Applications for these permits listed above can be made online. You can
do this through VFS Global. Once you have made an appointment
online, they will give you a date and time for an in-person appointment.
This is when you submit your photos, fingerprints and supporting
documents. You can find more information about types of visas, what
supporting documents you need and how much this costs on the VFS
Global website at www.visa.vfsglobal.com/zaf/en/dha.
If you do not qualify for all the requirements of any of the above visas, it
is possible to be granted a waiver. Section 31(2)(c) of the Immigration
Act allows the Minister of Home Affairs to waive any requirement or form
for justifiable reasons. A waiver application involves submitting a formal
written request online to VFS Global to exempt certain prescribed
requirements for a visa.
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