Fiji: do South Africans need a visa?

The visitor permit covers holidays. Business visitor permits of 14 or 21 days also exist. Work, study or investment need a separate permit.34

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Valid for more than 6 months from the date of travel. Bring any expired passport linked to a current visa or permit.34

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If visa-exempt: nothing in advance, the visitor permit is issued on arrival. If a visa is needed: apply online through IMMI HUB (immihub.immigration.gov.fj) before buying tickets. Single entry visa FJD 93.00, multiple entry FJD 185.00 (currency shown as $ on the official page). Processing time not published.24

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No advance application if visa-exempt. Otherwise online through the Ministry of Immigration's IMMI HUB portal. No Fiji mission in South Africa was found.26

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Be ready to show onward or return travel. Visa applicants must provide a confirmed return ticket.3

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Evidence of sufficient funds may be requested (for example a recent bank statement). No amount published.23

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Required for visa applicants: hotel confirmation or a sponsor letter from family or friends in Fiji. Not stated for visa-exempt arrivals.2

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Fiji's own rule not checked. South Africa's rule: you need a yellow fever certificate to enter South Africa only if you arrive from or transited a yellow-fever-risk country. Fiji is not a risk country, so a direct return needs none, but a routing through a risk country in Africa or South America would trigger it.9

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A completed immigration arrival card is required (The GSA). Not confirmed on an official page.10

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Apply before your permit expires and pay the fee; extension of up to 2 months. Business visitor permits of 14 or 21 days cannot be extended. Overstay breaches immigration law and may lead to penalties; amounts not published.23

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Fiji transit visitors must show an onward ticket to the next destination and an outward ticket from there. Hub rules: via Australia, South Africans may use Transit Without Visa (air arrival, onward flight to a third country within 8 hours, stay airside); otherwise an Australian Transit (771) or Visitor visa is needed. Via Auckland, South Africans need a New Zealand Transit Visa (from NZD 235, up to 24 hours airside) unless they already hold a NZ visa.278

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