Visa Application form:
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Check list of visas requirements:
Subject to Regulation visa (STR)
  1. Current passport with at least 6 months validity
  2. Photocopies of relevant pages of passport
  3. Completed four (4) copies of forms IMM/22 with passport photographs
  4. Certificate of incorporation of the Company
  5. Employment letter of contract by the company in respect of the expatriate
  6. Acceptance letter of employment by the expatriate
  7. Credentials (academic and professional certificates) and curriculum Vitae (English certified translated copies where applicable)
  8. Operational license if required to establish in Nigeria
  9. Completed visa application forms with confirmation of payment (STR forms only)
Accompanying Husband / Joining parents / Dependants
  1. Current valid international passport (not less than 6 months)
  2. Completed two (2) forms IMM/22 with photographs
  3. Photocopy of principal Immigrant’s entry visa
  4. Photocopy of principal Immigrant’s residence (cerpac) card
  5. Photocopies of relevant pages of applicant’s passport
  6. Marriage certificate (for spouse)
  7. Birth certificates (for minors below 16 years)
  8. Completed visa application forms with confirmation of payment (STR forms only)
Business visa
  1. Passport with at least 6 months validity
  2. One (1) current passport photograph
  3. Evidence of business in Nigeria
  4. Letter on invitation from Nigerian company or facilitator
  5. Affiliation letter from company or organization you work for in South Africa
  6. Flight booking or copy of air ticket
  7. Evidence of enough funds (money) to sustain stay in Nigeria
  8. Certificate of incorporation of company in Nigeria
  9. Form CAC2 for non resident Director of companies in Nigeria
  10. Proof of Hotel reservation if not united by a company
  11. Completed application forms with confirmation of payment
  12. Please Note:
    • Non-South Africans must possess proof of residence in SA
    • Elowas citizens must show proof of legal entry into SA
Tourist visa
  1. Current passport with at least 6 months validity
  2. One recent passport sized photograph
  3. Flight booking or copy of air ticket
  4. Letter of invitation by organization or photocopy of data page of passport and other proof of identity if invited by a Nigerian
  5. Photocopy of data page of passport, photocopy of entry visa and cerpac card if invited by a resident immigrant
  6. Proof of Hotel accommodation in Nigeria
  7. Evidence of enough fund to sustain stay in Nigeria
  8. Completed visa application forms with confirmation of payment
Transit visa
  1. Current passport with at least 6 months validity
  2. Valid visa to onward destination outside Nigeria
  3. Confirmed airline ticket to final destination
  4. Evidence of routing – vessel, air – transit or border transiting
  5. Completed application form with confirmation of payment
Temporary work permit visa(TWP)
  1. All the requirements on STR also apply to TWP
  2. Copy of the telegram from the Nigerian Immigration service conveying the approval number of the TWP which would be reflected on the visa
  3. Note: that forms must be completed in black ink
Payment:
Method of payment:
  1. Holders of South African passport and first timers to Nigeria must pay repatriation which is refundable on return to South Africa into the Mission’s Repatriation account in following: Account number: 254549489, Standard Bank of South Africa, Amount: R6000.00
  2. Please note that on no occasion would cash be accepted at the High Commission
  3. Payments to the revenue account is made by obtaining a bank guaranteed cheque made out to the High Commission of Nigeria from standard bank in South Africa as proof of payment. All applicants should note that no other form of payments are any longer accepted.
  4. On no account would payments of visa and repatriation fees made in one account be accepted
  5. All applicants should note that any form of online payments are no longer acceptable.
Visa Fees
  SINGLE ENTRY 3 MONTHS MULTIPLE 6 MONTHS MULTIPLE TWP      STR
South African Passports R 540 R 840 R 1 540 R 1 540 R 2 000
British, EU and USA Passports R 490 R 840 R 1 540 R 1 540 R 2 000
Indian, Chinese, Asian and Middle Eastern Passports R 340 R 840 R 1 540 R 1 540 R 2 000
Other African Passports R 270 R 530 R 920 R 1 540 R 2 000
Australia, New Zealand and Surrounding Islands R 635 R 1 130 R 1 620 R 1 540 R 2 000
Diplomatic and Official Passports Gratis Gratis Gratis - -
Refunds of repatriation fees:
  1. Repatriation fees of R6,000 would be made to the applicant on return to South Africa and on submission of the following:
    • Application form
    • Copy of the deposit slip of R6,000
    • Copy of the data page (page with the photo)
    • Copy of the visa sticker
    • Copy of the entry and exit stamp at the point of entry in Nigeria
    • Applicant Bank details including code number
  2. Refund of repatriation fees takes approximately one month if all above conditions are met.
  3. However note that the refund of the repatriation fee will be less the sum of R350 which is bank charges for the transaction.
Submission and Collection:
Day and Time
Submission Days:
Mondays 10am – 2pm

Collection Days:
Fridays 10am – 2pm
Duration
  1. South African passports: it takes ten(10) working days to process visas
  2. It takes minimum of 48 hours to process all types of diplomatic and official passports
  3. It takes a maximum of 5 working days to process non South African passports for visas
NOTE:
This information would be reviewed from time to time as the need arises
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