Procedure for Applying South Africa Tourist Visit Visa in Ottawa

Instructions

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  Application Form

  
  

  You can download application from the official website of the South African High Commission in Ottawa. Alternatively you can get an application by clicking on the below given link.

  
  

  Click to download Application From.
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  Requirements

  
  

  Every country has certain requirements for the visitors that should be completed before you are eligible to get tourist visit visa. South African High Commission has set some requirements for the applicants from Ottawa. Your application pack should include the following requirements.

  
  

  (a)   Completed and duly signed application form.
  (b)   Valid passport that should be valid one month after your intended departure from the South Africa. Your passport should have at least one blank visa page.
  (c)   One photocopy of the original passport.
  (d)   Two passport sized photographs that should be fresh and in light colour background.
  (e)   Bank statement, Salary advises, and Cash and Debit or credit cards to show that you can bear your expenses of your visit.
  (f)    Return ticked only if you are travelling through air.
  (g)   You also need to submit marriage Certificate/Divorce decree if visiting for more than 90 days.
  (h)  You may also need to submit the proof of your hotel booking
  (i)   In some cases you may also need to submit vaccination certificate.
  (j)   You also need to submit a medical and radiological report that should be signed by your practitioner.

  
  

  If you are not Canadian Nationals, you may have to submit some additional documents as required by the South Africa High Commission in Ottawa.
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  Fee

  
  

  South African High Commission has single visa application fee for all applicants. You need to submit CAD $79 dollars to South African High Commission. You can pay the fee in cash or either by postal order or bank draft that should be made payable to the “South African high Commission” or “South African Consulate General, Toronto”.

  
  

  In case you have decided to send your fee via postal order, click to locate the nearest Post Office in Ottawa.
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  Submission of Application

  
  

  If you are the resident of Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Quebec, British Columbia, Manitoba, Yukon, and Northwest Territories you will submit your application to the South African Consulate General in Toronto. However, if you are the resident of the Greater Ottawa Area, Nunavut, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, you must submit your application to the South African High Commission in Ottawa.

  
  

  South African Consulate General in Toronto
  Address: 110 Sheppard Ave East, Suite 600 Toronto, Ontario M2N 6Y8 View Map
  Contact: +1 (416) 944 8825
  Visit South African Consulate General in Toronto Website

  
  

  South Africa High Commission Ottawa
  Address: 15 Sussex Dr, Ottawa, ON K1M 1M8, Canada View Map
  Contact: +1 613 744 0330
  Visit South Africa High Commission Ottawa Website

  
  

  You can submit an application form either by visiting in person or you can mail using register postal service or courier. If you are using courier service, you should check all the documents before mailing and you will also have to send the self addresses prepaid postal envelope for delivery of the passport.

  
  

  Locate the nearest Canadian Post Office in Ottawa.

  
  

  If you are choosing a courier service then below is list of some courier services.

  
  

  (a) Speedy Messenger Service

  
  
  
  
  

  (b) Swift Messenger Delivery

  
  
  
  
  

  (c) The UPS Store
  
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  Processing Time

  
  

  After receiving you application, the visa consular section of South African High Commission check and issues you visa within 10 business days. However, your application should be completed in all respect if you want to avoid any delays.
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  Receive Visa

  
  

  If you have submitted your application in person, you can collect your visa visiting the Consulate General of South Africa in Toronto, or High Commission in Ottawa depending upon your consular jurisdiction. Visas can only be collected be collected from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm from Monday to Thursday. If you submit your application via postal service, consular service will send back your passport and original document with visa.