Apply for a visa
Apply for a visa
Visa types
1. Tourist Visa (TR) Single Entry
2. Tourist Medical Treatment (MT) Visa
3. Transit/Sport Activities/Crew/Conveyance (TS/S/C) Visa
4. Non-Immigrant B (Business) Visa
5. Non-Immigrant B/IB (Work-Employment) Visa
6. Non-Immigrant ED (Study) Visa
7. Non-Immigrant ED (Workshop/Conference/Company/Training) Visa
8. Non-Immigrant O (Volunteer) Visa
9. Non-Immigrant O (Spouse/Dependent) Visa
10. Non-Immigrant O-A (Long Stay Retirement) Visa
11. Non-Immigrant M (Media) Visa
12. Non-Immigrant RA (Religious Approved) Visa
13. Non-Immigrant F (Official) Visa
14. D (Diplomatic) Visa
15. F (Official) Visa
16. Courtesy Visa
HOW TO SUBMIT VISA APPLICATIONS
From 15 February 2023 until 14 February 2024, the Embassy will have Visa applications processed by Visa processing service companies. Visa applicants are requested to do as follows:
1. Visa Applicants holding ordinary passport
Applicants for Tourist (TR, TR-MT, and MICE), Transit (TS and S), Non-Immigrant (B / IB, ED, F, M, O, R / R-A, O-A, O-X, and LTR), and SMART Visa categories are requested to submit required documents for the application at the VFS Global offices.
2. Holders of diplomatic, official passports and UNLP
Holders of official, diplomatic passports and UNLP are requested to send email to [email protected] to make an appointment for visa application and submit required documents directly at the Embassy after receiving an appointment date and time.
Submissions from applicants outside South Africa can only be accepted applications resident in:
The Royal Thai Embassy in Pretoria will grant visas for non-SA residents, only for these countries (if the applicant is not in South Africa at the time of the application):
Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Swaziland, South Africa, Zambia & Zimbabwe.
**Special Requirements for People Holding Passports from The Following Countries: -
*Nigerian passport holders
– Must apply in person at Royal Thai Consulate in Abuja, Nigeria.
– If you can’t go to that embassy, we have to get approval to issue the visa from Pretoria and this process takes 2-3 months.
*Central African, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Democratic Rep. of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Ghana, Liberia, Sao Tome & Principe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan
– Must apply in person to the Royal Thai Embassy in the country accredited to your country.
– If you can’t go to that embassy, we have to get approval to issue the visa from Pretoria and this process takes 1-2 months.
Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Benin, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Chad, China, Comoros, Cote d’ Ivore, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethopia, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea Biseau, Kenya, India, Iran, Iraq, Mali, Niger, North Korea, Lebanon, Libya, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen
Please be aware that the visa processing time can be longer than normal if you hold a passport from the countries above.
CONTACT INFORMATION
VFS GLOBAL
SOUTH AFRICA
Website: https://visa.vfsglobal.com/zaf/en/tha
VFS Global Johannesburg
Address: 1st Floor Rivonia Village, cnr. Rivonia Boulevard and Mutual Road,
Sandton, 2128, South Africa
Telephone: +27 124253013
E-mail: [email protected]
VFS Global Pretoria
Address: Cherry Lane Office Park, 1st Floor, 114 Fehrsen Street, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Brooklyn, Pretoria,
0181, South Africa
Telephone: +27 124253013
E-mail: [email protected]
VFS Global Cape Town
Address: 2 Long street, 7th Floor, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
Telephone: +27 124253013
E-mail: [email protected]
VFS Global Durban
Address: 4 Linden Road, Essenwood, Durban, 4001, South Africa
Telephone: +27 124253013
E-mail: [email protected]
ANGOLA
VFS Global Luanda
Address: Avenue de Portugal, n18 – 20, 2nd Andar, Edificio Vernon, Luanda, Angola
Telephone: +27 124253013
E-mail: [email protected]
BOTSWANA
VFS Global Gaborone
Address: Plot 544367 CBD Unit 3, Wing 3, 4th Floor, Mogobe Plaza CBD, Gaborone
(Opposite FNB Head Quarters)
Telephone: +27 124253013
E-mail: [email protected]
LESOTHO
VFS Global Maseru
Address: Mokorotlo hall, Manthabiseng Convention Centre, Main North 1,
Maseru 100.
Telephone: +27 124253013
E-mail: [email protected]
MADAGASCAR
VFS Global Antananarivo
Address: Local No.5, Antanimena, Below Hotel Le Centell, 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar
Telephone: +27 124253013
E-mail: [email protected]
MALAWI
VFS Global Lilongwe
Address: Mantino Service Complex, Kenyatta Drive, Near Airtel Building, Lilongwe, Malawi
Telephone: +27 124253013
E-mail: [email protected]
MAURITIUS
VFS Global Port Louis
Address: Level 1 Murphy Skies, Murphy Avenue Quatre Bornes, Port Louis, Mauritius
Telephone: +27 124253013
E-mail: [email protected]
NAMIBIA
VFS Global Windhoek
Address: Ground floor, Below Hilton Hotel, Independence Avenue, Windhoek, Namibia
Telephone: +27 124253013
E-mail: [email protected]
ZAMBIA
VFS Global Lusaka
Address: Plot No. 3039 office A (ground floor), Makishi Rd., Fair View,
Near to DHL Office, Lusaka, Zambia
Telephone: +27 124253013
E-mail: [email protected]
ZIMBABWE
VFS Global Harare
Address: Celestial Park, Block 6, Ground Floor, Harare, Zimbabwe
Telephone: +27 124253013
E-mail: [email protected]
VFS Global Bulawayo
Address: 128 Samuel Parirenyatwa Street, between 13th and 14th Avenue Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Telephone: +27 124253013
E-mail: [email protected]