South Africa visa from India
A tourist visa or electronic travel authorisation for safari and leisure travel, with strict financial documentation.
- Visa type: Tourist Visa / e-Visa
- Validity: Up to 90 Days
- Processing: 10–20 Days
- Government fee: Free (ETA)
- Glocal professional fee: ₹11,999
Document checklist
- Eligibility — Free Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) for Indian nationals arriving at O.R. Tambo (Johannesburg), Cape Town International, or Lanseria airports only. Not available for children under 18 or where the passport cannot be scanned on the ETA portal - these cases require the standard visa route below.
- ETA route - Personal — Passport (6mo+ validity), Digital Photo, online ETA application.
- Note — Standard visa route (if ETA does not apply) - Personal: Passport, DHA-84 application form, Digital Photo (35x45mm, white background, within 30 days).
- Travel — Confirmed flight tickets, verifiable hotel booking, day-wise itinerary.
- Financial — Bank statements (3 months, min. balance ~R3,000/INR equivalent) on bank letterhead.
- Employment — Leave approval letter from employer/school/university (with applicant name + passport number), signed covering letter.
- Health — Yellow fever vaccination certificate, only if arriving from/transiting a yellow-fever-belt country.