# South Africa visa requirements by passport Current entry categories for 199 passport nationalities. Access data checked August 24, 2026. Each relationship link exposes its current status, evidence history, and official application route where available. ## Citizenship (1) - [South Africa](https://multipassrank.com/passport/south-africa) ## Visa-free (93) - [Singapore](https://multipassrank.com/singapore-south-africa-visa-free) - [Japan](https://multipassrank.com/japan-south-africa-visa-free) - [Italy](https://multipassrank.com/italy-south-africa-visa-free) - [South Korea](https://multipassrank.com/south-korea-south-africa-visa-free) - [Spain](https://multipassrank.com/spain-south-africa-visa-free) - [Switzerland](https://multipassrank.com/switzerland-south-africa-visa-free) - [Finland](https://multipassrank.com/finland-south-africa-visa-free) - [Germany](https://multipassrank.com/germany-south-africa-visa-free) - [Sweden](https://multipassrank.com/sweden-south-africa-visa-free) - [Belgium](https://multipassrank.com/belgium-south-africa-visa-free) - [France](https://multipassrank.com/france-south-africa-visa-free) - [Luxembourg](https://multipassrank.com/luxembourg-south-africa-visa-free) - [Norway](https://multipassrank.com/norway-south-africa-visa-free) - [United Kingdom](https://multipassrank.com/united-kingdom-south-africa-visa-free) - [Ireland](https://multipassrank.com/ireland-south-africa-visa-free) - [Netherlands](https://multipassrank.com/netherlands-south-africa-visa-free) - [Portugal](https://multipassrank.com/portugal-south-africa-visa-free) - [Austria](https://multipassrank.com/austria-south-africa-visa-free) - [Denmark](https://multipassrank.com/denmark-south-africa-visa-free) - [Malta](https://multipassrank.com/malta-south-africa-visa-free) - [New Zealand](https://multipassrank.com/new-zealand-south-africa-visa-free) - [Greece](https://multipassrank.com/greece-south-africa-visa-free) - [Canada](https://multipassrank.com/canada-south-africa-visa-free) - [United States](https://multipassrank.com/united-states-south-africa-visa-free) - [Hungary](https://multipassrank.com/hungary-south-africa-visa-free) - [Latvia](https://multipassrank.com/latvia-south-africa-visa-free) - [Lithuania](https://multipassrank.com/lithuania-south-africa-visa-free) - [Malaysia](https://multipassrank.com/malaysia-south-africa-visa-free) - [Poland](https://multipassrank.com/poland-south-africa-visa-free) - [Slovakia](https://multipassrank.com/slovakia-south-africa-visa-free) - [Australia](https://multipassrank.com/australia-south-africa-visa-free) - [Czechia](https://multipassrank.com/czechia-south-africa-visa-free) - [Estonia](https://multipassrank.com/estonia-south-africa-visa-free) - [Iceland](https://multipassrank.com/iceland-south-africa-visa-free) - [Slovenia](https://multipassrank.com/slovenia-south-africa-visa-free) - [Croatia](https://multipassrank.com/croatia-south-africa-visa-free) - [Liechtenstein](https://multipassrank.com/liechtenstein-south-africa-visa-free) - [United Arab Emirates](https://multipassrank.com/united-arab-emirates-south-africa-visa-free) - [Monaco](https://multipassrank.com/monaco-south-africa-visa-free) - [Cyprus](https://multipassrank.com/cyprus-south-africa-visa-free) - [Romania](https://multipassrank.com/romania-south-africa-visa-free) - [Bulgaria](https://multipassrank.com/bulgaria-south-africa-visa-free) - [Chile](https://multipassrank.com/chile-south-africa-visa-free) - [Andorra](https://multipassrank.com/andorra-south-africa-visa-free) - [Argentina](https://multipassrank.com/argentina-south-africa-visa-free) - [Brazil](https://multipassrank.com/brazil-south-africa-visa-free) - [Hong Kong (SAR China)](https://multipassrank.com/hong-kong-sar-china-south-africa-visa-free) - [San Marino](https://multipassrank.com/san-marino-south-africa-visa-free) - [Barbados](https://multipassrank.com/barbados-south-africa-visa-free) - [Israel](https://multipassrank.com/israel-south-africa-visa-free) - [The Bahamas](https://multipassrank.com/the-bahamas-south-africa-visa-free) - [St. Vincent and the