The British High Commission in South Africa maintains and develops relations between the UK and South Africa.

They provide services to British nationals living in and visiting South Africa, Eswatini and Lesotho. You can access UK government services while in South Africa.

Other consular services

Notarial and documentary services
For legal reasons, they’re unable to carry out notarial acts in Commonwealth countries. This includes certifying documents as true copies of originals, administering oaths or taking affidavits. For these or other notarial acts, you should contact a local notary. A standard letter is available to confirm they do not offer these services in South Africa.

They offer a limited range of documentary services. See the list of documentary services they provide.

Consular fees
They charge fees for some of their services. See the full list of consular fees in South Africa.

Development work in South Africa
Their relationship with South Africa has now transitioned to a development partnership model built around mutually agreed priorities. This engagement is led by the Development Partnerships Unit based in the British High Commission, Pretoria. It is supported by a partnerships programme which works with South African institutions to strengthen their development role in Africa, in areas including tax capacity building, tackling climate change and service delivery monitoring.

- Development Tracker: South Africa to explore international development projects funded by the UK government by country and sector
- South Africa and the UK updates, news and events from the UK government in South Africa