Passport guide

Travel with a South Africa passport

Explore entry requirements and stay allowances for South Africa passport holders.

Destinations

197 places to explore

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DestinationEntry requirementStay allowance
Afghanistan eVisa 30 days
Albania eVisa 90 days
Algeria Visa required See entry notes
Andorra Visa required See entry notes
Angola Visa not required 90 days
Antigua and Barbuda Visa not required 6 months
Argentina Visa not required 90 days
Armenia eVisa / Visa on arrival 120 days
Australia Visa required See entry notes
Austria Visa required See entry notes
Azerbaijan eVisa 30 days
Bahamas Visa not required 3 months
Bahrain eVisa / Visa on arrival 14 days
Bangladesh Visa required See entry notes
Barbados Visa not required 6 months
Belarus Visa required See entry notes
Belgium Visa required See entry notes
Belize Visa not required See entry notes
Benin Visa not required 90 days
Bhutan eVisa 90 days
Bolivia Visa not required 90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa required See entry notes
Botswana Visa not required 90 days
Brazil Visa not required 90 days
Brunei Visa required See entry notes
Bulgaria Visa required See entry notes
Burkina Faso eVisa See entry notes
Burundi Online Visa / Visa on arrival 1 month
Cambodia eVisa / Visa on arrival 30 days
Cameroon eVisa See entry notes
Canada Visa required See entry notes
Cape Verde Visa on arrival(EASE) 30 days
Central African Republic Visa required See entry notes
Chad eVisa See entry notes
Chile Visa not required 90 days
China Visa required See entry notes
Colombia Online Visa See entry notes
Comoros Visa on arrival 45 days
Costa Rica Visa not required 90 days
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) eVisa 3 months
Croatia Visa required See entry notes
Cuba eVisa 90 days
Cyprus Visa required See entry notes
Czech Republic Visa required See entry notes
Democratic Republic of the Congo eVisa 7 days
Denmark Visa required See entry notes
Djibouti eVisa 90 days
Dominica Visa not required 6 months
Dominican Republic Visa not required 90 days
Ecuador Visa not required 90 days
Egypt eVisa / Visa on arrival 30 days
El Salvador Visa not required 90 days
Equatorial Guinea eVisa See entry notes
Eritrea Visa required See entry notes
Estonia Visa required See entry notes
Eswatini Visa not required 30 days
Ethiopia eVisa / Visa on arrival 90 days
Fiji Visa not required 4 months
Finland Visa required See entry notes
France Visa required See entry notes
Gabon Visa not required 30 days.
Gambia Visa not required 90 days
Georgia Visa not required 1 year
Germany Visa required See entry notes
Ghana Visa not required 90 days
Greece Visa required See entry notes
Grenada Visa not required 3 months
Guatemala Visa not required 90 days
Guinea eVisa 90 days
Guinea-Bissau Visa on arrival 90 days
Guyana Visa not required 3 months
Haiti Visa not required 3 months
Honduras Visa not required 90 days
Hong Kong Visa not required 30 days
Hungary Visa required See entry notes
Iceland Visa required See entry notes
India eVisa 30 days
Indonesia e-VOA / Visa on arrival 30 days
Iran eVisa 30 days
Iraq eVisa 30 days
Ireland Visa required See entry notes
Israel Electronic Travel Authorization 90 days
Italy Visa required See entry notes
Jamaica Visa not required See entry notes
Japan eVisa 90 days
Jordan eVisa / Visa on arrival 30 days
Kazakhstan Visa not required See entry notes
Kenya Visa not required 90 days
Kiribati Visa not required 90 days
Kosovo Visa not required 90 days
Kuwait Visa required See entry notes
Kyrgyzstan eVisa / Visa on arrival 60 days / 30 days
Laos eVisa / Visa on arrival 30 days
Latvia Visa required See entry notes
Lebanon Visa required See entry notes
Lesotho Visa not required 90 days
