Letter of Undertaking (Renewing an existing visa from within South Africa) request form

To minimise any delays in issuing the required letter:
Thoroughly read and upload the required documentation. Ensure that your supporting documents are not older than 3 months.

Important to Note: Your letter will take 3-5 working days to be processed after all required and correct documentation has been received. The processing period is calculated from the first working day following receipt of your submission. Should we require further information, we will notify you via email. The International office hours: Mon - Thursday 8:30 - 16:30 / Friday 8:30 - 16:00 and is closed over weekends and SA public Holidays.

Full name(s):

As it appears in your passport

Surname:

As it appears in your passport

Student number:

Postdoc’s – note N/A

Which level of study are you

Programme details:

Duration of studies:

Email address:

Residential address in South Africa:

Home/Mobile number:

Duration of the study visa extension/renewal being applied for (years and/or months):

Start and end date of degree programme you are extending/renewing (dd/mm/yyyy)

Degree programme start date:

Degree programme end date:

City/Country where the application will be made:

Passport Details

Passport number:

Issuing Country:

Date of Issue:

Valid until:

Most recent permit issued

Permit number:

Situated under the barcode

Date of Issue:

Date of Expiry:

You are required to upload the following document:

Letter from the academic department or faculty office supporting the renewal/extension of the visa place;
Copy of current visa
Copy of passport

Letter from academic department/faculty office supporting renewal/extension of visa

One file only.
2 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif, jpg, jpeg, png, bmp, tif, rtf, pdf, doc, docx.

Copy of current visa:

One file only.
2 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif, jpg, jpeg, png, bmp, tif, rtf, pdf, doc, docx.

Copy of passport:

One file only.
2 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif, jpg, jpeg, png, bmp, tif, rtf, pdf, doc, docx.

Review the Study visa renewal guidelines for more information.

You are required to upload the following document:
Letter of offer from the academic department or faculty office and copy of passport bio page

Note. You need to apply for a study visa renewal no less than 60 days prior to the expiry date of your current visa. If the visa was issued for less than 30 days, not later than seven working days before the expiry of the visa.

To apply complete the renewal application through VFS Global and book your appointment to submit your application and supporting documents in person: https://www.vfsglobal.com/dha/southafrica/

Note. South African medical aid cover, required for study visa

Remember to purchase medial aid from a South African medical aid scheme. The duration of the medical aid must match your degree programme, as per your study offer. For details on the recommended medial aid providers, see: http://www.international.uct.ac.za/before-you-arrive

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