South Africa visa from Bangladesh

After submitting your documents at the Visa Application Center, short-term South Africa visa processing time takes 10 to 20 working days. As for the long-term visa, it takes approximately  90 to 120 working days.

For the short-term South Africa visa, the applicant needs to pay BDT 3315. The long-term visa fee is between BDT 3315 to BDT 11856. The visa fee can change at times with the international dollar exchange rates. You should better check the visa fee for your visa category right before applying.

If your South Africa visa gets rejected, you can both reapply and appeal. You will get a refusal letter with the reason for your visa rejection. Study the grounds of your visa rejection and update your documents for the reapplication. This will enhance your visa approval chance.

You need to download your South Africa appeal form from the South Africa Visa Application Center, India website. Then fill it out and submit it. You are getting 2 chances to appeal against your South Africa visa. The first appeal is sent to the Director General of Home Affairs. However, the second appeal is directly sent to the Minister of Home Affairs. Applicant can appeal within 10 working days after they get their visa decision. 

The South Africa appeal decision can come out within 5 months to 2 years. You can consistently email South Africa Immigration once a week to keep the follow-up of your appeal. As for the reapplication, it will take the usual working days to process your visa.