Liberia Visa required See entry notes
Libya eVisa See entry notes
Liechtenstein Visa required See entry notes
Lithuania Visa required See entry notes
Luxembourg Visa required See entry notes
Madagascar eVisa / Visa on arrival 90 days
Malawi Visa not required 90 days
Malaysia Visa not required 90 days
Maldives Free visa on arrival 30 days
Mali Visa required See entry notes
Malta Visa required See entry notes
Marshall Islands Visa on arrival 90 days
Mauritania eVisa 30 days
Mauritius Visa not required 180 days
Mexico Visa required See entry notes
Micronesia Visa not required 30 days
Moldova Visa required See entry notes
Monaco Visa required See entry notes
Mongolia eVisa 30 days
Montenegro Visa required See entry notes
Morocco Visa required See entry notes
Mozambique Visa not required 3 months
Myanmar eVisa 28 days
Namibia Visa not required 3 months
Nauru Visa required See entry notes
Nepal Online Visa / Visa on arrival 90 days
Netherlands Visa required See entry notes
New Zealand Visa required See entry notes
Nicaragua Visa not required 90 days
Niger Visa required See entry notes
Nigeria eVisa 30 days
North Korea Visa required See entry notes
North Macedonia Visa required See entry notes
Norway Visa required See entry notes
Oman Visa not required / eVisa 14 days / 30 days
Pakistan eVisa 3 months
Palau Free visa on arrival 30 days
Palestine Visa not required See entry notes
Panama Visa not required 90 days
Papua New Guinea eVisa 30 days
Paraguay Visa not required 90 days
Peru Visa not required 90 days
Philippines Visa not required 30 days
Poland Visa required See entry notes
Portugal Visa required See entry notes
Qatar Visa not required 30 days
Republic of the Congo Visa required See entry notes
Romania Visa required See entry notes
Russia Visa not required 90 days
Rwanda Visa not required 30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis Electronic Travel Authorisation 3 months
Saint Lucia Visa not required 6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa not required 3 months
Samoa Entry Permit on arrival 90 days
San Marino Visa required See entry notes
Sao Tome and Principe eVisa See entry notes
Saudi Arabia eVisa / Visa on arrival 90 days
Senegal Visa on arrival 1 month
Serbia eVisa 90 days
Seychelles Electronic Border System 3 months
Sierra Leone eVisa / Visa on arrival 3 months / 30 days
Singapore Visa not required 30 days
Slovakia Visa required See entry notes
Slovenia Visa required See entry notes
Solomon Islands Visa required See entry notes
Somalia eVisa 30 days
South Korea Electronic Travel Authorization 30 days
South Sudan eVisa See entry notes
Spain Visa required See entry notes
Sri Lanka ETA / Visa on arrival 30 days
Sudan Visa required See entry notes
Suriname eVisa See entry notes
Sweden Visa required See entry notes
Switzerland Visa required See entry notes
Syria eVisa See entry notes
Taiwan Visa required See entry notes
Tajikistan eVisa / visa on arrival 60 days / 45 days
Tanzania Visa not required 90 days
Thailand Visa not required 60 days
Timor-Leste Visa on arrival 30 days
Togo eVisa 15 days
Tonga Visa required See entry notes
Trinidad and Tobago Visa not required 90 days
Tunisia Visa not required 3 months
Turkey eVisa 30 days
Turkmenistan Visa required See entry notes
Tuvalu Visa on arrival 1 month
Uganda eVisa 3 months
Ukraine eVisa 30 days
United Arab Emirates Visa required See entry notes
United Kingdom Visa required See entry notes
United States Visa required See entry notes
Uruguay Visa not required 90 days
Uzbekistan Visa required See entry notes
Vanuatu Visa not required 120 days
Vatican City Visa required See entry notes
Venezuela Visa not required 90 days
Vietnam eVisa See entry notes
Yemen Visa required See entry notes
Zambia Visa not required 90 days
Zimbabwe Visa not required 3 months