Ethiopia passport South Africa
eVisa (electronic visa). A real visa application, made online instead of at an embassy. It is assessed, it takes days rather than minutes, and it can be refused.
You apply online before you travel and are approved before you fly. There is no embassy appointment and no interview — you fill in a form on the government's own site, pay the government's fee, and carry the approval with you.
- Status
- eVisa
- Stay permitted
- Up to 90 days for a visitor's visa, as endorsed by the officer
- Government fee
- Not published
- Typical decision
- 60 days
Apply on the official South Africa government site
This is the government's own portal. We are not paid to send you there, and there is no service in between.
Checked 19 September 2026 — read the fees and rules on dha.gov.za
What South Africa asks for
- Passport valid for at least 30 days beyond your intended departure, with two blank pages
- Completed application form BI-84
- Payment of the prescribed fee
- A yellow fever vaccination certificate, if one is required for where you have travelled
- Documentation confirming the purpose and duration of your visit
- Proof of funds for your stay
- Return or onward ticket
Worth knowing
- We do not publish a South African visitor visa fee because the Department of Home Affairs does not publish one centrally. Ask the mission you are applying to, and get the amount in writing.
- South Africa has no single national application tracker. Anyone claiming to check your file for a fee is not working with Home Affairs.
How long it takes
The published turnaround for a Visitor's Visa under Section 11(1) is 60 days. The electronic port-of-entry visa is listed at 10 days.