Who Can Visit South Africa Visa-Free?
Find out which passport holders can enter South Africa without a visa, with e-Visa, or visa on arrival.
88
Visa-Free Access
22
E-Visa Access
80
Visa Required
190
Total Passports
Quick Facts
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Capital
Pretoria
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Currency
ZAR - South African rand
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Languages
Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sesotho, siSwati, Setswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
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Calling Code
+27
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Timezone
UTC+02:00
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Driving Side
Left
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Population
63.1M
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Area
1,221,037 km²
Entry Requirements by Passport
| # | Passport | Entry Status | Stay Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Afghanistan | Visa Required | - |
| 2 |  Albania | E-Visa | - |
| 3 |  Algeria | E-Visa | - |
| 4 |  Andorra | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 5 |  Angola | Visa Free | 30 days |
| 6 |  Argentina | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 7 |  Armenia | Visa Required | - |
| 8 |  Australia | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 9 |  Austria | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 10 |  Azerbaijan | Visa Required | - |
| 11 |  Bahamas | Visa Free | 30 days |
| 12 |  Bahrain | Visa Required | - |
| 13 |  Bangladesh | Visa Required | - |
| 14 |  Barbados | Visa Free | 30 days |
| 15 |  Belarus | E-Visa | - |
| 16 |  Belgium | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 17 |  Belize | Visa Free | 30 days |
| 18 |  Benin | Visa Free | 30 days |
| 19 |  Bhutan | Visa Required | - |
| 20 |  Bolivia | Visa Free | 30 days |
| 21 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa Required | - |
| 22 |  Botswana | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 23 |  Brazil | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 24 |  Brunei | Visa Required | - |
| 25 |  Bulgaria | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 26 |  Burkina Faso | Visa Required | - |
| 27 |  Burundi | Visa Required | - |
| 28 |  Cabo Verde | Visa Free | 30 days |
| 29 |  Cambodia | Visa Required | - |
| 30 |  Cameroon | E-Visa | - |
| 31 |  Canada | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 32 |  Central African Republic | Visa Required | - |
| 33 |  Chad | Visa Required | - |
| 34 |  Chile | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 35 |  China | E-Visa | 90 days |
| 36 |  Colombia | Visa Required | - |
| 37 |  Comoros | Visa Required | - |
| 38 |  DR Congo | E-Visa | 30 days |
| 39 |  Republic of the Congo | Visa Required | - |
| 40 |  Costa Rica | Visa Free | 30 days |
| 41 |  Cote d'Ivoire | E-Visa | - |
| 42 |  Croatia | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 43 |  Cuba | E-Visa | - |
| 44 |  Cyprus | Visa Free | 30 days |
| 45 |  Czechia | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 46 |  Denmark | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 47 |  Djibouti | Visa Required | - |
| 48 |  Dominican Republic | Visa Required | - |
| 49 |  East Timor | Visa Required | - |
| 50 |  Ecuador | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 51 |  Egypt | E-Visa | - |
| 52 |  El Salvador | Visa Required | - |
| 53 |  Equatorial Guinea | Visa Required | - |
| 54 |  Eritrea | Visa Required | - |
| 55 |  Estonia | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 56 |  Ethiopia | E-Visa | - |
| 57 |  Fiji | Visa Required | - |
| 58 |  Finland | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 59 |  France | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 60 |  Gabon | Visa Free | 30 days |
| 61 |  Gambia | Visa Required | - |
| 62 |  Georgia | Visa Required | - |
| 63 |  Germany | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 64 |  Ghana | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 65 |  Greece | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 66 |  Grenada | Visa Required | - |
| 67 |  Guatemala | Visa Required | - |
| 68 |  Guinea-Bissau | Visa Required | - |
| 69 |  Guinea | E-Visa | - |
| 70 |  Guyana | Visa Free | 30 days |
| 71 |  Haiti | Visa Required | - |
| 72 |  Honduras | Visa Required | - |
| 73 |  Hungary | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 74 |  Iceland | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 75 |  India | Visa Required | 90 days |
| 76 |  Indonesia | Visa Required | 90 days |
| 77 |  Iran | E-Visa | - |
| 78 |  Iraq | Visa Required | - |
| 79 |  Ireland | Visa Free | - |
| 80 |  Israel | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 81 |  Italy | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 82 |  Jamaica | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 83 |  Japan | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 84 |  Jordan | Visa Free | 30 days |
| 85 |  Kazakhstan | Visa Required | - |
| 86 |  Kenya | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 87 |  Kiribati | Visa Required | - |
| 88 |  North Korea | Visa Required | - |
| 89 |  South Korea | Visa Free | 30 days |
| 90 |  Kuwait | Visa Required | - |
| 91 |  Kyrgyzstan | Visa Required | - |
| 92 |  Laos | Visa Required | - |
| 93 |  Latvia | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 94 |  Lebanon | Visa Required | - |
