IziVisas
🇿🇦Visa-Free Countries for South Africa Passport Holders in 2026
In 2026, South Africa passport holders can enter 56 destinations visa-free, and 63 more with a visa on arrival or an e-visa, out of the 184 destinations documented by IziVisas. The lists below are grouped by entry regime — click any destination for the full requirements (documents, fees, processing times).
56
Visa-free
25
Visa on arrival
38
E-visa
65
Consular visa
Visa-free destinations for South Africa citizens (56)
Entry with just a valid passport, within the stay limit shown.
- 🇦🇴Angolastay 30 days
- 🇦🇬Antigua And Barbudastay 6 months
- 🇦🇷Argentinastay 90 days
- 🇧🇧Barbadosstay 6 months
- 🇧🇾Belarusstay 90 days
- 🇧🇿Belizestay 30 days
- 🇧🇯Beninstay 90 days
- 🇧🇴Boliviastay 180 days
- 🇧🇼Botswanastay 90 days
- 🇧🇷Brazilstay 90 days
- 🇨🇱Chilestay 90 days
- 🇨🇷Costa Ricastay 180 days
- 🇩🇲Dominicastay 6 months
- 🇩🇴Dominican Republicstay 30 days
- 🇪🇨Ecuador
- 🇸🇻El Salvadorstay 180 days
- 🇫🇯Fiji Islandsstay 4 months
- 🇬🇦Gabonstay 90 days
- 🇬🇪Georgiastay 1 year
- 🇬🇭Ghanastay 90 days
- 🇬🇩Grenadastay 3 months
- 🇬🇹Guatemalastay 90 days
- 🇬🇾Guyanastay 180 days
- 🇭🇳Hondurasstay 90 days
- 🇯🇲Jamaicastay 180 days
- 🇰🇮Kiribatistay 1 month
- 🇱🇸Lesothostay 90 days
- 🇲🇼Malawistay 90 days
- 🇲🇾Malaysiastay 90 days
- 🇲🇺Mauritiusstay 90 days
- 🇲🇿Mozambiquestay 3 months
- 🇳🇦Namibiastay 3 months
- 🇳🇮Nicaraguastay 90 days
- 🇴🇲Omanstay 90 days
- 🇵🇦Panamastay 180 days
- 🇵🇾Paraguaystay 90 days
- 🇵🇪Perustay 90 days
- 🇵🇭Philippinesstay 30 days
- 🇷🇺Russiastay 90 days
- 🇷🇼Rwandastay 6 months
- 🇱🇨Saint Luciastay 90 days
- 🇻🇨Saint Vincent And The Grenadinesstay 6 months
- 🇸🇬Singaporestay 90 days
- 🇸🇿Swazilandstay 90 days
- 🇹🇿Tanzaniastay 3 months
- 🇹🇭Thailandstay 90 days
- 🇧🇸The Bahamasstay 3 months
- 🇬🇲The Gambiastay 90 days
- 🇹🇬Togostay 30 days
- 🇹🇹Trinidad And Tobagostay 90 days
- 🇹🇳Tunisiastay 3 months
- 🇺🇾Uruguaystay 90 days
- 🇻🇺Vanuatustay 120 days
- 🇻🇪Venezuelastay 90 days
- 🇿🇲Zambiastay 90 days
- 🇿🇼Zimbabwestay 3 months
Visa on arrival for South Africa citizens (25)
The visa is issued directly at the border or airport — no application needed beforehand.
- 🇦🇲Armeniastay 180 days
- 🇰🇭Cambodiastay 30 days
- 🇨🇻Cape Verdestay 90 days
- 🇩🇯Djiboutistay 90 days
- 🇹🇱East Timorstay 90 days
- 🇪🇬Egyptstay 6 months
- 🇪🇹Ethiopiastay 3 months
- 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissaustay 90 days
- 🇮🇩Indonesiastay 30 days
- 🇮🇷Iranstay 90 days
- 🇯🇴Jordanstay 3 months
- 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstanstay 90 days
- 🇱🇦Laosstay 30 days
- 🇲🇻Maldivesstay 90 days
- 🇲🇭Marshall Islandsstay 90 days
- 🇳🇵Nepalstay 30 days
- 🇵🇼Palaustay 1 year
- 🇶🇦Qatarstay 90 days
- 🇼🇸Samoastay 90 days
- 🇸🇦Saudi Arabiastay 90 days
- 🇸🇳Senegalstay 90 days
- 🇸🇱Sierra Leonestay 1 month
- 🇸🇾Syriastay 30 days
- 🇹🇯Tajikistanstay 10 days
- 🇹🇻Tuvalustay 90 days
E-visa destinations for South Africa citizens (38)
An electronic authorization applied for online before departure, usually within days.
