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Visa requirements for South African citizens and South Africa passport holders

South African citizens can enter 55 destinations visa-free, 16 with visa on arrival, 7 with an eTA and 30 with an eVisa; 71 require a visa in advance.

DestinationRequirement
AfghanistanNo verified data
AlbaniaVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
AlgeriaVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
AndorraVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
AngolaVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
Antigua & BarbudaVisa-free ✓
ArgentinaVisa-free ✓
ArmeniaeVisa ✓
AustraliaeVisa ✓
AustriaVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
AzerbaijaneVisa ✓
BahamasVisa-free ✓
BahrainVisa on arrival ✓
BangladeshVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
BarbadosVisa-free ✓
BelarusVisa-free ✓
BelgiumVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
BelizeVisa-free ✓
BeninVisa-free ✓
BhutaneVisa ✓
BoliviaVisa-free ✓
Bosnia & HerzegovinaVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
BotswanaVisa-free ✓
BrazilVisa-free ✓
BruneiVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
BulgariaVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
Burkina FasoeVisa ✓
BurundiVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
CambodiaeVisa ✓
CamerooneVisa ✓
CanadaVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
Cape VerdeElectronic travel authorization (eTA/ETA) ✓
Central African RepublicVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
ChadeVisa ✓
ChileVisa-free ✓
ChinaVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
ColombiaVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
ComorosVisa on arrival ✓
Congo - BrazzavilleNo verified data
Congo - KinshasaNo verified data
Costa RicaVisa-free ✓
Côte d’IvoireNo verified data
CroatiaVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
CubaNo verified data
CyprusVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
CzechiaVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
DenmarkVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
DjiboutieVisa ✓
DominicaVisa-free ✓
Dominican RepublicVisa-free ✓
EcuadorVisa-free ✓
EgypteVisa ✓
El SalvadorVisa-free ✓
Equatorial GuineaNo verified data
EritreaNo verified data
EstoniaVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
EswatiniVisa-free ✓
EthiopiaVisa on arrival ✓
FijiVisa-free ✓
FinlandVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
FranceVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
GabonVisa-free ✓
GambiaVisa-free ✓
GeorgiaVisa-free ✓
GermanyVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
GhanaVisa on arrival ✓
GreeceVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
GrenadaVisa-free ✓
GuatemalaVisa-free ✓
GuineaeVisa ✓
Guinea-BissauNo verified data
GuyanaVisa-free ✓
HaitiNo verified data
HondurasNo verified data
Hong Kong SAR ChinaVisa-free ✓
HungaryVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
IcelandVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
IndiaeVisa ✓
IndonesiaVisa on arrival ✓
IranVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
IraqVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
IrelandVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
IsraelElectronic travel authorization (eTA/ETA) ✓
ItalyVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
JamaicaVisa-free ✓
JapanVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
JordanVisa on arrival ✓
KazakhstanVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
KenyaVisa-free ✓
KiribatiVisa-free ✓
KosovoVisa-free ✓
KuwaitVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
KyrgyzstaneVisa ✓
LaoseVisa ✓
LatviaVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
LebanonVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
LesothoeVisa ✓
LiberiaVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
LibyaeVisa ✓
LiechtensteinVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
LithuaniaVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
LuxembourgVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
Macao SAR ChinaVisa-free ✓
MadagascarVisa on arrival ✓
MalawiNo verified data
MalaysiaVisa-free ✓
MaldivesVisa on arrival ✓
MaliNo verified data
MaltaVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
Marshall IslandsVisa on arrival ✓
MauritaniaeVisa ✓
MauritiusVisa-free ✓
MexicoVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
MicronesiaVisa-free ✓
MoldovaVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
MonacoVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
MongoliaVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
MontenegroVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
MoroccoVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
MozambiqueVisa-free ✓
Myanmar (Burma)eVisa ✓
NamibiaVisa-free ✓
NauruVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
NepalVisa on arrival ✓
NetherlandsVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
New ZealandVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
NicaraguaVisa-free ✓
NigerVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
NigeriaeVisa ✓
North KoreaNo verified data
North MacedoniaVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
NorwayVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
OmanVisa-free ✓
PakistaneVisa ✓
PalauVisa on arrival ✓
Palestinian TerritoriesNo verified data
PanamaVisa-free ✓
Papua New GuineaVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
ParaguayVisa-free ✓
PeruVisa-free ✓
PhilippinesVisa-free ✓
PolandVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
PortugalVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
QatarVisa on arrival ✓
RomaniaVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
RussiaVisa-free ✓
RwandaVisa on arrival ✓
SamoaVisa-free ✓
San MarinoVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
São Tomé & PríncipeVisa-free ✓
Saudi ArabiaeVisa ✓
SenegalVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
SerbiaVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
SeychellesElectronic travel authorization (eTA/ETA) ✓
Sierra LeoneeVisa ✓
SingaporeVisa-free ✓
SlovakiaVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
SloveniaVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
Solomon IslandseVisa ✓
SomaliaElectronic travel authorization (eTA/ETA) ✓
South KoreaElectronic travel authorization (eTA/ETA) ✓
South SudanNo verified data
SpainVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
Sri LankaElectronic travel authorization (eTA/ETA) ✓
St. Kitts & NevisElectronic travel authorization (eTA/ETA) ✓
St. LuciaVisa-free ✓
St. Vincent & GrenadinesVisa-free ✓
SudanNo verified data
SurinameeVisa ✓
SwedenVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
SwitzerlandVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
SyriaNo verified data
TaiwanVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
TajikistaneVisa ✓
TanzaniaVisa-free ✓
ThailandVisa-free ✓
Timor-LesteVisa on arrival ✓
TogoVisa-free ✓
TongaVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
Trinidad & TobagoeVisa ✓
TunisiaVisa-free ✓
TürkiyeeVisa ✓
TurkmenistanNo verified data
TuvaluVisa on arrival ✓
UgandaeVisa ✓
UkraineeVisa ✓
United Arab EmiratesVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
United KingdomVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
United StatesVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
UruguayVisa-free ✓
UzbekistanVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
VanuatuVisa on arrival ✓
Vatican CityVisa required (embassy/consulate) ✓
VenezuelaVisa-free ✓
VietnameVisa ✓
YemenNo verified data
ZambiaVisa-free ✓
ZimbabweVisa-free ✓