South Africa · passport ZAF
Visa-free countries for a South african passport
Explore where South African passport holders can travel without a visa. This comprehensive guide details visa requirements for South African citizens in every country, including popular destinations like the UK, Russia, and Brazil. Find entry requirements and visa-free stays for ZAF passport holders globally.
- 95
- destinations without an advance visa
- 63
- visa-free destinations
- 107
- destinations needing a visa or e-visa
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Where a South african passport takes you
Every destination in our dataset, colored by what the South african passport needs to enter: green is visa-free, blue is freedom of movement, grey means a visa or e-visa in advance.
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Every destination, by what the South african passport needs
All 202 destinations in our dataset, grouped by entry requirement and colored like the map above — the South Africa's home country counts toward freedom of movement.
Freedom of Movement
2 Destinations
South AfricaHome
SvalbardFree Movement
Visa Free
61 Destinations
Angola30 days
Antigua and Barbuda180 days
Argentina90 days
Bahamas90 days
Barbados180 days
BelizeVisa free
Benin90 days
Bolivia90 days
Botswana90 days
Brazil90 days
Chile90 days
Costa Rica180 days
Dominica180 days
Dominican Republic30 days
Ecuador90 days
El Salvador180 days
Fiji120 days
Gabon30 days
Gambia90 days
Ghana90 days
Grenada90 days
Guatemala90 days
Guyana30 days
Haiti90 days
Honduras90 days
Hong Kong30 days
JamaicaVisa free
Kenya90 days
Kiribati90 days
LesothoVisa free
Macao30 days
Malawi90 days
Malaysia90 days
Mauritius90 days
Micronesia30 days
MozambiqueVisa free
Namibia90 days
Nicaragua90 days
PalestineVisa free
Panama90 days
Paraguay90 days
Peru180 days
Philippines30 days
Republic of Georgia360 days
Russia90 days
Rwanda30 days
Saint Lucia42 days
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90 days
Seychelles90 days
Singapore30 days
Swaziland30 days
Tanzania90 days
Thailand60 days
Togo30 days
Trinidad and Tobago90 days
Tunisia90 days
Uruguay90 days
Vanuatu120 days
Venezuela90 days
Zambia90 days
Zimbabwe90 days
eTA (Online Registration)
3 Destinations
Israel90 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis90 days
South Korea30 days
Visa on Arrival
29 Destinations
ArmeniaOn Arrival
BurundiOn Arrival
CambodiaOn Arrival
Cape VerdeOn Arrival
ComorosOn Arrival
DjiboutiOn Arrival
EgyptOn Arrival
EthiopiaOn Arrival
Guinea-BissauOn Arrival
IndonesiaOn Arrival
IranOn Arrival
JordanOn Arrival
KyrgyzstanOn Arrival
LaosOn Arrival
MadagascarOn Arrival
MaldivesOn Arrival
Marshall IslandsOn Arrival
NepalOn Arrival
OmanOn Arrival
PalauOn Arrival
QatarOn Arrival
SamoaOn Arrival
Saudi ArabiaOn Arrival
SenegalOn Arrival
Sierra LeoneOn Arrival
Sri LankaOn Arrival
TajikistanOn Arrival
Timor-LesteOn Arrival
TuvaluOn Arrival
e-Visa
36 Destinations
Albaniae-Visa
Australiae-Visa
Azerbaijane-Visa
Bahraine-Visa
Bhutane-Visa
Burkina Fasoe-Visa
Cameroone-Visa
Chade-Visa
Colombiae-Visa
Cote d’Ivoiree-Visa
Cubae-Visa
DR Congoe-Visa
Equatorial Guineae-Visa
Guineae-Visa
Indiae-Visa
Iraqe-Visa
Japane-Visa
Kazakhstane-Visa
Libyae-Visa
Mauritaniae-Visa
Moldovae-Visa
Mongoliae-Visa
Myanmare-Visa
Nigeriae-Visa
Pakistane-Visa
Papua New Guineae-Visa
Sao Tome and Principee-Visa
Somaliae-Visa
South Sudane-Visa
Surinamee-Visa
Syriae-Visa
Turkeye-Visa
Ugandae-Visa
Ukrainee-Visa
United Arab Emiratese-Visa
Viet Name-Visa
Regular Visa
70 Destinations
AfghanistanRequired
AlgeriaRequired
AndorraRequired
AustriaRequired
BangladeshRequired
BelarusRequired
BelgiumRequired
Bosnia and HerzegovinaRequired
BruneiRequired
BulgariaRequired
CanadaRequired
Central African RepublicRequired
ChinaRequired
CongoRequired
CroatiaRequired
CyprusRequired
Czech RepublicRequired
DenmarkRequired
EritreaRequired
EstoniaRequired
FinlandRequired
FranceRequired
GermanyRequired
GreeceRequired
GreenlandRequired
HungaryRequired
IcelandRequired
IrelandRequired
ItalyRequired
KosovoRequired
KuwaitRequired
LatviaRequired
LebanonRequired
LiberiaRequired
LiechtensteinRequired
LithuaniaRequired
LuxembourgRequired
MaliRequired
MaltaRequired
MexicoRequired
MonacoRequired
MontenegroRequired
MoroccoRequired
NauruRequired
NetherlandsRequired
New ZealandRequired
NigerRequired
North KoreaRequired
North MacedoniaRequired
NorwayRequired
PolandRequired
PortugalRequired
RomaniaRequired
San MarinoRequired
SerbiaRequired
SlovakiaRequired
SloveniaRequired
Solomon IslandsRequired
SpainRequired
SudanRequired
SwedenRequired
SwitzerlandRequired
TaiwanRequired
TongaRequired
TurkmenistanRequired
United KingdomRequired
United StatesRequired
UzbekistanRequired
Vatican City (Holy See)Required
YemenRequired
Frequently asked questions
How many countries can a south african passport enter visa-free?
63 of the 202 destinations in the Day31 dataset are open to south african passport holders without a visa, including 2 where they can live and work under freedom-of-movement rules. A further 29 issue a visa on arrival and 3 require only an electronic travel authorization (eTA).
Which destinations require a visa for south african passport holders?
70 destinations require a visa applied for before travel — including Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Austria, Bangladesh. Another 36 require an e-visa, which is applied for online.
What is the mobility score of the south african passport?
Day31's mobility score counts destinations reachable without advance paperwork: the south african passport scores 95 of 202, with 2 destinations offering freedom of movement and 107 requiring a visa or e-visa in advance.
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