page_title: South African passport
section_title: Visa-free travel
hierarchical_section_title: South African passport / Visa-free travel
caption_attribution_description: English: Visa requirements for South African citizens{&#160;&#160; South Africa&#160;&#160; Visa free access&#160;&#160; Visa on arrival&#160;&#160; eVisa&#160;&#160; Visa available both on arrival or online&#160;&#160; Visa required
context_page_description: A South African passport is a travel document issued to citizens of South Africa for the purpose of international travel. It allows the bearer to travel in foreign countries in accordance with visa requirements, and facilitates the process of securing assistance from South African consular officials abroad, if necessary. A South African passport is a valid proof of citizenship document according to South African nationality law. As of 2018, citizens of South Africa enjoyed visa-free access to 100 countries, of which some may require pre-travel registration according to the Visa Restrictions Index.
  South African passports are issued by the South African Department of Home Affairs, in terms of the South African Passport and Travel Documents Act, and the South African Passport and Travel Documents Regulations of 1996.
context_section_description: Visa requirements for South African citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of South Africa. In 2019, South African citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 100 countries and territories, ranking the South African passport 51st in the world (tied with Belize) according to the Henley visa restrictions index.
caption: Visa requirements for South African citizens   South Africa  Visa free access  Visa on arrival  eVisa  Visa available both on arrival or online  Visa required
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