Visa Requirements for South Africa
Instant Visa policy lookup for South Africa
Visa Not Required
Passport holders of 106 countries can travel to South Africa without prior visa, eVisa, or on-arrival visa.
- Andorra PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Angola PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days30 days per visit, up to 90 days per year.
- Anguilla PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Antigua and Barbuda PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days
- Argentina PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Aruba PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Australia PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Austria PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Bahamas PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days
- Barbados PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days
- Belgium PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Belize PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days
- Benin PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days
- Bermuda PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Bolivia PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days
- Botswana PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Bouvet Island PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Brazil PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- British Indian Ocean Territory PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- British Virgin Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Canada PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Cape Verde PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days
- Cayman Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Chile PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Costa Rica PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days
- Cyprus PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days
- Czech Republic PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Denmark PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Ecuador PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Eswatini PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days
- Falkland Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Faroe Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Finland PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- France PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Gabon PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days
- Germany PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Ghana PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
- Gibraltar PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Greece PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Greenland PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Guernsey PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Guyana PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Hong Kong PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days
- Hungary PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days
- Iceland PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Ireland PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 daysExtension of stay possible for an additional 90 days.
- Isle of Man PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Israel PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Italy PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Jamaica PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Japan PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Jordan PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days
- Lesotho PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days
- Liechtenstein PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Luxembourg PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Macau PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days
- Madagascar PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any year period
- Malawi PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days
- Malaysia PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days
- Maldives PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days
- Malta PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Mauritius PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days
- Mayotte PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any year period
- Monaco PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Montserrat PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Mozambique PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days
- Namibia PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Netherlands PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- New Zealand PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Niue PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Norway PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Panama PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Paraguay PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Peru PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days
- Pitcairn PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Poland PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Portugal PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Puerto Rico PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 daysHolders of passports without 2 blank pages may be refused entry.
- Qatar PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Russia PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 daysExtension of stay possible for an additional 90 days.
- Réunion PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days
- Saint Barthélemy PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Saint Helena PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Saint Martin (Netherlands) PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Saint Vincent and Grenadines PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- San Marino PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Seychelles PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days
- Singapore PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- South Korea PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days
- Spain PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Sweden PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Switzerland PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- São Tome and Príncipe PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Tanzania PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Thailand PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days
- Trinidad and Tobago PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 daysMust have two blank passport pages available
- Tunisia PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Türkiye PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days
- United Arab Emirates PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 Days
- United Kingdom PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- United States Virgin Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 daysHolders of passports without 2 blank pages may be refused entry.
- United States of America PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 daysHolders of passports without 2 blank pages may be refused entry.
- Uruguay PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Venezuela PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Zambia PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Zimbabwe PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
eVisa
Passport holders for 15 countries can obtain an electronic visa / authorization prior to arrival to travel to South Africa.
- Cameroon PermalinkShow on mapeVisaeVisa holders must arrive via O. R. Tambo International Airport.
- China PermalinkShow on mapeVisaeVisa holders must arrive via O. R. Tambo International Airport.
- Congo PermalinkShow on mapeVisaeVisa holders must arrive via O. R. Tambo International Airport.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo PermalinkShow on mapeVisaeVisa holders must arrive via O. R. Tambo International Airport.
- Egypt PermalinkShow on mapeVisaeVisa holders must arrive via O. R. Tambo International Airport.
- Ethiopia PermalinkShow on mapeVisaeVisa holders must arrive via O. R. Tambo International Airport.
- India PermalinkShow on mapeVisaeVisa holders must arrive via O. R. Tambo International Airport.
- Iran PermalinkShow on mapeVisaeVisa holders must arrive at O. R. Tambo International Airport.
- Kenya PermalinkShow on mapeVisaeVisa holders must arrive via O. R. Tambo International Airport.
- Mexico PermalinkShow on mapeVisaeVisa holders must arrive via O. R. Tambo International Airport.
- Nigeria PermalinkShow on mapeVisaeVisa holders must arrive via O. R. Tambo International Airport.
- Pakistan PermalinkShow on mapeVisaeVisa holders must arrive via O. R. Tambo International Airport.
- Philippines PermalinkShow on mapeVisaeVisa holders must arrive via O. R. Tambo International Airport.
- Saudi Arabia PermalinkShow on mapeVisaeVisa holders must arrive via O. R. Tambo International Airport.
- Uganda PermalinkShow on mapeVisaeVisa holders must arrive via O. R. Tambo International Airport.
Pre-arranged Visa Required
Prior to arrival at South Africa, passport holders of 107 countries must obtain a visa at their corresponding consulate of South Africa. Additional travel conditions (such as Visas to other countries) may waive this requirement.
- Afghanistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Albania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Algeria PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- American Samoa PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Armenia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Azerbaijan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bahrain PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bangladesh PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Belarus PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bhutan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bosnia and Herzegovina PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Brunei PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bulgaria PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Burkina Faso PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Burundi PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cambodia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Central African Republic PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Chad PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Christmas Island PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Colombia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Comoros PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cook Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Croatia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cuba PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Djibouti PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Dominica PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Dominican Republic PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- El Salvador PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Equatorial Guinea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Eritrea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Estonia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Fiji PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Gambia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Georgia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredVisa Free Access announced. Dates to be confirmed.
- Grenada PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guam PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guatemala PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guinea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guinea-Bissau PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Haiti PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Heard and McDonald Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Honduras PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Indonesia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Iraq PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredSOUTH AFRICA does not have an Embassy in Iraq
Iraqi Citizens can apply for visa at the SOUTH AFRICAN EMBASSY IN AMMAN - Kazakhstan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Kiribati PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Kuwait PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required1 Month
- Kyrgyzstan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Laos PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Latvia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Lebanon PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredHolders of passports without 2 blank visa pages may be refused entry
Visa Free Access announced. Dates to be confirmed. - Liberia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Libya PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Lithuania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Macedonia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mali PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Marshall Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mauritania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Micronesia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Moldova PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mongolia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Montenegro PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Morocco PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Myanmar PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Nauru PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Nepal PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Nicaragua PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Niger PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Norfolk Island PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- North Korea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Northern Mariana Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Oman PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Palau PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Palestine PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredVisa is given for no Fees
- Papua New Guinea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Romania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Rwanda PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Kitts and Nevis PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Lucia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Samoa PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Senegal PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Serbia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Sierra Leone PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Slovakia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Slovenia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Solomon Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- South Sudan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Sri Lanka PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Sudan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Suriname PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Syria PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Taiwan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tajikistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Timor-Leste PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Togo PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tokelau PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tonga PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Turkmenistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tuvalu PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Ukraine PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Uzbekistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Vanuatu PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Vatican PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Vietnam PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Wallis and Futuna Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Yemen PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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