Southern Africa - Visas
Visa applications and currencies for Southern African countries
NB: Visa requirements change fairly regularly so it is advisable to
check with your Consulate or Embassy or the resident customs inspector on the Chobe river
BOTSWANA
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Entry into Botswana is permitted for a maximum duration of 90 days
Visas at a cost of US$120 are required by all foreign nationals excluding
the following
Visas are NOT required for the following nationals:
Australia - Austria - Bahamas - Barbados - Beleze - Belgium - Brunei
- Canada - Cyprus - Denmark - Finland - France - Gambia - Germany -
Greece - Grenada - Guyana - Iceland - Italy - Jamaica - Japan - Kenya
-Kiribati - Lesotho -Lichtenstein - Luxembourg - Malawi - Mauritius
- Netherlands - Norway - Republic of Ireland - Samoa - San Merino -
Sweden - Malaysia - Maldives - Malta - Mozambique - Namibia - Nauru
- Netherlands - New Zealand - Norway - Portugal - Republic of Ireland
- San Marino - Seychelles - Sierra Leone - Singapore - Solomon Islands
- South Africa - Spain - St Vincent & Grenadines - Swaziland - Sweden
- Switzerland - Tanzania - Tonga - Trinidad's Tobago - Tuvalu - Uganda
- United Nations - United Kingdom- - United States of America - Uruguay
- Vanuatu - Western Samca - Yugoslavia - Zambia - Zimbabwe.
(All Commonweath countries with the exception of Sri Lanka, Pakistan
- India - Ghana and Nigeria.)
Visitors planning on staying longer than 90 days will need to apply
for prior permission
Visas are obtainable from:
GABORONE:The Chief Immigration Officer, PO Box 942, Gaborone, Botswana.
Telephone (+267) 361-1300
JOHANNESBURG: The Botswana Consulate. Telephone: (+27) 011- 4033748.
EUROPE: The Botswana Embassy, Avenue de Tervuren 169, 1150 Brussels,
Belgium. Telephone: (+32) 02-7352070, Facsimile: 7356318.
Botswana diplomatic or consular missions or by British embassies or
consulates in countries where there are no representations of Botswana.
NAMIBIA
Visas
Passports must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date of intended
departure from Namibia. Entry into Namibia is permitted for a maximum
duration of 60 days
Visas are needed except for nationals from Angola,
Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Canada, Germany, Luxembourg, France, Italy,
Ireland, Japan, Liechtenstein, Mozambique, the Netherlands, the Nordic
Countries, Russia, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Spain,
Portugal, South-Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States of America,
Zambia and Zimbabwe
Visas are obtainable from:
WINDHOEK:Department of Civic Affairs, P/Bag 13200, Windhoek, 9000
Telephone: (061) 2929111, Fax: (061) 223817, Telex: 908403
JOHANNESBURG: Namibian Embassy, 702 Church Street, Pretoria.
Telephone: (+27) 012- 3445992, Fax: (+27) 011-3445998.
CAPE TOWN: Namibia Tourism Office, Standard Bank Centre,
Heerengracht, Cape Town 8000.
Telephone: (+27) 021-4193190, Fax: (+27) 021-4215840
SOUTH AFRICA
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Entry into South Africa is permitted for a maximum duration of 90 days
for most nationalities.
South African visas are obtainable from:-
PRETORIA: Director General Home Affairs, Private Bag X114, Pretoria.
Tel: (021) 3148911.
Diplomatic or consular missions abroad.
SOUTH AFRICAN RESIDENTS: South African citizens travelling on foreign
passports do not need a departure permit from South Africa, however,
they may only use their foreign passport to enter and depart from the
country where their passport originates. They must now acquire and travel
on a SA passport to any other country they visit otherwise, they need
to be in possession of a letter of permission from the
Minister of Home Affairs to travel on an alternate passport. Foreign
passport holders who are permanent residents of SA (other than British
& Irish) need a re-entry visa for SA
ZAMBIA
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VISAS & IMMIGRATION
Visas are required by all visitors except nationals from Antigua, Australia,
Barbados, Belize, Bahamas, Botswana, Dominica, Fiji, Grenada, Ireland,
Jamaica, Kiribati, Kenya, Lesotho, Malaysia, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius,
Namibia, Nevis, New Zealand, St. Christopher, St Vincent , St. Lucia,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania,
Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Western Somoa,
and Zimbabwe.
UK tourists who will travel in organized tour groups pre-arranged by
foreign operators in conjunction with local Zambian Tour Operators duly
registered by the Zambian National Tourist Board do not require visas
Zambian visas are obtainable at the border at a cost of +-USD25 per
visa. Single entry- UK £35
MOCAMBIQUE
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of Embassies
All nationalities require a visa for Moçambique. Visa are issued
at the border but it is safer to obtain them before departure from the
Diplomatic representations of Moçambique in the following cities:
Addis Ababa, Bonn, Brussels, Cape Town, Dar-es-Salaam, Durban, Geneva,
Harare, Johannesburg, Lisbon, London, Lusaka, Mbabane, Moscow, Paris,
Pretoria, Rome, Stockholm, New York, Washington DC.
