How much information do you have about the South African Embassy in Iran? Do you know what documes you need to get a South African visa? How long does it take to issue a South African tourist visa and how long will you be allowed to stay in this coury after it is issued? If you are planning to travel to South Africa and wa to know everything about how to get a visa for this coury, the following article will answer all your questions.
The coury of South Africa has become an attractive destination for tourists with its differe world. Each city in South Africa has its own unique beauty. The tourist areas of Johannesburg, Table Mouain and other attractions of Cape Town and seeing the wildlife of Sun City along with hundreds of other exciting activities in this city encourage every tourist to travel to this coury, but first of all, know that we Iranians need to obtain a visa to tour South Africa. Therefore, it is better to have enough information about the conditions and how to get a visa before proceeding.
Types of South African visas
There are differe types of South African visas, including:
- Tourist visa
- work visa
- Business visa
- Study visa
- Visa to visit relatives
In the following, we will explain about the South African tourist visa and meion the procedures for obtaining the visa.
South African tourist visa
This type of South African tourist visa is issued to those who travel to this coury with the ieion of visiting South African attractions and eertainme. Currely, South African tourist visas are issued to applicas by submitting documes to the embassy only as a single ery and normal.
Documes required to obtain a South African tourist visa
The following documes are required to obtain a South African tourist visa. Therefore, before going to the embassy or any other action, prepare all the following documes first.
- Original signed passport with 7 mohs validity with at least two blank pages, along with previous passports.
- 2 photos 3.5 x 4.5 in color, full face with white background, full face, no smile, no glasses, the roundness of the face should be clearly defined, maximum for the last 6 mohs (the photo should not be the same as the passport and previous visas).
- Original and translation of employme documes along with a letter of iroduction translated io Latin from the workplace.
- The original bank accou certificate with the seal and signature of the bank in English only, the balance of at least 100,000,000 tomans per person, the bank accou certificate must be issued at least 5 days before the date of delivery of the documes to the embassy and the bank priout size should be A4 , curre accous: rece quarterly operation in English, certificate of ability in English for bank deposits, along with quarterly ierest turnover in English from the bank, along with the bank’s seal and signature.
- Employme letter for studes.
- Translation of birth certificate in English in two copies for people under 18 years old. (one copy to prese to the embassy and the other copy must be with the passenger at the airport)
- Original and translation of husband’s employme and financial documes for housewives.
- Individual details including: resideial address (meion length of stay) + workplace address + fixed number and mobile number + meion date of marriage and place of marriage for married travelers.
- According to the submitted documes and the opinion of the embassy, other documes may be requested from the traveler, which must be prepared and preseed in order to obtain a visa.
- For children under 18 years of age who travel unaccompanied by their pares or with one of them, a notarized conse form and a copy of the first page of the pares’ passport are required and need to be translated io English. In order to prese it to the embassy, the other must be with the passenger at the airport.
Importa pois regarding South African visa documes
- All documes must be translated io English.
- The applica must bring all the documes with him on the fingerpriing day.
- Financial availability and accou turnover must be issued 3 days before the ierview.
- The employme letter must be issued on the company’s official letterhead and the following must be meioned in it:
- Name and surname, passport number, date of employme, length of employme, position of the applica, amou of salary, leave period, employer’s signature
- If the child travels with one of the pares, it is mandatory to bring the written and notarized conse of the father or mother who is not traveling.
- If the applica has already traveled to South Africa, include a copy of his/her previous visa in the documes.
How to get a South African visa?
You can apply for a South African visa in two ways, personally and through airline agencies. But before any action, it is necessary to know that South African visa issuance is not done through the embassy of this coury in Iran, but the agency office of the embassy called VFS does all the work related to the visa. Of course, the final decision is the responsibility of the embassy, but the result is through VFS Applicas will be notified.
Procedures for obtaining a South African visa
Pay atteion to this poi, fingerpriing is done to get a South African tourist visa.
1- Preparation of required documes (documes must be translated io English)
2- Refer to the official website of the embassy to schedule an appoime for fingerpriing and ierview
3- Creating a user accou
4- Taking an ierview time
5-Receive tracking code
6- Going to VFS office for fingerpriing and ierview
7- Preseing the documes to the VFS office
8- Refer to VFS to receive the passport at the time announced by this office (passport delivery time will be announced by the brokerage office via email or phone)
Importa pois about getting a visa
- Be sure to bring 70 euros in cash on the day of fingerpriing, apart from the visa fee. (This amou must be paid separately by the applica to VFS).
- Your passport will stay with the embassy uil the visa result is announced.
- It is mandatory for all applicas to be fingerpried at VFS.
- The duration of issuing a South African tourist visa is usually 10 to 15 working days, and according to the decision of the embassy, it may take more time to review the documes.
- The South African tourist visa is valid for 2 mohs from the mome of issuance, which means that the traveler has 2 mohs to travel to South Africa from the time of receiving the visa.
- South African tourist visas cannot be extended and the traveler must leave South Africa after the visa expires.
- Tourist visa holders are not allowed to work or do business during their stay in this coury.
Obtaining a South African visa through travel agencies
As meioned at the beginning of the article, you can apply for a South African tourist visa through airline agencies.
With years of experience in organizing South African tours and obtaining African visas, Setare Vanak Airline Agency can be a good advice in this field. If you do it this way, the visa experts at Setara Vanak Airline Agency will follow up all the steps to get a South African visa, and you only need to be prese at the VFS location for fingerpriing on the desired day.
Actions of the Star Vank Airline Agency to obtain a South African visa
1- Translation of passenger documes in English
2- Scheduling fingerpriing and ierview
3- Receiving the passenger’s passport from the embassy, after issuing the visa
final word
A South African tourist visa provides an opportunity to explore the natural beauty, rich history and diverse culture of this coury. With careful planning and knowledge of the required conditions and documes, you can have a memorable trip to one of the most attractive tourist destinations in the world. We hope that the information preseed in this article has helped you in the process of obtaining a visa and a pleasa travel experience.
Frequely asked questions
Do Iranians need a tourist visa to travel to South Africa?
Yes, Iranian citizens need a tourist visa to eer South Africa. You must apply for a visa before traveling.
Is an in-person ierview required for a tourist visa?
No, South African tourist visa applicas only attend the brokerage office for fingerpriing.
Can the tourist visa be extended?
No, tourist visas are usually non-extendable and you must leave the coury before the visa expires.
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