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South Africa visa requirements for Pakistan citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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e-Visa required
Pakistan citizens need an e-visa, applied for online for South Africa.
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Travelling to South Africa on a Pakistan passport, you need an e-visa, applied for online. The Pakistan passport currently ranks #196 of 199 worldwide, with 32 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
South Africa is moderately open to foreign passports, admitting 86 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #97 with 98 open destinations. Interestingly South Africa citizens have the better deal, facing only eta required in the opposite direction.
In the opposite direction, South Africa citizens travelling to Pakistan face: eta required.
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