South Africa Visa


Do I need a Visa?

Type of
Visa and document required

Applicant needs to submit:
Tourist Visa / Business Visa

  1. Application form for Visa - Form BI-84 (Forms completed in English and in black ink).
  2. 2 identical recent colour passport photos.
  3. Passport valid for no less than 30 days after the expiry of intended visit with two (2) unused pages.
  4. Confirmation of status (PR Card/Blue IC/Employment Pass/ Work permit, etc.) and employment in Singapore
  5. Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate (Original and Copy)
    - Required if you are travelling to or from a yellow fever zone.
    - South Africa is not a yellow fever affected are
  6. Proof of onward air/sea transport ticket or road transport.
  7. Proof of admissibility in the foreign country of onward ticket.
  8. A refundable repatriation deposit of S$ 3000.00 may be required.
  9. Confirmation of accommodation at a hotel/guest house in SA for all dates,
    or an invitation letter from South African host with SA ID number, full address, contact number, email and certified copy of host's I.D/passport.
  10. For minors: birth certificate and letter of consent if not accompanied by parents.

    Holiday Purposes
    Please provide the following, in addition to above requirements:
  11. Company Letter - signed letter from employer reflecting salary, position in company and leave granted for the period of visit or reason for travel.
  12. Confirmation letter of tour or booked holiday itinerary.
  13. Proof of financial means: original bank statements for the last 3 months.

    Business purposes (including Conferences)
    Please provide the following, in addition to above requirements:
  14. Signed letter from employer in Singapore confirming employment, position in company, reason for travel, duration of visit and if they are financially responsible for you. Please also indicate other possible visits to South Africa in the next 3 months (90 days).
  15. Letter from the registered company in South Africa that you will visit, duration of visit, reason for visit and/or letter of confirmation/participation at the Conference.

Forms

Please download the relevant form for application
Fees
  • Fee : $100
Processing Time
  • Including day of collection
    - Normal service: 6-10 working days (may take longer if refered to county of origin)
To Apply
  • Documents Submission
    Documents may be submitted to us in the following ways.
    - All documents will be reviewed after we recieved them.
    - Payment will be by PAYNOW, which we will update after we have reviewed all the documents.

      Physical Submission (for Single, Business, Multiple, COE, Domestic)
    1. Door-to-Door Collection :
      Collection available on every Monday, Wednesday, Friday between 10am to 3pm
      Booking for collection at least 1 day prior to collection date.
      Kindly seal all documents in a envelop and pass over to our courier service.
      We will review the documents once we recieve in office.
      Please email us the following details for pick up.
      - Pick up date :
      - Visa Type : Japan
      - Name :
      - Address :
      - Contact No :
    2. Office Drop-Box (24/7) :
      Documents can be drop off at our Drop-off Box outside our office anytime at your convenience,
      and we will review all documents once we are in office and update on missing documents and payment.
    3. In-person Submission :
      We are in office for In-Person submission during office hours as listed :
      Opening hours
      Monday to Friday : 11am to 7pm
      Saturday : 12-4pm
      Closed on Sunday, Public Holiday

Special Note
  • South Africa High Commission has advised all visa application can only be submitted only 2 weeks before departure


Type of Passport

No Visa Required (for travel up to 90 days or less)

African Union Laissez Passer
Andorra
Argentina
Australia 
Austria
Belgium
Botswana 
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Czech Republic
Denmark
Ecuador

Finland
France
Germany
Greece 
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Liechtenstein
Luxemburg

Malta
Monaco 
Netherlands
New Zealand 
Norway
Paraguay 
Portugal
San Marino
Singapore
Spain
St Vincent & the Grenadines


Sweden
Switzerland

United Kingdom of Great Britain , British Islands Bailiwick of Guernsey and Jersey, Isle of Man and Virgin Islands, and British Overseas Territories

Uruguay
Venezuela
United States of America

No Visa Required (for travel up to 30 days or less)

Antigua and Barbuda
Barbados
Belize
Benin
Bolivia
Cape Verde
Costa Rica
Cyprus 
Gabon
Guyana

Hong Kong
[only with regard to holders of Hong Kong British National Overseas passports and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passports]

 

Hungary
Jordan
Lesotho

Macau
[only with regard to holders of Macau Special Administrative Region passports (MSAR)]

Malaysia
Malawi
Maldives
Mauritius
Mozambique

Namibia
Peru
Poland
Seychelles
Slovak Republic 
South Korea
Swaziland
Thailand
Turkey
Zambia
Zimbabwe [only in respect of government officials, including police on cross border investigations]