Do you need to apostille your documents and are in need of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO)’s contact details? Then you have come to the right place because we’ve got you covered. The legalisation and consular sector of DIRCO is situated at Soutpansburg Road in Rietondale, Pretoria.
The legalisation and consular services sector of DIRCO works hand-in-hand with the consular division of the South African diplomatic missions — that is the embassies, high commissions, and consulate general — abroad. The legalisation and consular service sector can help you with any consular assistance you might need while abroad. Assist you with any information you may need regarding Apostilles through their switchboard in Pretoria during office hours. They offer emergency consular services 24 hours a day, the Chief directorate is available during office hours, during after hours you can contact the DIRCO’s operations room. This blog post will provide you with all the necessary contact details of the consular/Apostille sector of DIRCO.
DIRCO consular/apostille sector contact details
Chief Directorate: Consular Services
Fax number (Consular) : (012) 329 1752
Fax number (Legalisation) : (012) 329 1018
E-mail: consular@dirco.gov.za (Consular enquiries)
E-mail: legalisation@dirco.gov.za (Legalisation enquiries i.e. Authentications and Apostilles)
Physical Address:
NE2A-Ground Floor
OR Tambo Building
460 Soutpansberg Road
Rietondale
Pretoria
For after-hours emergencies, Please contact the Department’s Opsroom at: (012) 351 1000.
Chief Directorate Consular Services | Directorate: Director Consular Policy and Notarial Services |
| Name: Ambassador NM Sibanda-Thusi (Chief Director) Contact Details: (012) 351 0395 | Name: Mr Donald A Morule (Director) Contact Details: (012) 301 8506 Name: Ms Lesego Pelompe (Personal Assistant) Contact Details: (012) 351 0595 Fax: (012) 329 1752 (Mark for Attention: Relevant Official) |
Sub-Directorate: Policy and Notarial Services | Section: Policy and Strategic Planning |
| Name: Mr Franklin Fortune (Deputy Director) Contact Details: (012) 351 0555
| Name: Ms Nomakaya Mbusi (Assistant Director) Contact Details: (012) 351 0560 Name: Mr Diederik Geldenhuys (Assistant Director) Contact Details: (012) 351 1249 Name: Ms Chantel S Boyiatjis (Assistant Director) Contact Details: (012) 351 1563 |
Section: Legalisation
(Authentications, Apostilles, End User Certificates)
Fax: (012) 329 1018 (Mark for Attention: Relevant Official)
Legalisation E-Mail Enquiries: legalisation@dirco.gov.za (Authentications and Apostilles)
For any enquiries, you might have regarding Authentications or Apostilles, please contact the relevant officials.
For general enquiries, you should email Legalisation@dirco.gov.za. Because of the high amount of enquiries, please expect a little delay in response time.
Directorate: Consular Services (Geographical Desks) | Consular Incident Command Centre (CICC) – Consular Operations Room |
| Name: Ms Astrid C Abrahams (Director) Contact Details: (012) 351 0333 Name: Ms Glenda-Lee J Hankins (Personal Assistant) Contact Details: (012) 351 1699 Fax number (Consular): (012) 329 1752 (Mark for Attention: Relevant Official) Email: | Name: Ms Martha N Sethokga (Assistant Director) Contact Details: (012) 301 8734 Name: Ms Roshinee P Naicker (Senior Secretary) Contact Details: (012) 351 0924 |
Consular Matters Only
Sub-Directorate: Consular Services: Africa | |
Name: Ms LP Vanqa-Dyani (Deputy Director) Contact Details: (012) 351 1623 | |
Consular Section: Africa IAlgeria, Angola, Burundi, Congo (Brazzaville), Djibouti, Eritrea, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nigeria, Seychelles, Somalia, Tunisia, Zimbabwe | Consular Section: Africa IIBenin, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia (Senegal), Guinea (Conakry), Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), Senegal, Sudan, South Sudan |
| Name: Ms Kaya NN Mgqibi (FAAO) Contact Details: (012) 351 0685 | Name: Ms Ida Coetzee (Assistant Director) Contact Details: (012) 351 1308 |
Consular Section: Africa IIIBotswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic (CAR) Cote d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gaban, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Sao Tome & Principe, Sierra Leone (Cote d’ Ivoire), Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia | |
Name: Ms Wynnett Makwabe (Assistant Director) Contact Details: (012) 351 0496 | |
Consular Matters Only
Sub-Directorate Consular Services: Asia and the Middle East | |
Name: Mr Ben J Malan (Deputy Director) Contact Details: (012) 351 1270 | |
Consular Section: Middle East IBrunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, South Korea (Republic), North Korea, (People’s Republic), Mongolia, People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Islands (Cook Island, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu | Consular Section: Middle East IIBahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, India, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Philippine, Singapore, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives |
| Name: Ms Nobomi Jonas (Assistant Director) Contact Details: (012) 351 0712 Name: Ms Magie Demas (CAC) Contact Details: (012) 351 1910 | Name: Ms Sasha A Saran-Moodley (SAO) Contact Details: (012) 351 0275 |
Consular Matters Only
Sub-Directorate: Consular Services: Americas and Europe | |
Name: Mr Alfred I Brown (Deputy Director) Contact Details: (012) 351 1252 | |
Consular Section: UK,Ireland, Benelux Countries, Nordic and German-Speaking CountriesUK, Ireland, Benelux Countries, Nordic And German Speaking Countries and part Of Central Americas | Consular Section: Mediterranean Europe, Central and Eastern EuropeAustria, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Macedonia, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Spain, Turkey, Vatican, Ukraine |
| Name: Ms Karien van der Vyver (Assistant Director) Contact Details: (012) 351 1294 | Name: Mr Nzaliseko C Sifuba (Assistant Director) Contact Details: (012) 351 1341 Name: Ms Yingisani J Ngobeni (FAAO) Contact Details: (012) 351 1969 |
Consular Matters Only
Consular Section: Latin America | |
Central America, The Andes andMercosur CountriesBolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador El Salvador, Guatemala, Netherlands Antilles, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay | |
Name: Ms Elzanne Groenewald (Assistant Director) Contact Details: (012) 351 1263 Name: Ms Estelle Shkaidy (FAAO) Contact Details: (012) 351 0636 |
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