Country guide
Burundi
Visa
Visa required
Vaccinations
Required
Currency
Burundi Franc (BIF)
Time zones
UTC / GMT +2 (same time as South Africa)
Dialing code
+ 257
Best time to go
May - August
Drinking water
Water should be regarded as being potentially contaminated. Milk is unpasteurised.
Travel tips
Road travel can be difficult as most roads are sealed, particularly during military operations and during the rainy seasons.
Visa guide
Entry requirements
Complete application form on: migration.gov.bi
- Valid Passport
- Passport picture (to be uploaded)
- Copy of passport (to be uploaded)
- Accommodation details
- Valid international yellow fever certificate
- Certified letter of invitation from Burundi if applicable
- Letter of purpose from Company / Note Verbal for Officials.
- Once the application is processed, an email will be sent. Download or print this form and present it on arrival in Burundi.
For questions relating to the online application: contact@migration.gov.bi
Visa requirements
Visas are required by South African passport holders.
Issuing authorities
Embassy of Burundi
318 Albert St, Waterkloof, Pretoria, 0145
Tel: 012 342 4881
E-mail: ambabusa2021@yahoo.com
Web: www.ambabupretoria.mae.gov.bi/
Hours: Mon-Fri 07h00 - 16h30
Visa validity
30 days
Visa cost
90 USD
SA representative
South African Embassy
Av De la Plage, Parcel number 6510/DIV.A, Quartier Asiatique, Bujumbura
Tel: 00 257 222-48220
E-mail: simelaneb@dirco.gov.za
Health / vaccinations
Compulsory: Yellow Fever
Recommended: Hepatitis A & B, Rabies, Typhoid, Tetanus, Polio
Malaria Risk
Public holidays
2026: Jan 1; Feb 5; Mar 20; Apr 6; May 1, 14, 27; Jun 8; Jul 1; Aug 15; Oct 13, 21; Nov 1-2; Dec 25