All the info for obtaining a South African visa!
Tariff: R425.00 or US$47.00 or €43.00
Processing time: 10 days
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Every country has the sovereign right to decide who may or may not enter its territory. Possession of a visa does not guarantee automatic admission to the Republic. It only authorizes the holder to proceed to the Republic to report to an immigration officer at a port of entry for the purpose of being examined as to his/her ability or otherwise, to comply with the (entry) requirements of the Act.
The purpose of a visa on the one hand is to ensure proper screening of applicants so that undesirable persons are not admitted to the Republic and on the other hand to facilitate the entry of approved applicants at South African ports of entry. Visas provide immigration officers with the necessary information to ensure that applicants are admitted for the correct purpose and period into the RSA.
Any queries relating to visas are handled by the South African missions or representative office in your country or the nearest one situated to you. Visas are considered by the South African missions abroad and must be affixed in the applicants' passports before departing to the RSA. Visas are not issued on arrival at South African ports of entry. Applicants arriving without visas will be refused entry into the RSA and placed on return flights in terms of legislation.
Visa requirements (what to submit):
1. Passport valid for no less than 30 days after the expiry of the
intended visit.
2. Passports must contain at least 1 (one) unused page for
entry/departure endorsements (sometimes referred to as visa
page).
3. Payment of the prescribed fee, if applicable (see list of
countries exempt from visa control).
4. A vaccination certificate, if required by the Act.
5. Statement and/or documentation confirming purpose and
duration of visit.
6. Two (2) identity photographs.
7. Proof of financial means in the form of:
- bank statements;
- salary advices;
- undertaking(s) by the host(s) in the Republic;
- bursaries;
- medical cover;
- or cash available, including credit cards or travellers'
cheques to cover the living expenses during the sojourn
in the Republic.
8. Applicants traveling by air must be in possession of:
- a return or onward ticket; or
- proof of sufficient funds; or
- lodge a cash deposit of equivalent value to such a ticket.
NOTE:
You do not have to submit your application for a visa in person. The application must be submitted at the nearest South African embassy or mission. The applicant does not need to go to the mission in person but may make use of courier services or travel agents to submit the application. The mission needs the physical passport to endorse the visa in the passport.
Persons in transit:
Persons applying for transit visas must submit proof that they will be admitted to their destinations and they must be in possession of onward / return tickets.
Duration and purpose of stay:
The period of residence in the RSA will be determined from the applicant's date of admission to the Republic in accordance with any conditions that appear on the visa. On admission, the visa will be deemed to be a visitor's permit. Applicants must ensure that they request the full duration of their intended visits under item 28 of the application form, as renewals are subject to additional fees.
Applicants must also ensure that they apply for the correct visa (transit or visitor's) or temporary residence permit reflecting the true purpose of the visit, as any changes in the purpose of stay will only be approved in the RSA for good cause and if the requirements of the Act are complied with.
NOTE:
If the purpose of the visit is in respect of sabbatical; voluntary or charitable activities; research; joining or accompanying a spouse who is on a temporary permit in the Republic; work related activities for which a permit is not prescribed or visits that are longer than three months, the requirements prescribed under visitor's permit must be met.
WARNING:
Any applicant allowed entry into South Africa due to any misrepresentation, or false declaration on the application form or who sojourns in the Republic in contravention of his/her visa/permit conditions shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment as an illegal foreigner.
Medical visas (visitor's visas for medical treatment of less than three [3] months):
A person wishing to receive medical treatment in the RSA must first apply for a visitor's visa at the nearest South African Mission, if he or she is subject to South African visa control. Foreigners who are exempt from South African visa control may enter for the period for which they are exempt, provided that it does not exceed three months.
Foreigners who require medical treatment for a period exceeding three months must apply for a medical treatment permit.
Photographs:
Photographs must comply to the following specifications:
i. Length - 45mm
ii. Width - 35mm
iii. The background of the photograph shall be plain and free of
shadows and shall not have a white lining
iv. Only the head and shoulders of the person concerned shall be
included in the photograph and the head from the chin to the
top of the hair shall not be smaller 22mm and not larger than
25mm
v. The person concerned shall be photographed without any
head-gear or veil, and any other additions to the face which
tend to alter the natural likeness shall be removed.
