South Africa passport — visa requirements by country

Full list of destinations for a South Africa passport, grouped by what you need on arrival. Tap any country for the exact rule, allowed stay and the official source.

#95 of 19792 destinations with nothing to arrange in advanceFull passport ranking →

Where those destinations are: Africa 30 · Asia 23 · North America 19 · South America 10 · Oceania 9 · Europe 1

58 visa-free · 34 on arrival / eTA · 35 eVisa · 69 visa required

Visa-free countries for South Africa passport holders·Visa on arrival for South Africa passport holders·eVisa countries for South Africa passport holders·Travel authorisation (eTA) for South Africa passport holders

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Visa-free 58

Angolaup to 30 days Antigua & Barbudaup to 180 days Argentinaup to 90 days Bahamasup to 90 days Barbadosup to 180 days BelizeNot stated Beninup to 90 days Boliviaup to 90 days Botswanaup to 90 days Brazilup to 90 days Chileup to 90 days Costa Ricaup to 180 days Dominicaup to 180 days Dominican Republicup to 30 days Ecuadorup to 90 days El Salvadorup to 180 days Eswatiniup to 30 days Fijiup to 120 days Gabonup to 30 days Gambiaup to 90 days Georgiaup to 365 days Ghanaup to 90 days Grenadaup to 90 days Guatemalaup to 90 days Guyanaup to 30 days Haitiup to 90 days Hondurasup to 90 days JamaicaNot stated Kenyaup to 90 days Kiribatiup to 90 days LesothoNot stated Malawiup to 90 days Malaysiaup to 90 days Mauritiusup to 90 days Micronesiaup to 30 days MozambiqueNot stated Namibiaup to 90 days Nicaraguaup to 90 days Palestinian TerritoriesNot stated Panamaup to 90 days Paraguayup to 90 days Peruup to 180 days Philippinesup to 30 days Russiaup to 90 days Rwandaup to 30 days Seychellesup to 90 days Singaporeup to 30 days St. Luciaup to 42 days St. Vincent & Grenadinesup to 90 days Tanzaniaup to 90 days Thailandup to 60 days Trinidad & Tobagoup to 90 days Tunisiaup to 90 days Uruguayup to 90 days Vanuatuup to 120 days Venezuelaup to 90 days Zambiaup to 90 days Zimbabweup to 90 days

Visa on arrival 34

eVisa required 35

Visa required 69

Questions people ask

How many countries can South Africa passport holders enter without a visa?

58 destinations ask for no visa at all. Another 34 issue one at the border or accept an online travel authorisation, so 92 of 196 destinations can be reached with nothing arranged in advance. 35 more issue an eVisa online before departure, and 69 require a visa obtained before travel.

Where can a South Africa passport holder stay the longest?

The longest stays without a visa are Georgia (up to 365 days), Antigua & Barbuda (up to 180 days), Barbados (up to 180 days).

For short tourist stays · data as of 2026-08-17 · always confirm with the official source.