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Where can a South African passport take you?
198 destinations, organised by the entry process you should expect before you plan.
198 destinations in this passport guide
Destinations by entry type
60 destinations
Visa-free
No visa application is normally required before departure.
- AngolaUp to 30 days 路 Africa
- Antigua and BarbudaUp to 180 days 路 Americas
- ArgentinaUp to 90 days 路 Americas
- BahamasUp to 90 days 路 Americas
- BarbadosUp to 180 days 路 Americas
- BelizeAmericas
- BeninUp to 90 days 路 Africa
- BoliviaUp to 90 days 路 Americas
- BotswanaUp to 90 days 路 Africa
- BrazilUp to 90 days 路 Americas
- ChileUp to 90 days 路 Americas
- Costa RicaUp to 180 days 路 Americas
- DominicaUp to 180 days 路 Americas
- Dominican RepublicUp to 30 days 路 Americas
- EcuadorUp to 90 days 路 Americas
- El SalvadorUp to 180 days 路 Americas
- EswatiniUp to 30 days 路 Africa
- FijiUp to 120 days 路 Oceania
- GabonUp to 30 days 路 Africa
- GambiaUp to 90 days 路 Africa
- GeorgiaUp to 360 days 路 Asia
- GhanaUp to 90 days 路 Africa
- GrenadaUp to 90 days 路 Americas
- GuatemalaUp to 90 days 路 Americas
- GuyanaUp to 30 days 路 Americas
- HaitiUp to 90 days 路 Americas
- HondurasUp to 90 days 路 Americas
- Hong KongUp to 30 days 路 Asia
- JamaicaAmericas
- KenyaUp to 90 days 路 Africa
- KiribatiUp to 90 days 路 Oceania
- LesothoAfrica
- MacauUp to 30 days 路 Asia
- MalawiUp to 90 days 路 Africa
- MalaysiaUp to 90 days 路 Asia
- MauritiusUp to 90 days 路 Africa
- MicronesiaUp to 30 days 路 Oceania
- MozambiqueAfrica
- NamibiaUp to 90 days 路 Africa
- NicaraguaUp to 90 days 路 Americas
- PalestineAsia
- PanamaUp to 90 days 路 Americas
- ParaguayUp to 90 days 路 Americas
- PeruUp to 180 days 路 Americas
- PhilippinesUp to 30 days 路 Asia
- RussiaUp to 90 days 路 Europe
- RwandaUp to 30 days 路 Africa
- Saint LuciaUp to 42 days 路 Americas
- Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesUp to 90 days 路 Americas
- SeychellesUp to 90 days 路 Africa
- SingaporeUp to 30 days 路 Asia
- TanzaniaUp to 90 days 路 Africa
- ThailandUp to 60 days 路 Asia
- Trinidad and TobagoUp to 90 days 路 Americas
- TunisiaUp to 90 days 路 Africa
- UruguayUp to 90 days 路 Americas
- VanuatuUp to 120 days 路 Oceania
- VenezuelaUp to 90 days 路 Americas
- ZambiaUp to 90 days 路 Africa
- ZimbabweUp to 90 days 路 Africa
29 destinations
Visa on arrival
Eligible travellers normally complete the visa process at the border.
- ArmeniaUp to 120 days 路 Asia
- BurundiUp to 30 days 路 Africa
- CambodiaUp to 30 days 路 Asia
- Cape VerdeAfrica
- ComorosUp to 45 days 路 Africa
- DjiboutiUp to 90 days 路 Africa
- EgyptUp to 30 days 路 Africa
- EthiopiaUp to 90 days 路 Africa
- Guinea-BissauUp to 90 days 路 Africa
- IndonesiaUp to 30 days 路 Asia
- IranUp to 30 days 路 Asia
- JordanUp to 30 days 路 Asia
- KyrgyzstanUp to 30 days 路 Asia
- LaosUp to 30 days 路 Asia
- MadagascarUp to 90 days 路 Africa
- MaldivesUp to 30 days 路 Asia
- Marshall IslandsUp to 90 days 路 Oceania
- NepalUp to 150 days 路 Asia
- OmanUp to 30 days 路 Asia
- PalauUp to 30 days 路 Oceania
- QatarUp to 30 days 路 Asia
- SamoaUp to 90 days 路 Oceania
- Saudi ArabiaUp to 90 days 路 Asia
- SenegalUp to 30 days 路 Africa
- Sierra LeoneUp to 30 days 路 Africa
- Sri LankaUp to 30 days 路 Asia
- TajikistanUp to 45 days 路 Asia
- Timor-LesteUp to 30 days 路 Asia
- TuvaluUp to 30 days 路 Oceania
35 destinations
eVisa
An online visa application is normally required before travel.
