Document checklist
South Africa → North Macedonia: Temporary residence for schooling or studying (виза Д / привремен престој заради школување или студирање)
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Required documents
10 itemsIdentity
Completed application form and photo
RequiredA completed application for a temporary residence permit, plus a colour photo with a white background, sized 3.5 x 4.5 cm.
Valid passport
RequiredA valid travel document, submitted with a certified copy, that stays valid for at least 90 days longer than your planned stay.
Financial
Proof you can support yourself
RequiredEvidence you have enough money to live on, such as cash, travellers' cheques, credit cards, proof you own or rent property in North Macedonia, or a notarised guarantee letter from someone who agrees to cover your costs. The law doesn't publish a fixed amount, the government sets and assesses this case by case.
Sponsor's notarised guarantee letter
RequiredIf someone else is covering your costs, a notarised guarantee letter (or invitation, for an organisation) from them, stating they take on the obligation to provide your accommodation and cover all your costs while you're in North Macedonia and to leave.
Purpose of travel
Proof you're enrolled as a student or pupil
RequiredConfirmation that you're enrolled as a regular student in an approved study programme at a higher-education institution recorded in the Ministry of Education and Science's register, stating how long your studies will take, or, for school pupils, confirmation of enrolment in an approved programme at a verified school, stating how long your schooling will take.
Accommodation
Proof of accommodation
RequiredEvidence of secured accommodation, or of having the means to secure accommodation, for your stay.
Insurance
Health insurance
RequiredProof of health insurance that is valid in North Macedonia.
Other
Certificate of no pending criminal proceedings
RequiredA certificate showing no criminal proceedings are underway against you, in your home country or the country you're applying from, for a crime carrying a possible prison sentence of more than 6 months.
Certificate of no serious criminal record
RequiredA certificate showing you haven't been given an unconditional prison sentence of more than 6 months for a crime prosecuted automatically by the state, from both your home country and (if different) the country you're applying from.
Notarised parental or guardian consent (for unaccompanied minors)
RequiredIf you're under 18 and travelling without a parent or guardian, a notarised consent from your parents or legal guardian for you to stay in North Macedonia, certified by the relevant authority in your home country or by a Macedonian diplomatic or consular mission.
Why applications on this route get refused
Not enough proof of funds or accommodation
A temporary residence permit is only approved if you can show you have means to support yourself and either secured accommodation or the means to secure it.
How to avoid it: Gather clear, dated evidence of your funds (or your sponsor's guarantee letter) and your accommodation before you apply.
No valid health insurance
Health insurance is one of the conditions the law requires for a temporary residence permit to be approved.
How to avoid it: Arrange health insurance that's valid in North Macedonia before you submit your application.
A serious criminal record or open case
The law requires you not to have an unconditional prison sentence of more than 6 months for an automatically-prosecuted crime, and not to have criminal proceedings pending for one, in your home country or the country you're applying from.
How to avoid it: Check your certificates are current and, if you have any relevant history, seek advice before you apply.
Seen as a risk to public order, security, health or international relations
A permit won't be approved if you're considered a threat to public order, national security, public health, or North Macedonia's international relations.
How to avoid it: This is a case-by-case assessment by the Ministry of Interior; make sure all your information and documents are accurate and consistent.
Missing required documents
A diplomatic-consular mission won't accept your application if the documents the law requires aren't attached, and an incomplete application can lead to refusal.
How to avoid it: Check every document on the list is included, valid, and (if not in Macedonian) properly translated before you submit.
Sources
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