All country guides
- Capital
- Bujumbura (BJM)
- Dialing Code
- + 257
- Time Zone
- UTC / GMT +2
- Language
- French and Kirundi
- Best Time to Go
- May - August
- Currency
- Burundi Franc (BIF)
Travel Tips
- Road travel can be difficult as most roads are sealed, particularly during military operations and during the rainy seasons
- English and Swahili are widely spoken
- Water should be regarded as being potentially contaminated, milk is unpasteurised
Last updated 28 September 2026
Visa Guide
Foreign Representation in South Africa
Embassy of Burundi
318 Albert St, Waterkloof, Pretoria, 0145
Telephone: 012 342 4881
E-mail: ambabusa2021@yahoo.com
Website: www.ambabupretoria.mae.gov.bi/
Hours: Monday - Friday, 07:00 - 16:30
Public Holidays
2026
January: 1
February: 5
March: 20
April: 6
May: 1, 14, 27
June: 8
July: 1
August: 15
October: 13, 21
November: 1 - 2
December: 25
Visa Requirements
Visas are required by South African passport holders
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 Validity
30 days
Visa Cost
90 USD
Health / Vaccinations
Compulsory:
Yellow Fever
Recommended:
Hepatitis A & B, Rabies, Typhoid, Tetanus, Polio
Malaria Risk
South African Representative Abroad
South African Embassy
Av De la Plage, Parcel number 6510/DIV.A, Quartier Asiatique, Bujumbura
Telephone: 00 257 222-48220
E-mail: simelaneb@dirco.gov.za