I've lost my South African passport and I had a German visa cause I've statyed in Berlin for a year, what must I do?
Can I apply for a new passport and take it to the German consulate in Pretoria and can they give me my old visa? A copy or duplicate of my old Visa?
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My experience (admittedly not with SA and Germany) is that you will make a new visa application. The only way a duplicate would be issued is if you were able to present the original visa, which of course you can't do.
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Can I renew my South African passport in Germany?
SA Citizen ServicesThe South African Embassy in Germany offers a variety of Citizen Services like renewal of passports or emergency travel documents to travel back to South Africa.What to do when you lost your South African passport?
If your passport is stolen/lost/damaged while travelling abroad, report the loss/theft immediately to the local police station. Take a copy of the police report to the nearest South African Embassy where you can apply for a Temporary passport.Does German embassy keep passport for visa?
Does the embassy keep my passport during the entire processing time for a national visa? No, your passport will generally be returned to you after you have filed for a national visa as processing times can take up to several weeks.Can you have a German and South African passport?
You can have both citizenships if you obtained both automatically by law, e.g. your parents have two different citizenships, or if your parents are German but you obtained South African citizenship through birth in the country.i
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