Where can South African citizens travel visa-free? (2026)

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No visa needed 62
Visa on arrival 20
Electronic travel authorisation needed 5
E-visa needed 40
Visa needed 71
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No visa needed · 62

Angolaup to 30 days
Antigua & Barbudaup to 180 days
Argentinaup to 90 days✓
Bahamasup to 90 days
Barbadosup to 180 days
Belize
Beninup to 90 days
Boliviaup to 90 days
Botswanaup to 90 days
Brazilup to 90 days
Chileup to 90 days
Costa Ricaup to 90 days
Dominicaup to 180 days
Dominican Republicup to 30 days
Ecuadorup to 90 days
El Salvadorup to 90 days
Eswatiniup to 30 days
Fijiup to 120 days
Gabonup to 30 days
Gambiaup to 90 days
Georgiaup to 365 days✓
Ghanaup to 90 days
Grenadaup to 90 days
Guatemalaup to 90 days
Guyanaup to 30 days
Haitiup to 90 days
Hondurasup to 90 days
Hong Kongup to 30 days✓
Jamaica
Kenya✓
Kiribatiup to 90 days
Lesotho
Macaoup to 30 days
Malawiup to 90 days
Malaysiaup to 90 days✓
Mauritiusup to 90 days
Micronesiaup to 30 days
Mozambique
Namibiaup to 90 days
Nicaraguaup to 90 days
Omanup to 14 days✓
Palestine
Panamaup to 90 days
Paraguayup to 90 days
Peruup to 90 days
Philippinesup to 30 days
Qatar✓
Russiaup to 90 days
Rwandaup to 30 days
Singaporeup to 30 days✓
St. Luciaup to 42 days
St. Vincent & Grenadinesup to 90 days
Tanzaniaup to 90 days
Thailandup to 30 days✓
Togoup to 30 days
Trinidad & Tobagoup to 90 days
Tunisiaup to 90 days✓
Uruguayup to 90 days
Vanuatuup to 120 days
Venezuelaup to 90 days
Zambiaup to 90 days
Zimbabweup to 90 days

Electronic travel authorisation needed · 5

Israelup to 90 days✓
Seychellesup to 90 days✓
South Koreaup to 30 days✓
Sri Lankaup to 30 days✓
St. Kitts & Nevis

Where can South African citizens travel visa-free?

No visa needed · 62

Electronic travel authorisation needed · 5

Visa on arrival · 20

E-visa needed · 40

Visa needed · 71