Italy Visa Requirements for South Africans
Italy requires a visa for South Africans
- Entry requirement
- Visa Required
- Stay allowed
- 90 days in any 180-day period
- Passport validity
- Valid for at least 3 months after you leave the Schengen Area, and issued within the last 10 years
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Applying for a Italy visa in South Africa
- Where the application is decided
- Consulate General of Italy, Johannesburg, or the Consulate of Italy, Cape Town
- Covers applicants in
- Johannesburg covers Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Free State, Limpopo, North West and KwaZulu-Natal; Cape Town covers the Western, Northern and Eastern Cape
- Where you lodge it
- VFS Global
- Application centres
- Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Nelspruit, Polokwane, Bloemfontein, Cape Town, George and Port Elizabeth
- Visa fee (adult)
- EUR 90
- Visa fee (child 6–11)
- EUR 45 (aged 6 to 11)
- Processing time
- Apply at least 15 working days before you travel
- Book your appointment
- You may apply up to 6 months before departure, and no earlier
Italy runs the busiest Schengen consulate in South Africa, so appointments go quickly in peak season. Which consulate decides your application depends on where you live. The Cape Town consulate also issues Malta's short-stay visas. Holders of diplomatic passports apply at the Embassy of Italy in Pretoria instead.
If your case is not straightforward
The application is the same for everyone. What differs is how you prove income and ties. These cover the situations that need building differently:
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Source: consjohannesburg.esteri.it. Checked 13 August 2026. If you spot something out of date, tell us at help@getvisa.co.za.
Information last reviewed: . Always verify with the relevant embassy before travelling.