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Visa requirements for visiting South Africa

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AfghanistanRequired90 days daysAlbaniae-Visa90 days daysAlgeriae-Visa90 days daysAndorraVisa-free90 days daysAngolaVisa-free90 days daysAntigua and BarbudaVisa-free30 days daysArgentinaVisa-free90 days daysArmeniaRequired90 days daysAustraliaVisa-free90 days daysAustriaVisa-free90 days daysAzerbaijanRequired90 days days
BahamasVisa-free30 days daysBahrainRequired90 days daysBangladeshRequired90 days daysBarbadosVisa-free30 days daysBelaruse-Visa90 days daysBelgiumVisa-free90 days daysBelizeVisa-free30 days daysBeninVisa-free30 days daysBhutanRequired90 days daysBoliviaVisa-free30 days daysBosnia and HerzegovinaRequired90 days daysBotswanaVisa-free90 days daysBrazilVisa-free90 days daysBrunei DarussalamRequired90 days daysBulgariaVisa-free90 days daysBurkina FasoRequired90 days daysBurundiRequired90 days days
Cabo VerdeVisa-free30 days daysCambodiaRequired90 days daysCameroone-Visa90 days daysCanadaVisa-free90 days daysCentral African RepublicRequired90 days daysChadRequired90 days daysChileVisa-free90 days daysChinaETA90 days daysColombiaRequired90 days daysComorose-Visa90 days daysRepublic of the Congoe-Visa90 days daysCosta RicaVisa-free30 days daysCôte d'Ivoiree-Visa90 days daysCroatiaVisa-free90 days daysCubae-Visa90 days daysCyprusVisa-free30 days daysCzechiaVisa-free90 days days
DenmarkVisa-free90 days daysDjiboutiRequired90 days daysDominicaRequired90 days daysDominican RepublicRequired90 days daysDemocratic Republic of the Congoe-Visa90 days days
EcuadorVisa-free90 days daysEgypte-Visa90 days daysEl SalvadorRequired90 days daysEquatorial GuineaRequired90 days daysEritreaRequired90 days daysEstoniaVisa-free90 days daysEswatiniVisa-free30 days daysEthiopiae-Visa90 days days
FijiRequired90 days daysFinlandVisa-free90 days daysFranceVisa-free90 days days
GabonVisa-free30 days daysGambiaRequired90 days daysGeorgiaRequired90 days daysGermanyVisa-free90 days daysGhanaVisa-free90 days daysGreeceVisa-free90 days daysGrenadaRequired90 days daysGuatemalaRequired90 days daysGuineae-Visa90 days daysGuinea-BissauRequired90 days daysGuyanaVisa-free30 days days
HaitiRequired90 days daysHondurasRequired90 days daysHong KongVisa-free30 days daysHungaryVisa-free90 days days
IcelandVisa-free90 days daysIndiaETA90 days daysIndonesiaETA90 days daysIrane-Visa90 days daysIraqRequired90 days daysIrelandVisa-free90 days daysIsraelVisa-free90 days daysItalyVisa-free90 days days
JamaicaVisa-free90 days daysJapanVisa-free90 days daysJordanVisa-free30 days days
KazakhstanRequired90 days daysKenyaVisa-free90 days daysKiribatiRequired90 days daysKosovoRequired90 days daysKuwaitRequired90 days daysKyrgyzstanRequired90 days days
LaosRequired90 days daysLatviaVisa-free90 days daysLebanonRequired90 days daysLesothoVisa-free90 days daysLiberiae-Visa90 days daysLibyaRequired90 days daysLiechtensteinVisa-free90 days daysLithuaniaVisa-free90 days daysLuxembourgVisa-free90 days days
MacaoVisa-free30 days daysMadagascarVisa-free90 days daysMalawiVisa-free30 days daysMalaysiaVisa-free90 days daysMaldivesVisa-free30 days daysMalie-Visa90 days daysMaltaVisa-free90 days daysMarshall IslandsRequired90 days daysMauritaniaRequired90 days daysMauritiusVisa-free30 days daysMexicoETA90 days daysMicronesiaRequired90 days daysMoldovaRequired90 days daysMonacoVisa-free90 days daysMongoliaRequired90 days daysMontenegroRequired90 days daysMoroccoe-Visa90 days daysMozambiqueVisa-free30 days daysMyanmarRequired90 days days
NamibiaVisa-free90 days daysNauruRequired90 days daysNepalRequired90 days daysNetherlandsVisa-free90 days daysNew ZealandVisa-free90 days daysNicaraguaRequired90 days daysNigere-Visa90 days daysNigeriae-Visa90 days daysNorth KoreaRequired90 days daysNorth MacedoniaRequired90 days daysNorwayVisa-free90 days days
Omane-Visa90 days days
PakistanRequired90 days daysPalauRequired90 days daysPalestineRequired90 days daysPanamaVisa-free90 days daysPapua New GuineaRequired90 days daysParaguayVisa-free90 days daysPeruVisa-free30 days daysPhilippinese-Visa90 days daysPolandVisa-free30 days daysPortugalVisa-free90 days days
QatarVisa-free90 days days
RomaniaVisa-free90 days daysRussiaVisa-free90 days daysRwandaRequired90 days days
Saint LuciaRequired90 days daysSamoaRequired90 days daysSan MarinoVisa-free90 days daysSao Tome and PrincipeVisa-free90 days daysSaudi ArabiaVisa-free90 days daysSenegale-Visa90 days daysSerbiaRequired90 days daysSeychellesVisa-free90 days daysSierra LeoneRequired90 days daysSingaporeVisa-free90 days daysSlovakiaVisa-free90 days daysSloveniaVisa-free90 days daysSolomon IslandsRequired90 days daysSomaliaRequired90 days daysSouth KoreaVisa-free30 days daysSouth SudanRequired90 days daysSpainVisa-free90 days daysSri LankaRequired90 days daysSaint Kitts and NevisRequired90 days daysSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-free90 days daysSudanRequired90 days daysSurinameRequired90 days daysSwedenVisa-free90 days daysSwitzerlandVisa-free90 days daysSyriaRequired90 days days
TaiwanRequired90 days daysTajikistanRequired90 days daysTanzaniaVisa-free90 days daysThailandVisa-free30 days daysTimor-LesteRequired90 days daysTogoRequired90 days daysTongaRequired90 days daysTrinidad and TobagoVisa-free90 days daysTunisiaVisa-free90 days daysTürkiyeVisa-free30 days daysTurkmenistanRequired90 days daysTuvaluRequired90 days days
Ugandae-Visa90 days daysUkraineRequired90 days daysUnited Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 days daysUnited KingdomVisa-free90 days daysUnited StatesVisa-free90 days daysUruguayVisa-free90 days daysUzbekistanRequired90 days days
VanuatuRequired90 days daysVatican CityRequired90 days daysVenezuelaVisa-free90 days daysVietnamRequired90 days days
YemenRequired90 days days
ZambiaVisa-free90 days daysZimbabweVisa-free90 days days
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Choose the country that issued the passport you will travel with. Where you live can affect the application process; check those details after selecting your passport country.

South Africa visa questions

Do I need a visa for South Africa?

It depends on your passport. Choose the country that issued the passport you will travel with from the list or map to see the visa requirements for visiting South Africa, plus entry details and next steps.

Why do I need to choose my passport first?

Visa requirements depend on both your passport and destination, so the same trip can be visa-free for one passport and require an application for another. Where you legally live can also affect where and how you apply. Select your passport country to check the details for your visit.