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South Africa passport: visa-free countries worldwide (2026)

Outside Africa, a South Africa passport gives visa-free entry to 42 countries, visa on arrival in 20, and an e-visa or eTA route to 22. A visa must be arranged in advance for 61 of the 145 non-African countries covered. That ranks South Africa #3 of 54 African passports for travel beyond Africa (visa-free plus visa on arrival), using January 2025 data.

Data snapshot: January 2025. Electronic travel authorisations and e-visas outside Africa change often. Confirm with the destination's official immigration site before you book.

South Africa passport rules inside Africa →

Visa-free (42)

Antigua and Barbuda (180d)Argentina (90d)Bahamas (90d)Barbados (180d)BelizeBrazil (90d)Chile (90d)Costa Rica (180d)Dominica (180d)Dominican RepublicEcuador (90d)El Salvador (180d)Fiji (120d)Georgia (360d)Grenada (90d)Guatemala (90d)Guyana (30d)Haiti (90d)Honduras (90d)Hong Kong (30d)Israel (90d)JamaicaKiribati (90d)Macao (30d)Malaysia (90d)Micronesia (30d)Nicaragua (90d)PalestinePanama (90d)Paraguay (90d)Peru (180d)Philippines (30d)Russia (90d)Saint Kitts and Nevis (90d)Saint Lucia (42d)Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (90d)Singapore (30d)Thailand (60d)Trinidad and Tobago (90d)Uruguay (90d)Vanuatu (120d)Venezuela (90d)

Visa on arrival (20)

ArmeniaBoliviaCambodiaIndonesiaIranJordanKyrgyzstanLaosMaldivesMarshall IslandsNepalOmanPalauQatarSamoaSaudi ArabiaSri LankaTajikistanTimor-LesteTuvalu

e-Visa (19)

AlbaniaAustraliaAzerbaijanBahrainBhutanColombiaCubaIndiaIraqJapanKazakhstanMoldovaMongoliaMyanmarSurinameSyriaTurkeyUnited Arab EmiratesVietnam

Electronic travel authorisation (eTA) (3)

PakistanPapua New GuineaSouth Korea

Visa required in advance (61)

AfghanistanAndorraAustriaBangladeshBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBruneiBulgariaCanadaChinaCroatiaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandItalyKosovoKuwaitLatviaLebanonLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaMexicoMonacoMontenegroNauruNetherlandsNew ZealandNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaSan MarinoSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTongaTurkmenistanUkraineUnited KingdomUnited StatesUzbekistanVaticanYemen

Full list

DestinationEntry requirement
AfghanistanVisa required in advance
Albaniae-Visa
AndorraVisa required in advance
Antigua and BarbudaVisa-free, up to 180 days
ArgentinaVisa-free, up to 90 days
ArmeniaVisa on arrival
Australiae-Visa
AustriaVisa required in advance
Azerbaijane-Visa
BahamasVisa-free, up to 90 days
Bahraine-Visa
BangladeshVisa required in advance
BarbadosVisa-free, up to 180 days
BelarusVisa required in advance
BelgiumVisa required in advance
BelizeVisa-free
Bhutane-Visa
BoliviaVisa on arrival
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa required in advance
BrazilVisa-free, up to 90 days
BruneiVisa required in advance
BulgariaVisa required in advance
CambodiaVisa on arrival
CanadaVisa required in advance
ChileVisa-free, up to 90 days
ChinaVisa required in advance
Colombiae-Visa
Costa RicaVisa-free, up to 180 days
CroatiaVisa required in advance
Cubae-Visa
CyprusVisa required in advance
Czech RepublicVisa required in advance
DenmarkVisa required in advance
DominicaVisa-free, up to 180 days
Dominican RepublicVisa-free
EcuadorVisa-free, up to 90 days
El SalvadorVisa-free, up to 180 days
EstoniaVisa required in advance
FijiVisa-free, up to 120 days
FinlandVisa required in advance
FranceVisa required in advance
GeorgiaVisa-free, up to 360 days
GermanyVisa required in advance
GreeceVisa required in advance
GrenadaVisa-free, up to 90 days
GuatemalaVisa-free, up to 90 days
GuyanaVisa-free, up to 30 days
HaitiVisa-free, up to 90 days
HondurasVisa-free, up to 90 days
Hong KongVisa-free, up to 30 days
HungaryVisa required in advance
IcelandVisa required in advance
Indiae-Visa
IndonesiaVisa on arrival
IranVisa on arrival
Iraqe-Visa
IrelandVisa required in advance
IsraelVisa-free, up to 90 days
ItalyVisa required in advance
JamaicaVisa-free
Japane-Visa
JordanVisa on arrival
Kazakhstane-Visa
KiribatiVisa-free, up to 90 days
KosovoVisa required in advance
KuwaitVisa required in advance
KyrgyzstanVisa on arrival
LaosVisa on arrival
LatviaVisa required in advance
LebanonVisa required in advance
LiechtensteinVisa required in advance
LithuaniaVisa required in advance
LuxembourgVisa required in advance
MacaoVisa-free, up to 30 days
MalaysiaVisa-free, up to 90 days
MaldivesVisa on arrival
MaltaVisa required in advance
Marshall IslandsVisa on arrival
MexicoVisa required in advance
MicronesiaVisa-free, up to 30 days
Moldovae-Visa
MonacoVisa required in advance
Mongoliae-Visa
MontenegroVisa required in advance
Myanmare-Visa
NauruVisa required in advance
NepalVisa on arrival
NetherlandsVisa required in advance
New ZealandVisa required in advance
NicaraguaVisa-free, up to 90 days
North KoreaVisa required in advance
North MacedoniaVisa required in advance
NorwayVisa required in advance
OmanVisa on arrival
PakistanElectronic travel authorisation (eTA)
PalauVisa on arrival
PalestineVisa-free
PanamaVisa-free, up to 90 days
Papua New GuineaElectronic travel authorisation (eTA)
ParaguayVisa-free, up to 90 days
PeruVisa-free, up to 180 days
PhilippinesVisa-free, up to 30 days
PolandVisa required in advance
PortugalVisa required in advance
QatarVisa on arrival
RomaniaVisa required in advance
RussiaVisa-free, up to 90 days
Saint Kitts and NevisVisa-free, up to 90 days
Saint LuciaVisa-free, up to 42 days
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-free, up to 90 days
SamoaVisa on arrival
San MarinoVisa required in advance
Saudi ArabiaVisa on arrival
SerbiaVisa required in advance
SingaporeVisa-free, up to 30 days
SlovakiaVisa required in advance
SloveniaVisa required in advance
Solomon IslandsVisa required in advance
South KoreaElectronic travel authorisation (eTA)
SpainVisa required in advance
Sri LankaVisa on arrival
Surinamee-Visa
SwedenVisa required in advance
SwitzerlandVisa required in advance
Syriae-Visa
TaiwanVisa required in advance
TajikistanVisa on arrival
ThailandVisa-free, up to 60 days
Timor-LesteVisa on arrival
TongaVisa required in advance
Trinidad and TobagoVisa-free, up to 90 days
Turkeye-Visa
TurkmenistanVisa required in advance
TuvaluVisa on arrival
UkraineVisa required in advance
United Arab Emiratese-Visa
United KingdomVisa required in advance
United StatesVisa required in advance
UruguayVisa-free, up to 90 days
UzbekistanVisa required in advance
VanuatuVisa-free, up to 120 days
VaticanVisa required in advance
VenezuelaVisa-free, up to 90 days
Vietname-Visa
YemenVisa required in advance

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