Do I need a visa?

Entry rules for South African passport holders in 198 destinations. Every answer links to the government page it came from.

Most searched: Thailand, Georgia, United Kingdom, Mauritius, United Arab Emirates, Japan

What South Africans need, everywhere

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No visa needed6131%

Visa on arrival1910%

Apply online before you fly5226%

Visa before you travel6533%

Entry restricted1<1%

141 of 198 main answers are confirmed on the destination government's own website. Last full check: 5 October 2026.

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Showing 198 of 198. Stay is the longest single visit allowed without extending.

DestinationRequirementStayConfirmed by

AfghanistanVisa before you travelSee detailsOther governments AlbaniaApply online (e-visa)90 days in 180Other governments AlgeriaVisa before you travelSee detailsOther governments AndorraVisa before you travel90 days in 180Other governments AngolaNo visa needed30 daysOfficial source Antigua and BarbudaNo visa needed180 daysOther governments ArgentinaNo visa needed90 days +extOfficial source ArmeniaApply online (e-visa)120 days +extOfficial source AustraliaApply online (e-visa)365 daysOfficial source AustriaVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source AzerbaijanApply online (e-visa)30 daysOfficial source BahamasNo visa needed90 daysOfficial source BahrainApply online (e-visa)14 days +extOther governments BangladeshVisa before you travelSee detailsOther governments BarbadosNo visa needed180 daysOther governments BelarusNo visa needed30 daysOfficial source BelgiumVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source BelizeNo visa needed30 days +extOfficial source BeninNo visa needed30 days +extOther governments BhutanApply online (e-visa)90 daysOfficial source BoliviaNo visa needed90 days a yearOfficial source Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa before you travel30 daysOfficial source BotswanaNo visa needed90 days a yearOther governments BrazilNo visa needed90 days +extOfficial source BruneiVisa before you travelSee detailsOther governments BulgariaVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source Burkina FasoApply online (e-visa)See detailsOther governments BurundiVisa on arrival30 days +extOther governments CambodiaVisa on arrival30 days +extOfficial source CameroonApply online (e-visa)180 daysOther governments CanadaVisa before you travel180 days +extOfficial source Cape VerdeVisa on arrival30 days +extOther governments Central African RepublicVisa before you travel90 daysOther governments ChadApply online (e-visa)See detailsOfficial source ChileNo visa needed90 days +extOther governments ChinaVisa before you travelSee detailsOther governments ColombiaApply online (e-visa)90 days +extOfficial source ComorosVisa on arrival45 days +extOther governments CongoVisa before you travel90 daysOther governments Costa RicaNo visa needed180 daysOfficial source CroatiaVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source CubaApply online (e-visa)90 days +extOther governments CyprusVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source Czech RepublicVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source DenmarkVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days +extOther governments DominicaNo visa needed180 daysOther governments Dominican RepublicNo visa needed90 days +extOther governments DR CongoVisa before you travel90 daysOther governments EcuadorNo visa needed90 days a yearOfficial source EgyptVisa on arrival30 days +extOther governments El SalvadorNot yet confirmed90 daysNot yet confirmed Equatorial GuineaApply online (e-visa)90 daysOther governments EritreaVisa before you travel30 days +extOther governments EstoniaVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source EswatiniNo visa needed30 days +extOther governments EthiopiaApply online (e-visa)90 days +extOther governments FijiNo visa needed120 days +extOther governments FinlandVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source FranceVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source GabonNo visa needed30 daysOther governments GambiaNo visa needed90 daysOfficial source GeorgiaNo visa needed365 daysOfficial source GermanyVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source GhanaOnline authorisation (ETA)90 days a yearOfficial source GreeceVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source GrenadaNo visa needed90 daysOfficial source GuatemalaNo visa needed90 daysOther governments GuineaApply online (e-visa)90 daysOfficial source Guinea-BissauNot yet confirmed90 daysNot yet confirmed GuyanaNo visa needed30 days +extOfficial source HaitiNo visa needed90 daysOther governments HondurasNo visa needed90 daysOther governments Hong KongNo visa needed30 daysOfficial source HungaryVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source IcelandVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source IndiaApply online (e-visa)30 daysOfficial source IndonesiaVisa on arrival30 days +extOther governments IranApply online (e-visa)30 days +extOther governments IraqApply online (e-visa)30 daysOther governments IrelandVisa before you travel90 daysOfficial source IsraelOnline authorisation (ETA)90 daysOfficial source ItalyVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source Ivory CoastApply online (e-visa)90 daysOfficial source JamaicaNo visa neededSee detailsOfficial source JapanApply online (e-visa)90 daysOfficial source JordanVisa on arrival30 days +extOther governments KazakhstanVisa before you travel30 days +extOther governments KenyaNo visa needed90 daysOfficial source KiribatiNo visa needed90 daysOther governments KosovoVisa before you travel15 daysOfficial source KuwaitVisa before you travelSee detailsOther governments KyrgyzstanApply online (e-visa)30 days +extOfficial source LaosApply online (e-visa)30 days +extOfficial source LatviaVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source LebanonVisa before you travelSee detailsOfficial source LesothoNo visa needed90 days +extOther governments LiberiaApply online (e-visa)90 daysOfficial source LibyaNot yet confirmed30 days +extNot yet confirmed

