Visas for South Africa

A trip to South Africa does not require a visa application for nationals of the following countries (for a stay of less than 90 days): Andorra, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Rep., Denmark, Ecuador , United States, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela, UK.

If the stay is less than 30 days the following nationalities are also exempt from visa: Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bolivian Cape Verde, Costa Rica, Gabon, Guyana, Jordan, Korea, Mauritius, Malaysia, Maldives, Peru, Seychelles and Turkey .

To be able to enter the territory of South Africa the traveler must bring his passport with a minimum validity of one month after the date of return and comprising at least one blank page, of his visa if applicable, d ” a return plane ticket, a hotel reservation or accommodation letter accompanied by a copy of the South African identity card of the host.

The yellow fever vaccination record may be claimed if the traveler has visited an infected country within the previous 10 days.

When you need a visa for South Africa, it is done according to the type of visa requested and the documents provided in your file.

Note that the processing time can take up to two months and the visa application must be submitted at least fifteen days before the scheduled departure.

• An original, signed passport valid for at least 6 months + a photocopy of the passport data page

• A completed, dated and signed visa application form

• Two front-facing identity photos

• An accommodation certificate or hotel reservation voucher

• A copy of the reservations for return flight tickets

• Proof of address of less than 3 months (electricity, water or gas bill)

• Proof of financial means: last 3 payslips + last 3 bank statements

• A copy of the residence permit for non-European nationals