted. Failure
to comply will result in your application/documents to be held at our
offices for pickup.
Chicago Applicants:
Please note that from
1 September 2009,
the Embassy in Chicago, IL, will no longer accept
mailing/postage fees 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.
Washington 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.