South African Honorary Consulate in Tirana

The Embassy of South Africa is located in Tirana which is the city of Albania.

Moving towards the Head of Mission of the embassy of South Africa located in Albania is Zenel Hoxha, Honorary Consul. The primary purpose of an Embassy is to provide assistance to the citizens who travel or want to live in the host country. You need to have several documents for this purpose, and an embassy provides you all of the consulate services. To visit the embassy, you must make your appointment and choose the date/time that is available on the schedule.

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Head of Mission: Zenel Hoxha, Honorary Consul

COVID-19 Statistics - South Africa
Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease the South African Honorary Consulate in Tirana could have adjusted its office hours or services. Please do confirm personally.

South Africa Tourists Details
South Africa is a beautiful place to visit. It is quite popular for tourism as it has a number of historical places, and many other spots for tourists. Every year, a number of tourists visit South Africa.

Consular Services
Several consular services are provided by the embassy of South Africa situated in Albania. These may include visa or passport processing, marriage registration along with document legalization as well. Apart from this, Albania has a representation in South Africa. The consulate services are granted to visitors from Albania to South Africa as well as to Afghan citizens in Albania. These consulate services are listed below:

  • Process passport applications
  • Process visa applications
  • Notarizing documents
  • Legalization of documents
  • Absentee Tazkera
  • Issuing emergency travel documents
  • Power of attorney
  • Birth Certificate
  • Criminal Record Check
  • Application forms
  • Authentication of documents

South Africa VISAS
Following are the types of visas provided by this embassy to be used by the citizens:

  • South Africa Tourist Visa
  • Visit Visa
  • Business Visa
  • Work Visa
  • Medical Visa
  • Study Visa
  • Relatives’ Visa
  • Exchange Visa
  • Retired Persons’ Visa

You can book your appointments to visit the embassy by contacting them through phone call/ email or check schedules on their official website. It is mandatory to contact before visiting the embassy because the office hours may vary.



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Michelle Strydom

Good day, APPLICANT : Anastasia Zoë Strydom I am South African and already have a USA visa which I have used and is valid. My infant daughter is also south african and has a usa valid visa but has not been used. Thus i realised that and applied for a visa online for our visit to Albania. We however fly out THIS Thursday and meet my husband there as he is already there for business. We then fly back the 11th of August 2023. I can only see for days now that her visa says "paid in verification process". I am desperate and ofcoarse can not travel without my baby. Can you kindly assist?

Urtjon Harusha

Dear Sir or Madam, I would like to apply for a tourist visit for South Africa. My wife is a flight attendant with Lufthansa and I would like to accompany her on her flight in August. What documents do I need for the visa application? And how long would it approximately take? Thank you for any information. Kind regards, Urtjon Harusha