Destination
South Africa: who can enter without a visa
Destination: South Africa. Citizens of 93 of 199 countries enter without a prior visa. Below are the terms for every passport and the length of stay as of 4 October 2026.
Passports by entry terms, 199 in total
- 93Visa-free
- 0ETA
- 0On arrival
- 27eVisa
- 78Visa required
Entry without a prior visa93of 199 passports can enter South AfricaSouth Africa passport: 98 destinations visa-free →Terms for citizens of
RussiaVisa-free90 days
UkraineVisa required
BelaruseVisa
KazakhstanVisa required
United StatesVisa-free90 days
United KingdomVisa-free90 days
GermanyVisa-free90 days
ChinaeVisa
IndiaeVisa
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 days
TürkiyeVisa-free30 days
IsraelVisa-free90 days
All passports by entry terms
Visa-free93
Entry on your passport
Andorra90 days
Angola30 days
Antigua and Barbuda30 days
Argentina90 days
Australia90 days
Austria90 days
Bahamas30 days
Barbados30 days
Belgium90 days
Belize30 days
Benin30 days
Bolivia30 days
Botswana90 days
Brazil90 days
Bulgaria90 days
Canada90 days
Cape Verde30 days
Chile90 days
Costa Rica30 days
Croatia
Cyprus30 days
Czechia90 days
Denmark90 days
Ecuador90 days
Estonia90 days
Eswatini30 days
Finland90 days
France90 days
Gabon30 days- Germany90 days
Ghana90 days
Greece90 days
Guyana30 days
Hong Kong30 days
Hungary90 days
Iceland90 days
Ireland- Israel90 days
Italy90 days
Jamaica90 days
Japan90 days
Jordan30 days
Kenya90 days
Latvia90 days
Lesotho30 days
Liechtenstein90 days
Lithuania90 days
Luxembourg90 days
Macao30 days
Madagascar90 days
Malawi30 days
Malaysia90 days
Maldives30 days
Malta90 days
Mauritius30 days
Monaco90 days
Mozambique30 days
Namibia90 days
Netherlands90 days
New Zealand90 days
Norway90 days
Panama90 days
Paraguay90 days
Peru30 days
Poland30 days
Portugal90 days
Qatar90 days
Romania90 days- Russia90 days
San Marino90 days
São Tomé and Príncipe90 days
Saudi Arabia90 days
Seychelles30 days
Singapore90 days
Slovakia90 days
Slovenia90 days
South Korea30 days
Spain90 days
St. Vincent and the Grenadines90 days
Sweden90 days
Switzerland90 days
Tanzania90 days
Thailand30 days
Trinidad and Tobago90 days
Tunisia90 days- Türkiye30 days
- United Arab Emirates90 days
- United Kingdom90 days
- United States90 days
Uruguay90 days
Venezuela90 days
Zambia90 days
Zimbabwe90 days
eVisa27
Applied for online before travel
Visa required78
Through a consulate
Afghanistan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brunei
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Central African Republic
Chad
Colombia
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Fiji
Gambia
Georgia
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
Honduras
Iraq- Kazakhstan
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Libya
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Micronesia
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Myanmar
Nauru
Nepal
Nicaragua
North Korea
North Macedonia
Palau
Palestine
Papua New Guinea
Rwanda
Samoa
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
Sudan
Suriname
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu- Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Vietnam
Yemen
Frequently asked questions
Russia → South Africa: is a visa needed?
Visa-free, 90 days. Entry on your passport.
Ukraine → South Africa: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
Belarus → South Africa: is a visa needed?
eVisa. Applied for online before travel.
Kazakhstan → South Africa: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
United States → South Africa: is a visa needed?
Visa-free, 90 days. Entry on your passport.