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South Africa Passport:
Visa-Free Countries & Entry Rules

Abroad Travel Guide – 126 destinations open to South Africa passport holders without a visa arranged in advance.

South Africa passport holders can currently enter 64 destinations visa-free (including simple eTA authorisations), receive a visa on arrival in 33 countries and apply online for an e-Visa in 29. An embassy visa is still required for 71 destinations. The full breakdown by category is below, based on our dataset dated 2026-08-24. Select another passport to compare, and wherever a second citizenship or residency could strengthen your passport, we will show you the way.

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Select the passport you actually travel with – your citizenship, or the country of your current residence permit. Your passport check will instantly sort every destination into five entry categories. Countries marked with the green icon have citizenship or residency programs available through Abroad Mobility.

126Countries you can travel to
without arranging
a visa in advance
64
Visa-free
Angola30 days
Antigua and Barbuda180 daysPrograms
Argentina90 daysPrograms
Bahamas90 daysPrograms
Barbados180 days
Belize
Benin90 days
Botswana90 days
Brazil90 daysPrograms
Chile90 daysPrograms
Costa Rica180 daysPrograms
Dominica180 daysPrograms
Dominican RepublicPrograms
Ecuador90 daysPrograms
El Salvador180 daysPrograms
Fiji120 daysPrograms
Gabon30 days
Gambia90 days
Georgia360 daysPrograms
Ghana90 days
Grenada90 daysPrograms
Guatemala90 days
Guyana30 days
Haiti90 days
Honduras90 daysPrograms
Hong Kong30 daysPrograms
Israel90 days
Ivory CoasteTA
Jamaica
KenyaeTAPrograms
Kiribati90 days
Lesotho
Macao30 days
Malawi90 days
Malaysia90 days
Mauritius90 daysPrograms
Micronesia30 days
Mozambique
Namibia90 daysPrograms
Nicaragua90 daysPrograms
PakistaneTAPrograms
Panama90 daysPrograms
Papua New GuineaeTA
Paraguay90 daysPrograms
Peru180 days
Philippines30 daysPrograms
Russia90 daysPrograms
Rwanda30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis90 daysPrograms
Saint Lucia42 daysPrograms
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90 days
Seychelles90 daysPrograms
Singapore30 daysPrograms
South KoreaeTAPrograms
Swaziland30 days
Tanzania90 days
Thailand60 days
Trinidad and Tobago90 days
Tunisia90 days
Uruguay90 daysPrograms
Vanuatu120 daysPrograms
Venezuela90 daysPrograms
Zambia90 days
Zimbabwe90 days

Enter with just your passport, no visa needed. Some destinations require a simple electronic travel authorization (eTA). Permitted stay length is shown for each country.

33
Visa on arrival
ArmeniaPrograms
Bolivia
Burundi
CambodiaPrograms
Cape VerdePrograms
Comoros
Djibouti
EgyptPrograms
Ethiopia
Guinea-Bissau
Indonesia
Iran
JordanPrograms
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Madagascar
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Nepal
Nigeria
Oman
Palau
Qatar
SamoaPrograms
Saudi ArabiaPrograms
Senegal
Sierra LeonePrograms
Somalia
Sri Lanka
Tajikistan
Timor-Leste
Tuvalu

A visa is issued when you land, usually a short form and a fee right at the border. Check the fee and permitted stay before you fly.

29
e-Visa
Albania
AustraliaPrograms
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bhutan
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
ColombiaPrograms
Cuba
DR Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Guinea
India
Iraq
JapanPrograms
Kazakhstan
Libya
Moldova
Mongolia
Myanmar
Sao Tome and PrincipePrograms
South Sudan
Suriname
Syria
Togo
TurkeyPrograms
Uganda
United Arab EmiratesPrograms
Vietnam

Apply online before you travel; approval usually arrives within a few days by email. No embassy visit needed, you land with the document ready.

71
Visa required
Afghanistan
Algeria
Andorra
AustriaPrograms
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brunei
BulgariaPrograms
CanadaPrograms
Central African Republic
Chad
China
Congo
Croatia
CyprusPrograms
Czech Republic
Denmark
Eritrea
Estonia
Finland
FrancePrograms
GermanyPrograms
GreecePrograms
HungaryPrograms
Iceland
IrelandPrograms
ItalyPrograms
Kosovo
Kuwait
LatviaPrograms
Lebanon
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
LuxembourgPrograms
Mali
MaltaPrograms
MexicoPrograms
MonacoPrograms
MontenegroPrograms
Morocco
NauruPrograms
NetherlandsPrograms
New ZealandPrograms
Niger
North Korea
North MacedoniaPrograms
Norway
Poland
PortugalPrograms
Romania
San Marino
SerbiaPrograms
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
SpainPrograms
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
TaiwanPrograms
Tonga
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United KingdomPrograms
United StatesPrograms
UzbekistanPrograms
Vatican
Yemen

A visa must be obtained before travelling, via an embassy or consulate of the destination country.

0
No entry

No destinations in this category.

Entry is currently not permitted for holders of this passport. Rules change; always verify before planning a trip.

Data basis: aggregated open dataset, progressively verified against official government sources (weekly review). Visa rules change frequently and may depend on your residence, travel purpose and documents; always confirm the requirements for your specific trip before travelling. Dataset date: 2026-08-24.

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AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicDR CongoEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyIvory CoastJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVaticanVenezuelaVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabwe

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