Africa
Indian citizens need a visitor visa for a holiday in South Africa. Applications in India are lodged through VFS Global, and the South African mission decides them under Department of Home Affairs rules. The file centres on form DHA-84, a flight ticket or reservation, bank statements stamped by the bank and papers showing the purpose and length of the visit.
Where to apply: At a VFS Global South Africa visa application centre in India, by appointment. The South African High Commission or Consulate decides. Check the official page for any electronic travel authorisation route that may be open to Indian passport holders.
Valid for at least 30 days after your intended departure from South Africa, with at least two blank visa pages.
Completed in black ink and block letters.
Two recent passport-size photos (35mm x 45mm), not older than one month.
Showing travel to and from South Africa.
Last three months, original, on bank letterhead, signed and stamped; passbooks and net-banking printouts are not accepted.
Itinerary, accommodation details or other papers confirming what you will do and for how long.
Naming the applicant, passport number, purpose and dates of the visit.
Sponsor's bank statement and covering letter when someone else pays.
Book before attending the centre.
Check the official page for the visa fee and VFS service charge.
Travel medical insurance: Not confirmed from the official sources we could read; check the official page.
The VFS holiday-visa requirements ask for a valid flight ticket or, alternatively, proof of a reservation. South African tourism guidance also expects a return or onward ticket when arriving by air.
Get it for ₹708The official text available to us did not spell out a hotel booking. It asks for documents confirming the purpose and duration of the visit, and an invitation letter where you stay with hosts, so accommodation proof is the usual way to show this. Check the current VFS checklist.
Get it for ₹590Questions
Yes. The VFS requirements accept either a valid flight ticket or proof of a reservation, so a held reservation is an acceptable form of this document.
We could not confirm a specific hotel line in the official text we read. The rules do ask for evidence of the purpose and duration of your visit, and an invitation letter if you stay with hosts, so include accommodation proof and check the current VFS checklist.
Before your VFS appointment, since the reservation is submitted with the file. Because a reservation is accepted, there is no need to pay for a full ticket before the decision.
They must be originals for the last three months on the bank's letterhead, signed and stamped by the bank. Passbooks, e-statements and net-banking copies are not accepted.
VFS Global South Africa (India) pages as shown in search results, November 2026; the VFS site refused automated access. Last checked 2026-11. We are not a government body and this page is general information, not visa advice. Consulates change their lists without notice, so always confirm on the official page before you apply.
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