South African Visa is not required for Singaporeans
Stay Duration: 90 days
Entry Requirements
- Singaporean can stay in South Africa without a visa for a duration of 90 days or as decided by the Embassy.
- Tourists can extend their stay for another 30 days by applying for an extension at the immigration office.
- Intending tourists are required to provide a Machine Readable passport valid at least six months on entry with two blank visa pages for stamps on arrival and departure from South Africa.
- Confirm with the South Africa airline that boarding will be permitted without a visa as these conditions are subject to change.
- Visitors must have a return ticket back to Singapore or onward ticket to other destinations.
- Citizens of Singapore must also confirm proof of accommodation while in South Africa, which could be a hotel reservation or a letter from a South African Host.
- Singapore citizens visiting South Africa with pets must have a certificate of vaccination and must obtain an import license.
- There are no restrictions on importing foreign currencies as long as the amounts are declared on arrival.
- Prospective visitors can get to South Africa from the Singapore international airport in Changi.
- The estimated flight duration from Singapore to South Africa is 11 hours, 48 minutes
- Although South Africa is a secular state with a diverse religious population, Christianity is the most widely practiced religion in South Africa.
- South Africa has eleven official languages. They are Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, and Zulu. Zulu is the most spoken of all the languages.
- You must have a valid Yellow Fever Certificate issued at least 10 days before arrival in South Africa if you have travelled from a country with yellow fever or if you transited more than 12 hours through the airport of a country with risk of Yellow Fever transmission.
- Most South Africans can speak more than one language.
- South Africa’s climatic conditions generally range from the Mediterranean in the Southwestern corner of South Africa to temperate in the interior plateau, and subtropical in the Northeast. A small area in the northwest has a desert climate. Most of the country has warm, sunny days and cool nights.
- The South African Rand is the official currency used in the country. Visitors can exchange their foreign currencies at banks and exchange outlets in the country.
- South Africa is the largest country in Southern Africa.
- The country has 3 capital cities: Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein.
- South Africa uses the South Africa Standard Time (GMT+2) hence, Singapore is 6 hours ahead of South Africa
- In South Africa the power plugs and sockets are of types D, M and N. The standard voltage is 230 V and the standard frequency is 50 Hz.
- Getting around South Africa is possible through various public means of transportation including Domestic flights, Public Buses, Taxis, Trains and Car hires.
- Visitors taking pictures are advised to be respectful and conscious of their environment while at it.
- The Kruger National Park, The Garden Route and Stellenbosch, Cape Town are some of the top rated tourist sites in South Africa.