馃嚳馃嚘Visa requirements for South Africa passport holders
South Africa passport holders can enter 124 destinations visa-free or with easy access. Pick a destination below, or check a specific country.
- Visa-free 60
- Easy (eVisa / on arrival) 64
- Action needed 74
- Not admitted 0
Rank #97 of 199by visa-free and easy access
Visa-free
60- AO馃嚘馃嚧AngolaVisa-free 路 30 days
- AG馃嚘馃嚞Antigua & BarbudaVisa-free 路 180 days
- AR馃嚘馃嚪ArgentinaVisa-free 路 90 days
- BS馃嚙馃嚫BahamasVisa-free 路 90 days
- BB馃嚙馃嚙BarbadosVisa-free 路 180 days
- BZ馃嚙馃嚳BelizeVisa-free
- BJ馃嚙馃嚡BeninVisa-free 路 90 days
- BO馃嚙馃嚧BoliviaVisa-free 路 90 days
- BW馃嚙馃嚰BotswanaVisa-free 路 90 days
- BR馃嚙馃嚪BrazilVisa-free 路 90 days
- CL馃嚚馃嚤ChileVisa-free 路 90 days
- CR馃嚚馃嚪Costa RicaVisa-free 路 180 days
- DM馃嚛馃嚥DominicaVisa-free 路 180 days
- DO馃嚛馃嚧Dominican RepublicVisa-free 路 30 days
- EC馃嚜馃嚚EcuadorVisa-free 路 90 days
- SV馃嚫馃嚮El SalvadorVisa-free 路 180 days
- SZ馃嚫馃嚳EswatiniVisa-free 路 30 days
- FJ馃嚝馃嚡FijiVisa-free 路 120 days
- GA馃嚞馃嚘GabonVisa-free 路 30 days
- GM馃嚞馃嚥GambiaVisa-free 路 90 days
- GE馃嚞馃嚜GeorgiaVisa-free 路 360 days
- GH馃嚞馃嚟GhanaVisa-free 路 90 days
- GD馃嚞馃嚛GrenadaVisa-free 路 90 days
- GT馃嚞馃嚬GuatemalaVisa-free 路 90 days
- GY馃嚞馃嚲GuyanaVisa-free 路 30 days
- HT馃嚟馃嚬HaitiVisa-free 路 90 days
- HN馃嚟馃嚦HondurasVisa-free 路 90 days
- HK馃嚟馃嚢Hong Kong SAR ChinaVisa-free 路 30 days
- JM馃嚡馃嚥JamaicaVisa-free
- KE馃嚢馃嚜KenyaVisa-free 路 90 days
- KI馃嚢馃嚠KiribatiVisa-free 路 90 days
- LS馃嚤馃嚫LesothoVisa-free
- MO馃嚥馃嚧Macao SAR ChinaVisa-free 路 30 days
- MW馃嚥馃嚰MalawiVisa-free 路 90 days
- MY馃嚥馃嚲MalaysiaVisa-free 路 90 days
- MU馃嚥馃嚭MauritiusVisa-free 路 90 days
- FM馃嚝馃嚥MicronesiaVisa-free 路 30 days
- MZ馃嚥馃嚳MozambiqueVisa-free
- NA馃嚦馃嚘NamibiaVisa-free 路 90 days
- NI馃嚦馃嚠NicaraguaVisa-free 路 90 days
- PS馃嚨馃嚫Palestinian TerritoriesVisa-free
- PA馃嚨馃嚘PanamaVisa-free 路 90 days
- PY馃嚨馃嚲ParaguayVisa-free 路 90 days
- PE馃嚨馃嚜PeruVisa-free 路 180 days
- PH馃嚨馃嚟PhilippinesVisa-free 路 30 days
- RU馃嚪馃嚭RussiaVisa-free 路 90 days
- RW馃嚪馃嚰RwandaVisa-free 路 30 days
- SC馃嚫馃嚚SeychellesVisa-free 路 90 days
- SG馃嚫馃嚞SingaporeVisa-free 路 30 days
- LC馃嚤馃嚚St. LuciaVisa-free 路 42 days
- VC馃嚮馃嚚St. Vincent & GrenadinesVisa-free 路 90 days
- TZ馃嚬馃嚳TanzaniaVisa-free 路 90 days
- TH馃嚬馃嚟ThailandVisa-free 路 60 days
- TT馃嚬馃嚬Trinidad & TobagoVisa-free 路 90 days
- TN馃嚬馃嚦TunisiaVisa-free 路 90 days
- UY馃嚭馃嚲UruguayVisa-free 路 90 days
- VU馃嚮馃嚭VanuatuVisa-free 路 120 days
- VE馃嚮馃嚜VenezuelaVisa-free 路 90 days
- ZM馃嚳馃嚥ZambiaVisa-free 路 90 days
- ZW馃嚳馃嚰ZimbabweVisa-free 路 90 days
Easy (eVisa / on arrival)
64- AL馃嚘馃嚤AlbaniaeVisa
- AM馃嚘馃嚥ArmeniaVisa on arrival
