passports

South Africa

BEFORE YOU GO TO SOUTH AFRICA:

• Your passport must be valid at least 6 months beyond the completion of this trip
  
• Your passport must have at least one blank visa page for entry and exit stamps
  
• Your stay may be extended at local immigration for no more than 90 days
  
  

Those with passports issued by the countries listed below do not require visa to enter South Africa. All others will require visa for entry or transiting the airport in Johannesburg even if staying in the transit lounge - please also verify with you airline for any other restriction:

• African Union laissez-passer
  
• Andorra
  
• Argentina
  
• Australia
  
• Austria
  
• Belgium
  
• Botswana
  
• Brazil
  
• Canada
  
• Chile
  
• Czech Republic
  
• Denmark
  
• Ecuador
  
• Finland
  
• France
  
• Germany
  
• Greece
  
• Iceland
  
• Israel
  
• Italy
  
• Jamaica
  
• Japan
  
• Liechtenstein
  
• Luxembourg
  
• Malta
  
• Monaco
  
• Netherlands
  
• New Zealand
  

• Norway
  
• Paraguay
  
• Portugal
  
• San Marino
  
• Singapore
  
• Spain
  
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  
• Sweden
  
• Switzerland
  
• United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland, British Islands, Bailiwick of Guernsey and Jersey, Isle of Man and Virgin Islands
  
• Republic of Ireland
  
• British Overseas Territories who are in possession of British passports namely:  Anguilla, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, St. Helena and Dependencies (Ascension Island, Gough Island and Tristan da Cunha), Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, the Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and the Turks and Caicos Island.
  
• Uruguay
  
• Venezuela
  
• United States of America
  
• *Zimbabwe (*temporary measure until further notice)
  

Processing Instructions
For current information on the consular fees for your visa please call (888) 975 4321 to speak with a travel document specialist.  The specialist will  "check in and review" your application and instruct you as which office to overnight your application.