Tourist Visa from South Africa to Niger

• The tourist visa allows travellers visit Niger for sightseeing, recreation and relaxation.
• With a tourist visa, you can visit friends and relatives.
• Holders of this visa cannot take up paid employment for a company in Niger during their stay.
• You cannot take up a course in any of the institutions of learning in the country.
• If you are visiting friends and relatives in Niger, a letter of invitation from your host should be presented. The letter should have full home address details and a valid means of identification of your host.
• Applicants are required to submit a letter showing their status in their home country. This could be in the form of a:
  

              - Employment letter from company if applicant is employed

              - Certifications of business for self employed applicants

              - Letter from institution of study confirming applicant is enrolled in the school, and that the school is fully aware of the trip.

• For non-South Africans visiting the country, a copy of your South African stay permit should be provided.
  
• All travelers are required to have a yellow fever vaccination certificate.
• Immunization against hepatitis A and B, tetanus, typhoid, cholera and malaria are recommended before travelling to Niger.  
• Independent travellers need to register with police on arrival in any town or city.
• It is prohibited to travel by a different route than that entered in your passport by the police at the previous town.
• You must obtain a license to import sporting guns.
  

• Three original copies of correctly filled, signed and stamped visa application form is required for the visa application.
• The applicant will be required to present three recent copies of coloured passport-sized photographs which is to be taken with a white background. The photograph should follow the specifications for a visa application.
• Your passport should have a validity of 6 months after exit from Niger. The passport must have at least 1 blank visa page.
• Financial proof that you can cater for yourself while in Niger is required. This may be in form of your recent bank statement or that of a Nigerien financial sponsor and a letter declaring sponsorship.
• Proof of accommodation is needed for this application and it could be a hotel reservation or a letter of invitation from your host stating purpose, duration and intentions of hosting you while in Niger.
• Return and onward tickets with entry and exit dates to show you have intentions of leaving at the expiry of your visa is required.
• A travel itinerary preferably from a travel agent is important.
• An original certificate of vaccination against yellow fever will be needed to complete your application.
• Immunization against Hepatitis A & B, poliomyelitis, tetanus, typhoid and cholera is recommended.
• For minors travelling alone, their original birth certificate as well as a signed letter of consent from both parents is needed to complete their visa application. For minors travelling with one parent, the non travelling parent needs to sign the letter of consent.
• Comprehensive health insurance is recommended and it should include emergency air evacuation coverage.
• This visa takes 7-14 working days to process.
• This visa costs R500 to process
• This visa has a validity period of 3 months.