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🇿🇦 South Africa passport: where can you go in 2026?

Visa matrix: snapshot of 2026-07-07 · unlock rules verified 2026-09-13

Everything a South Africa passport can do in 2026: where it goes visa-free, and which third-country documents unlock even more.

94/198
destinations open without a pre-arranged visa
Travel freedom rank: #97 of 199
visa-free 60 · on arrival 29 · eTA 5 · e-visa 35 · visa required 69

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🇪🇺 Schengen visa (multiple-entry)+8🇺🇸 US visa (B1/B2 etc.)+7🇪🇺 EU residence permit+6🇺🇸 US Green Card+5🇬🇧 UK visa+5🇬🇧 UK residence permit+4

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🇨🇺 Cuba e-Visa required→🇨🇱 Chile Visa-free90d🇹🇳 Tunisia Visa-free90d🇲🇪 Montenegro Visa required→🇺🇿 Uzbekistan Visa required→

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Visa-free destinations 60

🇬🇪 Georgia 360d🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda 180d🇧🇧 Barbados 180d🇨🇷 Costa Rica 180d🇩🇲 Dominica 180d🇸🇻 El Salvador 180d🇵🇪 Peru 180d🇫🇯 Fiji 120d🇻🇺 Vanuatu 120d🇦🇷 Argentina 90d🇧🇸 Bahamas 90d🇧🇯 Benin 90d
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🇧🇴 Bolivia 90d🇧🇼 Botswana 90d🇧🇷 Brazil 90d🇨🇱 Chile 90d🇪🇨 Ecuador 90d🇬🇲 Gambia 90d🇬🇭 Ghana 90d🇬🇩 Grenada 90d🇬🇹 Guatemala 90d🇭🇹 Haiti 90d🇭🇳 Honduras 90d🇰🇪 Kenya 90d🇰🇮 Kiribati 90d🇲🇼 Malawi 90d🇲🇾 Malaysia 90d🇲🇺 Mauritius 90d🇳🇦 Namibia 90d🇳🇮 Nicaragua 90d🇵🇦 Panama 90d🇵🇾 Paraguay 90d🇷🇺 Russia 90d🇸🇨 Seychelles 90d🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines 90d🇹🇿 Tanzania 90d🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago 90d🇹🇳 Tunisia 90d🇺🇾 Uruguay 90d🇻🇪 Venezuela 90d🇿🇲 Zambia 90d🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 90d🇹🇭 Thailand 60d🇱🇨 St. Lucia 42d🇦🇴 Angola 30d🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 30d🇸🇿 Eswatini 30d🇬🇦 Gabon 30d🇬🇾 Guyana 30d🇭🇰 Hong Kong 30d🇲🇴 Macau 30d🇫🇲 Micronesia 30d🇵🇭 Philippines 30d🇷🇼 Rwanda 30d🇸🇬 Singapore 30d🇧🇿 Belize🇯🇲 Jamaica🇱🇸 Lesotho🇲🇿 Mozambique🇵🇸 Palestine

eTA destinations 5

🇮🇱 Israel🇨🇮 Ivory Coast🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇰🇷 South Korea🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis

Visa on arrival 29

🇦🇲 Armenia🇧🇮 Burundi🇰🇭 Cambodia🇨🇻 Cape Verde🇰🇲 Comoros🇩🇯 Djibouti🇪🇬 Egypt🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇮🇩 Indonesia🇮🇷 Iran🇯🇴 Jordan
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🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan🇱🇦 Laos🇲🇬 Madagascar🇲🇻 Maldives🇲🇭 Marshall Islands🇳🇵 Nepal🇴🇲 Oman🇵🇼 Palau🇶🇦 Qatar🇼🇸 Samoa🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇸🇳 Senegal🇸🇱 Sierra Leone🇱🇰 Sri Lanka🇹🇯 Tajikistan🇹🇱 Timor-Leste🇹🇻 Tuvalu

e-Visa destinations 35

🇦🇱 Albania🇦🇺 Australia🇦🇿 Azerbaijan🇧🇭 Bahrain🇧🇹 Bhutan🇧🇫 Burkina Faso🇨🇲 Cameroon🇹🇩 Chad🇨🇴 Colombia🇨🇺 Cuba🇨🇩 DR Congo🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea
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🇬🇳 Guinea🇮🇳 India🇮🇶 Iraq🇯🇵 Japan🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇱🇾 Libya🇲🇷 Mauritania🇲🇩 Moldova🇲🇳 Mongolia🇲🇲 Myanmar🇳🇬 Nigeria🇵🇰 Pakistan🇸🇴 Somalia🇸🇸 South Sudan🇸🇷 Suriname🇸🇾 Syria🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe🇹🇬 Togo🇹🇷 Turkey🇺🇬 Uganda🇺🇦 Ukraine🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates🇻🇳 Vietnam

Visa required 69

🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇩🇿 Algeria🇦🇩 Andorra🇦🇹 Austria🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇧🇾 Belarus🇧🇪 Belgium🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina🇧🇳 Brunei🇧🇬 Bulgaria🇨🇦 Canada🇨🇫 Central African Republic
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🇨🇳 China🇭🇷 Croatia🇨🇾 Cyprus🇨🇿 Czech Republic🇩🇰 Denmark🇪🇷 Eritrea🇪🇪 Estonia🇫🇮 Finland🇫🇷 France🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇷 Greece🇭🇺 Hungary🇮🇸 Iceland🇮🇪 Ireland🇮🇹 Italy🇽🇰 Kosovo🇰🇼 Kuwait🇱🇻 Latvia🇱🇧 Lebanon🇱🇷 Liberia🇱🇮 Liechtenstein🇱🇹 Lithuania🇱🇺 Luxembourg🇲🇱 Mali🇲🇹 Malta🇲🇽 Mexico🇲🇨 Monaco🇲🇪 Montenegro🇲🇦 Morocco🇳🇷 Nauru🇳🇱 Netherlands🇳🇿 New Zealand🇳🇪 Niger🇰🇵 North Korea🇲🇰 North Macedonia🇳🇴 Norway🇵🇱 Poland🇵🇹 Portugal🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo🇷🇴 Romania🇸🇲 San Marino🇷🇸 Serbia🇸🇰 Slovakia🇸🇮 Slovenia🇸🇧 Solomon Islands🇪🇸 Spain🇸🇩 Sudan🇸🇪 Sweden🇨🇭 Switzerland🇹🇼 Taiwan🇹🇴 Tonga🇹🇲 Turkmenistan🇬🇧 United Kingdom🇺🇸 United States🇺🇿 Uzbekistan🇻🇦 Vatican City🇾🇪 Yemen

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Questions people ask

How many countries can South Africa's citizens visit without a visa?

South africa's passport holders can access 94 of 198 destinations without a pre-arranged visa: 60 visa-free, 29 visa on arrival, 5 with an eTA.

How strong is the South Africa passport in 2026?

It ranks #97 of 199 passports worldwide by open destinations.