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South African Embassy Bern

Our Public Holidays (2023)

Date Day Public Holiday

1 January 2023

Sunday New Year’s Day

2 January 2023

Monday Berchtold’s Day

21 March 2023

Tuesday Human Right’s Day

7 April 2023

Friday Good Friday

10 April 2023

Monday

Family Day

27 April 2023

Thursday Freedom Day

1 May 2023

Monday Worker’s Day

18 May 2023

Thursday Ascension Day

16 June 2023

Friday Youth Day

1 August 2023

Tuesday Swiss National Day

25 September 2023

Monday Observation of Heritage Day
16 December 2023 Saturday

Day of Reconciliation

 

The Public Holidays Act (Act No 36 of 1994) [PDF] governs South Africa's Public Holidays and determines that whenever any public holiday falls on a Sunday, the Monday following on it shall be a public holiday

 

 
 
For consular queries e-mail: Bern.consular@dirco.gov.za

Visits by appointment only

Please note that Fridays are reserved for certification of documents.

 

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South African Embassy
Alpenstrasse 29
CH-3006 Bern
PH +41(0)31 350 13 13
FX +41(0)31 351 39 44
Emergency PH +41(0) 79 652 56 85

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If you are resident in the Cantons of: Geneva; Valais; Vaud; Fribourg - you must contact the South African Consulate in Geneva

Residents in Cantons NOT LISTED ABOVE should contact the South African Embassy in Bern

 

BOOKING APPOINTMENTS FOR: VISA, PASSPORT, REGISTRATIONS, CERTIFICATES, APOSTILLES

bern.consular@dirco.gov.za 

(Applications by appointment only)

 

Consular Office hours Monday – Friday: 09:00 – 12:00 (Passports, Visas, Certificates, Apostilles and Registrations)

bern.consular@dirco.gov.za

(Follow-up on previous applications and enquiries related to travel)


 Embassy office hours - Monday – Thursday 08:30 – 12:30 / 13:15 – 16:30 
Friday: 08:00 – 14:00


bern.embassy@dirco.gov.za 

(Political and economic enquiries and notifications)