MEDICAL STUDENTS ENGAGING IN A MEDICAL ELECTIVE OR CLINICAL TRAINEESHIP AT A SOUTH AFRICAN ACADEMIC HOSPITAL NOT EXCEEDING A PERIOD OF THREE (3) MONTHS
Foreign medical students who wish to engage in clinical traineeships (Famulatur) or medical electives (Tertial des praktischen Jahres) in the Republic of South Africa may only do so at academic hospitals in the country; therefore, the foreigner is registered as a student with the relevant South African university, which also confirms the foreign medical student’s provisional acceptance (purpose and duration of the visit) in the form of a signed and dated letter on the university letterhead. The South African university would also assist the foreign medical student with his or her regulatory registration with the ‘The Health Professions Council of South Africa’.
Entry requirements for German medical students holding German passports
German citizens holding German passports who intend studying / engaging in a clinical traineeship or medical elective at a South African academic hospital for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days, do not have to apply for or be issued with a visa before proceeding to the Republic of South Africa – a visitor's visa may be issued by an immigration officer at the port of entry into the Republic of South Africa (see http://www.suedafrika.org/downloads/entry_requirements_german_citizens.doc). Please note that documentation confirming the purpose and duration of the visit, in the form of the above-mentioned letter from the South African university must be presented to the immigration officer on entry into the Republic.
Entry requirements for foreign medical students who are passport / travel document holders who are exempt from the South African visa requirement
Passport / travel document holders who are exempt from the South African visa requirement who intend studying / engaging in a clinical traineeship or medical elective at a South African academic hospital for a period not exceeding the specific period of exemption from South African visa control, do not have to apply for or be issued with a visa before proceeding to the Republic of South Africa – a visitor's visa may be issued by an immigration officer at the port of entry into the Republic of South Africa (see http://www.suedafrika.org/downloads/entry_requirements_german_citizens.doc). Please note that documentation confirming the purpose and duration of the visit, in the form of the above-mentioned letter from the South African university must be presented to the immigration officer on entry into the Republic.
Port of entry visa application for foreign medical students who are subject to the South African visa requirement
Foreigners who are not passport / travel document holders who are exempt from the South African visa requirement, and who intend studying / engaging in a clinical traineeship or medical elective at a South African academic hospital for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days, must submit a complete port of entry visa application (see http://www.suedafrika.org/downloads/visa_application.doc) at a foreign mission of the Republic of South Africa, before proceeding to the Republic. Please note that documentation confirming the purpose and duration of the visit, in the form of the above-mentioned letter from the South African university must be included as part of the complete port of entry visa application.
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