Spain Visa Requirements for South Africans
Spain requires a visa for South Africans
South African passport holders require a visa to enter Spain. Where you lodge the application, what it costs and how long it takes are set out below.
- 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 Spain visa in South Africa
- Where the application is decided
- Embassy of Spain, Pretoria, and the Consulate General of Spain, Cape Town
- Covers applicants in
- Pretoria takes Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Free State and Lesotho; Cape Town and Durban take the Western, Eastern and Northern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mauritius, Madagascar and Comoros
- Where you lodge it
- BLS International
- Application centres
- Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban
- Visa fee (adult)
- EUR 90
- Visa fee (child 6–11)
- EUR 45 (aged 6 to 11)
- Processing time
- About 15 calendar days
Which centre you use is decided by where you live, not by which is nearest or has an appointment. KwaZulu-Natal residents go to Durban or Cape Town, not Pretoria.
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:
More Visa Required Countries for South Africans
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Visa Required
Algeria
Visa Required
Andorra
Visa Required
Austria
Visa Required
Bangladesh
Visa Required
Belarus
Visa Required
Source: sa.blsspainvisa.com. 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 If you spot something out of date, tell us at help@getvisa.co.za.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.