How to get a South Africa visa from Ivory Coast

• A South African visitor visa is issued to Ivorian citizens who want to travel to visit friends and families, for leisure and sight-seeing.
• An invitation letter from your host in South Africa containing the address and contact details of the host should be submitted.
• Usually, the processing time for this visa is done within 5 days, but this could vary depending on the country you are applying from.
• The host should attach to the letter proof of residence in South Africa. The generally accepted proof is a utility bill.
• The South Africa visa fee varies among the countries. The fee could be more or less than $19.45 general amount, depending on the country or embassy you might be applying for the visa from.
• The visa is valid for a short-stay visa of 90 days.
• Certified copies of the host’s identity copies will also need to be submitted.
• If the host is a Foreigner in South Africa, a copy of the passport and the permit legalizing a stay in South Africa must also be attached.
• Applicants are required to have a self-introduction letter with a physical address and phone number.
• Tourist visa is solely for the purpose of leisure travel including vacationing, cruising, sightseeing and other recreational activities. Studying or partaking in business is illegal.
• The visa will allow you to travel to a South African port of entry where an immigration official will then determine if you are allowed to enter South Africa and for how long you can stay for that particular visit. Visitors are restricted to the activity or purpose for which their visas were issued.
• Frequent visitors to South Africa to apply for a three-year multiple entry visa.
• Application documents must be submitted in person.
• According to the amended South African Immigration Act 13 of 2002, foreign nationals overstaying the expiry of their South African visas will be determined undesirable and, consequently, face being banned from the Republic for a period of up to 5 years.

• South African business visa is eligible for those who wish to travel to the country for the purpose of engaging in business-related activities, that is, it is for those who want to own and work in their own business.
• It can be used for signing contracts, negotiating businesses, attending seminars and conferences.
• This business visa is valid for a short-stay of 90 days.
• A letter of invitation from a South African company with contact details such as physical address and landline number is compulsory.
• People that are investing in business, but not moving to South Africa or working in the business they are investing in, do not need to fulfil any South African business visa obligations and they can invest in any South African business freely.
• The South Africa visa fee varies among the countries. The fee could be more or less than $19.45 general amount, depending on the country or embassy you might be applying for the visa from.
• The passport must contain at least two unused pages labelled Visa when presented at the Embassy or Consulate; One page is for affixing the visa or permit at the Embassy and the other page is for endorsement of entry/departure stamp by the South African Immigration Services.
• You must ensure that you apply for the correct visa. Entry in the country may be refused if the purpose of the visit was not correctly stated.
• All fees are non-refundable and non-transferable
• Visa collection time is 10:00 - 16:00 (Monday-Friday except on holidays)
• When a visa is denied, the person will be given 10 days to lodge an appeal and reasons will be stipulated as to why the visa may have been denied.
• Business people can seek up to 10-years multiple-entry visas.

South African Rand (ZAR), it is the legal tender spent by all its population. Large supermarkets and hotels accept credit cards and US dollars but local markets accept only cash in ZAR.

South Africa has 11 official languages. IsiZulu and isiXhosa are the largest languages spoken in the country, and the English language is its third official language.

South Africa is safe. But South Africa has a reputation for very high crime rates that include rape and murder.