Grenadines](https://multipassrank.com/st-vincent-and-the-grenadines-south-africa-visa-free) - [Uruguay](https://multipassrank.com/uruguay-south-africa-visa-free) - [Antigua and Barbuda](https://multipassrank.com/antigua-and-barbuda-south-africa-visa-free) - [Seychelles](https://multipassrank.com/seychelles-south-africa-visa-free) - [Mauritius](https://multipassrank.com/mauritius-south-africa-visa-free) - [Costa Rica](https://multipassrank.com/costa-rica-south-africa-visa-free) - [Panama](https://multipassrank.com/panama-south-africa-visa-free) - [Paraguay](https://multipassrank.com/paraguay-south-africa-visa-free) - [Peru](https://multipassrank.com/peru-south-africa-visa-free) - [Trinidad and Tobago](https://multipassrank.com/trinidad-and-tobago-south-africa-visa-free) - [Macao (SAR China)](https://multipassrank.com/macao-sar-china-south-africa-visa-free) - [Venezuela](https://multipassrank.com/venezuela-south-africa-visa-free) - [Russian Federation](https://multipassrank.com/russian-federation-south-africa-visa-free) - [Qatar](https://multipassrank.com/qatar-south-africa-visa-free) - [Türkiye](https://multipassrank.com/turkiye-south-africa-visa-free) - [Belize](https://multipassrank.com/belize-south-africa-visa-free) - [Ecuador](https://multipassrank.com/ecuador-south-africa-visa-free) - [Maldives](https://multipassrank.com/maldives-south-africa-visa-free) - [Saudi Arabia](https://multipassrank.com/saudi-arabia-south-africa-visa-free) - [Guyana](https://multipassrank.com/guyana-south-africa-visa-free) - [Jamaica](https://multipassrank.com/jamaica-south-africa-visa-free) - [Bolivia](https://multipassrank.com/bolivia-south-africa-visa-free) - [Botswana](https://multipassrank.com/botswana-south-africa-visa-free) - [Thailand](https://multipassrank.com/thailand-south-africa-visa-free) - [Lesotho](https://multipassrank.com/lesotho-south-africa-visa-free) - [Namibia](https://multipassrank.com/namibia-south-africa-visa-free) - [eSwatini](https://multipassrank.com/eswatini-south-africa-visa-free) - [Ghana](https://multipassrank.com/ghana-south-africa-visa-free) - [Kenya](https://multipassrank.com/kenya-south-africa-visa-free) - [Malawi](https://multipassrank.com/malawi-south-africa-visa-free) - [Tanzania](https://multipassrank.com/tanzania-south-africa-visa-free) - [Tunisia](https://multipassrank.com/tunisia-south-africa-visa-free) - [Zambia](https://multipassrank.com/zambia-south-africa-visa-free) - [Cape Verde Islands](https://multipassrank.com/cape-verde-islands-south-africa-visa-free) - [Mozambique](https://multipassrank.com/mozambique-south-africa-visa-free) - [Benin](https://multipassrank.com/benin-south-africa-visa-free) - [São Tomé and Príncipe](https://multipassrank.com/sao-tome-and-principe-south-africa-visa-free) - [Zimbabwe](https://multipassrank.com/zimbabwe-south-africa-visa-free) - [Madagascar](https://multipassrank.com/madagascar-south-africa-visa-free) - [Gabon](https://multipassrank.com/gabon-south-africa-visa-free) - [Angola](https://multipassrank.com/angola-south-africa-visa-free) - [Jordan](https://multipassrank.com/jordan-south-africa-visa-free) ## eVisa (27) - [Mexico](https://multipassrank.com/mexico-south-africa-evisa) - [Albania](https://multipassrank.com/albania-south-africa-evisa) - [Oman](https://multipassrank.com/oman-south-africa-evisa) - [China](https://multipassrank.com/china-south-africa-evisa) - [Belarus](https://multipassrank.com/belarus-south-africa-evisa) - [Indonesia](https://multipassrank.com/indonesia-south-africa-evisa) - [Morocco](https://multipassrank.com/morocco-south-africa-evisa) - [Philippines](https://multipassrank.com/philippines-south-africa-evisa) - [Uganda](https://multipassrank.com/uganda-south-africa-evisa) - [Côte d'Ivoire](https://multipassrank.com/cote-d-ivoire-south-africa-evisa) - [Cuba](https://multipassrank.com/cuba-south-africa-evisa) - [India](https://multipassrank.com/india-south-africa-evisa) - [Senegal](https://multipassrank.com/senegal-south-africa-evisa) - [Niger](https://multipassrank.com/niger-south-africa-evisa) - [Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/guinea-south-africa-evisa) - [Mali](https://multipassrank.com/mali-south-africa-evisa) - [Algeria](https://multipassrank.com/algeria-south-africa-evisa) - [Comoro