South Africa passport: visa-free countries
What all 199 destinations require for a South Africa passport.
১২২visa-free / easy
৭১visa required
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About the South Africa passport
The South African passport reaches around 106 visa-free or visa-on-arrival destinations, with strong access across Africa, South America and parts of Asia. The United States, the United Kingdom and the Schengen area, however, require a visa in advance.
At a glance
৬১%easy entry
Visa-free / easy: ১২২
Visa required: ৭৭
Visa-free / easy entry
United Arab Emirates
e-Visa
Antigua and Barbuda
Visa-free · 180 days
Albania
e-Visa
Armenia
Visa on arrival
Angola
Visa-free · 30 days
Argentina
Visa-free · 90 days
Australia
e-Visa
Azerbaijan
e-Visa
Barbados
Visa-free · 180 days
Burkina Faso
e-Visa
Bahrain
e-Visa
Burundi
Visa on arrival
Benin
Visa-free · 90 days
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Visa on arrival
Brazil
Visa-free · 90 days
Bahamas
Visa-free · 90 days
Bhutan
e-Visa
Botswana
Visa-free · 90 days
Belize
Visa-free
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
e-Visa
Chile
Visa-free · 90 days
Cameroon
e-Visa
Colombia
e-Visa
Costa Rica
Visa-free · 180 days
Cuba
e-Visa
Cabo Verde
Visa on arrival
Djibouti
Visa on arrival
Dominica
Visa-free · 180 days
Dominican Republic
Visa-free
Ecuador
Visa-free · 90 days
Egypt
Visa on arrival
Ethiopia
Visa on arrival
Fiji
Visa-free · 120 days
Micronesia, Federated States of
Visa-free · 30 days
Gabon
Visa-free · 30 days
Grenada
Visa-free · 90 days
Georgia
Visa-free · 360 days
Ghana
Visa-free · 90 days
Gambia
Visa-free · 90 days
Guinea
e-Visa
Equatorial Guinea
e-Visa
Guatemala
Visa-free · 90 days
Guinea-Bissau
Visa on arrival
Guyana
Visa-free · 30 days
Hong Kong
Visa-free · 30 days
Honduras
Visa-free · 90 days
Haiti
Visa-free · 90 days
Indonesia
Visa on arrival
Israel
Visa-free · 90 days
India
e-Visa
Iraq
e-Visa
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Visa on arrival
Jamaica
Visa-free
Jordan
Visa on arrival
Japan
e-Visa
Kyrgyzstan
Visa on arrival
Cambodia
Visa on arrival
Kiribati
Visa-free · 90 days
Comoros
Visa on arrival
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Visa-free · 90 days
Kazakhstan
e-Visa
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Visa on arrival
Saint Lucia
Visa-free · 42 days
Sri Lanka
Visa on arrival
Lesotho
Visa-free
Libya
e-Visa
Moldova, Republic of
e-Visa
Madagascar
Visa on arrival
Marshall Islands
Visa on arrival
Myanmar
e-Visa
Mongolia
e-Visa
Macao
Visa-free · 30 days
Mauritania
Visa on arrival
Mauritius
Visa-free · 90 days
Maldives
Visa on arrival
Malawi
Visa-free · 90 days
Malaysia
Visa-free · 90 days
Mozambique
Visa-free
Namibia
Visa-free · 90 days
Nigeria
Visa on arrival
Nicaragua
Visa-free · 90 days
Nepal
Visa on arrival
Oman
Visa on arrival
Panama
Visa-free · 90 days
Peru
Visa-free · 180 days
Philippines
Visa-free · 30 days
Palestine, State of
Visa-free
Palau
Visa on arrival
Paraguay
Visa-free · 90 days
Qatar
Visa on arrival
Russian Federation
Visa-free · 90 days
Rwanda
Visa-free · 30 days
Saudi Arabia
Visa on arrival
Seychelles
Visa-free · 90 days
Singapore
Visa-free · 30 days
Sierra Leone
Visa on arrival
Senegal
Visa on arrival
Somalia
Visa on arrival
Suriname
e-Visa
South Sudan
e-Visa
Sao Tome and Principe
e-Visa
El Salvador
Visa-free · 180 days
Syrian Arab Republic
e-Visa
Eswatini
Visa-free · 30 days
Togo
e-Visa
Thailand
Visa-free · 60 days
Tajikistan
Visa on arrival
Timor-Leste
Visa on arrival
Tunisia
Visa-free · 90 days
Türkiye
e-Visa
Trinidad and Tobago
Visa-free · 90 days
Tuvalu
Visa on arrival
Tanzania, United Republic of
Visa-free · 90 days
Uganda
e-Visa
Uruguay
Visa-free · 90 days
