Required Documents for Registration

Students registering on the Stellenbosch campus via assisted registration, must report with the following original documents at registration in your faculty's allotted registration timeslot: 

  1. Advice of Results of the 2020 NSC or IEB final school-leaving examination.
  2. NSC or IEB candidates who matriculated in 2019 or earlier: National Senior Certificate.
  3. Candidates from international school systems: School-leaving certificate/s and certificate of university exemption issued by the SA Matriculation Board.
  4. Candidates who studied at other universities: The document/s mentioned at b or c above, as well as an original academic transcript/record and certificate of good conduct issued by the university concerned.
  5. If you are not a South African citizen, you must submit additional supporting documents electronically to intpreregistration@sun.ac.za (include your student number on each document) in order to obtain pre-registration clearance as follows:
  • Certified copy of your valid passport
  • Certified copy of your valid study visa or proof of Permanent Residence in South Africa;
  • Proof of South African medical aid (for study visa-holders);
  • Proof of payment (scholarships/bursaries must be authorised by SU International's financial administrators)

Please Note:

Prospective students with outstanding documents and who will complete either online registration or e-mail registration may submit certified copies of their documents electronically to the respective faculty administrator / officer – please see the relevant contact details further on. 

Prospective postgraduate students with international qualifications who must still provide outstanding documents may submit certified copies of their documents electronically to postgraduate@sun.ac.za (include your student number).

Due to the impact of the COVID pandemic, and the late release of results by certain institutions, SU may make a concession for newcomer postgraduate students from other South African universities who do not yet have their final academic record or degree certificate available in time to register for their postgraduate programme at SU. Such a concession will only be considered, provided that an official statement or declaration is received from the other university and must adhere to the following criteria: 

  1. Must be on an official institutional letterhead
  2. Must contain the student's full particulars
  3. Must contain the completed programme's details including results and the name of the qualification that will be awarded
  4. Must provide an indication of why the results/certificate could not be issued and an indication of when the final document will be available.
  5. Must contain the particulars, signature and contact details of the designated person who issued the declaration.

​Students in the above category will be required to submit their official documents before 30 July 2021. Further registration may be prevented if the documents are not submitted. 

Please see the specific registration details for the Tygerberg Campus HERE 

First-year Undergraduate Students with International Qualifications

Foreign citizens with international qualifications

  • First-year international undergraduate students do not need to apply for their matriculation exemption certificate prior to registration for the 2021 academic year.
  • However, you need to ensure you meet the exemption requirements by sending a certified copy of your final results to Ms Carmelita Talmarkes at suiundergrads@sun.ac.za, before pre-registration can be finalised.
  • An e-mail confirming that you do meet the exemption requirements will be sent to you.

South Africans with foreign school qualifications

  • Pre-registration clearance does not apply to these students.
  • Students must send certified copies of their original final results to Ms Chantal Grove-Le Guillou at chantalg@sun.ac.za.

Pre-registration clearance (verification of documentation)

  • All international students are required to provide certified copies of supporting documentation for pre-registration clearance prior to registering for the academic programme.
  • E-mail the required documentation to the following e-mail addresses using your SURNAME and SU STUDENT NUMBER as a reference.
  •  ​Stellenbosch Campus: intpreregistration@sun.ac.za
  • Tygerberg Campus (Undergraduate): bdgeyer@sun.ac.za
  • Tygerberg Campus (Postgraduate): stimm@sun.ac.za or mdamon@sun.ac.za
  • ​Certified copy of your valid passport
  • Certified copy of valid study visa issued to study at Stellenbosch University or Proof of Permanent residence / Refugee Status / Asylum Seeker
  • Proof of valid South African medical cover
  • Students are advised to view the list of Student Medical Cover Options on the following website: https://www.medicalschemes.co.za/regulated-entities/medical-schemes-in-south-africa/
  • Medical cover is not compulsory for Permanent residence, Refugee Status, Asylum Seeker and students not coming to SA.
  • Proof of minimum COMPULSORY INITIAL FEES or Scholarship letter 

Please note:

  • A confirmation e-mail will be sent to you once pre-registration clearance has been finalized and you can then commence with self-registration for your academic programme. Please allow at least 3 working days response time.
  • All international degree-seeking undergraduate first-year students need to follow the same ​welcoming programme as the SA students.​