Embassy, Consular, Press, Press Review, Topnews
27. October 2025
South Africa’s Minister of Home Affairs (DHA), Dr Leon Schreiber, has visited the South African Embassy in Berlin, Germany to inform staff about the procedures of the newly opened a VFS service centre in Berlin as part of the DHA's global expansion to improve services for South African citizens abroad. The new centre is expected to offer passport issuance and renewals under a streamlined and modernised process. Through online appointment booking and home delivery, the DHA aims to reduce processing times dramatically.
Appointments for passport applications and registration of children born in Germany, can be made at the the VFS service centre in Berlin .
More information and updates will be available on the official VFS South Africa DHA portal at Welcome to VFS Global| vfsglobal