Visa-free countries for South Africa passport holders (2026)

South Africa passport holders can visit 60 destinations visa-free and 123 without applying at an embassy (visa-free, visa on arrival, e-Visa or eTA).

60Visa-free 27Visa on arrival 31e-Visa 5eTA / travel authorisation 9Sources differ 66Visa required

Visa-free (60)

Angola30 days
Antigua and Barbuda180 days
Argentina90 days
Bahamas90 days
Barbados180 days
Belize
Benin90 days
Bolivia90 days
Botswana90 days
Brazil90 days
Chile90 days
Costa Rica180 days
Dominica180 days
Dominican Republic30 days
Ecuador90 days
El Salvador180 days
Fiji120 days
Gabon30 days
Gambia90 days
Georgia360 days
Ghana90 days
Grenada90 days
Guatemala90 days
Guyana30 days
Haiti90 days
Honduras90 days
Hong Kong30 days
Jamaica
Kenya90 days
Kiribati90 days
Lesotho
Macao30 days
Malawi90 days
Malaysia90 days
Mauritius90 days
Micronesia30 days
Mozambique
Namibia90 days
Nicaragua90 days
Palestine
Panama90 days
Paraguay90 days
Peru180 days
Philippines30 days
Russia90 days
Rwanda30 days
Saint Lucia42 days
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90 days
Seychelles90 days
Singapore30 days
Swaziland30 days
Tanzania90 days
Thailand60 days
Trinidad and Tobago90 days
Tunisia90 days
Uruguay90 days
Vanuatu120 days
Venezuela90 days
Zambia90 days
Zimbabwe90 days

Visa on arrival (27)

e-Visa (31)

eTA / travel authorisation (5)

Sources differ: check before booking (9)

Visa required (66)

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