German Missions
in South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland

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German Information Centre

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• Africa in Focus
  • Africa & Germany News
  • Africa in Germany
    • Afrika Kommt! professional training programme
      • AFRIKA KOMMT! 2011-2012
      • Participant interviews: Afrika Kommt!
      • About the Afrika Kommt! programme
      • Returning Afrika Kommt! participants find success at home
      • Namibian benefits from “Afrika Kommt!”
      • German training for African professionals
    • German Africa Prize 2011
    • Talent Campus profile: Carol Kamya
    • AEGIS
    • African Music Archive
    • Hospital Partnership
    • African Students in Germany
  • Germany in Africa
    • Encouraging African farmers
    • Over 6 million South Africans to benefit from 195 Million Euro water project
    • Germany to Support Civil Engineering in Namibia
    • Cameroon DAAD scholarships
    • Germany bolsters support for an environmentally-friendly South Africa
    • Germany supports African Ombudsman Research Centre
    • Germany supports Centres of excellence in Africa
    • NET4DC: connecting the unconnected
      • Greater connectivity for Africa
      • Innovative technology transforming remote areas of Africa
    • An African Opera house
    • Development Policy Volunteer Service "Weltwärts"
  • German Africa Policy
    • Africa Strategy
    • German G8 Africa Programme
      • G8: German Commitments
      • Background
      • Peace and security architecture
      • Assistance to police
      • Causes of conflict
    • Sports and Foreign Policy
      • Sport and Foreign Policy
      • Countdown to the 2011 World Cup
      • Jambo Bukoba
      • Basketball in Namibia
      • A project report from Gambia
      • The German Football Association’s coaching courses
    • Culture and education - priority areas of German foreign policy
    • Foundation stone laid at AU headquarters in Addis Ababa
• Research & Education
  • Research News
  • Research and Development
    • Young Researchers - a special talent contest
    • Research grants for young international scientists
    • Neumayer III Polar Research Station
    • The Alfred Wegener Institute
    • Germany’s National Academy
  • Learn German
    • Eleven items from the German language
    • Going for German with “Goethe”
  • Studying in Germany
    • PhDGermany
    • Ten Questions – Ten Answers
    • First Week in Germany
    • Humboldt University
  • PASCH - Partner School Initiative
    • PASCH three years on
    • PASCH tournament Cameroon
    • PASCH in South Africa
    • Youth literature project
• Green Germany
• Lifestyle and Culture
• Business & Development
  • Business & Development News
  • Development Cooperation in Africa
    • Development policy principles
    • German funding for world's largest conservation area in Africa
    • Microfinance funds for sub-Saharan Africa
    • Support for energy expansion in Kenya
    • Niebel visit to Ghana and Zambia
    • Germany supports new partnerships for rural development
    • German ODA to Namibia
    • Germany bolsters support for an environmentally-friendly South Africa
  • Economic ties
    • 3rd German-Nigerian Business Forum
    • German European Business Trade Fair in Ghana
    • German-Cameroonian Business Forum
    • Next-generation Mercedes C-Class to be produced in South Africa
    • Solar projects Africa
    • German business delegation visits Accra
    • German executives seek partners in Zimbabwe
    • Zambian business conference
  • German economy 2011

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Consulate General Cape Town

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  • Holidays 2012
• Visa, Passport, Legal
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  • Visa - short term
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    • Medical Treatment Visa
    • Official Travel Visa upon invitation
    • Transit Visa
    • Visa for spouses of German/EU citizen
    • Visa Fees
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    • Employment Visa
    • Family Reunification Visa
    • Visa for Marriage in Germany
    • Study Visa
    • Au Pair Visa
  • Visa - FAQs
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  • Citizenship
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  • Inheritance Matters
  • Directory of Services and general information
• The sections of the Consulate General
• The Consul General
  • Welcome note of the Consul General
  • Curriculum vitae

Visa, Passport, Legal

• Map - consular jurisdiction
• Visa - short term
  • Business Visa
  • Visitor's Visa
  • Special Requirements for Minors
  • Medical Treatment Visa
  • Official Travel Visa upon invitation
  • Transit Visa
  • Visa for spouses of German/EU citizen
  • Visa Fees
• Visa - long term
  • Employment Visa
  • Family Reunification Visa
  • Visa for Marriage in Germany
  • Study Visa
  • Au Pair Visa
• Visa - FAQs
• Passport
  • Passport application for adults
  • Passport application for minors
  • Passport fees
• Citizenship
  • Obtaining the German Citizenship
  • Loss of German Citizenship
  • Restored Citizenship
• Signature certification / full notarisation
• Inheritance Matters
• Directory of Services and general information

