Visa Requirements for South African Citizens


Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Australia and territories
Austria
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Bhutan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
China
Colombia
Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Finland
France
Gambia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Iraq
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kiribati
North Korea
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Mali
Malta
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Nauru
Netherlands
New Zealand
Niger
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Spain
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Tonga
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies
United States
Uzbekistan
Vatican City
Vietnam
Yemen

Armenia
Bolivia
Cambodia
Cape Verde
Comoros
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea-Bissau
Iran
Jordan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Madagascar
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Nepal
Palau
Rwanda
Samoa
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
Sri Lanka
Timor-Leste
Tuvalu
Uganda

Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Benin
Botswana
Brazil
Chile
Costa Rica
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Eswatini
Fiji
Gabon
Georgia
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Jamaica
Kenya
South Korea
Lesotho
Malawi
Malaysia
Mauritius
Micronesia
Mozambique
Namibia
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Qatar
Russia
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Singapore
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Côte d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Egypt
Guinea
India
Myanmar
Oman
Pakistan
São Tomé and Príncipe
South Sudan
Suriname
Tajikistan
Turkey
Ukraine

South Africa Travel Requirements


FAQs

South African passport holders have visa-free access to 58 countries including Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Brazil and Argentina Additionally South African Citizens can go to 28 countries with visa on arrival option.

28 Countries offering Visa on Arrival for South African citizens in 2022 including Seychelles, Tuvalu, Samoa, Marshall Islands and Palau