- AU馃嚘馃嚭AustraliaeVisa
- AZ馃嚘馃嚳AzerbaijaneVisa
- BH馃嚙馃嚟BahraineVisa
- BT馃嚙馃嚬BhutaneVisa
- BF馃嚙馃嚝Burkina FasoeVisa
- BI馃嚙馃嚠BurundiVisa on arrival
- KH馃嚢馃嚟CambodiaVisa on arrival
- CM馃嚚馃嚥CamerooneVisa
- CV馃嚚馃嚮Cape VerdeVisa on arrival
- TD馃嚬馃嚛ChadeVisa
- CO馃嚚馃嚧ColombiaeVisa
- KM馃嚢馃嚥ComorosVisa on arrival
- CD馃嚚馃嚛Congo - KinshasaeVisa
- CU馃嚚馃嚭CubaeVisa
- DJ馃嚛馃嚡DjiboutiVisa on arrival
- EG馃嚜馃嚞EgyptVisa on arrival
- GQ馃嚞馃嚩Equatorial GuineaeVisa
- ET馃嚜馃嚬EthiopiaVisa on arrival
- GN馃嚞馃嚦GuineaeVisa
- GW馃嚞馃嚰Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival
- IN馃嚠馃嚦IndiaeVisa
- ID馃嚠馃嚛IndonesiaVisa on arrival
- IR馃嚠馃嚪IranVisa on arrival
- IQ馃嚠馃嚩IraqeVisa
- JP馃嚡馃嚨JapaneVisa
- JO馃嚡馃嚧JordanVisa on arrival
- KZ馃嚢馃嚳KazakhstaneVisa
- KG馃嚢馃嚞KyrgyzstanVisa on arrival
- LA馃嚤馃嚘LaosVisa on arrival
- LY馃嚤馃嚲LibyaeVisa
- MG馃嚥馃嚞MadagascarVisa on arrival
- MV馃嚥馃嚮MaldivesVisa on arrival
- MH馃嚥馃嚟Marshall IslandsVisa on arrival
- MR馃嚥馃嚪MauritaniaeVisa
- MD馃嚥馃嚛MoldovaeVisa
- MN馃嚥馃嚦MongoliaeVisa
- MM馃嚥馃嚥Myanmar (Burma)eVisa
- NP馃嚦馃嚨NepalVisa on arrival
- NG馃嚦馃嚞NigeriaeVisa
- OM馃嚧馃嚥OmanVisa on arrival
- PK馃嚨馃嚢PakistaneVisa
- PW馃嚨馃嚰PalauVisa on arrival
- QA馃嚩馃嚘QatarVisa on arrival
- WS馃嚰馃嚫SamoaVisa on arrival
- ST馃嚫馃嚬S茫o Tom茅 & Pr铆ncipeeVisa
- SA馃嚫馃嚘Saudi ArabiaVisa on arrival
- SN馃嚫馃嚦SenegalVisa on arrival
- SL馃嚫馃嚤Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival
- SO馃嚫馃嚧SomaliaeVisa
- SS馃嚫馃嚫South SudaneVisa
- LK馃嚤馃嚢Sri LankaVisa on arrival
- SR馃嚫馃嚪SurinameeVisa
- SY馃嚫馃嚲SyriaeVisa
- TJ馃嚬馃嚡TajikistanVisa on arrival
- TL馃嚬馃嚤Timor-LesteVisa on arrival
- TG馃嚬馃嚞TogoeVisa
- TR馃嚬馃嚪T眉rkiyeeVisa
- TV馃嚬馃嚮TuvaluVisa on arrival
- UG馃嚭馃嚞UgandaeVisa
- UA馃嚭馃嚘UkraineeVisa
- AE馃嚘馃嚜United Arab EmirateseVisa
- VN馃嚮馃嚦VietnameVisa
Action needed
74- AF馃嚘馃嚝AfghanistanVisa required
- DZ馃嚛馃嚳AlgeriaVisa required
- AD馃嚘馃嚛AndorraVisa required
- AT馃嚘馃嚬AustriaVisa required
- BD馃嚙馃嚛BangladeshVisa required
- BY馃嚙馃嚲BelarusVisa required
- BE馃嚙馃嚜BelgiumVisa required
- BA馃嚙馃嚘Bosnia & HerzegovinaVisa required
- BN馃嚙馃嚦BruneiVisa required
- BG馃嚙馃嚞BulgariaVisa required
- CA馃嚚馃嚘CanadaVisa required
- CF馃嚚馃嚝Central African RepublicVisa required
- CN馃嚚馃嚦ChinaVisa required
- CG馃嚚馃嚞Congo - BrazzavilleVisa required
- CI馃嚚馃嚠C么te d鈥橧voireeTA required
- HR馃嚟馃嚪CroatiaVisa required
- CY馃嚚馃嚲CyprusVisa required
- CZ馃嚚馃嚳CzechiaVisa required
- DK馃嚛馃嚢DenmarkVisa required
- ER馃嚜馃嚪EritreaVisa required
- EE馃嚜馃嚜EstoniaVisa required
- FI馃嚝馃嚠FinlandVisa required
- FR馃嚝馃嚪FranceVisa required
- DE馃嚛馃嚜GermanyVisa required
- GR馃嚞馃嚪GreeceVisa required
- HU馃嚟馃嚭HungaryVisa required
- IS馃嚠馃嚫IcelandVisa required