Islands](https://multipassrank.com/comoro-islands-south-africa-evisa) - [Cameroon](https://multipassrank.com/cameroon-south-africa-evisa) - [Congo (Rep.)](https://multipassrank.com/congo-rep-south-africa-evisa) - [Liberia](https://multipassrank.com/liberia-south-africa-evisa) - [Egypt](https://multipassrank.com/egypt-south-africa-evisa) - [Congo (Dem. Rep.)](https://multipassrank.com/congo-dem-rep-south-africa-evisa) - [Nigeria](https://multipassrank.com/nigeria-south-africa-evisa) - [Iran](https://multipassrank.com/iran-south-africa-evisa) - [Ethiopia](https://multipassrank.com/ethiopia-south-africa-evisa) - [Pakistan](https://multipassrank.com/pakistan-south-africa-evisa) ## Visa required (78) - [Brunei](https://multipassrank.com/brunei-south-africa-visa) - [St. Kitts and Nevis](https://multipassrank.com/st-kitts-and-nevis-south-africa-visa) - [Vatican City](https://multipassrank.com/vatican-city-south-africa-visa) - [Ukraine](https://multipassrank.com/ukraine-south-africa-visa) - [St. Lucia](https://multipassrank.com/st-lucia-south-africa-visa) - [Grenada](https://multipassrank.com/grenada-south-africa-visa) - [Dominica](https://multipassrank.com/dominica-south-africa-visa) - [Solomon Islands](https://multipassrank.com/solomon-islands-south-africa-visa) - [Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)](https://multipassrank.com/taiwan-chinese-taipei-south-africa-visa) - [Samoa](https://multipassrank.com/samoa-south-africa-visa) - [Guatemala](https://multipassrank.com/guatemala-south-africa-visa) - [El Salvador](https://multipassrank.com/el-salvador-south-africa-visa) - [Marshall Islands](https://multipassrank.com/marshall-islands-south-africa-visa) - [Serbia](https://multipassrank.com/serbia-south-africa-visa) - [Tonga](https://multipassrank.com/tonga-south-africa-visa) - [Tuvalu](https://multipassrank.com/tuvalu-south-africa-visa) - [Colombia](https://multipassrank.com/colombia-south-africa-visa) - [Honduras](https://multipassrank.com/honduras-south-africa-visa) - [Montenegro](https://multipassrank.com/montenegro-south-africa-visa) - [Nicaragua](https://multipassrank.com/nicaragua-south-africa-visa) - [Kiribati](https://multipassrank.com/kiribati-south-africa-visa) - [Micronesia](https://multipassrank.com/micronesia-south-africa-visa) - [North Macedonia](https://multipassrank.com/north-macedonia-south-africa-visa) - [Palau Islands](https://multipassrank.com/palau-islands-south-africa-visa) - [Georgia](https://multipassrank.com/georgia-south-africa-visa) - [Bosnia and Herzegovina](https://multipassrank.com/bosnia-and-herzegovina-south-africa-visa) - [Moldova](https://multipassrank.com/moldova-south-africa-visa) - [Timor-Leste](https://multipassrank.com/timor-leste-south-africa-visa) - [Kuwait](https://multipassrank.com/kuwait-south-africa-visa) - [Fiji](https://multipassrank.com/fiji-south-africa-visa) - [Nauru](https://multipassrank.com/nauru-south-africa-visa) - [Kosovo](https://multipassrank.com/kosovo-south-africa-visa) - [Vanuatu](https://multipassrank.com/vanuatu-south-africa-visa) - [Bahrain](https://multipassrank.com/bahrain-south-africa-visa) - [Papua New Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/papua-new-guinea-south-africa-visa) - [Suriname](https://multipassrank.com/suriname-south-africa-visa) - [Kazakhstan](https://multipassrank.com/kazakhstan-south-africa-visa) - [Dominican Republic](https://multipassrank.com/dominican-republic-south-africa-visa) - [Azerbaijan](https://multipassrank.com/azerbaijan-south-africa-visa) - [The Gambia](https://multipassrank.com/the-gambia-south-africa-visa) - [Rwanda](https://multipassrank.com/rwanda-south-africa-visa) - [Armenia](https://multipassrank.com/armenia-south-africa-visa) - [Mongolia](https://multipassrank.com/mongolia-south-africa-visa) - [Sierra Leone](https://multipassrank.com/sierra-leone-south-africa-visa) - [Kyrgyzstan](https://multipassrank.com/kyrgyzstan-south-africa-visa) - [Uzbekistan](https://multipassrank.com/uzbekistan-south-africa-visa) - [Burkina