This page lists all 198 countries and territories with their visa requirements for South Africa passport holders, based on the latest passport-index dataset. Use the interactive globe to filter countries by visa type and see allowed visa-free days at a glance.
60
🟢 Visa-free
33
🟡 Visa on arrival
29
🔵 eVisa
5
🟣 eTA
71
🔴 Visa required
0
⚫ No admission
🟢 Visa-free (60)
🇦🇴 Angola · 30d🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda · 180d🇦🇷 Argentina · 90d🇧🇸 Bahamas · 90d🇧🇧 Barbados · 180d🇧🇿 Belize · Noned🇧🇯 Benin · 90d🇧🇼 Botswana · 90d🇧🇷 Brazil · 90d🇨🇱 Chile · 90d🇨🇷 Costa Rica · 180d🇩🇲 Dominica · 180d🇩🇴 Dominican Republic · Noned🇪🇨 Ecuador · 90d🇸🇻 El Salvador · 180d🇸🇿 Eswatini · 30d🇫🇯 Fiji · 120d🇬🇦 Gabon · 30d🇬🇲 Gambia · 90d🇬🇪 Georgia · 360d🇬🇭 Ghana · 90d🇬🇩 Grenada · 90d🇬🇹 Guatemala · 90d🇬🇾 Guyana · 30d🇭🇰 HK · 30d🇭🇹 Haiti · 90d🇭🇳 Honduras · 90d🇮🇱 Israel · 90d🇯🇲 Jamaica · Noned🇰🇮 Kiribati · 90d🇱🇸 Lesotho · Noned🇲🇴 MO · 30d🇲🇼 Malawi · 90d🇲🇾 Malaysia · 90d🇲🇺 Mauritius · 90d🇫🇲 Micronesia · 30d🇲🇿 Mozambique · Noned🇳🇦 Namibia · 90d🇳🇮 Nicaragua · 90d🇵🇸 Palestine · Noned🇵🇦 Panama · 90d🇵🇾 Paraguay · 90d🇵🇪 Peru · 180d🇵🇭 Philippines · 30d🇷🇺 Russia · 90d🇷🇼 Rwanda · 30d🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis · 90d🇱🇨 Saint Lucia · 42d🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · 90d🇸🇨 Seychelles · 90d🇸🇬 Singapore · 30d🇹🇿 Tanzania · 90d🇹🇭 Thailand · 60d🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago · 90d🇹🇳 Tunisia · 90d🇺🇾 Uruguay · 90d🇻🇺 Vanuatu · 120d🇻🇪 Venezuela · 90d🇿🇲 Zambia · 90d🇿🇼 Zimbabwe · 90d
🟡 Visa on arrival (33)
🇦🇲 Armenia · Noned🇧🇴 Bolivia · Noned🇧🇮 Burundi · Noned🇨🇻 Cabo Verde · Noned🇰🇭 Cambodia · Noned🇰🇲 Comoros · Noned🇩🇯 Djibouti · Noned🇪🇬 Egypt · Noned🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Noned🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau · Noned🇮🇩 Indonesia · Noned🇮🇷 Iran · Noned🇯🇴 Jordan · Noned🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan · Noned🇱🇦 Laos · Noned🇲🇬 Madagascar · Noned🇲🇻 Maldives · Noned🇲🇭 Marshall Islands · Noned🇲🇷 Mauritania · Noned🇳🇵 Nepal · Noned🇳🇬 Nigeria · Noned🇴🇲 Oman · Noned🇵🇼 Palau · Noned🇶🇦 Qatar · Noned🇼🇸 Samoa · Noned🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Noned🇸🇳 Senegal · Noned🇸🇱 Sierra Leone · Noned🇸🇴 Somalia · Noned🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Noned🇹🇯 Tajikistan · Noned🇹🇱 Timor-Leste · Noned🇹🇻 Tuvalu · Noned
🔵 eVisa (29)
🇦🇱 Albania · Noned🇦🇺 Australia · Noned🇦🇿 Azerbaijan · Noned🇧🇭 Bahrain · Noned🇧🇹 Bhutan · Noned🇧🇫 Burkina Faso · Noned🇨🇲 Cameroon · Noned🇨🇴 Colombia · Noned🇨🇺 Cuba · Noned🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo · Noned🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea · Noned🇬🇳 Guinea · Noned🇮🇳 India · Noned🇮🇶 Iraq · Noned🇯🇵 Japan · Noned🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · Noned🇱🇾 Libya · Noned🇲🇩 Moldova · Noned🇲🇳 Mongolia · Noned🇲🇲 Myanmar · Noned🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe · Noned🇸🇸 South Sudan · Noned🇸🇷 Suriname · Noned🇸🇾 Syria · Noned🇹🇬 Togo · Noned🇹🇷 Turkey · Noned🇺🇬 Uganda · Noned🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates · Noned🇻🇳 Vietnam · Noned
