South AfricaSouth Africa visa requirements by nationality
Short-stay rules for visitors entering South Africa for tourism, business, or transit. Pick your passport below to see your specific rule. Verified against official sources, last reviewed 2026.
AfghanistanEmbassy visa required
AlbaniaVisa-free90 days
AlgeriaEmbassy visa required
AndorraVisa-free90 days
AngolaVisa-free90 days
Antigua and BarbudaVisa-free30 days
ArgentinaVisa-free90 days
ArmeniaEmbassy visa required
AustraliaEmbassy visa required
AustriaVisa-free90 days
AzerbaijanEmbassy visa required
BahamasVisa-free30 days
BahrainEmbassy visa required
BangladeshEmbassy visa required
BarbadosVisa-free30 days
BelarusVisa-free90 days
BelgiumVisa-free90 days
BelizeVisa-free30 days
BeninVisa-free30 days
BhutanEmbassy visa required
BoliviaVisa-free30 days
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEmbassy visa required
BotswanaVisa-free90 days
BrazilVisa-free90 days
BruneiEmbassy visa required
BulgariaVisa-free90 days
Burkina FasoEmbassy visa required
BurundiEmbassy visa required
CambodiaEmbassy visa required
CameroonEmbassy visa required
CanadaVisa-free90 days
Cape VerdeVisa-free30 days
Central African RepublicEmbassy visa required
ChadEmbassy visa required
ChileVisa-free90 days
ChinaVisa-free30 days
ColombiaEmbassy visa required
ComorosEmbassy visa required
Congo (DRC)Embassy visa required
Congo (Republic)Embassy visa required
Costa RicaVisa-free30 days
Côte d'IvoireEmbassy visa required
CroatiaVisa-free90 days
CubaEmbassy visa required
CyprusVisa-free30 days
Czech RepublicVisa-free90 days
DenmarkVisa-free90 days
DjiboutiEmbassy visa required
DominicaEmbassy visa required
Dominican RepublicEmbassy visa required
EcuadorVisa-free90 days
EgyptVisa-free30 days
El SalvadorEmbassy visa required
Equatorial GuineaEmbassy visa required
EritreaEmbassy visa required
EstoniaVisa-free90 days
EswatiniVisa-free30 days
EthiopiaEmbassy visa required
FijiEmbassy visa required
FinlandVisa-free90 days
FranceVisa-free90 days
GabonVisa-free30 days
GambiaEmbassy visa required
GeorgiaEmbassy visa required
GermanyVisa-free90 days
GhanaVisa-free90 days
GreeceVisa-free90 days
GrenadaEmbassy visa required
GuatemalaEmbassy visa required
GuineaEmbassy visa required
Guinea-BissauEmbassy visa required
GuyanaVisa-free30 days
HaitiEmbassy visa required
Holy See (Vatican City)Embassy visa required
HondurasEmbassy visa required
HungaryVisa-free90 days
IcelandVisa-free90 days
IndiaVisa-free90 days
IndonesiaEmbassy visa required
IranEmbassy visa required
IraqEmbassy visa required
IrelandVisa-free90 days
IsraelVisa-free90 days
ItalyVisa-free90 days
JamaicaVisa-free90 days
JapanVisa-free90 days
JordanVisa-free30 days
KazakhstanEmbassy visa required
KenyaVisa-free90 days
KiribatiEmbassy visa required
KosovoEmbassy visa required
KuwaitEmbassy visa required
KyrgyzstanEmbassy visa required
LaosEmbassy visa required
LatviaEmbassy visa required
LebanonEmbassy visa required
LesothoVisa-free90 days
LiberiaEmbassy visa required
LibyaEmbassy visa required
LiechtensteinVisa-free90 days
LithuaniaVisa-free30 days
LuxembourgVisa-free90 days
MadagascarVisa-free90 days
MalawiVisa-free30 days
MalaysiaVisa-free90 days
MaldivesVisa-free30 days
MaliEmbassy visa required
MaltaVisa-free90 days
Marshall IslandsEmbassy visa required
MauritaniaEmbassy visa required
MauritiusVisa-free30 days
MexicoVisa-free90 days
MicronesiaEmbassy visa required
MoldovaEmbassy visa required
MonacoVisa-free90 days
MongoliaEmbassy visa required
MontenegroEmbassy visa required
MoroccoEmbassy visa required
MozambiqueVisa-free90 days
MyanmarEmbassy visa required
NamibiaVisa-free90 days
NauruEmbassy visa required
NepalEmbassy visa required
NetherlandsVisa-free90 days
New ZealandVisa-free90 days
NicaraguaEmbassy visa required
NigerEmbassy visa required
NigeriaEmbassy visa required
North KoreaEmbassy visa required
North MacedoniaEmbassy visa required
NorwayVisa-free90 days
OmanEmbassy visa required
PakistanEmbassy visa required
PalauEmbassy visa required
PalestineEmbassy visa required
PanamaVisa-free90 days
Papua New GuineaEmbassy visa required
ParaguayVisa-free90 days
PeruVisa-free30 days
PhilippinesEmbassy visa required
PolandVisa-free30 days
PortugalVisa-free90 days
QatarVisa-free90 days
RomaniaVisa-free90 days
RussiaVisa-free90 days
RwandaVisa-free30 days
Saint Kitts and NevisEmbassy visa required
Saint LuciaEmbassy visa required
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-free90 days
SamoaEmbassy visa required
San MarinoVisa-free90 days
São Tomé and PríncipeVisa-free90 days
Saudi ArabiaVisa-free90 days
SenegalEmbassy visa required
SerbiaEmbassy visa required
SeychellesVisa-free90 days
Sierra LeoneVisa-free30 days
SingaporeVisa-free90 days
SlovakiaVisa-free90 days
SloveniaVisa-free90 days
Solomon IslandsEmbassy visa required
SomaliaEmbassy visa required
South KoreaVisa-free30 days
South SudanEmbassy visa required
SpainVisa-free90 days
Sri LankaEmbassy visa required
SudanEmbassy visa required
SurinameEmbassy visa required
SwedenVisa-free90 days
SwitzerlandVisa-free90 days
SyriaEmbassy visa required
TaiwanEmbassy visa required
TajikistanEmbassy visa required
TanzaniaVisa-free90 days
ThailandVisa-free90 days
Timor-LesteEmbassy visa required
TogoEmbassy visa required
TongaEmbassy visa required
Trinidad and TobagoVisa-free90 days
TunisiaVisa-free90 days
TurkeyVisa-free30 days
TurkmenistanEmbassy visa required
TuvaluEmbassy visa required
UgandaEmbassy visa required
UkraineVisa-free90 days
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 days
United KingdomVisa-free90 days
United StatesVisa-free90 days
UruguayVisa-free90 days
UzbekistanEmbassy visa required
VanuatuEmbassy visa required
VenezuelaVisa-free90 days
VietnamEmbassy visa required
YemenEmbassy visa required
ZambiaVisa-free90 days
ZimbabweVisa-free90 days