Visa Free Countries for South African Passport in 2026
Complete travel access guide for South African passport holders
Planning your next trip with a South African passport? Good news — South African citizens can travel to 63 countries completely visa-free in 2026. On top of that, 61 destinations offer convenient eVisa options you can apply for online, and 5 countries provide visa on arrival at the border. In total, South African passport holders enjoy hassle-free or simplified entry to 129 destinations worldwide. Below you will find every visa-free, visa-on-arrival, and eVisa country for South African nationals, organised by category for quick reference.
63
Visa Free
5
Visa on Arrival
61
eVisa
Visa Free Countries for South African Citizens (63)
Antigua and Barbuda
Angola
Argentina
Barbados
Benin
Bolivia
Brazil
Bahamas
Botswana
Belize
Chile
Costa Rica
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Fiji
Micronesia
Gabon
Grenada
Georgia
Ghana
Gambia
Guatemala
Guyana
Hong Kong
Honduras
Haiti
Jamaica
Kenya
Kiribati
South Korea
Cayman Islands
Saint Lucia
Lesotho
Macau
Montserrat
Mauritius
Malawi
Malaysia
Mozambique
Namibia
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Philippines
Palestine
Paraguay
Russia
Rwanda
Singapore
El Salvador
Eswatini
Thailand
Tunisia
Trinidad and Tobago
Tanzania
Uruguay
Saint Vincent
Venezuela
British Virgin Islands
Vanuatu
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Visa on Arrival Countries for South African Citizens (5)
eVisa Countries for South African Citizens (61)
Anguilla
Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Burkina Faso
Bahrain
Burundi
Bhutan
DR Congo
Colombia
Cuba
Cape Verde
Djibouti
Egypt
Ethiopia
Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Indonesia
India
Iraq
Iran
Jordan
Japan
Kyrgyzstan
Cambodia
Comoros
Kazakhstan
Laos
Libya
Moldova
Madagascar
Marshall Islands
Myanmar
Mongolia
Mauritania
Maldives
Nigeria
Nepal
Oman
Papua New Guinea
Pakistan
Palau
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Sierra Leone
Senegal
Suriname
South Sudan
Sao Tome and Principe
Syria
Chad
Togo
Tajikistan
Timor-Leste
Turkey
Tuvalu
Ukraine
Uganda
Vietnam
Samoa