- AlbaniaEurope
- AustraliaOceania
- AzerbaijanUp to 30 days 路 Asia
- BahrainAsia
- BhutanAsia
- Burkina FasoAfrica
- CameroonAfrica
- ChadAfrica
- ColombiaAmericas
- CubaUp to 90 days 路 Americas
- DR CongoUp to 7 days 路 Africa
- Equatorial GuineaAfrica
- GuineaUp to 90 days 路 Africa
- IndiaUp to 30 days 路 Asia
- IraqAsia
- JapanAsia
- KazakhstanAsia
- LibyaAfrica
- MauritaniaUp to 90 days 路 Africa
- MoldovaEurope
- MongoliaAsia
- MyanmarAsia
- NigeriaUp to 90 days 路 Africa
- PakistanUp to 30 days 路 Asia
- SomaliaAfrica
- South SudanUp to 90 days 路 Africa
- SurinameUp to 90 days 路 Americas
- SyriaAsia
- S茫o Tom茅 and Pr铆ncipeAfrica
- TogoUp to 15 days 路 Africa
- TurkeyUp to 90 days 路 Asia
- UgandaAfrica
- UkraineEurope
- United Arab EmiratesAsia
- VietnamUp to 90 days 路 Asia
5 destinations
Travel authorisation
An electronic travel authorisation is normally required before travel.
- IsraelUp to 90 days 路 Asia
- Ivory CoastUp to 90 days 路 Africa
- Papua New GuineaUp to 30 days 路 Oceania
- Saint Kitts and NevisUp to 90 days 路 Americas
- South KoreaUp to 30 days 路 Asia
69 destinations
Embassy visa
A consular or embassy visa is normally required before departure.
- AfghanistanAsia
- AlgeriaAfrica
- AndorraEurope
- AustriaEurope
- BangladeshAsia
- BelarusEurope
- BelgiumEurope
- Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope
- BruneiAsia
- BulgariaEurope
- CanadaAmericas
- Central African RepublicAfrica
- ChinaAsia
- CroatiaEurope
- CyprusEurope
- CzechiaEurope
- DenmarkEurope
- EritreaAfrica
- EstoniaEurope
- FinlandEurope
- FranceEurope
- GermanyEurope
- GreeceEurope
- HungaryEurope
- IcelandEurope
- IrelandEurope
- ItalyEurope
- KosovoEurope
- KuwaitAsia
- LatviaEurope
- LebanonAsia
- LiberiaAfrica
- LiechtensteinEurope
- LithuaniaEurope
- LuxembourgEurope
- MaliAfrica
- MaltaEurope
- MexicoAmericas
- MonacoEurope
- MontenegroEurope
- MoroccoAfrica
- NauruOceania
- NetherlandsEurope
- New ZealandOceania
- NigerAfrica
- North KoreaAsia
- North MacedoniaEurope
- NorwayEurope
- PolandEurope
- PortugalEurope
- Republic of the CongoAfrica
- RomaniaEurope
- San MarinoEurope
- SerbiaEurope
- SlovakiaEurope
- SloveniaEurope
- Solomon IslandsOceania
- SpainEurope
- SudanAfrica
- SwedenEurope
- SwitzerlandEurope
- TaiwanAsia
- TongaOceania
- TurkmenistanAsia
- United KingdomEurope
- United StatesAmericas
- UzbekistanAsia
- Vatican CityEurope
- YemenAsia
A visa category is the start, not the whole trip.
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How this guide is built
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Every result is scoped to a South African passport, not a generic traveller.
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Destinations are organised by the entry step normally required before departure.
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