MOÇAMBIQUE CONSULATES IN SOUTH AFRICA:-
JOHANNESBURG: Moçambique Consulate Genral, 252 Jeppe Street,
7th Floor Cape York Building, Johannesburg 2001
Telephone: (011) 3361819/22, Fax: (011) 3360133
PRETORIA: Moçambique Consulate General, 199 Becket Street,
Arcadia, Pretoria.
Telephone: (012) 3427840, Fax (012) 3437830
CAPE TOWN Moçambique Consulate, 45 Castle Street, 7th Floor,
Cape Town 8001
Telephone: (021) 262944/5, Fax (021) 262946
DURBAN Moçambique National Tourist Office, 5th Floor,
320 West Street, Durban.
Telephone: (031) 3040200, Fax (031) 3051095
Requirements for visa applications (subject to change):-
· Passport (must be valid for 6 months after intended return
from Moçambique)
· 2 Passport photographs
· 2 Visa application forms
· Cost of tourist visa +-ZAR70 (delay of 6 days)
or +-ZAR100 (delay of 24 hours)
SWAZILAND
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Nationals of the following countries do not require visas:-
Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Botswana, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark,
Eire, Finland, Gambia, Ghana, Granada, Guyana, Iceland, Israel, Italy,
Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia,
Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Papua New Guinea,
Portugal, Samoa, San Marino, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon
Islands, South Africa, Sweden, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad, Tobago, Uganda,
United Kingdom, United States, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Visas are obtainable from:
Chief Immigration Officer, P.O.Box 372, Mbabane, Swaziland.
Tel: (+268) 42941 / 2
Regional Currencies
BOTSWANA
The currency unit is the Botswana Pula (BWP). Travellers can exchange
their currency or South African Rands for BWP at Johannesburg International
Airport, Gaborone airport and at Commercial Banks in Maun, Kasane or
in South Africa. BWP may also be purchased at the Rennies and American
Express Bureau de Change in South Africa. Banks are open Monday to Friday
08h15-12h45 and Saturdays 08h15-10h45. Credit cards (Visa, Mastercard)
are only accepted in major towns. BWP are accepted in commercial banks
in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Visitors may import/ export a maximum of 5000 Pula in bank notes. Foreign
currency may be imported and exported without restriction provided declared
on arrival
NAMIBIA
The currency unit is the Namibian Dollar (NAD). Travellers can exchange
their currency or South African Rands for Namibian Dollars on arrival
at Windhoek International Airport or in commercial banks in Windhoek
and Swakopmund. Banks are open Monday to Friday 09h00-15h30 and Saturdays
09h00-10h30. Credit cards (Visa, Mastercard) are accepted in major towns
but not in rural areas.
Visitors may import/ export a maximum of NAD500 in bank notes.
Foreign currency may be imported and exported without restriction provided
declared on arrival. The South African Rand is currently acceptable
in Namibia
SOUTH AFRICA
The currency unit is the South African Rand (ZAR). Travellers can
exchange their currency into ZAR on arrival at Johannesburg International
Airport (located in International arrivals hall - open 24 hours) or
in most commercial banks in the country. Banks are open Monday to Friday
09h00-15h30 and Saturdays 09h00-11h00. Credit cards (Visa, Mastercard)
are widely accepted (except in rural areas).
Visitors can import and export their foreign currency without restriction
provided declared upon arrival. When entering South Africa, S.A. bank
notes in excess of ZAR500 will not be allowed unless you are in possession
of the necessary permit.
ZAMBIA
The currency unit is the Zambian Kwacha (ZMK). Travellers can exchange
their currency or South African Rands, Zimbabwe Dollars and Botswana
Pulas for Zambian Kwachas at commercial banks in Zambia. Credit cards
(Visa, Mastercard) are only accepted in major towns. United States Dollars
(USD) in cash, are widely acceptable, and are considered the preferential
form of payment in most areas of Zambia.
Visitors can import and export their foreign currency without restriction
provided declared upon arrival. Visitors may import and export a maximum
of ZMK100 in Zambian bank notes.
ZMK bank notes are not accepted by banks in South Africa, Zimbabwe,
Botswana or Namibia
ZIMBABWE
ZWD bank notes are not accepted by banks in South Africa, Botswana
or Namibia. Most banks in Zimbabwe will not accept USD100 bank notes
due to a large amount of counterfeit notes in circulation.
MOCAMBIQUE
The currency unit is the Moçambique Metical (MZM). US Dollars
and South African Rands are widely accepted. It is essential to carry
cash in US Dollars or South African Rands in small denominations.
Credit cards and travellers cheques are not accepted. Banks are open
Monday to Friday 08h00-11h00.
Visitors can import and export their foreign currency without restriction
provided declared upon arrival. MZM bank notes are not accepted by banks
outside of Moçambique.
SPENDING MONEY
We suggest that you take along enough spending money for private expenses,
souvenirs, tips to assistant guides, river guides and tour guides, drinks
and the occasional meal or evening out. Allow the equivalent of +-USD10
- USD20 (ZAR50 - ZAR100) per day
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