CAPE TOWN - Looking for a travel destination to enjoy or are you just simply wanting to study or work abroad? Getting a visa is one of the first steps on your journey.
Here are the costs for when applying for a short-term visa in 2018:
Additionally, these prices do not include additional charges such as collection fees and other expenses
1. Schengen
When visiting parts of Europe, South African passport holders need a Schengen Visa.
The Schengen visa allows access to all the 22 European Union member states as well as four members of the European Free Trade Association including:
France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Austria, Hungary and Sweden.
A Schengen visa allows the holder to stay in the Schengen Territory for up to 90 days per six months.
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Visa
Cost
Short stay (Less than 90 days)
€60 (R885)
Long Stay (More than 90 days)
€99 (R1,460)
Children between the ages of 6 and below 12 years
€35 (R369)
However, pricing changes according to age and location.
2. United Kingdom
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Visa
Cost (in rands)
6 months (visit)
R1 601
2 years (visit)
R6 026
5 years (visit)
R10 950
10 years (visit)
R13 739
Skilled Worker
R1 670
Student worker
R13 739
3. USA
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Visa
Cost (in rands)
Student visa
R1 920
Tourist visa
R1 920
Temporary work visa
R2 280
Specialised work visa
R2 460
Fiancé or Spouse of a U.S Citizen
R2 460
4. UAE
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Visa
Cost in local currency
96-hour
R650
Tourist – short term (30 days)
R1 080
Tourist – long term (90 days)
R2 615
Tourist – long term (multiple-entry)
R5 720
5. New Zealand
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Visa
Cost (in rands)
Visitor visa (up to 9 months)
R1 490
Student visa
R2 450
Temporary work visa
R2 275
Limited visa – seasonal work visa
R2 450
6.Australia
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Visa
Cost (in rands)
Tourist visa (3 months)
R1 290
Working holiday (6 months)
R4 055
Student visa (varies)
R5 160
Temporary work visa (short stay specialist)
R2 580
In March this year the South Africa government said it will speed up visa processes as a way to lure major conferences.
This is a new iniative to boost foreign arrivals by 40% by 2021, the tourism minister said.
The new measures are part of a goal to attract five million additional travellers – four million international tourists and one million extra local holiday trips and will help limit the "blip" a major drought is having on South Africa’s top tourist draw card, Cape Town, said minister Derek Hanekom.
"I am bullish because there is huge growth potential," Hanekom told Reuters in an interview.
"On the international front conditions are very much in our favour so it's going to be easier to achieve the four million part than the one million," he said.
Tourism, which contributes more than R400 billion to Africa’s most industrialised economy, or around 8 percent of GDP, is seen by government as key to help drive growth and reduce a stubbornly high unemployment rate.