Entry Requirements
Visas are a requirement for entry into
South Africa for those countries with which South Africa does not have a visa agreement.
For information on visas for WCAR, click here.
Yellow Fever
Immunisation
Immunisation for yellow fever is a requirement
for persons whose journeys start or entail passing through the yellow fever belt of Africa
or South America. The International Health Regulations Act, No. 28 of 1974 stipulates that
a valid yellow fever certificate is required from all passengers older than one year
coming from infected areas.
A yellow fever vaccination is a
prerequisite for obtaining a South African visa. This health requirement applies to all
persons, those who are subject to South African visa control and those who are exempt
thereof.
Yellow fever certificates are valid for a
period of 10 years commencing 10 days after the date of immunisation or, in the case of
re-immunisation, within such period of 10 years, from the date of that re-immunisation.
The list of Yellow Fever Endemic Areas is as follows:
| Angola |
Benin |
Bolivia |
| Brazil |
Burkina Faso |
Burundi |
| Cameroon |
Central Africa Rep. |
Chad |
| Colombia |
Congo |
Cote d’Ivoire |
| Democratic Rep. of
Congo |
Ecuador |
Equatorial Guinea |
| Ethiopia |
French Guinea |
Gabon |
| Gambia |
Ghana |
Guinea |
| Guinea-Bissau |
Guyana |
Kenya |
| Liberia |
Mali |
Panama |
| Peru |
Rwanda |
Sao Tome &
Principe |
| Senegal |
Sierra Leone |
Somalia |
| Sudan |
Suriname |
Tanzania |
| Togo |
Uganda |
Venezuela |
According to the Department of Health, persons arriving without valid yellow fever
vaccination certificates will either be:
At ports of entry where no Port Health
Officers are based, persons will be refused entry into the RSA.
These precautionary measures will be
strictly enforced by the Department of Health to protect residents in the RSA from this
virus.
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