Visa-free travel for citizens of South Africa

If you have a passport from South Africa, you can visit these countries without getting a visa before your trip:

Visa-free entry (or visa-on-arrival) valid for 6 months

  • Barbados
  • Dominica

Visa-free entry (or visa-on-arrival) valid for 183 days

  • Peru

Visa-free entry (or visa-on-arrival) valid for 180 days

  • Panama

Visa-free entry (or visa-on-arrival) valid for 4 months

  • Fiji

Visa-free entry (or visa-on-arrival) valid for 3 months

  • Argentina
  • Bahamas
  • Benin
  • El Salvador
  • Guyana
  • Honduras
  • Ireland
  • Kenya1
  • Malaysia
  • Namibia
  • New Zealand
  • Senegal
  • Uruguay
1Visa-on-arrival fee: USD50.

Visa-free entry (or visa-on-arrival) valid for 90 days

  • Bolivia1
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Guatemala
  • Malawi
  • Nicaragua2
  • Paraguay
  • Venezuela
  • Zambia
1Visa-on-arrival fee: USD52.
2Visa-on-arrival fee: USD10.

Visa-free entry (or visa-on-arrival) valid for 1 month

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Belize
  • Hong Kong
  • Turkey

Visa-free entry (or visa-on-arrival) valid for 30 days

  • Indonesia1
  • South Korea
  • Thailand
1Visa-on-arrival fee: USD25.

Visa-free entry (or visa-on-arrival) valid for 21 days

  • Philippines

All other destinations

To visit other countries, or to stay for longer periods, you may require a visa. Please check with the embassy or consulate of the country you will be visiting.