- IE馃嚠馃嚜IrelandVisa required
- IL馃嚠馃嚤IsraeleTA required
- IT馃嚠馃嚬ItalyVisa required
- XK馃嚱馃嚢KosovoVisa required
- KW馃嚢馃嚰KuwaitVisa required
- LV馃嚤馃嚮LatviaVisa required
- LB馃嚤馃嚙LebanonVisa required
- LR馃嚤馃嚪LiberiaVisa required
- LI馃嚤馃嚠LiechtensteinVisa required
- LT馃嚤馃嚬LithuaniaVisa required
- LU馃嚤馃嚭LuxembourgVisa required
- ML馃嚥馃嚤MaliVisa required
- MT馃嚥馃嚬MaltaVisa required
- MX馃嚥馃嚱MexicoVisa required
- MC馃嚥馃嚚MonacoVisa required
- ME馃嚥馃嚜MontenegroVisa required
- MA馃嚥馃嚘MoroccoVisa required
- NR馃嚦馃嚪NauruVisa required
- NL馃嚦馃嚤NetherlandsVisa required
- NZ馃嚦馃嚳New ZealandVisa required
- NE馃嚦馃嚜NigerVisa required
- KP馃嚢馃嚨North KoreaVisa required
- MK馃嚥馃嚢North MacedoniaVisa required
- NO馃嚦馃嚧NorwayVisa required
- PG馃嚨馃嚞Papua New GuineaeTA required
- PL馃嚨馃嚤PolandVisa required
- PT馃嚨馃嚬PortugalVisa required
- RO馃嚪馃嚧RomaniaVisa required
- SM馃嚫馃嚥San MarinoVisa required
- RS馃嚪馃嚫SerbiaVisa required
- SK馃嚫馃嚢SlovakiaVisa required
- SI馃嚫馃嚠SloveniaVisa required
- SB馃嚫馃嚙Solomon IslandsVisa required
- KR馃嚢馃嚪South KoreaeTA required
- ES馃嚜馃嚫SpainVisa required
- KN馃嚢馃嚦St. Kitts & NeviseTA required
- SD馃嚫馃嚛SudanVisa required
- SE馃嚫馃嚜SwedenVisa required
- CH馃嚚馃嚟SwitzerlandVisa required
- TW馃嚬馃嚰TaiwanVisa required
- TO馃嚬馃嚧TongaVisa required
- TM馃嚬馃嚥TurkmenistanVisa required
- GB馃嚞馃嚙United KingdomVisa required
- US馃嚭馃嚫United StatesVisa required
- UZ馃嚭馃嚳UzbekistanVisa required
- VA馃嚮馃嚘Vatican CityVisa required
- YE馃嚲馃嚜YemenVisa required
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Questions
About the South Africa passport
How many countries can South Africa passport holders visit without a visa?
60 destinations let South Africa passport holders in without a visa for a short stay. Another 64 give an eVisa or a visa on arrival, so 124 of 198 destinations are visa-free or easy access. That ranks this passport #97 of 199 here.
Which countries require a visa or an eTA from South Africa passport holders?
74 destinations ask for a visa arranged in advance or an electronic travel authorisation before boarding. They include Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Austria, Bangladesh and Belarus, plus 68 more.
What is the longest visa-free stay for South Africa passport holders?
The longest visa-free stay in the data is 360 days, in Georgia. The most common visa-free stay is 90 days.
How current is this information?
It comes from an open visa dataset last refreshed on 2026-02-18. Entry rules change without notice, so confirm with the destination's embassy or official government website before you travel.
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