| 95 |  Lesotho | Visa Free | 30 days |
| 96 |  Liberia | E-Visa | - |
| 97 |  Libya | Visa Required | - |
| 98 |  Liechtenstein | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 99 |  Lithuania | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 100 |  Luxembourg | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 101 |  Madagascar | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 102 |  Malawi | Visa Free | 30 days |
| 103 |  Malaysia | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 104 |  Maldives | Visa Free | 30 days |
| 105 |  Mali | E-Visa | 30 days |
| 106 |  Malta | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 107 |  Marshall Islands | Visa Required | - |
| 108 |  Mauritania | Visa Required | - |
| 109 |  Mauritius | Visa Free | 30 days |
| 110 |  Mexico | Visa Required | 90 days |
| 111 |  Micronesia | Visa Required | - |
| 112 |  Moldova | Visa Required | - |
| 113 |  Monaco | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 114 |  Mongolia | Visa Required | - |
| 115 |  Montenegro | Visa Required | - |
| 116 |  Morocco | E-Visa | - |
| 117 |  Mozambique | Visa Free | 30 days |
| 118 |  Myanmar | Visa Required | - |
| 119 |  Namibia | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 120 |  Nauru | Visa Required | - |
| 121 |  Nepal | Visa Required | - |
| 122 |  Netherlands | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 123 |  New Zealand | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 124 |  Nicaragua | Visa Required | - |
| 125 |  Niger | E-Visa | - |
| 126 |  Nigeria | E-Visa | - |
| 127 |  North Macedonia | Visa Required | - |
| 128 |  Norway | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 129 |  Oman | E-Visa | 30 days |
| 130 |  Pakistan | E-Visa | - |
| 131 |  Palau | Visa Required | - |
| 132 |  Palestine | Visa Required | 90 days |
| 133 |  Panama | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 134 |  Papua New Guinea | Visa Required | - |
| 135 |  Paraguay | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 136 |  Peru | Visa Free | 30 days |
| 137 |  Philippines | E-Visa | - |
| 138 |  Poland | Visa Free | 30 days |
| 139 |  Portugal | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 140 |  Qatar | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 141 |  Romania | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 142 |  Russia | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 143 |  Rwanda | Visa Required | - |
| 144 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa Required | - |
| 145 |  Saint Lucia | Visa Required | - |
| 146 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 147 |  Samoa | Visa Required | - |
| 148 |  San Marino | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 149 |  Saudi Arabia | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 150 |  Senegal | E-Visa | - |
| 151 |  Serbia | Visa Required | - |
| 152 |  Seychelles | Visa Free | 30 days |
| 153 |  Sierra Leone | Visa Required | - |
| 154 |  Singapore | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 155 |  Slovakia | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 156 |  Slovenia | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 157 |  Solomon Islands | Visa Required | - |
| 158 |  Somalia | Visa Required | - |
| 159 |  South Sudan | Visa Required | - |
| 160 |  Spain | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 161 |  Sri Lanka | Visa Required | - |
| 162 |  Sudan | Visa Required | - |
| 163 |  Suriname | Visa Required | - |
| 164 |  Sweden | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 165 |  Switzerland | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 166 |  Syria | Visa Required | - |
| 167 |  Tajikistan | Visa Required | - |
| 168 |  Tanzania | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 169 |  Thailand | Visa Free | 30 days |
| 170 |  Togo | Visa Required | - |
| 171 |  Tonga | Visa Required | - |
| 172 |  Trinidad and Tobago | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 173 |  Tunisia | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 174 |  Turkey | Visa Free | 30 days |
| 175 |  Turkmenistan | Visa Required | - |
| 176 |  Tuvalu | Visa Required | - |
| 177 |  Uganda | E-Visa | - |
| 178 |  Ukraine | Visa Required | - |
| 179 |  United Arab Emirates | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 180 |  United Kingdom | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 181 |  United States | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 182 |  Uruguay | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 183 |  Uzbekistan | Visa Required | - |
| 184 |  Vanuatu | Visa Required | - |
| 185 |  Vatican City | Visa Required | - |
| 186 |  Venezuela | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 187 |  Vietnam | Visa Required | - |
| 188 |  Yemen | Visa Required | - |
| 189 |  Zambia | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 190 |  Zimbabwe | Visa Free | 90 days |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many countries can enter South Africa visa-free?
Citizens from 88 countries can enter South Africa without obtaining a visa in advance.
Does South Africa offer e-Visa?
South Africa offers e-Visa to citizens of 22 countries. Check the table above to see if your passport qualifies.
What are the general entry requirements for South Africa?
General entry requirements for South Africa include a valid passport (usually with at least 6 months validity), proof of accommodation, return/onward ticket, and sufficient funds for your stay. Specific requirements vary by nationality.