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South Africa Passport Dashboard

Visa-free: 55; Visa on arrival: 26; eVisa: 38; eTA: 12.

Visa information last updated:

Visa and entry requirements shown here are for general reference only, may be out of date, and can vary by traveler, layover, or entry point. Always confirm current requirements with the destination's official embassy, consulate, or government website before booking or traveling.

Visa requirements

South Africa Passport Dashboard — Visa requirements
CountryVisa requirements
AfghanistaneVisa
AlbaniaeVisa
AlgeriaVisa required
AndorraVisa required
AngolaVisa-free (30 days)
Antigua & BarbudaVisa-free (180 days)
ArgentinaVisa-free (90 days)
ArmeniaVisa on arrival (120 days)
AustraliaeVisa
AustriaVisa required
AzerbaijaneVisa (30 days)
BahamasVisa-free (90 days)
BahraineVisa
BangladeshVisa required
BarbadosVisa-free (180 days)
BelarusVisa required
BelgiumVisa required
BelizeVisa-free
BeninVisa-free (90 days)
BhutaneVisa
BoliviaVisa-free (90 days)
Bosnia & HerzegovinaVisa required
BotswanaVisa-free (90 days)
BrazilVisa-free (90 days)
BruneiVisa required
BulgariaVisa required
Burkina FasoeVisa
BurundiVisa on arrival (30 days)
CambodiaVisa on arrival (30 days)
CamerooneVisa
CanadaVisa required
Cape VerdeVisa on arrival
Central African RepublicVisa required
ChadeVisa
ChileVisa-free (90 days)
ChinaVisa required
ColombiaeVisa
ComorosVisa on arrival (45 days)
Congo - BrazzavilleVisa required
Congo - KinshasaeVisa (7 days)
Costa RicaVisa-free (180 days)
Côte d’IvoireeTA (90 days)
CroatiaVisa required
CubaeVisa (90 days)
CyprusVisa required
CzechiaVisa required
DenmarkVisa required
DjiboutiVisa on arrival (90 days)
DominicaVisa-free (180 days)
Dominican RepubliceTA (30 days)
EcuadorVisa-free (90 days)
EgyptVisa on arrival (30 days)
El SalvadorVisa-free (180 days)
Equatorial GuineaeVisa
EritreaVisa required
EstoniaVisa required
EswatiniVisa-free (30 days)
EthiopiaVisa on arrival (90 days)
FijiVisa-free (120 days)
FinlandVisa required
FranceVisa required
GabonVisa-free (30 days)
GambiaVisa-free (90 days)
GeorgiaVisa-free (360 days)
GermanyVisa required
GhanaeTA (90 days)
GreeceVisa required
GrenadaVisa-free (90 days)
GuatemalaVisa-free (90 days)
GuineaeVisa (90 days)
Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival (90 days)
GuyanaVisa-free (30 days)
HaitiVisa-free (90 days)
HondurasVisa-free (90 days)
Hong Kong SAR ChinaVisa-free (30 days)
HungaryVisa required
IcelandVisa required
IndiaeVisa (30 days)
IndonesiaVisa on arrival (30 days)
IraneVisa
IraqeVisa
IrelandVisa required
IsraeleTA (90 days)
ItalyVisa required
JamaicaVisa-free
JapaneVisa
JordanVisa on arrival (30 days)
KazakhstaneVisa
KenyaVisa-free (90 days)
KiribatiVisa-free (90 days)
KosovoVisa required
KuwaitVisa required
KyrgyzstanVisa on arrival (30 days)
LaoseVisa (30 days)
LatviaVisa required
LebanonVisa required
LesothoVisa-free
LiberiaVisa required
LibyaeVisa
LiechtensteinVisa required
LithuaniaVisa required
LuxembourgVisa required
Macao SAR ChinaVisa-free (30 days)
MadagascarVisa on arrival (90 days)
MalawiVisa-free (90 days)
MalaysiaeTA (90 days)
MaldivesVisa on arrival (30 days)
MaliVisa required
MaltaVisa required
Marshall IslandsVisa on arrival (90 days)
MauritaniaeVisa (90 days)
MauritiusVisa-free (90 days)
MexicoVisa required
MicronesiaVisa-free (30 days)
MoldovaeVisa
MonacoVisa required
MongoliaeVisa
MontenegroVisa required
MoroccoVisa required
MozambiqueVisa-free
Myanmar (Burma)eVisa
NamibiaVisa-free (90 days)
NauruVisa required
NepalVisa on arrival (150 days)
NetherlandsVisa required
New ZealandVisa required
NicaraguaVisa-free (90 days)
NigerVisa required
NigeriaeVisa (90 days)
North KoreaVisa required
North MacedoniaVisa required
NorwayVisa required
OmanVisa on arrival (30 days)
PakistaneVisa
PalauVisa on arrival (30 days)
Palestinian TerritoriesVisa-free
PanamaVisa-free (90 days)
Papua New GuineaeTA (30 days)
ParaguayVisa-free (90 days)
PeruVisa-free (180 days)
PhilippinesVisa-free (30 days)
PolandVisa required
PortugalVisa required
QatarVisa on arrival (30 days)
RomaniaVisa required
RussiaVisa-free (90 days)
RwandaVisa-free (30 days)
St. Kitts & NeviseTA (90 days)
St. LuciaVisa-free (42 days)
SamoaVisa on arrival (90 days)
San MarinoVisa required
São Tomé & PríncipeeVisa
Saudi ArabiaVisa on arrival (90 days)
SenegalVisa on arrival (30 days)
SerbiaeVisa
SeychelleseTA (90 days)
Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival (30 days)
SingaporeeTA (30 days)
SlovakiaVisa required
SloveniaVisa required
Solomon IslandsVisa required
SomaliaeVisa
South KoreaeTA (30 days)
South SudaneVisa (90 days)
SpainVisa required
Sri LankaeTA (30 days)
St. Vincent & GrenadinesVisa-free (90 days)
SudanVisa required
SurinameeVisa (90 days)
SwedenVisa required
SwitzerlandVisa required
SyriaeVisa
TaiwanVisa required
TajikistanVisa on arrival (45 days)
TanzaniaVisa-free (90 days)
ThailandeTA (30 days)
Timor-LesteVisa on arrival (30 days)
TogoVisa-free (30 days)
TongaVisa required
Trinidad & TobagoVisa-free (90 days)
TunisiaVisa-free (90 days)
TurkmenistanVisa required
TuvaluVisa on arrival (30 days)
TürkiyeeVisa (90 days)
UgandaeVisa
UkraineeVisa
United Arab EmirateseVisa
United KingdomVisa required
United StatesVisa required
UruguayVisa-free (90 days)
UzbekistanVisa required
VanuatuVisa-free (120 days)
Vatican CityVisa required
VenezuelaVisa-free (90 days)
VietnameVisa (90 days)
YemenVisa required
ZambiaVisa-free (90 days)
ZimbabweVisa-free (90 days)