General
A list of countries exempted from South African visa requirements is available at the following website: Department of Home Affairs-Immigration
Holders of Belgian and Luxembourg passports are exempted from visa requirements up to 90 (ninety) days for holiday and business purposes only.
FOR ALL TRAVELLING TO SOUTH AFRICA PLEASE SEE BELOW SARS LINK TO USE BEFORE ARRIVING IN SOUTH AFRICA. https://www.sars.gov.za/travellerdeclaration/
Visa requirements and info
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA: GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES
Foreigners subject to South African visa control who wish to visit the RSA for holiday, business or transit purposes must be in possession of valid and acceptable passports/travel documents and visas. Visas must be obtained at the South African Missions abroad prior to travel to South Africa. The Consular section cannot accept incomplete applications.
Consular Section is opened for public Mondays and Tuesdays, 09:00-12:30 and 13:30-15:30.
Processing period for visas is 10 working days.
Appointment requests for visa applications should be made atleast 2 months prior to departure to ensure an appointment in time to apply for a visa.
Visa application form (BI-84E) must be completed in English and in black ink only.
All documentation accompanying the application must be in English.
The passport must have at least two blank pages upon application.
Please note that the applicants may submit the application in person. The documents may be collected in person or by courrier.
Visa FEES
All Work Visas costs 118 euro and 33 euros for all other visas.
For all Applications kindly make use of the below aappointment link :
Payments should be made to South African Embassy – Montoyerstraat 17 – 1000 Brussels – Bank acc. no: BE20 7350 2551 7856 – BIC KREDBEBB
All payments should be made not later than 7 days prior to the appointment.
For any other enquiry please make use of the consular email : brussels.consular@dirco.gov.za
Important notice for South African citizens travelling with Emergency Travel certificates (ETC):
Temporary passports have been discontinued with effect of 1 September 2014. Emergency Travel certificate (ETC) will be issued for emergency travel purposes Only (e.g passport lost abroad, medical conditions and family bereavement.
Important notice for South African citizens travelling to South Africa:
SOUTH AFRICAN CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT ACT, 2004-10-25 (ACT NO. 17 OF 2004)
The Amendment act repealed section 9 of the South African Citizenship act, 1995, which regulated the use of the citizenship or nationality of another country by a South African dual citizen.
This inter alia means that the system of exemptions/letters of permission to make use of a foreign passport has now been terminated. No further applications in this regard may therefore be processed.
South African citizens MUST enter and leave South Africa on their South African passport.
Important information
-Allow 10 working days for processing of visa/permit applications.
-Application for a South African passport/Birth certificate etc. can take up to 5 months to be finalised by Home Affairs in Pretoria.
– Incomplete applications will not be accepted by the Embassy.
Registration of South Africans Abroad (ROSA)
For registrations of South Africans abroad please visit the website www.dirco.gov.za
Appointments
Address: South African Embassy – Rue Montoyer 17-19, 1000 Brussels
Visiting hours: Monday – Friday 09.00 – 12.00
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Telephone enquiries: Monday – Thursday 13.30 – 16.00
Friday 13.30 – 15.30
Telephone Numbers: Switchboard 00 32 (0) 22 85 44 53/64/92
After hours number – For Emergencies ONLY : 00 32 (0) 475 760270
Fax number: 00 32 (0) 25 14 25 05
E-mail: brussels.consular@dirco.gov.za