Politics and Government

• German-South African Relations
  • Germany and South Africa - a close partnership
  • Partnerships between Regions and Cities
  • Trilateral Cooperation with South Africa in Southern Sudan
  • Cooperation of Civil Society
• Germany in the UN Security Council
• Foreign Policy
  • Overview
  • Germany's Africa policy
  • Germany in the EU
  • Germany in the UN Security Council
• Germany's Political System
  • The 16 Länder
• Labour and Social Affairs
  • Forum on Labour and Social Affairs
    • Overview
    • Third FORUM
    • Second FORUM
    • First FORUM
  • Promoting gender equality
  • German-South African Workshop
  • Visit PStS Brauksiepe
  • Useful Links
  • Did you know?

Economy, Development, Agriculture

• Bilateral Business Relations
  • Overview of the economic relations
  • German companies in South Africa
  • Automotive sector
    • Gallery South Africa's automotive sector
• Business Destination Germany
  • Germany. Smart Solutions. Smarter Business.
  • 10 reasons to invest in Germany
  • Made in Germany
  • Useful Links
• Development Cooperation
  • Overview
  • Launch of GIZ in South Africa
  • Governance
  • HIV & AIDS
  • Energy and Climate
  • Micro projects
    • Viva Village in Mamelodi
  • Skills Development
  • Western Cape Network for Community Peace and Development
• Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
  • Latest News
  • Agriculture in Germany
  • Consumer protection in Germany
  • Trade fairs
    • Trade fairs and exhibitions in Germany
    • Trade fairs and exhibitions in Southern Africa
  • Travelling with pets

Science and the Environment

• Science, Technology and Innovation
  • Research cooperation with South Africa
    • Enerkey
    • German collaboration with CSIR
  • Innovation in the Land of Ideas
    • German Future Prize 2011
    • Germany's High-Tech Strategy
      • High Tech Strategy 2020
      • Managing crowds safely
      • Clothing that thinks
      • Security as a mathematical model
      • Image-Based Security Technologies
  • Research organizations
    • Fraunhofer ISE turns 30
    • New online guide for study in Germany
  • Research Funding
    • SA scientists named “Green Talents 2011"
    • Climate Fellows meet in Bonn
    • International Climate Fellowships
    • Research and Innovation Funding Advisory Service
• Environment and Climate Change
  • German climate policy
  • Partner to South Africa in climate change
    • ICI projects in South Africa
  • Germany: A green nation
    • Environmental awareness
    • Green jobs in Germany
    • Hamburg is the European Green Capital 2011
    • Electricmobility
    • Green Tourism
    • Saving the Wealth of Nature
  • Climate diplomacy
    • Climate change conferences
      • From Copenhagen to Durban (COP17)
        • Minister Röttgen in South Africa
        • Petersberg Climate Dialogue II
        • Cancún conference results
        • Background to COP17
      • The German Hour during COP17
    • EU climate change activities
    • ICI: In South Africa and worldwide
      • South Africa: climate-friendly refrigerants
      • ICI projects in South Africa
      • International Climate Fellowships
• Energy
  • German energy policy
    • Energy concept
    • Sixth Energy Research Programme
  • Renewable energy
    • Renewable Energy: an Overview
    • Sustainability Report
    • Renewables - Made in Germany

Culture, Education, Sport

• Culture
  • South African film talents at Berlinale
  • Mozart Festival 2012
  • European Heritage Label
  • Cultural life in Germany
    • Fashion in Germany
    • German Dream Factory
    • World Literature
    • Musikland
    • Fashion Week
• Education
  • Studying in Germany
    • Facts about the German higher education system
    • Germany is an attractive place to study
  • Youth and Exchange
    • “Excellent German School Abroad” certificate
    • Badges presented to PASCH schools
  • Why learn German?
    • German – A Language Learned all over the World
    • How Language and Sport Break Down Barriers
    • What Goethe Didn’t Know
• Sports
  • International DFB-Coaching Course
  • Sport without Borders
  • Golf in Germany
  • Japan first-time world champions
• Cultural contacts

Lesotho and Swaziland

• Bilateral Relations with Lesotho
  • Overview
  • Financial cooperation agreement
  • Picture Gallery
• Bilateral Relations with Swaziland
  • Overview
  • German official visits Swaziland
  • Picture Gallery

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