DestinationRequirementStayConfirmed by

LiechtensteinVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source LithuaniaVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source LuxembourgVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source MacaoNo visa needed30 daysOfficial source MadagascarVisa on arrival90 days +extOfficial source MalawiNo visa needed30 days +extOfficial source MalaysiaNo visa needed90 daysOfficial source MaldivesVisa on arrival30 days +extOfficial source MaliApply online (e-visa)See detailsOther governments MaltaVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source Marshall IslandsVisa on arrival90 days +extOfficial source MauritaniaApply online (e-visa)30 daysOfficial source MauritiusNo visa needed90 days +extOfficial source MexicoVisa before you travel180 daysOfficial source MicronesiaNo visa needed30 days +extOfficial source MoldovaApply online (e-visa)90 days in 180Official source MonacoVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source MongoliaApply online (e-visa)30 daysOfficial source MontenegroNot yet confirmed30 daysNot yet confirmed MoroccoVisa before you travelSee detailsOther governments MozambiqueNo visa needed30 daysOfficial source MyanmarApply online (e-visa)28 daysOther governments NamibiaNo visa needed90 days a yearOfficial source NauruVisa before you travelSee detailsOther governments NepalVisa on arrival90 days +extOther governments NetherlandsVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source New ZealandApply online (e-visa)270 daysOfficial source NicaraguaNot yet confirmed90 daysNot yet confirmed NigerVisa before you travelSee detailsOther governments NigeriaApply online (e-visa)30 daysOfficial source North KoreaVisa before you travelSee detailsOther governments North MacedoniaVisa before you travel15 daysOther governments NorwayVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source OmanNo visa needed14 daysOfficial source PakistanApply online (e-visa)90 daysOther governments PalauVisa on arrival30 days +extOfficial source PalestineOnline authorisation (ETA)90 daysOther governments PanamaNo visa needed90 daysOfficial source Papua New GuineaApply online (e-visa)60 daysOther governments ParaguayNo visa needed90 days +extOther governments PeruNo visa needed183 daysOfficial source PhilippinesNo visa needed30 days +extOfficial source PolandVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source PortugalVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source QatarNo visa needed30 days +extOfficial source RomaniaVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source RussiaNo visa needed90 days a yearOther governments RwandaVisa on arrival30 days +extOfficial source Saint Kitts and NevisOnline authorisation (ETA)90 daysOther governments Saint LuciaNo visa needed42 days +extOther governments Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesNo visa needed90 daysOther governments SamoaNo visa needed60 days +extOfficial source San MarinoVisa before you travel90 days in 180Other governments Sao Tome and PrincipeApply online (e-visa)See detailsOther governments Saudi ArabiaApply online (e-visa)90 days a yearOfficial source SenegalNot yet confirmed30 days +extNot yet confirmed SerbiaApply online (e-visa)90 days in 180Official source SeychellesOnline authorisation (ETA)90 days +extOfficial source Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival30 days +extOfficial source SingaporeNo visa needed30 days +extOfficial source SlovakiaVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source SloveniaVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source Solomon IslandsApply online (e-visa)90 daysOther governments SomaliaApply online (e-visa)30 days +extOfficial source South KoreaOnline authorisation (ETA)30 daysOfficial source South SudanApply online (e-visa)See detailsOfficial source SpainVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source Sri LankaOnline authorisation (ETA)30 days +extOfficial source SudanVisa before you travelSee detailsOther governments SurinameApply online (e-visa)90 days +extOfficial source SwedenVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source SwitzerlandVisa before you travel90 days in 180Official source SyriaNot yet confirmedSee detailsNot yet confirmed TaiwanVisa before you travelSee detailsOfficial source TajikistanApply online (e-visa)45 daysOfficial source TanzaniaNo visa needed90 days +extOfficial source ThailandNo visa needed30 daysOfficial source Timor-LesteVisa on arrival30 days +extOfficial source TogoNo visa needed30 daysOfficial source TongaVisa before you travel30 days +extOfficial source Trinidad and TobagoNo visa needed90 daysOther governments TunisiaNo visa needed90 days +extOther governments TurkeyApply online (e-visa)30 daysOfficial source TurkmenistanVisa before you travelSee detailsOfficial source TuvaluNot yet confirmed30 days +extNot yet confirmed UgandaApply online (e-visa)90 days +extOfficial source UkraineApply online (e-visa)30 daysOther governments United Arab EmiratesApply online (e-visa)60 days +extOfficial source United KingdomVisa before you travel180 daysOfficial source United StatesVisa before you travel180 days +extOfficial source UruguayNo visa needed90 days +extOfficial source UzbekistanVisa before you travel30 days +extOfficial source VanuatuNo visa needed120 daysOfficial source VaticanVisa before you travel90 days in 180Other governments VenezuelaNo visa needed90 days +extOther governments VietnamApply online (e-visa)90 days +extOfficial source YemenEntry restrictedSee detailsOfficial source ZambiaNo visa needed90 days a yearOfficial source ZimbabweNo visa needed90 days +extOfficial source