South Africa Passport
Travel Freedom & Visa Requirements for South Africa Citizens
Global Rank: #97
of 199
60
Visa Free
29
Visa on Arrival
5
eTA
35
E-Visa
69
Visa Required
129
Mobility Score
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South Africa
About the South Africa Passport
The South Africa passport ranks 97th globally in travel freedom, granting its holders visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 129 destinations.
Visa-free access is concentrated in Americas, Africa, Asia. Notable visa-free destinations include Belize (unlimited stay), Jamaica (unlimited stay), Lesotho (unlimited stay), Mozambique (unlimited stay).
69 countries require a visa obtained in advance through an embassy or consulate.
Visa-Free Destinations
60 countries
Angola
30d
Antigua and Barbuda
180d
Argentina
90d
Bahamas
90d
Barbados
180d
Belize
Benin
90d
Bolivia
90d
Botswana
90d
Brazil
90d
Chile
90d
Costa Rica
180d
Dominica
180d
Dominican Republic
30d
Ecuador
90d
El Salvador
180d
Eswatini
30d
Fiji
120d
Gabon
30d
Gambia
90d
Georgia
360d
Ghana
90d
Grenada
90d
Guatemala
90d
Guyana
30d
Haiti
90d
Honduras
90d
Hong Kong
30d
Jamaica
Kenya
90d
Kiribati
90d
Lesotho
Macau
30d
Malawi
90d
Malaysia
90d
Mauritius
90d
Micronesia
30d
Mozambique
Namibia
90d
Nicaragua
90d
Palestine
Panama
90d
Paraguay
90d
Peru
180d
Philippines
30d
Russia
90d
Rwanda
30d
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
29 countries
Armenia
120d
Burundi
30d
Cambodia
30d
Cape Verde
Comoros
45d
Djibouti
90d
Egypt
30d
Ethiopia
90d
Guinea-Bissau
90d
Indonesia
30d
Iran
30d
Jordan
30d
Kyrgyzstan
30d
Laos
30d
Madagascar
90d
Maldives
30d
Marshall Islands
90d
Nepal
150d
Oman
30d
Palau
30d
Qatar
30d
Samoa
90d
Saudi Arabia
90d
Senegal
30d
Sierra Leone
30d
Sri Lanka
30d
Tajikistan
45d
Timor-Leste
30d
Tuvalu
30d
Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)
5 countries
Israel
90d
Ivory Coast
90d
Papua New Guinea
30d
Saint Kitts and Nevis
90d
South Korea
30d
E-Visa Required
35 countries
E-visa countries require an online application before travel but do not require an embassy visit.
Albania
Australia
Azerbaijan
30d
Bahrain
Bhutan
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Chad
Colombia
Cuba
90d
DR Congo
7d
Equatorial Guinea
Guinea
90d
India
30d
Iraq
Japan
Kazakhstan
Libya
Mauritania
90d
Moldova
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nigeria
90d
Pakistan
30d
São Tomé and Príncipe
Somalia
South Sudan
90d
Suriname
90d
Syria
Togo
15d
Turkey
90d
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
90d
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Visa Required (Embassy Visit)
69 countries
These countries require a traditional visa application through an embassy or consulate before travel.
Afghanistan
Algeria
Andorra
Austria
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brunei
Bulgaria
Canada
Central African Republic
China
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Eritrea
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Kosovo
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Mali
Malta
Mexico
Monaco
Montenegro
Morocco
Nauru
Netherlands
New Zealand
Niger
North Korea
North Macedonia
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Republic of the Congo
Romania
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Spain
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tonga
Turkmenistan
United Kingdom
United States
Uzbekistan
Vatican City
Yemen
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Data sourced from Passport Index and updated regularly. Requirements may change — always verify with the destination country's official immigration authority before travel. Last updated: April 2026.