Visa requirements for South African citizens

Table columns:
Country
Visa requirement
Allowed stay
Notes (excluding departure fees)
Reciprocity

Table rows:
cells: Afghanistan
Visa required[2]
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cells: Albania
Visa required[3]
√
cells: Algeria
Visa required[4]
√
cells: Andorra
Visa required[5]
Andorra has no visa regime, but is only accessible through France and Spain. Multiple Entry Schengen Visa required.
√
cells: Angola
Visa not required[6]
30 days
30 days per visit, up to 90 days per year.
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cells: Antigua and Barbuda
Visa not required[7]
1 month
√
cells: Argentina
Visa not required[8]
90 days
√
cells: Armenia
eVisa / Visa on arrival[9]
120 days
X
cells: Australia and territories
Visa required[10]
May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).[11] Transit visa is not required.[12]
X
cells: Austria
Visa required[13]
X
cells: Azerbaijan
eVisa[14]
30 days[15]
X
cells: Bahamas
Visa not required[16]
3 months
Extendable up to 8 months.
√
cells: Bahrain
eVisa[17]
X
cells: Bangladesh
Visa required[18]
√
cells: Barbados
Visa not required[19]
6 months
√
cells: Belarus
Visa required[20]
√
cells: Belgium
Visa required[21]
X
cells: Belize
Visa not required[22]
√
cells: Benin
Visa not required[23]
90 Days
√
cells: Bhutan
Visa required[24]
√
cells: Bolivia
Visa on arrival[25]
90 days
√
cells: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Visa required[26]
√
cells: Botswana
Visa not required[27]
90 days
√
cells: Brazil
Visa not required[28]
90 days
√
cells: Brunei
Visa required[29]
√
cells: Bulgaria
Visa required[30]
√
cells: Burkina Faso
Visa required[31]
√
cells: Burundi
Visa required[32]
√
cells: Cambodia
eVisa / Visa on arrival[33]
30 days
X
cells: Cameroon
Visa required[34]
Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
√
cells: Canada
Visa required[35]
Holders of the Right of Abode to the UK with a Certificate of Entitlement as proof of authenticity do not require Visa.
X
cells: Cape Verde
Visa on arrival[36]
√
cells: Central African Republic
Visa required[37]
√
cells: Chad
Visa required[38]
√
cells: Chile
Visa not required[39]
90 days
√
cells: China
Visa required[40]
24-Hour Transit Visa obtainable at the airport.
√
cells: Colombia
Visa required[41]
Transit visa is not required.
√
cells: Comoros
Visa on arrival[42]
X
cells: Republic of the Congo
Visa required[43]
√
cells: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Visa required[44]
√
cells: Costa Rica
Visa not required[45]
90 days
√
cells: Côte d'Ivoire
eVisa[46]
3 months
eVisa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
X
cells: Croatia
Visa required[47]
Valid multiple entry schengen visa is valid for Croatia[48]
√
cells: Cuba
Tourist card required[49]
√
cells: Cyprus
Visa required[50]
X
cells: Czech Republic
Visa required[51]
X
cells: Denmark
Visa required[52]
X
cells: Djibouti
eVisa[53]
31 days
X
cells: Dominica
Visa not required[54]
6 months
X
cells: Dominican Republic
Visa not required[55]
X
cells: Ecuador
Visa not required[56]
90 days
√
cells: Egypt
Visa required[57]
√
cells: El Salvador
Visa not required[58]
90 days
X
cells: Equatorial Guinea
Visa required[59]
√
cells: Eritrea
Visa required[60]
Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
√
cells: Estonia
Visa required[61]
√
cells: Ethiopia
eVisa / Visa on arrival[62]
X
cells: Fiji
Visa not required[63]
4 months
√
cells: Finland
Visa required[64]
X
cells: France
Visa required[65]
X
cells: Gabon
Visa not required[66]
30 days.
√
cells: Gambia
Visa required[67]
In addition to a visa, an entry clearance must be obtained from the Gambian Immigration prior to travel.[68]
√
cells: Georgia
Visa not required[69]
1 year
X
cells: Germany
Visa required[70]
X
cells: Ghana
Visa on arrival[71]
30 days
X
cells: Greece
Visa required[72]
X
cells: Grenada
Visa not required[73]
3 months
X
cells: Guatemala
Visa not required[74]
90 days
X
cells: Guinea
Visa required[75]
√
cells: Guinea-Bissau
eVisa / Visa on arrival[76]
90 days
X
cells: Guyana
Visa not required[77]
3 months
√
cells: Haiti
Visa not required[78]
3 months
X
cells: Honduras
Visa not required[79]
90 days
X
cells: Hungary
Visa required[80]
X
cells: Iceland
Visa required[81]
X
cells: India
e-Visa[82]
60 days
e-Visa holders must arrive via 25 designated airports[Note 1] or 3 designated seaports.[Note 2][83] e-Tourist Visa can be obtained twice in a calendar year.
X
cells: Indonesia
Visa not required[84]
30 days
Select ports of entry.
