What is Form 10 for your visa?
Form 10 is the visa renewal paper in South Africa. Its code is DHA-1739. You never fill it by hand. The VFS site makes it from your typed answers. You print it, check it, and sign it at the centre.
Form 10 is one of your papers. It is the paper that starts everything. This page explains it. For all the papers, see the full papers list.
What is Form 10?
Form 10 is an official paper. Its code is DHA-1739. Its printed title says: “APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF EXISTING VISA”. Renewal means more time on your visa. Home Affairs reads this paper first. We checked a real one from 2023.
How do you get Form 10?
You do not download a blank paper. It works the other way. You type your answers on the VFS site. You book your day and you pay. Then the site makes your Form 10. You download it as a PDF. Print it. Read every line. You sign it at the centre, on your day.
Can you fill it by hand?
No. The VFS list says: “Duly completed online form. Handwritten forms will not be accepted by Department of Home Affairs.” We read that on 31 August 2026. So a blank paper filled by hand is no help.
Which Form 10 is the wrong one?
One trap costs people time. An old blank paper floats around online. Its code is BI-1739. You can still find it in a search. It looks official. Do not print it. Do not fill it in. Home Affairs takes the VFS paper only. The old paper wastes your day.
What does the form say about your date?
The printed paper repeats one big rule. Its own line says the paper “must be submitted in person at least 60 days prior to the expiry date”. That is the 60-day rule. It decides when you must act. Read it here: the 60-day rule.
What is inside Form 10?
We checked a real Form 10 from 2023. It holds five groups of facts. Your name, birth date and address here. Your passport details. Your first visa, as you entered. Any newer visa after that. Then two lines that matter most. “A visa is required until”: your new end date. “Purpose of visa”: why you ask. Check those two lines with care. Then check your passport number. One wrong number means a wasted trip.
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Is Form 10 the same as DHA-1739?
Yes. DHA-1739 is the code. Form 10 is the short name. Both mean the visa renewal paper. The VFS site makes it for you.
Can I fill Form 10 by hand?
No. VFS says Home Affairs will not take handwritten papers. We read that on 31 August 2026. You type your answers on the VFS site instead.
When do I sign Form 10?
At the centre, on your day. Read it first. Check your dates and passport lines. Then sign it there.
We read the VFS page on 31 August 2026. We checked a real Form 10 from 2023.