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Application information

Visa Application Fees

To apply for a visa, you will have to pay a visa fee and a service fee.

The visa fee is collected on behalf of the Consular Authority and the service fee is collected for the processing of your visa application at TLScontact.

To apply for a visa, you will have to pay:

  • Visa fee - collected for the of the Consular Authority for the application processing;
  • Service fee - collected for the processing of your visa application at TLScontact.

Attention: Payment of the visa fee and the service fees do not give any guarantee or right that a visa will be granted. The visa fee and service fee are both non-refundable and non-transferable if the visa application is denied by the Embassy staff or if the applicant decides to terminate his or her application.

Visa CategoryEURZAR

Short-stay visa (less than 90 days)

90.001,765.80

Short-stay Schengen visa (less than 90 days) - Children under 6 years

FREEFREE

Short-stay Schengen visa (less than 90 days) - Children aged 6 years to under 12 years

45.00882.90

Short-stay Schengen visa (less than 90 days) - Family members of EU nationals

  • EU national: A citizen of an EU or EEA country (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland).
  • Eligible family members: Spouse, registered partner, children under 18 or dependent children, and dependent parents of the EU national or their spouse/partner.
  • Applicants must provide an original civil status document (such as a birth or marriage certificate) proving the family relationship.
FREEFREE

Short-stay Schengen visa (less than 90 days) - Holders of diplomatic or service passports

The visa exemption does not apply in case of private travel.

FREEFREE

Short-stay Schengen visa (less than 90 days) - School pupils, students, postgraduate students and accompanying teachers travelling for study or educational purposes

FREEFREE

Short-stay Schengen visa (less than 90 days) - Researchers (*) travelling for scientific research or participating in a scientific seminar or conference

FREEFREE

Short-stay Schengen visa (less than 90 days) - Representatives of non-profit organisations under 25 years old participating in seminars, conferences, sports, cultural or educational events organised by non-profit organisations

FREEFREE

Short-stay Schengen visa (less than 90 days) - Nationals of countries with EU visa facilitation agreements: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Ukraine

35.00745.50
Visa CategoryEURZAR

Long-stay visa

250.004,905.00

(*) As defined in Article 3(2) of Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council

The visa fee is mandatory for all visa applications unless you are within the exemption categories.

* The visa fee, only collectable in ZAR, may change as a result of currency fluctuation.

The visa fee is fixed in EUR but payable only in ZAR. The exchange rate between these currencies is decided by the Consular Authority and is updated periodically, therefore the amount you are requested to pay may differ from those quoted above.

The service fee, mandatory for any visa application, is EUR 29.70 / ZAR 582.00. This amount has been decided in agreement with the Consular Authority and corresponds to the different services provided by the TLScontact centre (i.e. visa application reception, data processing, information collection, appointments booking, etc.).