South Africa passport

Ranked 47 of 199. 94 countries open without a visa in advance.

Visa-free60

Angola
Visa-free, 30 days
Antigua and Barbuda
Visa-free, 180 days
Argentina
Visa-free, 90 days
Bahamas
Visa-free, 90 days
Barbados
Visa-free, 180 days
Apply
Belize
Visa-free
Benin
Visa-free, 90 days
Bolivia
Visa-free, 90 days
Apply
Botswana
Visa-free, 90 days
Brazil
Visa-free, 90 days
Chile
Visa-free, 90 days
Costa Rica
Visa-free, 180 days
Dominica
Visa-free, 180 days
Dominican Republic
Visa-free, 30 days
Apply
Ecuador
Visa-free, 90 days
Apply
El Salvador
Visa-free, 180 days
Eswatini
Visa-free, 30 days
Fiji
Visa-free, 120 days
Gabon
Visa-free, 30 days
Gambia
Visa-free, 90 days
Georgia
Visa-free, 360 days
Ghana
Visa-free, 90 days
Apply
Grenada
Visa-free, 90 days
Guatemala
Visa-free, 90 days
Guyana
Visa-free, 30 days
Haiti
Visa-free, 90 days
Honduras
Visa-free, 90 days
Hong Kong
Visa-free, 30 days
Jamaica
Visa-free
Kenya
Visa-free, 90 days
Kiribati
Visa-free, 90 days
Lesotho
Visa-free
Macao
Visa-free, 30 days
Malawi
Visa-free, 90 days
Malaysia
Visa-free, 90 days
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Mauritius
Visa-free, 90 days
Apply
Micronesia
Visa-free, 30 days
Mozambique
Visa-free
Namibia
Visa-free, 90 days
Nicaragua
Visa-free, 90 days
Palestine
Visa-free
Panama
Visa-free, 90 days
Paraguay
Visa-free, 90 days
Peru
Visa-free, 180 days
Philippines
Visa-free, 30 days
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Russia
Visa-free, 90 days
Rwanda
Visa-free, 30 days
Saint Lucia
Visa-free, 42 days
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Visa-free, 90 days
Seychelles
Visa-free, 90 days
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Singapore
Visa-free, 30 days
Apply
Tanzania
Visa-free, 90 days
Thailand
Visa-free, 60 days
Apply
Trinidad and Tobago
Visa-free, 90 days
Tunisia
Visa-free, 90 days
Uruguay
Visa-free, 90 days
Vanuatu
Visa-free, 120 days
Venezuela
Visa-free, 90 days
Zambia
Visa-free, 90 days
Zimbabwe
Visa-free, 90 days

Visa on arrival29

Armenia
Visa on arrival
Burundi
Visa on arrival
Cambodia
Visa on arrival
Apply
Cape Verde
Visa on arrival
Apply
Comoros
Visa on arrival
Djibouti
Visa on arrival
Apply
Egypt
Visa on arrival
Apply
Ethiopia
Visa on arrival
Apply
Guinea-Bissau
Visa on arrival
Indonesia
Visa on arrival
Apply
Iran
Visa on arrival
Apply
Jordan
Visa on arrival
Apply
Kyrgyzstan
Visa on arrival
Apply
Laos
Visa on arrival
Apply
Madagascar
Visa on arrival
Apply
Maldives
Visa on arrival
Apply
Marshall Islands
Visa on arrival
Nepal
Visa on arrival
Apply
Oman
Visa on arrival
Apply
Palau
Visa on arrival
Qatar
Visa on arrival
Apply
Samoa
Visa on arrival
Saudi Arabia
Visa on arrival
Apply
Senegal
Visa on arrival
Sierra Leone
Visa on arrival
Apply
Sri Lanka
Visa on arrival
Apply
Tajikistan
Visa on arrival
Apply
Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Visa on arrival
Tuvalu
Visa on arrival

eTA or e-visa40

Albania
e-Visa
Apply
Australia
e-Visa
Apply
Azerbaijan
e-Visa
Apply
Bahrain
e-Visa
Apply
Bhutan
e-Visa
Burkina Faso
e-Visa
Apply
Cameroon
e-Visa
Chad
e-Visa
Colombia
e-Visa
Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
eTA
Apply
Cuba
e-Visa
Apply
DR Congo
e-Visa
Apply
Equatorial Guinea
e-Visa
Guinea
e-Visa
Apply
India
e-Visa
Apply
Iraq
e-Visa
Israel
eTA
Japan
e-Visa
Apply
Kazakhstan
e-Visa
Apply
Libya
e-Visa
Mauritania
e-Visa
Moldova
e-Visa
Apply
Mongolia
e-Visa
Myanmar
e-Visa
Apply
Nigeria
e-Visa
Apply
Pakistan
e-Visa
Apply
Papua New Guinea
eTA
Apply
Saint Kitts and Nevis
eTA
Apply
Sao Tome and Principe
e-Visa
Apply
Somalia
e-Visa
South Korea
eTA
Apply
South Sudan
e-Visa
Apply
Suriname
e-Visa
Apply
Syria
e-Visa
Togo
e-Visa
Turkey
e-Visa
Apply
Uganda
e-Visa
Apply
Ukraine
e-Visa
Apply
United Arab Emirates
e-Visa
Apply
Vietnam
e-Visa
Apply

Visa required69

Afghanistan
Visa required
Algeria
Visa required
Andorra
Visa required
Austria
Visa required
Bangladesh
Visa required
Belarus
Visa required
Belgium
Visa required
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Visa required
Brunei Darussalam
Visa required
Bulgaria
Visa required
Canada
Visa required
Apply
Central African Republic
Visa required
China
Visa required
Congo Republic
Visa required
Croatia
Visa required
Cyprus
Visa required
Czech Republic
Visa required
Denmark
Visa required
Eritrea
Visa required
Estonia
Visa required
Finland
Visa required
France
Visa required
Germany
Visa required
Greece
Visa required
Holy See (Vatican)
Visa required
Hungary
Visa required
Iceland
Visa required
Ireland
Visa required
Italy
Visa required
Kosovo
Visa required
Kuwait
Visa required
Apply
Latvia
Visa required
Lebanon
Visa required
Liberia
Visa required
Liechtenstein
Visa required
Lithuania
Visa required
Luxembourg
Visa required
Mali
Visa required
Malta
Visa required
Mexico
Visa required
Apply
Monaco
Visa required
Montenegro
Visa required
Morocco
Visa required
Apply
Nauru
Visa required
Netherlands
Visa required
New Zealand
Visa required
Apply
Niger
Visa required
North Korea (DPRK)
Visa required
North Macedonia
Visa required
Norway
Visa required
Poland
Visa required
Portugal
Visa required
Romania
Visa required
San Marino
Visa required
Serbia
Visa required
Slovakia
Visa required
Slovenia
Visa required
Solomon Islands
Visa required
Spain
Visa required
Sudan
Visa required
Sweden
Visa required
Switzerland
Visa required
Taiwan
Visa required
Tonga
Visa required
Turkmenistan
Visa required
United Kingdom
Visa required
United States of America
Visa required
Uzbekistan
Visa required
Apply
Yemen
Visa required

From the Passport Index, updated 17 February 2026, for ordinary passports and short tourist stays. Entry rules change and can depend on how you travel, so check with the destination's embassy or official portal before you book.