South Africa visa for Filipino citizens
e-Visa (apply online)
🇵🇭 Filipino passport → 🇿🇦 South Africa: yes — an e-visa, applied for online before travel.
How it works
Apply online before you travel: passport scan, photo, fee. Approval typically takes a few days — apply at least a week ahead, print or save the approval, and carry it.
Heads-up: South Africa commonly asks for proof of onward travel (airline check-in and on arrival).
Before the airport: run the "Will I board?" checklist for this route →
Beyond South Africa: the Philippines passport
The 🇵🇭 Philippines passport ranks #131 of 199 worldwide, entering 66 destinations without a visa arranged in advance (see the world ranking).
Also visa-free on the Philippines passport: 🇲🇦 Morocco (90 days), 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast (90 days), 🇬🇲 Gambia (90 days) — all 66 open destinations.
Going the other way? South African citizens visiting the Philippines need no visa — visa-free for up to 30 days.
Never get caught out
Visa rules change with little notice. Get one email when South Africa changes its entry rules for Filipino passports.
Capital Pretoria · Currency South African rand (R) · Dialling +27
Before you travel
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