(The Director-General may exempt any person or any
category of persons from any of these requirements.)
vi. Spectacles may be worn provided that the lenses do not make
the eyes invisible. Spectacles with dark lenses may be worn if
the eyes will appear distorted without them or if the person is
blind
vii. The full-face of the person concerned shall be photographed
directly from the front, and the head may not be bent or
tuned sideways
viii. The face shall be a recognizable likeness of the person and
the head, hair, eyebrows, eyes, nose and moustache or
beard, if any, shall be sharply and clearly defined
ix. Neither the photograph nor the copies thereof may be
defaced by holes, pencil or ink marks or in any other manner
The Director-General may reject the copies of the photographs if they do not, in his or her judgment, comply with the requirements mentioned above, or if he or she deem them unsuitable in other respects, in which case the person concerned shall provide two new copies at his or her own cost.
Identity document and passport photographs could be taken at regional or district offices equipped for this service, at a cost of R13-00 for a frame of four black and white photographs.
Countries exempt from South African visas:
The exemptions pertain to ordinary, diplomatic and official passport holders.
Visas are not required by citizens of the following countries for the periods and subject to the conditions indicated:
- Holders of South African passports, travel documents and
documents for travel purposes.
- Holders of passports of Australia, The United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland including the British Islands
Bailiwick of Guernsey and Jersey, Isle of Mann and Virgin
Islands, the Republic of Ireland as well as British Overseas
Territories are totally exempt from South African visa control
for visits of 90 days and thus do not require visas for purposes
for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being
a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) and transits.
PLEASE NOTE:
Nationals of the British Dependent Territories are subject to visa control. The Territories are: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Henderson, Cucie and Oeno Islands, the Sovereign Base Area of Akrotiri and Dhekelia and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
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Andorra
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 90 days and transits
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Antigua and Barbuda
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 30 days and transits
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Argentina
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 90 days and transits
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Austria
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 90 days and transits
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Barbados
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 30 days and transits
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Belgium
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 90 days and transits
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Belize
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 30 days and transits
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Benin
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 30 days and transits
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Bolivia
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 30 days and transits
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Botswana
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 90 days and transits
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Brazil
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 90 days and transits
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Canada
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 90 days and transits
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Cape Verde
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 30 days and transits
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Chile
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 90 days and transits
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Costa Rica
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 30 days and transits
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Cyprus
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 30 days and transits
for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 30 days for ordinary passport holders and 90 days for diplomatic and official passport holders and transits
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Czech Republic
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 90 days and transits
Holders of diplomatic and official passports for holiday visits not exceeding 90 days and transits
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Denmark
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 90 days and transits
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Ecuador
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 90 days and transits
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Egypt
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Holders of diplomatic and official passports for holiday visits not exceeding 30 days and transits
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Finland
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 90 days and transits
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France
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 90 days and transits
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Gabon
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 30 days and transits
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Germany
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 90 days and transits
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Greece
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 90 days and transits
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Guyana
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 30 days and transits
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Hong Kong
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 30 days and transits
This exemption is only with regard to holders of Hong Kong British National - Overseas (BNO) passports, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) passports.
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Hungary
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 30 days and transits
Diplomatic and official passport holders visiting the RSA for holiday purposes are exempt for 120 days.
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Iceland
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 90 days and transits
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Israel
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 90 days and transits
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Italy
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 90 days and transits
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Jamaica
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 90 days and transits
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Japan
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 90 days and transits
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Jordan
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 30 days and transits
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Lesotho
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 30 days and transits
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Liechtenstein
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 90 days and transits
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Luxemburg
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 90 days and transits
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Macau
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for purposes for which a visitor's permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section31(3)(b) for visits of 30 days and transits
This exemption is only with regard to holders of Macau Special Administrative Region passports (MSAR).
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