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South Africa passport: where can you go

Visa-free / on arrival 76 · Online procedure 55 · Embassy visa 67

Of the 198 destinations a South Africa passport can travel to, 76 are visa-free or visa on arrival, 55 require an online e-visa, electronic travel authorisation or arrival declaration first, and 67 require an embassy visa. The classification asks one question: must something be completed online before departure? Click any destination for fees, processing time and the official site.

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Visa-free / on arrival: 76

Nothing to do before departure, or done on arrival. Stay limits are the official visa-free or on-arrival maximums.

DestinationRequirementStayDetails
Uruguay UruguayVisa-free90 days
Belize BelizeVisa-free
Russia RussiaVisa-free90 days
Gambia GambiaVisa-free90 days
Gabon GabonVisa-free30 days
Botswana BotswanaVisa-free90 days
Rwanda RwandaVisa-free30 days
Guatemala GuatemalaVisa-free90 days
Ecuador EcuadorVisa-free90 days
Costa Rica Costa RicaVisa-free180 days
Saint Lucia Saint LuciaVisa-free42 days
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-free90 days
Guyana GuyanaVisa-free30 days
Tanzania TanzaniaVisa-free90 days
Kiribati KiribatiVisa-free90 days
Togo TogoVisa-free30 days
Dominica DominicaVisa-free180 days
Venezuela VenezuelaVisa-free90 days
Angola AngolaVisa-free30 days
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and BarbudaVisa-free180 days
Micronesia MicronesiaVisa-free30 days
Nicaragua NicaraguaVisa-free90 days
Palestine PalestineVisa-free
Bahamas BahamasVisa-free90 days
Barbados BarbadosVisa-free180 days
Paraguay ParaguayVisa-free90 days
Panama PanamaVisa-free90 days
Brazil BrazilVisa-free90 days
Fiji FijiVisa-free120 days
Eswatini EswatiniVisa-free30 days
Chile ChileVisa-free90 days
Grenada GrenadaVisa-free90 days
Georgia GeorgiaVisa-free360 days
Mauritius MauritiusVisa-free90 days
Zimbabwe ZimbabweVisa-free90 days
Honduras HondurasVisa-free90 days
Haiti HaitiVisa-free90 days
Macau MacauVisa-free30 days
Jamaica JamaicaVisa-free
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoVisa-free90 days
Bolivia BoliviaVisa-free90 days
Vanuatu VanuatuVisa-free120 days
Peru PeruVisa-free180 days
Tunisia TunisiaVisa-free90 days
Namibia NamibiaVisa-free90 days
Kenya KenyaVisa-free90 days
Mozambique MozambiqueVisa-free
Lesotho LesothoVisa-free
El Salvador El SalvadorVisa-free180 days
Benin BeninVisa-free90 days
Zambia ZambiaVisa-free90 days
Argentina ArgentinaVisa-free90 days
Hong Kong Hong KongVisa-free30 days
Malawi MalawiVisa-free90 days
Timor-Leste Timor-LesteVisa on arrival30 days
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival90 days
Tuvalu TuvaluVisa on arrival30 days
Senegal SenegalVisa on arrival30 days
Palau PalauVisa on arrival30 days
Comoros ComorosVisa on arrival45 days
Samoa SamoaVisa on arrival90 days
Marshall Islands Marshall IslandsVisa on arrival90 days
Armenia ArmeniaVisa on arrival · e-visa available120 days
Qatar QatarVisa on arrival · e-visa available30 days
Kyrgyzstan KyrgyzstanVisa on arrival · e-visa available30 days
Djibouti DjiboutiVisa on arrival · e-visa available90 days
Egypt EgyptVisa on arrival · e-visa available30 days
Ethiopia EthiopiaVisa on arrival · e-visa available90 days
Tajikistan TajikistanVisa on arrival · e-visa available45 days
Sierra Leone Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival · e-visa available30 days
Nepal NepalVisa on arrival · e-visa available150 days
Burundi BurundiVisa on arrival · e-visa available30 days
Saudi Arabia Saudi ArabiaVisa on arrival · e-visa available90 days
Jordan JordanVisa on arrival · e-visa available30 days
Oman OmanVisa on arrival · e-visa available30 days
Madagascar MadagascarVisa on arrival · e-visa available90 days

Online procedure: 55

An e-visa, electronic travel authorisation or arrival declaration must be completed on the official site before departure. The AutoePass extension can fill all of these from your profile card.

