South Africa Tourist Visa – India Consulates Overview

Compare Tourist visa requirements across all consulates in India. Select your city below for detailed documents, fees, and processing times.

South Africa Tourist visa requirements checklist
South Africa Tourist visa requirements and documents checklist

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Tourist Visa by Consulate Location

Delhi

Updated: 11/14/2025

Personal Documents

  • Valid passport

    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

    1 visa application Form filled in BLOCK LETTER and with BLACK PEN.

  • Passport Size Photos

    2 Photograph (Fresh ones i.e. NOT used earlier for any visa)(Camera Clicked, Passport size with white back ground).

  • Signed Cover letter

    Personal Covering letter addressed to The Visa Officer, South African High Commission mentioning entry and exit dates and purpose of travelling.

Travel Documents

  • Hotel Confirmation

    Hotel booking voucher on letter head of the hotel with address and contact details with the applicant`s name

  • Hotel Confirmation

    Online booking will do but must show the applicants`s name, Hotel address, hotel contact details.

  • Air Ticket Reservation

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

  • Day to day Itinerary

    Daily schedule of the trip

Fees

Nil VFS Charges Rs. 3085/- applicable

Processing

Minimum 25 to 30 working Days ( can take even longer) NOTE: Please note that above is only an indicative processing time which is based on the current trend. Actual processing time may vary and is at sole discretion of the Visa Consular of the Embassy/Consulate. Submission Days: Monday To Friday Collection Days: Monday To Friday

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Mumbai

Updated: 11/9/2025

Personal Documents

  • 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 Photograph (Fresh ones i.e. NOT used earlier for any visa)(Camera Clicked, Passport size with white back ground).

  • Signed Cover Letter

    Personal Cover letter mentioning Applicant`s email id, contact number and current residence address, Purpose of Travel, Exact Travel Dates,

Travel Documents

  • Confirmed Hotel bookings

    Hotel confirmation voucher, directly from the hotel in South Africa (letter from the Indian Tour Company is NOT acceptable)

  • Confirmed Air Tickets

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

Fees

VFS Charges Rs. 3140/- applicable

Processing

Minimum 25 to 30 working Days ( can take even longer) NOTE: Please note that above is only an indicative processing time which is based on the current trend. Actual processing time may vary and is at sole discretion of the Visa Consular of the Embassy/Consulate. Submission Days: Monday To Friday Submission Time: 0900 TO 1100 HRS Collection Days: Monday To Friday Collection Time: 1400 TO 1430 HRS Visa Section Working Days: Monday to Friday.

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