South Africa visa requirements for Ethiopia passport holders | TrickOrVisa

Entry requirements

Visa free / eVisa

For holders of a passport from

Do I need a visa to visit South Africa with a Ethiopia passport?

eVisa

Key entry notes

eVisa holders must arrive via cape town (cpt) or johannesburg (jnb) airports.

Data refreshed 06 Sep 2026

At a glance

Travel basics

Region: Southern Africa
Capital: Pretoria
Languages: Afrikaans, English, South Ndebele, Southern Sotho, Swati, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
Currency: ZAR
Time zones: UTC+02:00
Borders: BotswanaVisa required LesothoVisa free / eVisa MozambiqueVisa required NamibiaVisa free / eVisa EswatiniVisa required ZimbabweVisa free / eVisa
Area: 1,221,037 km²
Population: 54,956,900
Gini index: 63.1