DestinationRequirementStayDetails
Dominican Republic Dominican RepublicVisa-free · online arrival declaration required30 days
Singapore SingaporeVisa-free · online arrival declaration required30 daysThe SG Arrival Card must be submitted online within 3 days before arrival (free)
Thailand ThailandVisa-free · online arrival declaration required30 daysThe TDAC digital arrival card must be completed online before entry (free)
Philippines PhilippinesVisa-free · online arrival declaration required30 daysThe eTravel declaration must be completed online before entry (free)
Malaysia MalaysiaVisa-free · online arrival declaration required90 daysThe MDAC digital arrival card must be submitted online within 3 days before arrival (free)
Seychelles SeychellesOnline tourist registration90 days
Israel IsraelElectronic travel authorisation (ETA)90 days
Ghana GhanaElectronic travel authorisation (ETA)90 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and NevisElectronic travel authorisation (ETA)90 days
Sri Lanka Sri LankaElectronic travel authorisation (ETA)30 days
South Korea South KoreaElectronic travel authorisation (ETA)30 days
Bhutan Bhutane-Visa
Ukraine Ukrainee-Visa
Uganda Ugandae-Visa
Chad Chade-Visa
Iraq Iraqe-Visa
Iran Irane-Visa
Guinea Guineae-Visa90 days
DR Congo DR Congoe-Visa7 days
Libya Libyae-Visa
South Sudan South Sudane-Visa90 days
India Indiae-Visa30 days
Syria Syriae-Visa
Cuba Cubae-Visa90 daysThe D'Viajeros declaration must be completed online before entry
Kazakhstan Kazakhstane-Visa
Colombia Colombiae-Visa
Cameroon Cameroone-Visa
Türkiye Türkiyee-Visa90 days
São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipee-Visa
Serbia Serbiae-Visa
Nigeria Nigeriae-Visa90 days
Pakistan Pakistane-Visa
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guineae-Visa30 days
Bahrain Bahraine-Visa
Burkina Faso Burkina Fasoe-Visa
Moldova Moldovae-Visa
Japan Japane-Visa
Mauritania Mauritaniae-Visa90 days
Australia Australiae-Visa
Somalia Somaliae-Visa
Myanmar Myanmare-Visa
Laos Laose-Visa30 days
Suriname Surinamee-Visa90 days
Mongolia Mongoliae-Visa
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guineae-Visa
Vietnam Vietname-Visa90 daysSince June 2026 the pre-arrival declaration must be completed before entry at all airports (free)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijane-Visa30 days
Afghanistan Afghanistane-Visa
Albania Albaniae-Visa
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emiratese-Visa
Indonesia IndonesiaVisa on arrival · e-visa available · online arrival declaration required30 daysThe All Indonesia arrival declaration must be completed before entry
Cambodia CambodiaVisa on arrival · e-visa available · online arrival declaration required30 daysThe Cambodia e-Arrival card must be completed online before entry (free)
Cape Verde Cape VerdeVisa on arrival · e-visa available · online arrival declaration required
Maldives MaldivesVisa on arrival · e-visa available · online arrival declaration required30 daysThe IMUGA traveller declaration must be completed online within 96 hours before arrival
Ivory Coast Ivory CoastOnline pre-enrolment90 days

Embassy visa: 67

Applications go through the country's embassy or consulate; there is no online route an individual can complete alone.

DestinationRequirementStayDetails
China ChinaEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Central African Republic Central African RepublicEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Denmark DenmarkEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Uzbekistan UzbekistanEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Yemen YemenEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Bulgaria BulgariaEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Croatia CroatiaEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Iceland IcelandEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Liechtenstein LiechtensteinEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Republic of the Congo Republic of the CongoEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Liberia LiberiaEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Canada CanadaEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Hungary HungaryEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
North Macedonia North MacedoniaEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Luxembourg LuxembourgEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Eritrea EritreaEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Taiwan TaiwanEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Turkmenistan TurkmenistanEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
San Marino San MarinoEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Cyprus CyprusEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Mexico MexicoEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Austria AustriaEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Bangladesh BangladeshEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Andorra AndorraEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Niger NigerEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Greece GreeceEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Germany GermanyEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Italy ItalyEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Solomon Islands Solomon IslandsEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Latvia LatviaEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Norway NorwayEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Czechia CzechiaEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Morocco MoroccoEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Monaco MonacoEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Brunei BruneiEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Slovakia SlovakiaEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Slovenia SloveniaEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
New Zealand New ZealandEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
North Korea North KoreaEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Vatican City Vatican CityEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Belgium BelgiumEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Tonga TongaEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
France FranceEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Poland PolandEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and HerzegovinaEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Ireland IrelandEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Estonia EstoniaEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Nauru NauruEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Sweden SwedenEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Switzerland SwitzerlandEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Belarus BelarusEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Kuwait KuwaitEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Kosovo KosovoEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Lithuania LithuaniaEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Romania RomaniaEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
United States United StatesEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Finland FinlandEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Sudan SudanEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
United Kingdom United KingdomEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Netherlands NetherlandsEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Portugal PortugalEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Spain SpainEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Algeria AlgeriaEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Malta MaltaEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Mali MaliEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Lebanon LebanonEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.
Montenegro MontenegroEmbassy visaApply through the country's embassy or consulate; no online channel.

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Visa requirements and stay limits are compiled from information published by destination governments; classification updated 2026-10-01. Policies change; check the destination's official site before travelling.