{"id":236391,"date":"2018-04-09T18:00:08","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T16:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=236391"},"modified":"2018-04-10T13:37:44","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T11:37:44","slug":"how-much-uk-us-australian-and-other-popular-visas-will-cost-south-africans-in-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/236391\/how-much-uk-us-australian-and-other-popular-visas-will-cost-south-africans-in-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"How much UK, US, Australian and other popular visas will cost South Africans in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

The issue of visas has continued to dominate local news over the past few weeks, with Australian home affairs minister Peter Dutton stating\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>that\u00a0he is now actively considering \u201cseveral\u201d applications from South African farmers for refugee or humanitarian status in Australia.<\/p>\n

The country also recently announced <\/a><\/strong>a new visa scheme aimed at attracting highly skilled migrants from countries such as South Africa,\u00a0in a bid to help grow\u00a0Australian businesses.<\/p>\n

However, Australia is not the only country that is looking overseas to boost its workforce, with the UK also looking to boost foreign employment due to a\u00a0high employment rate and an exodus of workers following the announcement<\/a> <\/strong>on Brexit.<\/p>\n

While these moves are considered good news for working professionals,\u00a0it may actually be more difficult to obtain a visa for South Africans looking to travel in 2018, as a number of countries (notably those in the Schengen area) have introduced an overall tightening<\/a> <\/strong>of documentation from \u2018high-risk\u2019 countries such as South Africa.<\/p>\n

Below you can find the costs for these and other countries when applying for a short-term visa in 2018.<\/p>\n

The below prices do not include collection fees and other additional surcharges.<\/em><\/p>\n

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United Kingdom<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Visa<\/th>\nCost (in rands)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
6 months (visit)<\/td>\n\u00a0R1 601<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2 years (visit)<\/td>\n\u00a0R6 026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5 years (visit)<\/td>\n\u00a0R10 950<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10 years (visit)<\/td>\n\u00a0R13 739<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Skilled Worker<\/td>\n\u00a0R1 670<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Student worker<\/td>\n\u00a0R13 739<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Australia<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Visa<\/th>\nCost (in rands)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Tourist visa (3 months)<\/td>\nR1 290<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Working holiday (6 months)<\/td>\nR4 055<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Student visa (varies)<\/td>\nR5 160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Temporary work visa (short stay specialist)<\/td>\nR2 580<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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New Zealand<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Visa<\/th>\nCost (in rands)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Visitor visa (up to 9 months)<\/td>\nR1 490<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Student visa<\/td>\nR2 450<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Temporary work visa<\/td>\nR2 275<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Limited visa – seasonal work visa<\/td>\nR2 450<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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USA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Visa<\/th>\nCost (in rands)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Student visa<\/td>\nR1 920<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tourist visa<\/td>\nR1 920<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Temporary work\u00a0visa<\/td>\nR2 280<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Specialised work visa<\/td>\nR2 460<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fianc\u00e9 or Spouse of a U.S Citizen<\/td>\nR2 460<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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UAE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Visa<\/th>\nCost in local currency<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
96-hour<\/td>\nR650<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tourist – short term (30 days)<\/td>\nR1 080<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tourist – long term (90 days)<\/td>\nR2 615<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tourist – long term (multiple-entry)<\/td>\nR5 720<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Shengen<\/strong><\/p>\n

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South African passport holders currently need a Schengen visa to visit large parts of Europe.<\/p>\n

The Schengen visa allows access to all the 22 European Union member states as well as four members of the European Free Trade Association including France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Austria, Hungary and Sweden.<\/p>\n

A Schengen visa allows the holder to stay in the Schengen Territory for up to 90 days per six months; however, pricing differs slightly according to age and location.<\/p>\n

Since May 2008, the fee for a short stay Schengen visa (less than 90 days) is \u20ac60<\/strong> (R885), while the fee for a long stay visa (more than 90 days) is \u20ac99<\/strong> (R1,460).<\/p>\n

Children between the ages of 6 and below 12 years old pay\u00a0\u20ac35<\/strong> (R369).<\/p>\n

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Read: Australian home affairs looking at \u201cseveral\u201d applications from South African farmers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Despite the international demand for workers, it may actually be more difficult to obtain a visa for South Africans looking to travel in 2018,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":94011,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9876],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-236391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-headline"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236391"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":237015,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236391\/revisions\/237015"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}