Destination guide

Travel to South Africa

Choose the passport you travel with to check South Africa entry requirements.

Passport countries

197 places to explore

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