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 Type | EUR | ZAR |
|---|---|---|
Short stay | 90.00 | 1,909.80 |
Long stay | 180.00 | 3,819.60 |
Short stay Schengen visa, less than 90 days: Children between the age of 6 and below 12 years old. | 45.00 | 954.90 |
Short stay Schengen visa, less than 90 days: Children under the age of 6; Family members of EU-citizens and Swiss nationals (Family = Father, mother, son, daughter or spouse; claim must be supported by birth- or marriage certificate and valid proof of EU nationality); Students, scholars, PHD-scholars and teachers; provided that their study is the reason for their trip; Representatives of non-profit organizations, provided that they travel in their capacity of representative and that they are 25 years of age or younger. | Free | Free |
Nationals from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, FYROM (Macedonia), Moldova, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, Armenia and Azerbaijan. | 32.00 | 696.50 |
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 635.00. 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.).