Faso](https://multipassrank.com/burkina-faso-south-africa-visa) - [Togo](https://multipassrank.com/togo-south-africa-visa) - [Tajikistan](https://multipassrank.com/tajikistan-south-africa-visa) - [Mauritania](https://multipassrank.com/mauritania-south-africa-visa) - [Equatorial Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/equatorial-guinea-south-africa-visa) - [Chad](https://multipassrank.com/chad-south-africa-visa) - [Guinea-Bissau](https://multipassrank.com/guinea-bissau-south-africa-visa) - [Vietnam](https://multipassrank.com/vietnam-south-africa-visa) - [Cambodia](https://multipassrank.com/cambodia-south-africa-visa) - [Bhutan](https://multipassrank.com/bhutan-south-africa-visa) - [Central African Republic](https://multipassrank.com/central-african-republic-south-africa-visa) - [Haiti](https://multipassrank.com/haiti-south-africa-visa) - [Laos](https://multipassrank.com/laos-south-africa-visa) - [Burundi](https://multipassrank.com/burundi-south-africa-visa) - [Turkmenistan](https://multipassrank.com/turkmenistan-south-africa-visa) - [Lebanon](https://multipassrank.com/lebanon-south-africa-visa) - [Djibouti](https://multipassrank.com/djibouti-south-africa-visa) - [Myanmar](https://multipassrank.com/myanmar-south-africa-visa) - [Sri Lanka](https://multipassrank.com/sri-lanka-south-africa-visa) - [Eritrea](https://multipassrank.com/eritrea-south-africa-visa) - [Libya](https://multipassrank.com/libya-south-africa-visa) - [North Korea](https://multipassrank.com/north-korea-south-africa-visa) - [South Sudan](https://multipassrank.com/south-sudan-south-africa-visa) - [Sudan](https://multipassrank.com/sudan-south-africa-visa) - [Palestinian Territory](https://multipassrank.com/palestinian-territory-south-africa-visa) - [Bangladesh](https://multipassrank.com/bangladesh-south-africa-visa) - [Nepal](https://multipassrank.com/nepal-south-africa-visa) - [Somalia](https://multipassrank.com/somalia-south-africa-visa) - [Yemen](https://multipassrank.com/yemen-south-africa-visa) - [Iraq](https://multipassrank.com/iraq-south-africa-visa) - [Syria](https://multipassrank.com/syria-south-africa-visa) - [Afghanistan](https://multipassrank.com/afghanistan-south-africa-visa) ## Official evidence timeline - **Current official route — South Africa: 30-day ordinary-passport visa exemption** (Visa-free) DHA's current exemption schedule marks these ordinary national passports exempt for 30 days. - Ordinary national passport holders only, for bona fide holiday or business visits, and only for the 30-day period listed by DHA. - The list is subject to change without notice and individual visa exemption can be officially withdrawn, requiring a port-of-entry visa application. - This does not classify diplomatic, official, service, special, laissez-passer, crew, military, transit, residence, work, accreditation, document, purpose, admissibility, or case-specific exceptions. Official sources: - [South African Department of Home Affairs: Department of Home Affairs: Countries exempt from South African visas](https://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/immigration-services/exempt-countries) - [South African Government: South African Government: Home Affairs immigration and visa requirements](https://www.gov.za/about-government/government-system/home-affairs) - **Current official route — South Africa: 90-day ordinary-passport visa exemption** (Visa-free) DHA's current exemption schedule marks these ordinary national passports exempt for 90 days. - Ordinary national passport holders only, for bona fide holiday or business visits, and only for the 90-day period listed by DHA. - The list is subject to change without notice and individual visa exemption can be officially withdrawn, requiring a port-of-entry visa application. - This does not classify diplomatic, official, service, special, laissez-passer, crew, military, transit, residence, work, accreditation, document, purpose, admissibility, or case-specific exceptions. Official sources: - [South African Department of Home Affairs: Department of Home Affairs: Countries exempt from South African visas](https://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/immigration-services/exempt-countries) - [South