South Africa Business Visa – India Consulates Overview

Valid passport

Valid for at least 30 days after the intended stay/departure date from South Africa, at least two unused/blank visa pages.

Signed Visa Form

Fully completed visa application form must be completed in black ink and block letters. Application form must be signed by the applicant and signature should match the signature on the passport.

FOR MINOR APPLICANTS (BELOW 18) - In application form parents need to sign instead of minor applicant.

Passport Size Photos

Two recent (not older than 30 days/1 month) passport size, (35mm x 45mm of the picture) photographs.

Passport Photocopy

Copies of passport bio-data pages (photo page and address/parents page) (INDIAN PASSPORTS).

Confirmed Hotel bookings

Accommodation proof

Confirmed Air Tickets

Confirmed Return Ticket (or ticket with Live PNR), covering all the sectors.

Valid passport

Not be older than 10 years, must be valid at least THREE MONTHS longer than the intended stay. The passport must also have at least TWO BLANK PAGES to affix the visa along with all old passport booklets. Handwritten passports, Passports with observation and passports of 20-year validity are NOT acceptable.

Signed Visa Form

1 visa application form filled in BLOCK LETTERS and with BLACK PEN.

Passport Size Photos

2 recent photographs (fresh ones i.e., NOT used earlier for any visa).

Camera-clicked, passport size with white background.

Signed Cover Letter

Personal cover letter mentioning the applicant's email ID, contact number, and current residence address.

Confirmed Air Tickets

Flight booking print out (consulate may ask for the original tickets, depending on case to case basis)

Hotel Confirmation.

With full phone number of the hotel mentioned on it including the country ISD code i.e. +27