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Visa-free · 90 days
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Visa-free · 90 days
Viet Nam
e-Visa
Vanuatu
Visa-free · 120 days
Samoa
Visa on arrival
Zambia
Visa-free · 90 days
Zimbabwe
Visa-free · 90 daysAll destinations
| Country | Requirement | Link |
|---|---|---|
| AAndorra | Visa required | |
| UUnited Arab Emirates | e-Visa | |
| AAfghanistan | Visa required | |
| AAntigua and Barbuda | Visa-free 180 days | |
| AAlbania | e-Visa | |
| AArmenia | Visa on arrival | |
| AAngola | Visa-free 30 days | |
| AArgentina | Visa-free 90 days | |
| AAustria | Visa required | |
| AAustralia | e-Visa | |
| AAzerbaijan | e-Visa | |
| BBosnia and Herzegovina | Visa required | |
| BBarbados | Visa-free 180 days | |
| BBangladesh | Visa required | |
| BBelgium | Visa required | |
| BBurkina Faso | e-Visa | |
| BBulgaria | Visa required | |
| BBahrain | e-Visa | |
| BBurundi | Visa on arrival | |
| BBenin | Visa-free 90 days | |
| BBrunei Darussalam | Visa required | |
| BBolivia, Plurinational State of | Visa on arrival | |
| BBrazil | Visa-free 90 days | |
| BBahamas | Visa-free 90 days | |
| BBhutan | e-Visa | |
| BBotswana | Visa-free 90 days | |
| BBelarus | Visa required | |
| BBelize | Visa-free | |
| CCanada | Visa required | |
| CCongo, Democratic Republic of the | e-Visa | |
| CCentral African Republic | Visa required | |
| CCongo | Visa required | |
| SSwitzerland | Visa required | |
| CCôte d'Ivoire | ETA | |
| CChile | Visa-free 90 days | |
| CCameroon | e-Visa | |
| CChina | Visa required | |
| CColombia | e-Visa | |
| CCosta Rica | Visa-free 180 days | |
| CCuba | e-Visa | |
| CCabo Verde | Visa on arrival | |
| CCyprus | Visa required | |
| CCzechia | Visa required | |
| GGermany | Visa required | |
| DDjibouti | Visa on arrival | |
| DDenmark | Visa required | |
| DDominica | Visa-free 180 days | |
| DDominican Republic | Visa-free | |
| AAlgeria | Visa required | |
| EEcuador | Visa-free 90 days | |
| EEstonia | Visa required | |
| EEgypt | Visa on arrival | |
| EEritrea | Visa required | |
| SSpain | Visa required | |
| EEthiopia | Visa on arrival | |
| FFinland | Visa required | |
| FFiji | Visa-free 120 days | |
| MMicronesia, Federated States of | Visa-free 30 days | |
| FFrance | Visa required | |
| GGabon | Visa-free 30 days | |
| UUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Visa required | |
| GGrenada | Visa-free 90 days | |
| GGeorgia | Visa-free 360 days | |
| GGhana | Visa-free 90 days | |
| GGambia | Visa-free 90 days | |
| GGuinea | e-Visa | |
| EEquatorial Guinea | e-Visa | |
| GGreece | Visa required | |
| GGuatemala | Visa-free 90 days | |
| GGuinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival | |
| GGuyana | Visa-free 30 days | |
| HHong Kong | Visa-free 30 days | |
| HHonduras | Visa-free 90 days | |
| CCroatia | Visa required | |
| HHaiti | Visa-free 90 days | |
| HHungary | Visa required | |
| IIndonesia | Visa on arrival | |
| IIreland | Visa required | |
| IIsrael | Visa-free 90 days | |
| IIndia | e-Visa | |
| IIraq | e-Visa | |
| IIran, Islamic Republic of | Visa on arrival | |
| IIceland | Visa required | |
| IItaly | Visa required | |
| JJamaica | Visa-free | |
| JJordan | Visa on arrival | |
| JJapan | e-Visa | |
| KKenya | ETA | |
| KKyrgyzstan | Visa on arrival | |
| CCambodia | Visa on arrival | |
| KKiribati | Visa-free 90 days | |
| CComoros | Visa on arrival | |
| SSaint Kitts and Nevis | Visa-free 90 days | |
| KKorea, Democratic People's Republic of | Visa required | |
| KKorea, Republic of | ETA | |
| KKuwait | Visa required | |
| KKazakhstan | e-Visa | |
| LLao People's Democratic Republic | Visa on arrival | |
| LLebanon | Visa required | |
