Dear fellow South Africans, friends and visitors.

My wife and I arrived in Dubai on 11 Feb 2010.

Allow me to introduce myself: My name is Fanus Schoeman and I am proud to represent South Africa as the Consul General for Dubai and the Northern Emirates.

I am married to Judith, we have 3 children and 5 grandchildren.

I studied at the University in Pretoria, served as Member of the South African Parliament for 15 years. I have also served as the South African ambassador to Singapore (2000-2004) and thereafter, the South African ambassador to South Korea (2005-2009).

In history there are certain milestones during the development of countries that can be described as defining events.

20 years ago, the nine days between 2 February 1990, when the then President F.W. de Klerk announced the unbanning of the ANC and the release of Nelson Mandela on 11 Feb 1990, have become the defining moment for South Africa.

These nine days opened the way to the new South Africa. During the past 20 years, South Africa has successfully moved out of international isolation. In 1990, South Africa had missions in 24 countries. Today, South Africa has 124 missions in every corner of the world. These changes in South Africa created opportunities to explore trade and invest in the United Arab Emirates. Most importunately, these changes allowed the people of South Africa to connect with the generous spirit of the Emirati people and the expatriate community in general

The objective of this website is to provide you with all the information you need, whether you need a visa or work permit, information regarding business and investment opportunities, tourism, the Fifa World Cup and much more.

On behalf of our team, we welcome you to our website.

Kind regards,

Fanus Schoeman
Consul-General of the Republic of South Africa