Address & Opening Hours

location

Find us here:

Cape Town Application Centre

Upper Ground Floor, Media Quarter Building,
Corner of De Smit Street and Somerset Road,
De Waterkant, Cape Town, South Africa


Opening Hours

Opening Hours Monday - Friday

08:30 - 15:30
Passport Return Monday - Friday

10:00 - 15:30

How to get here:

We are just opposite Sovereign Quay on Somerset Road, close to KFC.

  • By Car

Using GPS:
Input this line: 2 De Smit St, Green Point, Cape Town, 8051, South Africa.

Without GPS:
When entering the CBD – From N2, N1 or M3 please proceed through the Cape Town CBD towards Greenpoint.

From Cape Town CBD (1.7 km), via Strand St and M61 (13 min):

  • Head northwest on Darling St toward Corporation St (95 m)
  • Turn right onto Lower Plein St (210 m)
  • Turn left onto Strand St (650 m)
  • Turn right onto Buitengracht St/M62 (190 m)
  • Turn left onto Riebeek St/M61 (500 m)
  • Turn left onto De Smit St (23 m)

You may find that construction projects, traffic, weather, or other events may cause conditions to differ from the directions given, so you should plan your route accordingly. You must obey all signs or notices regarding your route.

Before you travel, check out the very latest travel news or use google maps to find a route.

  • By Taxi / Bus

You are able to hop on to a Mini Van Taxi along the main roads of Cape Town and able to hop off at any location along the main road.

You will need to inform the slider door operator or driver, that your destination is KFC on Somerset Road, (You will drive past Cubana restaurant on your left and the Cape Quarter on your left. After the Cape Quarter also known as Spar there is a Catholic Church on the left, then KFC). Across the road ‘De Smidt Street’ is the Application Centre situated in the Media Quarter building).
Cost around R10.00, cash only.

  • By Cab from CBD (Meter taxi)

You will need to inform the slider door operator or driver, that your destination is KFC on Somerset Road.
Cost around R50.00 cash only.

  • By MyCiTi (BUS)

MyCiTi is a scheduled bus service operating in and around Cape Town CBD, They have many pick up points in Cape Town. You need to purchase a card at any of the pickup point vendors.

The bus to take is: MyCiTi 114 - Towards Queens Beach - The bus stops in front of Media Quarter after 4 stops (Adderley, Riebeeck, Alfred and Gallows Hill)
Cost from Civic Centre to the Gallows bus stop: +-R10.00 + MyCiTi travel card R30.00

MyCiTi contact number: +27 80 065 6463

  • Parking Space:

Parking is available 1 block away at the Cape Quarter, Corner of Somerset & Dixon streets, Spar Village with 900 parking bays. Parking costs from R5 (subject to change) per hour.

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