SOUTH AFRICA VISA

Traveller Details

Passport
Requires physical

• • Passport should be valid for at least 6 months from the date of departure from South Africa with atleast 2 blank pages.

  • Connecting old passport is to be submitted as well.

  • Handwritten passport and passports valid for more than 10 years are not accepted.

Photographs
Requires physical

• • 2 Photographs, specifications: 35 mm X 45 mm, clicked within the last 3 months, 80% face, clicked against a plain white background with matt finish.

Travel Details

Flight Tickets

• • Copy of confirmed Arrival and Departure tickets.

Hotel Reservation

• • Copy of confirmed Hotel reservation showcasing the Hotel Address, Contact Number, Applicant's Name and Dates of Reservation for all days of travel.

Daily Itinerary

• • Detailed daily plan for applicant's stay in South Africa (Only for Delhi jurisdiction)

Financial Details

Bank Statement
Requires physical

• • Applicant has to present either their own bank-statement, or the sponsor's statement if they are sponsored by a blood relative or spouse.

  • Sponsor's 3 month bank statement with bank's sign & seal (in english) showing sufficient balance (approximately INR 80,000 per applicant) and cash flow.

Occupation Details

Employed

• • Leave Sanction letter with the company letter head.

  • Any one of the below letter from the company with the letterhead along with the applicant name, designation, and signature of the authorized signatory: No Objection Certificate (or) Company Appointment Letter (if applicant recently swithched the company) (or) Payslips of last 3 months.

Self-employed

• • Cover Letter, with the business letterhead.

  • Business registration certificate(Notarised); can be any of GST certificate, Certificate of Incorporation, Partnership deed, MOA, etc.

  • Add valid proprietorship proof.

Student

• • Any one of the below letter from the Institute containing the applicants name:

  • Bonafide certificate (or) Leave letter from educational institution (or) Student identity card copy.

Retired

• • Retirement Proof (OR)

  • Pension slip for the last 3 months.

Conditional Requirements

Rental agreement

• • Notarised Rental agreement; can be either one of 100/- stamp paper (or) online rental agreement.

  • Applicable, if passport is issued in a different jurisdiction from the jurisdiction of visa application. The jurisdiction is given below:

  • Mumbai Jurisdiction: Maharashtra,Madhya Pradesh,Gujarat,Goa,Telangana,Kerala,Karnataka,Tamilnadu & Andhra Pradesh.

  • New Delhi Jurisdiction: Rest of all states.

Sponsor documents

• • Sponsorship letter from the sponsor stating the applicants details and particulars for the trip.

  • Employment proof of the sponsor.

  • Bank-statement of the sponsor,

  • Government ID proof (Passport, Driving license, PAN card) of the sponsor if the sponsor is from India (or) If the sponsor is from South Africa, then passport/driving license copy of the sponsor

Staying with friends and family

• • Invitation Letter attested by Commission of Oaths in South Africa mentioning the name/passport number of invitees & duration/purpose of stay

  • Inviting person's ID/passport attested by Commission of Oaths in South Africa

  • Inviting person's permanent address & contact number.

Marriage certificate

• • Notarised marriage certificate applicable, if the spouses name is not mentioned at the back of the passport where the spouse is being sponsored by other spouse

Minor

• • Applicants below the age of 18 have to present their notarised birth certificate.

Mandatory Details

Special Requirements:

• • All documents should be in English.

  • If a document is in any other language, an official translation of the same should be submitted

  • Embassy or Consulate may request additional documents or pers