Transit Visa from South Africa to United Kingdom

Transit Visa from South Africa to United Kingdom Description

A transit visa allows its holder to stay get off his/her flight, stay in the airport for some time (not more than 24 hours) and take another flight to his/her destination country.
There are two types of Transit visa. The UK border control transit visa allows you go through UK border and it's valid for 48 hours. This visa type costs £64.
The other transit visa type is Direct Airside Transit Visa (DATV) which allows you change flights without going through border control or leaving the airport. This visa type costs £35.
The holders of these visa types cannot stay in the country for more than 48 hours.
Flight ticket and visa of the destination country are required.
The visa takes about 7 - 15 days to be processed.
You are required to exit the country before the expiry of the visa.
This visa type permits only a single entry into the country.

A duly completed UK visa application form. This should be filled online.
An original passport with a validity of more than 6 months.
Two blank pages of the passport for stamps.
A colored passport photograph with a white background.
A medical report.
Confirmation of accommodation and flight bookings.
Original travel insurance.
Identification documents(e.g.birth certificate, marriage certificate, I.D. card etc).
Proof of finances (an original bank statement dating back to 3 months of use ).
Police clearance certificate showing the visitor does not have a criminal record.

Validity: 48 hours
Processing Time: 7 - 15 working days
Cost: £64.00

Address

British High Commission 255 Hill Street Arcadia Pretoria Gauteng 0002 South Africa

Phone

00 44 203 481 1736