All amounts published are in South African Rand currency (ZAR).

This publication only refers to financial aspects of your studies.

International students have to ensure they are aware of all aspects pertaining to them to study at the University of Pretoria which can be found at www.up.ac.za/icd

 

International levy

• The international levy for 2018 is R3130.
• This international levy is payable annually by all non-South African citizens who have Study Visas or Visitors Visas that are endorsed to allow study, including students who are citizens of SADC countries on these visas. This amount is payable in addition to the registration fee.
• Asylum seekers, refugees and diplomats stationed in South Africa, as well as permanent residents of South Africa only, are exempted from paying the international levy. See the table for the various fee factors.

International registration and tuition fees

• From 2016 international students will be required:
  • to pay a initial registration fee (which will form part of the total tuition fees due), before registration (see amounts in table below).
  •  to pay 50% of their full student account by 30 April, and the remainder by 31 July.
• Non-South African citizens (excluding students who are citizens of SADC countries) will be charged double the tuition fee of South African students (see cost factors in the table below), AND the International levy will be charged. (Except for full research master’s or doctoral degrees, where only the local tuition fee will be required.)
• Students who are citizens of SADC countries will pay the same tuition fee as charged for South African citizens BUT also have to pay the international levy.
• Asylum seekers, refugees and diplomats stationed in South Africa, as well as permanent residents of South Africa only, are exempted from paying double tuition fees and are exempted from the international levy.

 

SADC countries

The SADC countries include Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

 

International payments can be made using a credit card (provided you have 3D security in place with your own bank), or by doing a SWIFT transfer from your bank in your own country. 

Please use the correct university bank account for the various international transactions.

UNIVERSITY BANK ACCOUNTS	APPLICATION FEE FOR STUDY	TUITION FEE PAYMENT
Account holder	University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria
Bank	ABSA	ABSA
Branch	Hatfield   - Branch code: 632005	Hatfield    - Branch code: 632005
Swift code	ABSAZAJJCPT	ABSAZAJJCPT
Account number	2140 000 038	2140 000 054
Deposit reference	Initials and surname	8 digit Student number

International postgraduate students’ tuition fee factors: 

Student type	Country	Int’l Levy 2018	Postgrad Registration 2018	Tuition fee factor
Study Visa	SADC	R3130	R7 500	Local fees
	non-SADC	R3130	R7 500	Double local fees for coursework studies
		R3130	R7 500	Local fees for full research-orientated master’s or doctoral studies
Visitor Visa For block attendance or distance education research study only.	SADC	R3130	R7 500	Local fees Visa must be endorsed to allow for study
	non–SADC	R3130	R7 500	Double local fees Visa must be endorsed to allow for study
Work Visa (for full-time work 40 hours per week) Part-time studies only	SADC	n/a	R7 500	Local fees Visa must be endorsed to allow for study
	non-SADC	n/a	R7 500	Local fees Visa must be endorsed to allow for study
Asylum seeker	All	n/a	R7 500	Local tuition fees
Diplomat	All	n/a	R7 500	Local tuition fees.  Dependents of diplomats pay local tuition fees only if they have a diplomatic visa in their own passports.
Refugee	All	n/a	R7 500	Local tuition fees
Permanent residency status in South Africa	All	n/a	R7 500	Local tuition fees
Elective (with Visitors Visa)	All	n/a	n/a	R2 440 (See note on Visitors Visa endorsement above)
Exchange (with Study Visa)	All	n/a	n/a	No tuition fees billed if in collaboration agreement.  All accommodation will be billed.
Study-abroad (with Study Visa)	SADC	R3130	R7 500	Local fees
	non-SADC	R3130	R7 500	Double local fees
Postdoc (with Visitors Visa)	All	n/a	n/a	No fees charged (See note on Visitors Visa endorsement above)

 

Medical aid for international students

 

Please note, that DHA does NOT accept any outside medical cover anymore. Including the ones that have always been accepted: (PULA, Swazimed, Bomaid, Namibhealth etc. etc.) since last year according to International Education Association Of South Africa (IEASA).

 

All non-South African citizens, including students who are citizens from SADC countries, need to comply with the visa regulation as determined by the Immigration Act, Act 19 of 2004.

Regulation 10(1) (i) determines the following:

An applicant for a study visa is required to provide proof of medical aid cover with a medical scheme registered in terms of the Medical Schemes Act, Act 131 of 1998, recognised in the Republic.

https://www.medicalschemes.com/MedicalSchemes.aspx?flt=L  

The University requires that the medical aid cover be valid for the full academic year for which you seek registration until 31 December.

Study Abroad and Exchange Students must secure medical cover for the duration of their stay.  A minimum of six (6) months’ cover is provided by medical companies.  This provision is for Study Abroad and Exchange students only.

Month-to-month medical aid cover will only be acceptable from dependents on submission of the confirmation letter from the main member’s medical aid service provider.

Should students rely on sponsorships, they should ensure that the sponsor is advised of this requirement at the onset of the sponsorship of the admission offer from the University.  UP does not accept sponsorship letters in lieu of payment.  Payment of the required medical aid cover fee is made directly to the medical aid service provider, prior to immigration clearance for registration.

The medical service providers stated below are medical aid companies with developed student-focused products that are registered in terms of the Medical Schemes Act.  These companies offer the minimum benefits that a student may require while in South Africa.

Take note:  Although you may, with another international insurance or medical product, secure a study visa from a South African visa issuing authority, the University of Pretoria, in accordance with the Immigration Act, does not recognise such medical cover for registration purposes.

Momentum Health offers weekly consultation sessions on the Hatfield Campus, International Students Division offices, Client Service Centre.  Students can join both schemes online.

 

 

Contact details
Momentum Health (Ingwe option)   Tel:           +27 (0)12 673 1800 Mobile:      +27 (0)71 884 3578 Email:       [email protected] Website:  www.ingwehealth.co.za Premium for 2018: ZAR 4 440,00 Payable in advance January - December	BestMed Medical Scheme (Blueprint student option)   Tel: +27 (0)12 339 9800 or 086 000 2378 or 086000BEST Email: [email protected] Website:  www.bestmed.co.za