X
cells: Iran
Visa on arrival[85]
30 days[86]
X
cells: Iraq
Visa required[87]
√
cells: Ireland
Visa not required[88]
3 months
Entry into the UK from Ireland is not permitted if the South African passport holder does not have a valid UK Visa. There are some requirements to fulfill for entry such as evidence of sufficient funds, proof of accommodation and character requirements. Border crossing by land from Ireland to Northern Ireland (UK) are heavily guarded and visa checks are carried out routinely. Further checks are implied when travelling by boat or from Northern Ireland (UK) to mainland UK (Great Britain). UK direct-airside transit and transit by land visas cannot be used for travel to Ireland by transiting the UK, this is because entry in the first country (either the UK or Ireland) is considered entry to the entire Common Travel Area (UK and Republic of Ireland). Standard Visitor Visa required for the purpose of any transit.
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cells: Israel
Visa not required[89]
90 days
Some travelers are permitted to stay longer but in excess of 90 days usually requires mandatory military service for certain ages.
√
cells: Italy
Visa required[90]
X
cells: Jamaica
Visa not required[91]
180 Days
X
cells: Japan
Visa required[92]
X
cells: Jordan
Visa on arrival[93]
30 days
√
cells: Kazakhstan
Visa required[94]
√
cells: Kenya
Visa not required[95]
90 days[96]
X
cells: Kiribati
Visa required[97]
√
cells: North Korea
Visa required[98]
√
cells: South Korea
Visa not required[99]
30 days
Extendable up to 90 days.
√
cells: Kuwait
Visa required[100]
√
cells: Kyrgyzstan
eVisa / Visa on arrival[101]
1 month
Available at Manas International Airport.
X
cells: Laos
Visa on arrival[102]
30 days
X
cells: Latvia
Visa required[103]
X
cells: Lebanon
Visa required[104]
In addition to a visa, an approval should be obtained from the Immigration department of the General Directorate of General Security (La Surete Generale).
√
cells: Lesotho
Visa not required[105]
90 days
√
cells: Liberia
Visa required[106]
Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
√
cells: Libya
Visa required[107]
Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
√
cells: Liechtenstein
Visa required[108]
X
cells: Lithuania
Visa required[109]
√
cells: Luxembourg
Visa required[110]
X
cells: Macedonia
Visa required[111]
√
cells: Madagascar
Visa on arrival[112]
30 days
Obtained free of charge.
√
cells: Malawi
Visa not required[113]
90 days
√
cells: Malaysia
Visa not required[114]
90 days
√
cells: Maldives
Visa on arrival[115]
90 days
√
cells: Mali
Visa required[116]
√
cells: Malta
Visa required[117]
X
cells: Marshall Islands
Visa on arrival[118]
90 days
X
cells: Mauritania
Visa on arrival[119]
Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
X
cells: Mauritius
Visa not required[120][121]
90 days
√
cells: Mexico
Visa required[122]
Visa free access for holders of a valid US Visa. Holders of valid B1/B2 (B) or Permanent Resident Visa/ Green Card are permitted to remain for 180 days. Passport holders with less than six months validity may face difficulty when attempting to enter as a Business Visitor/ Tourist as they are usually permitted six months stay which might exceed the passport's validity.
√
cells: Micronesia
Visa not required[123]
30 days
X
cells: Moldova
Visa required[124]
√
cells: Monaco
Visa required[125]
Schengen Visa Required. Monaco is a de facto member of the Schengen Area and there are no formal immigration procedures upon exit and entry.
X
cells: Mongolia
Visa required[126]
√
cells: Montenegro
Visa required[127]
√
cells: Morocco
Visa required[128]
√
cells: Mozambique
Visa not required[129]
3 months
√
cells: Myanmar
eVisa[130]
28 days[131]
X
cells: Namibia
Visa not required[132]
3 months
√
cells: Nauru
Visa required[133]
√
cells: Nepal
Visa on arrival[134]
90 days
X
cells: Netherlands
Visa required[135]
X
cells: New Zealand
Visa required[136]
Visa not required if the holder of Australian Permanent Residence travelling on a South African Passport, Australian Resident Visa will be granted upon arrival subject to satisfying the entry requirements. Australian Permanent Residents must have a valid Visa/ Travel Facility attached to the status for entry. Imperative note: Holders of the Right of Abode to the UK with a Certificate of Entitlement as proof of authenticity do not require a Visa.
√
cells: Nicaragua
Visa not required[137]
90 days
X
cells: Niger
Visa required[138]
√
cells: Nigeria
Visa required[139]
Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
√
cells: Norway
Visa required[140]
X
cells: Oman
eVisa[141]
30 days
X
cells: Pakistan
Visa required[142]
Visa on arrival when travelling on business valid for 30 days. Conditions apply.[143]
√
cells: Palau
Visa on arrival[144]
30 days
X
cells: Panama
Visa not required[145]
180 days
√
cells: Papua New Guinea
Visa required[146]
√
cells: Paraguay
Visa not required[147]
90 days
√
cells: Peru
Visa not required[148]
180 days
√
cells: Philippines
Visa not required[149]
30 days
X
cells: Poland
Visa required[150]
X
cells: Portugal
Visa required[151]
X
cells: Qatar
eVisa / Visa on arrival+[152]
30 days
+Available at Hamad International Airport. The Visa Waiver Facility (of 30 days) cannot be granted upon arrival if stay is less than 1 night, a Transit Visa should be applied for instead. Visa Label is put in the passport upon arrival after satisfying the entry requirements. eVisa, Transit Visa from Qatar Airways (9-96 hours) and ETA are also available. eVisa refers to a Tourist Visa. These three methods are all acceptable alternatives for tourism should the South African passport holder wish not to use the Visa Waiver Facility available upon arrival.
