Who can enter South Africa visa-free?
🇿🇦 86 nationalities enter South Africa visa-free, 0 more with a visa on arrival and 0 with an eTA — 86 passports arrive without pre-arranged paperwork. Find yours below, or see your whole world on the globe →
Capital Pretoria · Currency South African rand (R) · Dialling +27
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Visa-free (86)
🇦🇩 Andorra 90d🇦🇴 Angola 30d🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 30d🇦🇷 Argentina 90d🇦🇺 Australia 90d🇦🇹 Austria 90d🇧🇸 Bahamas 30d🇧🇧 Barbados 30d🇧🇪 Belgium 90d🇧🇿 Belize 30d🇧🇯 Benin 30d🇧🇴 Bolivia 30d🇧🇼 Botswana 90d🇧🇷 Brazil 90d🇨🇦 Canada 90d🇨🇻 Cape Verde 30d🇨🇱 Chile 90d🇨🇷 Costa Rica 30d🇨🇾 Cyprus 30d🇨🇿 Czechia 90d🇩🇰 Denmark 90d🇪🇨 Ecuador 90d🇸🇿 Eswatini 30d🇫🇮 Finland 90d🇫🇷 France 90d🇬🇦 Gabon 30d🇩🇪 Germany 90d🇬🇭 Ghana 90d🇬🇷 Greece 90d🇬🇾 Guyana 30d🇭🇰 Hong Kong 30d🇭🇺 Hungary 30d🇮🇸 Iceland 90d🇮🇪 Ireland 90d🇮🇱 Israel 90d🇮🇹 Italy 90d🇯🇲 Jamaica 90d🇯🇵 Japan 90d🇯🇴 Jordan 30d🇰🇪 Kenya 90d🇱🇸 Lesotho 30d🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 90d🇱🇺 Luxembourg 90d🇲🇴 Macau 30d🇲🇬 Madagascar 90d🇲🇼 Malawi 30d🇲🇾 Malaysia 90d🇲🇻 Maldives 30d🇲🇹 Malta 90d🇲🇺 Mauritius 30d🇲🇨 Monaco 90d🇲🇿 Mozambique 30d🇳🇦 Namibia 90d🇳🇱 Netherlands 90d🇳🇿 New Zealand 90d🇳🇴 Norway 90d🇵🇸 Palestine 90d🇵🇦 Panama 90d🇵🇾 Paraguay 90d🇵🇪 Peru 30d🇵🇱 Poland 30d🇵🇹 Portugal 90d🇶🇦 Qatar 90d🇷🇺 Russia 90d🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90d🇸🇲 San Marino 90d🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 90d🇸🇨 Seychelles 30d🇸🇬 Singapore 90d🇰🇷 South Korea 30d🇪🇸 Spain 90d🇸🇪 Sweden 90d🇨🇭 Switzerland 90d🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe 90d🇹🇿 Tanzania 90d🇹🇭 Thailand 30d🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 90d🇹🇳 Tunisia 90d🇹🇷 Türkiye 30d🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 90d🇬🇧 United Kingdom 90d🇺🇸 United States 90d🇺🇾 Uruguay 90d🇻🇪 Venezuela 90d🇿🇲 Zambia 90d🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 90d
e-Visa (apply online) (32)
🇦🇱 Albania🇩🇿 Algeria🇧🇾 Belarus🇧🇬 Bulgaria🇨🇲 Cameroon🇨🇳 China🇰🇲 Comoros🇨🇬 Congo🇭🇷 Croatia🇨🇺 Cuba🇨🇩 DR Congo🇪🇬 Egypt🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇬🇳 Guinea🇮🇳 India🇮🇩 Indonesia🇮🇷 Iran🇨🇮 Ivory Coast🇱🇷 Liberia🇱🇹 Lithuania🇲🇱 Mali🇲🇽 Mexico🇲🇦 Morocco🇳🇪 Niger🇳🇬 Nigeria🇴🇲 Oman🇵🇰 Pakistan🇵🇭 Philippines🇷🇴 Romania🇸🇳 Senegal🇸🇰 Slovakia🇺🇬 Uganda
Visa required (80)
🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇦🇲 Armenia🇦🇿 Azerbaijan🇧🇭 Bahrain🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇧🇹 Bhutan🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina🇧🇳 Brunei🇧🇫 Burkina Faso🇧🇮 Burundi🇰🇭 Cambodia🇨🇫 Central African Republic🇹🇩 Chad🇨🇴 Colombia🇩🇯 Djibouti🇩🇲 Dominica🇩🇴 Dominican Republic🇸🇻 El Salvador🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea🇪🇷 Eritrea🇪🇪 Estonia🇫🇯 Fiji🇬🇲 Gambia🇬🇪 Georgia🇬🇩 Grenada🇬🇹 Guatemala🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇭🇹 Haiti🇭🇳 Honduras🇮🇶 Iraq🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇰🇮 Kiribati🇽🇰 Kosovo🇰🇼 Kuwait🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan🇱🇦 Laos🇱🇻 Latvia🇱🇧 Lebanon🇱🇾 Libya🇲🇭 Marshall Islands🇲🇷 Mauritania🇫🇲 Micronesia🇲🇩 Moldova🇲🇳 Mongolia🇲🇪 Montenegro🇲🇲 Myanmar🇳🇷 Nauru🇳🇵 Nepal🇳🇮 Nicaragua🇰🇵 North Korea🇲🇰 North Macedonia🇵🇼 Palau🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇷🇼 Rwanda🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis🇱🇨 Saint Lucia🇼🇸 Samoa🇷🇸 Serbia🇸🇱 Sierra Leone🇸🇮 Slovenia🇸🇧 Solomon Islands🇸🇴 Somalia🇸🇸 South Sudan🇱🇰 Sri Lanka🇸🇩 Sudan🇸🇷 Suriname🇸🇾 Syria🇹🇼 Taiwan🇹🇯 Tajikistan🇹🇱 Timor-Leste🇹🇬 Togo🇹🇴 Tonga🇹🇲 Turkmenistan🇹🇻 Tuvalu🇺🇦 Ukraine🇺🇿 Uzbekistan🇻🇺 Vanuatu🇻🇦 Vatican City🇻🇳 Vietnam🇾🇪 Yemen
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