South African passport — where you can go visa-free
A South African passport gets you easy entry — visa-free or on arrival — to about 93 of the 191 destinations we track. Below: the full list by entry type, each linking to that country's exact rules.
Visa-free
Board with just the passport.
- Angola · 30 days
- Antigua and Barbuda · 180 days
- Argentina · 90 days
- Bahamas · 90 days
- Barbados · 180 days
- Belize
- Benin · 90 days
- Botswana · 90 days
- Brazil · 90 days
- Chile · 90 days
- Costa Rica · 180 days
- Dominica · 180 days
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador · 90 days
- El Salvador · 180 days
- Eswatini · 30 days
- Fiji · 120 days
- Gabon · 30 days
- Gambia · 90 days
- Georgia · 360 days
- Ghana · 90 days
- Grenada · 90 days
- Guatemala · 90 days
- Guyana · 30 days
- Haiti · 90 days
- Honduras · 90 days
- Israel · 90 days
- Jamaica
- Kiribati · 90 days
- Lesotho
- Malawi · 90 days
- Malaysia · 90 days
- Mauritius · 90 days
- Micronesia · 30 days
- Mozambique
- Namibia · 90 days
- Nicaragua · 90 days
- Panama · 90 days
- Paraguay · 90 days
- Peru · 180 days
- Philippines · 30 days
- Russia · 90 days
- Rwanda · 30 days
- Saint Kitts and Nevis · 90 days
- Saint Lucia · 42 days
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · 90 days
- Seychelles · 90 days
- Singapore · 30 days
- Tanzania · 90 days
- Thailand · 60 days
- Trinidad and Tobago · 90 days
- Tunisia · 90 days
- Uruguay · 90 days
- Vanuatu · 120 days
- Venezuela · 90 days
- Zambia · 90 days
- Zimbabwe · 90 days
Visa on arrival
The visa is issued at the airport on arrival — usually a small fee and a short wait.
Travel authorisation (ETA/ESTA)
An online travel authorisation (ESTA / ETA) — quick to fill, required before you fly.
e-Visa
An online visa application that must be approved before you fly.
Visa required
An embassy or visa-centre application, before travelling.
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Austria
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- 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
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uzbekistan
- Yemen
South African passport — FAQ
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About this page
Written and checked by the Around the World team. We compare prices across the major providers, cross-check official sources, and update when something changes. We have no stake in any one provider — links are affiliate links, and the price is the same for you.
Sources: Visa requirements: web_visa (government sources + IATA Timatic, cross-checked)