French passport holders (excluding those with French Travel documents) do not require a visa to enter South Africa for a maximum period of 3 months for the purposes of holiday and business.

An immigration officer will require the following on arrival at a South African port of entry:

• Passport valid for no less than 30 days after the expiry of intended visit
• One blank (unused) visa page on passport
• Vaccination certificate if your journey starts or entails passing through the yellow fever belt of Africa or South America.
• Proof of financial means
• Return or onward ticket
• Documentation confirming purpose and duration of visit

Once admitted to South Africa, kindly pay attention to the endorsement on your passport.  Any person who overstays his/her visit will incur a fine in terms of Sections 49 and 50 of the Immigration Act 13 of 2002...

For any other purpose, please visit our offices between the hours 09h00 to 12h00 from Monday to Friday.