🟣 eTA (5)
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Noned🇰🇪 Kenya · Noned🇵🇰 Pakistan · Noned🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea · Noned🇰🇷 South Korea · Noned
🔴 Visa required (71)
🇦🇫 Afghanistan · Noned🇩🇿 Algeria · Noned🇦🇩 Andorra · Noned🇦🇹 Austria · Noned🇧🇩 Bangladesh · Noned🇧🇾 Belarus · Noned🇧🇪 Belgium · Noned🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina · Noned🇧🇳 Brunei · Noned🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Noned🇨🇦 Canada · Noned🇨🇫 Central African Republic · Noned🇹🇩 Chad · Noned🇨🇳 China · Noned🇭🇷 Croatia · Noned🇨🇾 Cyprus · Noned🇨🇿 Czech Republic · Noned🇩🇰 Denmark · Noned🇪🇷 Eritrea · Noned🇪🇪 Estonia · Noned🇫🇮 Finland · Noned🇫🇷 France · Noned🇩🇪 Germany · Noned🇬🇷 Greece · Noned🇭🇺 Hungary · Noned🇮🇸 Iceland · Noned🇮🇪 Ireland · Noned🇮🇹 Italy · Noned🇽🇰 Kosovo · Noned🇰🇼 Kuwait · Noned🇱🇻 Latvia · Noned🇱🇧 Lebanon · Noned🇱🇷 Liberia · Noned🇱🇮 Liechtenstein · Noned🇱🇹 Lithuania · Noned🇱🇺 Luxembourg · Noned🇲🇱 Mali · Noned🇲🇹 Malta · Noned🇲🇽 Mexico · Noned🇲🇨 Monaco · Noned🇲🇪 Montenegro · Noned🇲🇦 Morocco · Noned🇳🇷 Nauru · Noned🇳🇱 Netherlands · Noned🇳🇿 New Zealand · Noned🇳🇪 Niger · Noned🇰🇵 North Korea · Noned🇲🇰 North Macedonia · Noned🇳🇴 Norway · Noned🇵🇱 Poland · Noned🇵🇹 Portugal · Noned🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo · Noned🇷🇴 Romania · Noned🇸🇲 San Marino · Noned🇷🇸 Serbia · Noned🇸🇰 Slovakia · Noned🇸🇮 Slovenia · Noned🇸🇧 Solomon Islands · Noned🇪🇸 Spain · Noned🇸🇩 Sudan · Noned🇸🇪 Sweden · Noned🇨🇭 Switzerland · Noned🇹🇼 Taiwan · Noned🇹🇴 Tonga · Noned🇹🇲 Turkmenistan · Noned🇺🇦 Ukraine · Noned🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Noned🇺🇸 United States · Noned🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · Noned🇻🇦 Vatican City · Noned🇾🇪 Yemen · Noned
Frequently asked questions
How many countries can South Africa citizens visit visa-free?
South Africa passport holders can visit 60 countries visa-free, plus 33 countries with visa on arrival, for a total of 93 countries without a pre-arranged visa.
Do South Africa citizens need a visa for the United States?
Yes, a visa must be obtained before travel to United States.
Do South Africa citizens need a visa for the Schengen area (EU)?
Yes, a visa must be obtained before travel to Germany.
How is this data sourced and how often is it updated?
Visa requirement data comes from the open-source passport-index-dataset on GitHub, which aggregates official government sources. We refresh our copy automatically every month.