A Visitor’s Visa can be issued for up to three years to those engaging in certain activities in South Africa, namely:
- An academic sabbatical;
- Voluntary or charitable activities;
- Research;
- Work conducted for a foreign employer that relates to –
- Teaching at an international school;
- In respect of films and advertisements produced in South Africa, including, but not limited to, an actor, cameraman, hairstylist, make-up artist or lighting and sound engineer;
- A foreign journalist seconded to South Africa by a foreign news agency;
- A visiting professor or lecturer or an academic researcher;
- An artist who wishes to write, paint or sculpt;
- A person involved in the entertainment industry, traveling through South Africa to perform;
- A tour leader or host of such tour; or
- A religious leader of a recognised religious organisation or denomination.