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South Africa Passport Visa Free Countries List 2023

South Africa Passport Visa-free Travel 2023

The South Africa passport ranking is 54; the number of visa free destinations accessible with a South Africa passport is 103. Please note, the list of visa-free countries is calculated to reflect the number of countries South Africa passport holders can enter without a visa, through a visa on arrival, and through the eTA.

Below you will find all of the information about South Africa Passport Visa-Free Travel 2023, including the South Africa visa-free countries accessible with a South Africa passport. In addition to the visa-free countries list for South Africa passport holders you can also view the various countries accessible through a visa-on arrival or via an eTA, as well as the countries from which you will need to obtain an online visa, or a physical visa—i.e. a visa from an embassy/consulate—in order to enter.

 

Country VISA FREE ACCESS VISA ON ARRIVAL ETA VISA ONLINE VISA REQUIRED Duration of stay Notes
Afghanistan         visa_required    
Albania       visa_online      
Algeria         visa_required    
American Samoa         visa_required    
Andorra         visa_required    
Angola visa_free_access            
Anguilla         visa_required    
Antigua and Barbuda visa_free_access            
Argentina visa_free_access            
Armenia   visa_on_arrival          
Aruba         visa_required    
Australia       visa_online      
Austria         visa_required    
Azerbaijan       visa_online      
Bahamas visa_free_access            
Bahrain       visa_online      
Bangladesh         visa_required    
Barbados visa_free_access            
Belarus         visa_required    
Belgium         visa_required    
Belize visa_free_access            
Benin visa_free_access            
Bermuda         visa_required    
Bhutan         visa_required    
Bolivia   visa_on_arrival          
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba         visa_required    
Bosnia and Herzegovina         visa_required    
Botswana visa_free_access            
Brazil visa_free_access            
British Virgin Islands visa_free_access            
Brunei         visa_required    
Bulgaria         visa_required    
Burkina Faso         visa_required    
Burundi         visa_required    
Cambodia   visa_on_arrival          
Cameroon         visa_required    
Canada         visa_required    
Cape Verde   visa_on_arrival          
Cayman Islands visa_free_access            
Central African Republic         visa_required    
Chad         visa_required    
Chile visa_free_access            
China         visa_required    
Colombia       visa_online      
Comoros   visa_on_arrival          
Congo         visa_required    
Congo (Dem. Rep.)         visa_required    
Cook Islands visa_free_access            
Costa Rica visa_free_access            
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)       visa_online      
Croatia         visa_required    
Cuba         visa_required    
Curacao         visa_required    
Cyprus         visa_required    
Czech Republic         visa_required    
Denmark         visa_required    
Djibouti       visa_online      
Dominica visa_free_access            
Dominican Republic visa_free_access            
Ecuador visa_free_access            
Egypt         visa_required    
El Salvador visa_free_access            
Equatorial Guinea         visa_required    
Eritrea         visa_required    
Estonia         visa_required    
Eswatini visa_free_access            
Ethiopia   visa_on_arrival          
Falkland Islands visa_free_access            
Faroe Islands         visa_required    
Fiji visa_free_access            
Finland         visa_required    
France         visa_required    
French Guiana         visa_required    
French Polynesia         visa_required    
French West Indies         visa_required    
Gabon visa_free_access            
Gambia visa_free_access            
Georgia visa_free_access            
Germany         visa_required    
Ghana   visa_on_arrival          
Gibraltar         visa_required    
Greece         visa_required    
Greenland         visa_required    
Grenada visa_free_access            
Guam         visa_required    
Guatemala visa_free_access            
Guinea         visa_required    
Guinea-Bissau   visa_on_arrival          
Guyana visa_free_access            
Haiti visa_free_access            
Honduras visa_free_access            
Hong Kong visa_free_access            
Hungary         visa_required    
Iceland         visa_required    
India       visa_online      
Indonesia visa_free_access            
Iran   visa_on_arrival          
Iraq         visa_required    
Ireland visa_free_access            
Israel visa_free_access            
