South Africa passport: visa-free countries & requirements
60 visa-free destinations · 38 visa on arrival or eVisa
98 of 59 top destinations require no advance visa for South Africa passport holders.
South Africa's passport provides visa-free access to 60 destinations, particularly strong across Africa and the developing world. With 38 additional countries offering visas on arrival, South African citizens enjoy enhanced mobility across the African continent and beyond.
Each answer shows when we last verified it against the official source. Entries we have not verified yet are labeled as dataset-only.
Visa-free & easy access 16
- Thailand VISA-FREE · 60d
- Singapore VISA-FREE · 30d
- Malaysia VISA-FREE · 90d
- Philippines VISA-FREE · 30d
- Hong Kong SAR China VISA-FREE · 30d
- Macao VISA-FREE · 30d
- Israel VISA-FREE · 90d
- Tanzania VISA-FREE · 90d
- Brazil VISA-FREE · 90d
- Argentina VISA-FREE · 90d
- Peru VISA-FREE · 180d
- Chile VISA-FREE · 90d
- Costa Rica VISA-FREE · 180d
- Dominican Republic VISA-FREE
- Fiji VISA-FREE · 120d
- Georgia VISA-FREE · 360d
Visa on arrival / eVisa / ETA 20
- Japan E-VISA
- Indonesia VISA ON ARRIVAL
- Vietnam E-VISA
- Cambodia VISA ON ARRIVAL
- Laos VISA ON ARRIVAL
- Myanmar (Burma) E-VISA
- South Korea ETA
- India E-VISA
- Sri Lanka VISA ON ARRIVAL
- Maldives VISA ON ARRIVAL
- Nepal VISA ON ARRIVAL
- United Arab Emirates E-VISA
- Qatar VISA ON ARRIVAL
- Oman VISA ON ARRIVAL
- Jordan VISA ON ARRIVAL
- Türkiye E-VISA
- Egypt VISA ON ARRIVAL
- Kenya ETA
- Cuba E-VISA
- Australia E-VISA
Visa required in advance 23
- China VISA REQUIRED
- Taiwan VISA REQUIRED
- Morocco VISA REQUIRED
- United Kingdom VISA REQUIRED
- Ireland VISA REQUIRED
- France VISA REQUIRED
- Italy VISA REQUIRED
- Spain VISA REQUIRED
- Portugal VISA REQUIRED
- Greece VISA REQUIRED
- Germany VISA REQUIRED
- Netherlands VISA REQUIRED
- Belgium VISA REQUIRED
- Switzerland VISA REQUIRED
- Austria VISA REQUIRED
- Czechia VISA REQUIRED
- Hungary VISA REQUIRED
- Croatia VISA REQUIRED
- Iceland VISA REQUIRED
- United States VISA REQUIRED
- Canada VISA REQUIRED
- Mexico VISA REQUIRED
- New Zealand VISA REQUIRED
Visa rules change without notice. Always confirm with the embassy, consulate or the official government source linked above before you book or travel.