🇿🇦 South Africa · Student Visa
Student visa categories, eligibility, required documents, work rights, and application steps.
A South African study visa is tied to admission at a recognised learning institution and normally requires documents on acceptance, funds, medical cover and accommodation. Students should use the responsible South African mission or VFS channel for the current checklist.
- Admission is necessary but not by itself a visa grant.
- Foreign qualifications may need SAQA evaluation before admission or later professional use.
- Plan renewals and change-of-status limits before the first visa expires.
Official authorities
- South African Government — apply for a visa
Official temporary-residence visa entry point.
- SAQA — foreign qualifications
Official foreign-qualification evaluation.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.