South Africa Formalities

Prepare your Travel to South Africa

I. Visas, permits, residence
II. Communication in South Africa
III. Time Difference in South Africa
IV. Electricity in South Africa

I. Visas, permits, residence

What are the requirements for entering South Africa?

A valid acceptable passport or travel document good for a sufficient period to cover your intended stay.
A valid visa, if required.
Sufficient funds.
A return or onward ticket.
At least two blank pages in your passport.
Yellow fever certificates are required if the journey starts or entails passing through the yellow fever belt of Africa or South America.
About Visas, permits, residence

II. Communication in South Africa

A. Calling Country from South Africa

00 + country code + number you want

B. Calling South Africa from the United States

- 011 - US exit code; must be dialed first for all international calls made from the USA or Canada
- 27 - country code for South Africa
- area code - 2 digit area codes
- phone number - 7 digits
- US to South Africa landlines international dialing format: 011 + 27 + ?? + ??? ????

Area Codes :

Benoni 11
Kimberley 53
Potchefstroom 18
Bloemfontein 51
King William's Town 43
Pretoria 12
Botshabelo 51
Klerksdorp 18
Rustenburg 14

Cape Town 21
Nelspruit 13
Soweto 11
Carletonville 18
Newcastle 34
Vaalkraal 51
Durban 31
Nigel 11
Ventersburg 57

East London 43
Pietermaritzburg 33
Vereeniging 16
George 44
Pietersburg 15
Welkom 57
Johannesburg 11
Port Elizabeth 41
Witbank 13

C. The notebook

- Vodacom (only to cover the Kruger)
- MTN

III. Time Difference in South Africa

1 hour on the hour from Paris in winter, if not the same hour in summer.

IV. Electricity in South Africa

220/230 volts AC. Catches have either 2 records cylindrical or 3 large with longer connecting to the earth, one is required.

Source : 2008