X
cells: Romania
Visa required[153]
√
cells: Russia
Visa not required[154]
90 days
90 days within any 180 day period
√
cells: Rwanda
eVisa / Visa on arrival[155]
30 days
X
cells: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Visa not required[156]
3 months
X
cells: Saint Lucia
Visa not required[157]
6 weeks
X
cells: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Visa not required[158]
1 month
√
cells: Samoa
Visa on arrival !Entry Permit on arrival[159]
60 days
X
cells: San Marino
Visa required[160]
X
cells: São Tomé and Príncipe
Visa required[161]
Visa is obtained online.[162]
√
cells: Saudi Arabia
Visa required[163]
√
cells: Senegal
Visa not required[164]
X
cells: Serbia
Visa required[165]
Visa free for a maximum stay of 90 days for valid visa holders or residents of the European Union member states and the United States.
√
cells: Seychelles
Visa on arrival !Visitor's Permit on arrival[166]
3 months
√
cells: Sierra Leone
Visa required[167]
Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
√
cells: Singapore
Visa not required[168]
30 days
√
cells: Slovakia
Visa required[169]
√
cells: Slovenia
Visa required[170]
√
cells: Solomon Islands
Visa required[171]
√
cells: Somalia
Visa on arrival[172]
30 days
Available at Bosaso, Galcaio and Mogadishu airports.
X
cells: South Sudan
Visa required[173]
√
cells: Spain
Visa required[174]
X
cells: Sri Lanka
eVisa / Visa on arrival[175]
30 days
X
cells: Sudan
Visa required[176]
√
cells: Suriname
Visa required[177]
√
cells: Swaziland
Visa not required[178]
30 days
√
cells: Sweden
Visa required[179]
X
cells: Switzerland
Visa required[180]
X
cells: Syria
Visa required[181]
√
cells: Tajikistan
eVisa[182][183]
45 days
E-visa holders can enter through all border points.
X
cells: Tanzania
Visa not required[184]
90 days
√
cells: Thailand
Visa not required[185]
30 days
Maximum two visits annually if not arriving by air.
√
cells: Timor-Leste
Visa on arrival[186]
30 days
X
cells: Togo
Visa on arrival[187]
7 days
X
cells: Tonga
Visa required[188]
√
cells: Trinidad and Tobago
Visa not required[189]
90 days
√
cells: Tunisia
Visa not required[190]
3 months
X
cells: Turkey
eVisa / Visa on arrival[191]
30 Days
√
cells: Turkmenistan
Visa required[192]
Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
√
cells: Tuvalu
Visa on arrival[193]
1 month
X
cells: Uganda
eVisa / Visa on arrival[194]
May apply online.[195]
X
cells: Ukraine
Visa required[196]
√
cells: United Arab Emirates
Visa required[197]
May apply online.[198] Emirates Airline (Dubai) and Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi) routinely provide this service. Entry is only valid on condition that travel is made with the airline where the online visa is applied for and ticket is issued.
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cells: United Kingdom and Crown dependencies
Visa required[199]
Right of Abode holders with a Certificate of Entitlement in their Commonwealth passport may enter the United Kingdom and remain indefinitely. Temporary Visa holders can only enter for 3 months if entering from the Republic of Ireland (Eire). The Crown dependencies include the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey as well as the Isle of Man. Transit Visa Required unless exempt; Australian, New Zealand and all other Visas with confirmation slips/ electronically granted Visas with a paper print-out as confirmation are not permitted as an exemption document unless endorsed by the airline. Entering the United Kingdom (including Northern Ireland) by land, sea or air from the Republic of Ireland is not permitted unless in possession of a valid U.K. Visa or Immigration Document. UK Land or Transit Visa cannot be used to transit the UK from Ireland, a Standard Visa is required.
X
cells: United States
Visa required[200]
X
cells: Uruguay
Visa not required[201]
90 days
√
cells: Uzbekistan
Visa required[202]
Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
√
cells: Vanuatu
Visa not required[203]
30 days
X
cells: Vatican City
Visa required[204]
Schengen Visa Required. Entry can be made from Italy exclusively. Vatican City is a de facto member of the Schengen Area and there are no formal immigration procedures upon entry and exit.
√
cells: Venezuela
Visa not required[205]
90 days
√
cells: Vietnam
Visa required[206]
Pre-arranged visa obtained online through travel agencies available at Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc,[207] or Da Nang airports.
√
cells: Yemen
Visa required[208]
√
cells: Zambia
Visa not required[209]
90 days
√
cells: Zimbabwe
Visa not required[210]
3 months
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originalText: visa requirements for south african citizens visiting chile
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