- 🇦🇱Albaniastay 1 year
- 🇦🇺Australiastay 12 months (3 months per stay)
- 🇦🇿Azerbaijanstay 30 days
- 🇧🇭Bahrainstay 90 days
- 🇧🇹Bhutanstay 14 days
- 🇧🇫Burkina Fasostay 90 days
- 🇨🇲Cameroonstay 90 days
- 🇨🇴Colombiastay 90 days
- 🇨🇮Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)stay 90 days
- 🇨🇺Cubastay 90 days
- 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congostay 90 days
- 🇬🇶Equatorial Guineastay 30 days
- 🇬🇳Guineastay 30 days
- 🇮🇳Indiastay 90 days
- 🇮🇶Iraqstay 30 days
- 🇮🇱Israelstay 90 days
- 🇯🇵Japanstay 90 days
- 🇰🇿Kazakhstanstay 90 days
- 🇰🇪Kenyastay 90 days
- 🇱🇾Libyastay 3 months
- 🇲🇷Mauritaniastay 90 days
- 🇲🇩Moldovastay 90 days
- 🇲🇳Mongoliastay 90 days
- 🇲🇲Myanmarstay 30 days
- 🇳🇬Nigeriastay 90 days
- 🇵🇰Pakistanstay 90 days
- 🇵🇬Papua new Guineastay 60 days
- 🇰🇳Saint Kitts And Nevisstay 6 months
- 🇸🇨Seychellesstay 90 days
- 🇸🇴Somaliastay 30 days
- 🇰🇷South Koreastay 6 months
- 🇸🇸South Sudan
- 🇱🇰Sri Lankastay 90 days
- 🇹🇷Turkeystay 90 days within 180 days
- 🇺🇬Ugandastay 3 months
- 🇺🇦Ukrainestay 90 days
- 🇦🇪United Arab Emiratesstay 180 days
- 🇻🇳Vietnamstay 90 days
Consular visa required for South Africa citizens (65)
A visa must be obtained from an embassy or consulate before travelling.
- 🇦🇫Afghanistanstay 30 days
- 🇩🇿Algeriastay 90 days
- 🇦🇹Austriastay 5 years
- 🇧🇩Bangladeshstay 90 days
- 🇧🇪Belgiumstay 5 years
- 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovinastay 90 days
- 🇧🇳Bruneistay 90 days
- 🇧🇬Bulgariastay 5 years
- 🇨🇦Canadastay 6 months
- 🇨🇫Central African Republicstay 90 days
- 🇹🇩Chadstay 90 days
- 🇨🇳Chinastay 90 days
- 🇨🇬Congostay 90 days
- 🇭🇷Croatiastay 5 years
- 🇨🇾Cyprusstay 5 years
- 🇨🇿Czech Republicstay 5 years
- 🇩🇰Denmarkstay 5 years
- 🇪🇷Eritreastay 60 days
- 🇪🇪Estoniastay 5 years
- 🇫🇮Finlandstay 5 years
- 🇫🇷Francestay 5 years
- 🇩🇪Germanystay 5 years
- 🇬🇷Greecestay 5 years
- 🇭🇺Hungarystay 5 years
- 🇮🇸Icelandstay 5 years
- 🇮🇪Irelandstay 90 days
- 🇮🇹Italystay 5 years
- 🇰🇼Kuwaitstay 30 days
- 🇱🇻Latviastay 5 years
- 🇱🇧Lebanonstay 6 months
- 🇱🇷Liberiastay 90 days
- 🇱🇮Liechtensteinstay 5 years
- 🇱🇹Lithuaniastay 5 years
- 🇱🇺Luxembourgstay 5 years
- 🇲🇱Malistay 3 months
- 🇲🇹Maltastay 5 years
- 🇲🇽Mexicostay 180 days
- 🇲🇪Montenegrostay 90 days
- 🇲🇦Moroccostay 90 days
- 🇳🇷Naurustay 90 days
- 🇳🇱Netherlandsstay 5 years
- 🇳🇿New Zealandstay 2 years
- 🇳🇪Nigerstay 3 months
- 🇰🇵North Koreastay 2 days
- 🇲🇰North Macedoniastay 90 days
- 🇳🇴Norwaystay 5 years
- 🇵🇱Polandstay 5 years
- 🇵🇹Portugalstay 5 years
- 🇷🇴Romaniastay 5 years
- 🇷🇸Serbiastay 90 days
- 🇸🇰Slovakiastay 5 years
- 🇸🇮Sloveniastay 5 years
- 🇸🇧Solomon Islandsstay 90 days
- 🇪🇸Spainstay 5 years
- 🇸🇩Sudanstay 30 days
- 🇸🇷Suriname
- 🇸🇪Swedenstay 5 years
- 🇨🇭Switzerlandstay 5 years
- 🇹🇼Taiwanstay 90 days
- 🇹🇴Tongastay 90 days
- 🇹🇲Turkmenistanstay 15 days
- 🇬🇧United Kingdomstay 6 months
- 🇺🇸United Statesstay 6 months
- 🇺🇿Uzbekistanstay 60 days
- 🇾🇪Yemenstay 30 days
This information is checked regularly but can change: always confirm with official sources before booking. Each destination page details up-to-date documents, fees and processing times.