Last checked: 26 Oct 2026
South African passport and ID at VFS Washington, DC
Address: 1025 Vermont Ave NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005 [source]
Days: Monday to Friday (except public holidays)
Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (submission and collection) [source]
Booking: online, through VFS Global for South Africa in the USA. The Department of Home Affairs lists an online booking link for this centre [source, source].
Who can use it: the New York consulate says you may submit at the centre most convenient to you [source].
The Department of Home Affairs lists this centre. The New York consulate says VFS Global services launched in New York and Washington, DC. The Embassy citizens services page lists Atlanta, Miami, Houston, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York, and does not mention Washington, DC. [source, source, source]
Services
- Passport applications and renewals, adult and child [source, source]
- First identity document for a child turning 16 in the year, or for anyone 16 or older who has not applied for a first identity document [source, source]
- Birth registration within 30 days of birth. VFS Global does not take late registration. Late registration goes to a South African mission [source]
- Not on the VFS Global list: Emergency Travel Certificate [source]
Birth registration conflict. VFS Global accepts a birth registration within 30 days of birth [source]. The Department of Home Affairs says a citizen born abroad whose birth is not on the population register cannot be served at these centres and must go to a mission [source].
Before you go
Bring every form and document on the what to bring checklist, and a credit or debit card: VFS accepts card only [source]. See fees.