| SSaint Lucia | Visa-free 42 days | |
| LLiechtenstein | Visa required | |
| SSri Lanka | Visa on arrival | |
| LLiberia | Visa required | |
| LLesotho | Visa-free | |
| LLithuania | Visa required | |
| LLuxembourg | Visa required | |
| LLatvia | Visa required | |
| LLibya | e-Visa | |
| MMorocco | Visa required | |
| MMonaco | Visa required | |
| MMoldova, Republic of | e-Visa | |
| MMontenegro | Visa required | |
| MMadagascar | Visa on arrival | |
| MMarshall Islands | Visa on arrival | |
| NNorth Macedonia | Visa required | |
| MMali | Visa required | |
| MMyanmar | e-Visa | |
| MMongolia | e-Visa | |
| MMacao | Visa-free 30 days | |
| MMauritania | Visa on arrival | |
| MMalta | Visa required | |
| MMauritius | Visa-free 90 days | |
| MMaldives | Visa on arrival | |
| MMalawi | Visa-free 90 days | |
| MMexico | Visa required | |
| MMalaysia | Visa-free 90 days | |
| MMozambique | Visa-free | |
| NNamibia | Visa-free 90 days | |
| NNiger | Visa required | |
| NNigeria | Visa on arrival | |
| NNicaragua | Visa-free 90 days | |
| NNetherlands, Kingdom of the | Visa required | |
| NNorway | Visa required | |
| NNepal | Visa on arrival | |
| NNauru | Visa required | |
| NNew Zealand | Visa required | |
| OOman | Visa on arrival | |
| PPanama | Visa-free 90 days | |
| PPeru | Visa-free 180 days | |
| PPapua New Guinea | ETA | |
| PPhilippines | Visa-free 30 days | |
| PPakistan | ETA | |
| PPoland | Visa required | |
| PPalestine, State of | Visa-free | |
| PPortugal | Visa required | |
| PPalau | Visa on arrival | |
| PParaguay | Visa-free 90 days | |
| QQatar | Visa on arrival | |
| RRomania | Visa required | |
| SSerbia | Visa required | |
| RRussian Federation | Visa-free 90 days | |
| RRwanda | Visa-free 30 days | |
| SSaudi Arabia | Visa on arrival | |
| SSolomon Islands | Visa required | |
| SSeychelles | Visa-free 90 days | |
| SSudan | Visa required | |
| SSweden | Visa required | |
| SSingapore | Visa-free 30 days | |
| SSlovenia | Visa required | |
| SSlovakia | Visa required | |
| SSierra Leone | Visa on arrival | |
| SSan Marino | Visa required | |
| SSenegal | Visa on arrival | |
| SSomalia | Visa on arrival | |
| SSuriname | e-Visa | |
| SSouth Sudan | e-Visa | |
| SSao Tome and Principe | e-Visa | |
| EEl Salvador | Visa-free 180 days | |
| SSyrian Arab Republic | e-Visa | |
| EEswatini | Visa-free 30 days | |
| CChad | Visa required | |
| TTogo | e-Visa | |
| TThailand | Visa-free 60 days | |
| TTajikistan | Visa on arrival | |
| TTimor-Leste | Visa on arrival | |
| TTurkmenistan | Visa required | |
| TTunisia | Visa-free 90 days | |
| TTonga | Visa required | |
| TTürkiye | e-Visa | |
| TTrinidad and Tobago | Visa-free 90 days | |
| TTuvalu | Visa on arrival | |
| TTaiwan, Province of China | Visa required | |
| TTanzania, United Republic of | Visa-free 90 days | |
| UUkraine | Visa required | |
| UUganda | e-Visa | |
| UUnited States of America | Visa required | |
| UUruguay | Visa-free 90 days | |
| UUzbekistan | Visa required | |
| HHoly See | Visa required | |
| SSaint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa-free 90 days | |
| VVenezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | Visa-free 90 days | |
| VViet Nam | e-Visa | |
| VVanuatu | Visa-free 120 days | |
| SSamoa | Visa on arrival | |
| XXK | Visa required | |
| YYemen | Visa required | |
| SSouth Africa | Special rules | |
| ZZambia | Visa-free 90 days | |
| ZZimbabwe | Visa-free 90 days |
How to use it
1
Pick your passportOpen your passport — see what every country requires.
2
Check the destinationFind where you are going — visa or not, how long you can stay.
3
Confirm at the embassyRules change — check the embassy site before you travel.