Contents:
SA-NIGERIA CHAMBER VISA SERVICES
WHY USE THE SA-NIGERIA CHAMBER?
SA-NBC VALUE ADDED SERVICES
VISA REQUIREMENTS
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ONLINE FORM AND PAYMENT
FEES AND COSTS
YELLOW FEVER CERTIFICATE
VISA AND PERMIT PRICES PER COUNTRY

SA-NIGERIA CHAMBER VISA SERVICES

The South Africa-Nigeria Business Chamber offers a comprehensive visa and permit service including:

• Business visas (single and multiple entry)
• Tourist visas (single and multiple entry)
• Visas on Arrival
• Temporary Work Permits
• Long-term Work Permits
• Third-party payment service if clients are unable to do the online payments themselves for any reason.
• Booking appointments for Biometrics on behalf of visa applicants

Our service is quick, hassle-free and totally transparent, operated in line with the Chamber’s Code of Conduct (contained in the Chamber Constitution). For more information, please contact Georgina Odilibe on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

WHY USE THE SA-NIGERIA CHAMBER?

• Nigeria-specific expertise and knowledge
• Longstanding relationship with Nigeria diplomatic missions in South Africa
• Advance warnings of changes in the visa processes
• Personalised service
• Ability to deal with (genuine) emergencies where necessary.

VALUE-ADDED SERVICES

• Collection of visa applications and passport drop off at designated location
• Trouble-shooting with regard to any problems with applications and processes
• Set up biometrics appointments at OIS in Johannesburg (visa agency for the Nigerian Consulate)
  *  Please note the visa application and the biometrics are two separate processes. We will deal with your application and make the appointment at OIS for the biometrics once the application has been handed in. We will then advise you timeously of the relevant date, time and address. There is no automated appointment schedule linked to your visa application as happens in many other countries’ embassies.  
• If you need biometrics done urgently, for example if you are likely to be travelling while your application is being processed, please advise accordingly
• Overnight courier services (for applications outside Gauteng)
• Collection and delivery of applications/passports outside Central Johannesburg areas and Sandton (negotiated on a case-by-case basis)

VISA REQUIREMENTS

Note that the Nigerian government is introducing BIOMETRICS for visas. The service has started in Johannesburg at the Rosebank offices of OIS, the Nigerian Consulate’s visa company.

The SA-NBC, as part of its visa service for applicants, will set up the appointments for you in addition to vetting the visa application and submitting it, as there is no electronic booking system for the biometric process. This will avoid undue inconvenience and delays.

For a list of documents required for the following visas and permits contained in our check list, please contact us on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

• Business Visa
• Tourist Visa
• STR
• Temporary Work Permit

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ONLINE FORM AND PAYMENT

• Complete online application form for Nigeria Immigration Service found at this link: https://portal.immigration.gov.ng/visa/freshVisa
  Note that you will need a Google, Yahoo or Open ID account to access the form
• Complete the pages one by one and press SUBMIT at the end of the process. This will bring up the whole form, which must be printed and signed. Please note that no handwritten forms will be accepted by the Nigerian Authorities
• Please be sure before completing that you know which Nigerian diplomatic office will be handling your visa – Johannesburg or Pretoria – and choose the appropriate office on the form. They operate as two separate offices.
• Note down the Application ID and Reference Number before you move to the payment site – they will enable you to go back into the payment site later if needed.
• Move to the payment site and follow the prompts. Once payment is accepted, print out the page confirming payment. This is important. The visa application will not be accepted without it.
• This page will have a green band across the top and “Nigeria Immigration Service” at the top. It will NOT be an email confirming payment which you may also receive from the company running the site.

VISA AND PERMIT PRICES PER COUNTRY

* Note these prices exclude the $20 visa processing fee charged by the Nigerian government as mentioned above