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Mexico to South Africa

eVisaA visa applied for and issued electronically before travel

This page separates the current comparison status from the official evidence collected for it. Rules shown here concern ordinary short visits unless a source states otherwise.

Official evidence collectedAccess data checked October 8, 2026Sources reviewed August 25, 2026
Evidence review

How this access rule is documented

  1. Current official routeeVisa

    Four visa-required ordinary passports: South African ETA-platform electronic visitor visas

    China, India, Indonesia and Mexico ordinary-passport short visitors apply before travel through South Africa's locally branded Electronic Travel Authorisation platform and receive the approved visitor permission digitally.

    • This current policy covers valid ordinary passports used for tourism or short visitor purposes. Work, residence, study, special documents, other visa categories and final admission remain separate.
    • South Africa brands the application and delivery platform Electronic Travel Authorisation, but current Home Affairs and DIRCO records expressly treat these four nationalities as visa-required and the resulting permission as a visitor visa. MultiPass therefore normalizes the electronically applied-for and issued permission as eVisa rather than visa-exempt ETA access.
    • Apply online before travel, scan the passport, submit a live facial image and requested trip information, pay the applicable fee and wait for approval. Home Affairs says an approved permission is delivered within 24 hours and can be stored in a smartphone wallet.
    • The current airport implementation covers O. R. Tambo, Cape Town, King Shaka and Lanseria international airports. Biometric identity verification and ordinary immigration examination still occur on arrival.
    • The system went live as a limited four-country pilot in 2025. The August 2026 launch says additional visa-required countries will be added progressively, so no unannounced nationality is inferred from the future rollout.
    • Visa-exempt travellers may use the platform voluntarily for faster processing or extensions; voluntary platform use does not replace their underlying visa-free status.
    Official sourcesSouth African Department of Home Affairs: Department of Home Affairs Annual Performance Plan 2026/27South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation: South African Embassy Paris: online short-term visitor visa requirementSouth African Department of Home Affairs: Launch of South Africa's Electronic Travel AuthorisationSouth African Department of Home Affairs: Electronic Travel Authorisation at the Xpatweb Annual Global Mobility Conference
Official application route

How to apply

Home Affairs says approved travellers receive the digital permission within 24 hours.

  1. Create an account on the official South African ETA platform.
  2. Scan the ordinary passport, complete the application and upload the requested live facial image and documents.
  3. Pay the applicable fee and wait for the digital decision before travel.
  4. Travel through a currently supported international airport with the same passport and complete biometric verification at the border.
Apply through the official South African ETA platform
Provenance

Official source register

Only destination governments, official immigration services, official diplomatic missions, and primary legal instruments qualify as published evidence.