Italy         visa_required    
Jamaica visa_free_access            
Japan         visa_required    
Jordan   visa_on_arrival          
Kazakhstan         visa_required    
Kenya visa_free_access            
Kiribati         visa_required    
Kosovo visa_free_access            
Kuwait         visa_required    
Kyrgyzstan   visa_on_arrival          
Laos   visa_on_arrival          
Latvia         visa_required    
Lebanon         visa_required    
Lesotho visa_free_access            
Liberia         visa_required    
Libya         visa_required    
Liechtenstein         visa_required    
Lithuania         visa_required    
Luxembourg         visa_required    
Macao visa_free_access            
Madagascar   visa_on_arrival          
Malawi visa_free_access            
Malaysia visa_free_access            
Maldives   visa_on_arrival          
Mali         visa_required    
Malta         visa_required    
Marshall Islands   visa_on_arrival          
Mauritania   visa_on_arrival          
Mauritius visa_free_access            
Mayotte         visa_required    
Mexico         visa_required    
Micronesia visa_free_access            
Moldova       visa_online      
Monaco         visa_required    
Mongolia         visa_required    
Montenegro         visa_required    
Montserrat visa_free_access            
Morocco         visa_required    
Mozambique visa_free_access            
Myanmar       visa_online      
Namibia visa_free_access            
Nauru         visa_required    
Nepal   visa_on_arrival          
Netherlands         visa_required    
New Caledonia         visa_required    
New Zealand         visa_required    
Nicaragua visa_free_access            
Niger         visa_required    
Nigeria   visa_on_arrival          
Niue visa_free_access            
Norfolk Island       visa_online      
North Korea         visa_required    
North Macedonia         visa_required    
Northern Mariana Islands         visa_required    
Norway         visa_required    
Oman   visa_on_arrival          
Pakistan       visa_online      
Palau   visa_on_arrival          
Palestinian Territories visa_free_access            
Panama visa_free_access            
Papua New Guinea       visa_online      
Paraguay visa_free_access            
Peru visa_free_access            
Philippines visa_free_access            
Poland         visa_required    
Portugal         visa_required    
Puerto Rico         visa_required    
Qatar visa_free_access            
Reunion visa_free_access            
Romania         visa_required    
Russia visa_free_access            
Rwanda   visa_on_arrival          
Saint Kitts and Nevis visa_free_access            
Saint Lucia visa_free_access            
Samoa   visa_on_arrival          
San Marino         visa_required    
Sao Tome and Principe       visa_online      
Saudi Arabia         visa_required    
Senegal   visa_on_arrival          
Serbia         visa_required    
Seychelles   visa_on_arrival          
Sierra Leone   visa_on_arrival          
Singapore visa_free_access            
Slovakia         visa_required    
Slovenia         visa_required    
Solomon Islands         visa_required    
Somalia   visa_on_arrival          
South Korea visa_free_access            
South Sudan       visa_online      
Spain         visa_required    
Sri Lanka     eta        
St. Helena visa_free_access            
St. Maarten         visa_required    
St. Pierre and Miquelon         visa_required    
St. Vincent and the Grenadines visa_free_access            
Sudan         visa_required    
Suriname       visa_online      
Sweden         visa_required    
Switzerland         visa_required    
Syria         visa_required    
Taiwan         visa_required    
Tajikistan   visa_on_arrival          
Tanzania visa_free_access            
Thailand visa_free_access            
Timor-Leste   visa_on_arrival          
Togo   visa_on_arrival          
Tonga         visa_required    
Trinidad and Tobago visa_free_access            
Tunisia visa_free_access            
Turkey       visa_online      
Turkmenistan         visa_required    
Turks and Caicos Islands visa_free_access            
Tuvalu   visa_on_arrival          
Uganda   visa_on_arrival          
Ukraine         visa_required    
United Arab Emirates       visa_online      
United Kingdom         visa_required    
United States of America         visa_required    
Uruguay visa_free_access            
US Virgin Islands         visa_required    
Uzbekistan       visa_online      
Vanuatu visa_free_access            
Vatican City         visa_required    
Venezuela visa_free_access            
Vietnam       visa_online      
Wallis and Futuna         visa_required    
Yemen         visa_required    
Zambia visa_free_access            
Zimbabwe visa_free_access            

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