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๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa Passport โ€” Visa-Free Countries 2026

๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa passport holders can visit 60 countries visa-free and 33 with visa on arrival โ€” 93 easy-access destinations out of 198 worldwide.

60
Visa-free
33
Visa on arrival
34
E-visa required
71
Visa required

How Long Can You Stay?

Median visa-free stay: 90 days. Longest stays for South Africa passport holders:

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia
360 days
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda
180 days
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados
180 days
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica
180 days
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica
180 days
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador
180 days
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru
180 days
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji
120 days

Visa-free(60)

DestinationDurationCost (USD)
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola30 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda180 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados180 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelizeโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica180 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica180 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republicโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador180 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini30 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji120 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon30 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia360 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana30 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐHong Kong30 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaicaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesothoโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดMacao30 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia30 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambiqueโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธPalestineโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru180 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines30 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussia90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda30 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia42 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore30 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟTanzania90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand60 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu120 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia90 daysโ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe90 daysโ€”

Visa on arrival(33)

DestinationDurationCost (USD)
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmeniaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBoliviaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundiโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verdeโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodiaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComorosโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjiboutiโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgyptโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopiaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissauโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesiaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIranโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordanโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstanโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLaosโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascarโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldivesโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islandsโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritaniaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepalโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeriaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOmanโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalauโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatarโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabiaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegalโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leoneโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomaliaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lankaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistanโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Lesteโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvaluโ€”โ€”

E-visa required(34)

DestinationDurationCost (USD)
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbaniaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustraliaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijanโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrainโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutanโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Fasoโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroonโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombiaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoireโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCubaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDR Congoโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guineaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuineaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndiaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraqโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapanโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstanโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenyaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibyaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉMoldovaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongoliaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmarโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistanโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guineaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSรฃo Tomรฉ and Prรญncipeโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทSouth Koreaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudanโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSurinameโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyriaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogoโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTurkeyโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUgandaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emiratesโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณVietnamโ€”โ€”

Visa required(71)

DestinationDurationCost (USD)
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistanโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeriaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorraโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustriaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladeshโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarusโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgiumโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovinaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBruneiโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgariaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanadaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republicโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChadโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChinaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongoโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatiaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprusโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechiaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmarkโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritreaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstoniaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinlandโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFranceโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermanyโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreeceโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungaryโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIcelandโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIrelandโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItalyโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovoโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwaitโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatviaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanonโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberiaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtensteinโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuaniaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourgโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMaliโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMaltaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexicoโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonacoโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegroโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMoroccoโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauruโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlandsโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealandโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNigerโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตNorth Koreaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedoniaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorwayโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPolandโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugalโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomaniaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marinoโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbiaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakiaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSloveniaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islandsโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpainโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudanโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSwedenโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerlandโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผTaiwanโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTongaโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistanโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraineโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdomโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited Statesโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistanโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆVatican Cityโ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemenโ€”โ€”

Frequently Asked Questions

How many countries can South Africa passport holders visit without a visa?
South Africa passport holders can visit 60 countries visa-free and 33 countries with visa on arrival โ€” a total of 93 easy-access destinations. Popular visa-free destinations include Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados.
Which countries offer visa on arrival for South Africa citizens?
33 countries offer visa on arrival for South Africa passport holders, including Cambodia, Ethiopia, Armenia, Bolivia, Burundi and 28 more. Stay durations vary by destination.
What is the South Africa passport ranking in 2026?
The South Africa passport provides visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 93 out of 198 destinations worldwide. This places it among the moderately strong passports globally.
How many countries require a visa for South Africa passport holders?
71 countries require a visa for South Africa citizens. 34 additional countries offer an e-Visa option, which can be applied for online before travel.
How long can South Africa citizens stay visa-free abroad?
The median visa-free stay for South Africa passport holders is 90 days. The longest stays are in Georgia (360 days), Antigua and Barbuda (180 days), Barbados (180 days). Stay durations depend on the destination country and visa category.
How current is this visa data?
Last verified 2026-04-05. Source: passport-index-dataset (MIT license). Visa policies change frequently โ€” always verify with the official embassy or consulate website before traveling.