South Africa Visa Applications

• Work – for those who are seeking immigration with a view to taking up paid employment.
• Business – where the visa applicant is looking to invest into a a self run business.
• Partners – for spouses and life partners of South African Citizens and Permanent Residency holders.
• Relatives – where the visa applicant is first kin to a South African Citizen or Permanent Residency holder.
• Study – or both adult students and minors accompanying parents who are immigrating.
• Corporate – for companies based in South Africa with a need to recruit a number of individuals to bridge a skill shortage area.
• Tourist – where the visa applicant is visiting South Africa on vacation
• Temporary Business – where the visa applicant is visiting South Africa for a short period of time to conduct business.

• E-mailing us your enquiry
• Requesting a call back
• Completing our Online Assessment form

General information about temporary residence permits

• Facilitating and simplifying the issuance of permits
• Regulating the influx of foreigners by facilitating foreign investment and attracting skilled and qualified foreigners to South Africa
• Promoting tourism to South Africa.

Documents required to apply for a temporary residence visa or permit

• The correct temporary application form
• A passport valid for no less than 30 days after the expiry of intended visit
• A photocopy of valid residential permit, if applicable
• Permit fees (cash or bank transfer)
• 1 recent passport size colour photograph
• A vaccination certificate (if the applicant has travelled through or intends travelling to the yellow fever belt)
• Applicants travelling by air must:
  
  • Be in possession of a return or onward ticket, or
  • Lodge a cash deposit (to be advised by the foreign mission), or
  • Submit a written undertaking by the prospective employer accepting full responsibility for the costs related to the deportation of the applicant and his family should it become necessary
• Police clearance certificates for all applicants 18 years and older
• Medical and radiology reports of each applicant (radiology reports are not required for children under the age of 12 years and pregnant women)
• An unabridged birth certificate
• Proof of custody or adoption of a minor, where applicable
• Consent from the parents of a minor, where applicable
• A marriage certificate, where applicable
• Proof of a spousal relationship by means of affidavit
• A divorce decree or proof of legal separation, where applicable
• A death certificate in respect of a late spouse, where applicable.

Extending the validity of a temporary residence visa or permit

Published Time frames for Visa Applications

General information about permanent residence

Documents required to apply for a permanent residence visa or permit

• The correct application form
• A full set of fingerprints
• A marriage certificate / Proof of spousal relationship, if applicable
• A divorce decree / proof of legal separation, if applicable
• Proof of custody of a minor, if applicable
• A death certificate for a late spouse, if applicable
• The consent of parents in the case of minors
• Proof of judicial adoption of a minor, if applicable
• Police clearance certificates for all countries in which you resided for a period of one year or longer since your 18th birthday
• A valid temporary residency permit (if already in South Africa).

Published Time frames for Visa Applications