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.

Certain nationalities are eligible for the eVisa (Albania, Algeria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Comoros, Congo (Kinshasa), Congo (Brazzaville), Ivory Coast, Croatia, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Republic of Kenya, Liberia, Lithuania, Mali, Mexico, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, People’s Republic of China, Philippines, Republic of Guinea, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Slovakia, Uganda): Visa Travel International can assist you in obtaining this eVisa.

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

• A scan of the double data page of a valid passport (or travel document), in good condition and with at least one blank page

• An information sheet to fill out and return to us by email

• Last three bank account statements translated into English (Visa Travel International can take care of the translation for you)

• Copy/Scan of all pages with Visas and eVisas of your passport (all countries)

• For a business trip:

          * Mission letter from your company in English

          * Letter of invitation from the inviting company in English

• A return or continuation ticket (itinerary)

• Scan of your yellow fever vaccination certificate (if you have travelled to areas/countries recognized as yellow fever endemic)