South Africa Visa Information Nigeria

Applicants are requested to submit their Application form with the new photo format, as explained below.

Sample Photograph: Below specs to be maintained at 45mm x 45mm

Specifications

The successful delivery of some of the department's services relies not only on our efforts. You have the responsibility of providing the Department with the correct documentation. Please find details below for all supporting documentation that the department requires:

Photographs

Photographs submitted for identity documents and passports must comply to the following specifications:

	Length - 45mm
	Width - 45mm
	The background of the photograph shall be plain and free of shadows and shall not have a white lining
	Only the head and shoulders of the person concerned shall be included in the photograph and the head from the chin to the top of the hair shall not be smaller 22mm and not larger than 25mm
	The person concerned shall be photographed without any head-gear or veil, and any other additions to the face which tend to alter the natural likeness shall be removed. (The Director-General may exempt any person or any category of persons from any of these requirements.)
	Spectacles may be worn provided that the lenses do not make the eyes invisible. Spectacles with dark lenses may be worn if the eyes will appear distorted without them or if the person is blind
	The full-face of the person concerned shall be photographed directly from the front, and the head may not be bent or turned sideways
	The face shall be a recognizable likeness of the person and the head, hair, eyebrows, eyes, nose and moustache or beard, if any, shall be sharply and clearly defined
	Neither the photograph nor the copies thereof may be defaced by holes, pencil or ink marks or in any other manner

VISA APPLYING
PROCESS

Applicants are requested to read the following steps carefully before submitting their application at the South Africa visa application centers

Step 1

Applicants are required to submit their applications personally at the VFS South Africa Visa Application centres

Step 2

Make a clear copy of all the original documents, previous UK, US, Canada, Japan and Schengen visas and three clear copies of passport data page.

Step 3

Complete the visa application form. You can download the application form from our website.

Step 4

Pay your visa application fee and services fee at the bank teller counter at the Visa Application Centre.

Step 5

Along with your application form and documents mentioned on this site you can come to our application centre. Please visit contact us page of this website for application acceptance timings and days.