South Africa forms

Every South Africa visa form with a direct government download link.

1 programme covering the most-used South Africa visa routes. Every link below points at the official government download page — your form is always the current version.

South Africa — Critical Skills Work Visa

Official application portal ↗See visa rules

Critical Skills List restructured 2023 — IT, engineering, healthcare, education, agriculture dominant. 5-year visa, no job offer required at application (1-year window to find employment after entry). Pathway to PR after 5 years.

  • Form BI-1738

    Application for temporary residence visa

    Official source — dha.gov.za

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    Form BI-1738

    Application for temporary residence visa

    Submit with application

    Main visa-application form. Submit at VFS South Africa application centre.

    Filed by applicantDownload from dha.gov.za ↗

  • SAQA evaluation

    South African Qualifications Authority foreign-qualification evaluation

    Official source — saqa.org.za

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    SAQA evaluation

    South African Qualifications Authority foreign-qualification evaluation

    Before applying

    Required for every Critical Skills application. SAQA confirms the foreign qualification meets the SA equivalent for the listed critical-skills occupation.

    Filed by applicantDownload from saqa.org.za ↗

  • SAPS clearance certificate

    South African Police Service clearance

    Official source — saps.gov.za

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    SAPS clearance certificate

    South African Police Service clearance

    Before applying

    If you've lived in SA before, you need a SAPS criminal-record clearance in addition to your home-country police certificate.

    Filed by applicantDownload from saps.gov.za ↗

See the actual visa rules + processing times for South Africa on the South Africa destination page.