African Government: South African Government: Home Affairs immigration and visa requirements](https://www.gov.za/about-government/government-system/home-affairs) - **Current official route — South Africa: annual/calendar-year ordinary-passport visa exemption** (Visa-free) DHA's current exemption schedule marks these ordinary national passports exempt for up to 90 days per annum or calendar year. - DHA marks these ordinary passports 90 Days P/A, defined in the schedule as per annum or per calendar year; this is not an unrestricted 90-day-per-visit rule. - For Angola, DHA additionally says each visit may not exceed 30 days. - This does not classify diplomatic, official, service, special, laissez-passer, crew, military, transit, residence, work, accreditation, document, purpose, admissibility, or case-specific exceptions. Official sources: - [South African Department of Home Affairs: Department of Home Affairs: Countries exempt from South African visas](https://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/immigration-services/exempt-countries) - [South African Government: South African Government: Home Affairs immigration and visa requirements](https://www.gov.za/about-government/government-system/home-affairs) - **Current official route — South Africa: ordinary-passport eVisa availability** (eVisa) These non-exempt ordinary-passport nationalities are on DHA's current eVisa-availability list. - Only for nationalities named by DHA's current eVisa availability page and not separately exempt under the current DHA exemption schedule. - An eVisa is still a prior visa: it is an electronic alternative to a paper visa, not visa-free admission or a visa on arrival. - Does not classify diplomatic, official, service, special, laissez-passer, crew, military, transit, residence, work, accreditation, document, purpose, admissibility, or case-specific exceptions. Official sources: - [South African Department of Home Affairs: Department of Home Affairs ePermits: eVisa availability](https://ehome.dha.gov.za/epermit/user/createUserProfile) - [South African Department of Home Affairs: Department of Home Affairs: Countries exempt from South African visas](https://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/immigration-services/exempt-countries) - [South African Government: South African Government: Home Affairs immigration and visa requirements](https://www.gov.za/about-government/government-system/home-affairs) - **Current official route — South Africa: ordinary-passport port-of-entry visa required** (Visa required) The official visa baseline requires a valid visa for foreign nationals other than current exemption-list holders; DHA's eVisa list does not include these nationalities. - Ordinary national passports only, for a short visit; this is the current default where the nationality is not on DHA's complete ordinary-passport exemption schedule or current eVisa availability list. - A visa authorizes travel to a port of entry but admission remains subject to immigration examination and all document, purpose, funds, onward-travel, health, and admissibility requirements. - Does not override diplomatic, official, service, special, laissez-passer, crew, military, transit, residence, family, humanitarian, waiver, work, accreditation, document, territorial, or case-specific treatment. Official sources: - [South African Government: South African Government: Home Affairs immigration and visa requirements](https://www.gov.za/about-government/government-system/home-affairs) - [South African Department of Home Affairs: Department of Home Affairs: Countries exempt from South African visas](https://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/immigration-services/exempt-countries) - [South African Department of Home Affairs: Department of Home Affairs ePermits: eVisa availability](https://ehome.dha.gov.za/epermit/user/createUserProfile) ## Useful links - [HTML destination page](https://multipassrank.com/destination/south-africa) - [All destinations](https://multipassrank.com/destinations) - [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)