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South Africa visa requirements for Tuvalu citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa required
Yes — Tuvalu citizens need a visa for South Africa.
Entry details
Travelling to South Africa on a Tuvalu passport, you need a visa obtained in advance. The Tuvalu passport currently ranks #83 of 199 worldwide, with 115 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 visa on arrival in the opposite direction.
In the opposite direction, South Africa citizens travelling to Tuvalu face: visa on arrival.
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