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2026 passport access guide

South Africa Passport — Visa-Free Countries in 2026

South Africa passport holders can visit 127+ countries visa-free or with minimal requirements. See the complete 2026 list with official government links.

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Includes all 199 destinations in the PassGo database.

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Open access

Visa-free countries

Destinations where passport holders can typically enter without arranging a visa first.

60 countries
🇦🇴Angola
🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda
🇦🇷Argentina
🇧🇸Bahamas
🇧🇧Barbados
🇧🇿Belize
🇧🇯Benin
🇧🇼Botswana
🇧🇷Brazil
🇨🇱Chile
🇨🇷Costa Rica
🇩🇲Dominica
🇩🇴Dominican Republic
🇪🇨Ecuador
🇸🇻El Salvador
🇫🇯Fiji
🇬🇦Gabon
🇬🇲Gambia
🇬🇪Georgia
🇬🇭Ghana
🇬🇩Grenada
🇬🇹Guatemala
🇬🇾Guyana
🇭🇹Haiti
🇭🇳Honduras
🇭🇰Hong Kong
🇮🇱Israel
🇯🇲Jamaica
🇰🇮Kiribati
🇱🇸Lesotho
🇲🇴Macao
🇲🇼Malawi
🇲🇾Malaysia
🇲🇺Mauritius
🇫🇲Micronesia
🇲🇿Mozambique
🇳🇦Namibia
🇳🇮Nicaragua
🇵🇸Palestine
🇵🇦Panama
🇵🇾Paraguay
🇵🇪Peru
🇵🇭Philippines
🇷🇺Russia
🇷🇼Rwanda
🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis
🇱🇨Saint Lucia
🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
🇸🇨Seychelles
🇸🇬Singapore
🇸🇿Swaziland
🇹🇿Tanzania
🇹🇭Thailand
🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago
🇹🇳Tunisia
🇺🇾Uruguay
🇻🇺Vanuatu
🇻🇪Venezuela
🇿🇲Zambia
🇿🇼Zimbabwe
Online approval

e-Visa countries

Destinations where travelers usually complete an electronic visa application before departure.

34 countries
Airport or border

Visa-on-arrival countries

Destinations where eligible travelers can usually arrange permission when they arrive.

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

Visa-required countries

Destinations where a visa is usually required before travel.

72 countries
🇦🇫Afghanistan
🇩🇿Algeria
🇦🇩Andorra
🇦🇹AustriaOfficial
🇧🇩Bangladesh
🇧🇾BelarusOfficial🇧🇪BelgiumOfficial
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina
🇧🇳Brunei
🇧🇬Bulgaria
🇨🇦CanadaOfficial
🇨🇫Central African Republic
🇹🇩Chad
🇨🇳ChinaOfficial
🇨🇬Congo
🇭🇷CroatiaOfficial
🇨🇾Cyprus
🇨🇿Czech RepublicOfficial🇩🇰DenmarkOfficial
🇪🇷Eritrea
🇪🇪Estonia
🇫🇮FinlandOfficial🇫🇷FranceOfficial🇩🇪GermanyOfficial🇬🇷GreeceOfficial🇭🇺HungaryOfficial
🇮🇸Iceland
🇮🇪IrelandOfficial🇮🇹ItalyOfficial
🇽🇰Kosovo
🇰🇼KuwaitOfficial
🇱🇻Latvia
🇱🇧Lebanon
🇱🇷Liberia
🇱🇮Liechtenstein
🇱🇹LithuaniaOfficial
🇱🇺Luxembourg
🇲🇱Mali
🇲🇹Malta
🇲🇽MexicoOfficial
🇲🇨Monaco
🇲🇪Montenegro
🇲🇦MoroccoOfficial
🇳🇷Nauru
🇳🇱NetherlandsOfficial🇳🇿New ZealandOfficial
🇳🇪Niger
🇰🇵North Korea
🇲🇰North Macedonia
🇳🇴NorwayOfficial🇵🇱PolandOfficial
🇵🇹Portugal
🇷🇴RomaniaOfficial
🇸🇲San Marino
🇷🇸SerbiaOfficial🇸🇰SlovakiaOfficial🇸🇮SloveniaOfficial
🇸🇧Solomon Islands
🇿🇦South AfricaOfficial
🇪🇸Spain
🇸🇩Sudan
🇸🇪SwedenOfficial🇨🇭SwitzerlandOfficial🇹🇼TaiwanOfficial
🇹🇴Tonga
🇹🇲Turkmenistan
🇺🇦UkraineOfficial🇬🇧United KingdomOfficial🇺🇸United StatesOfficial🇺🇿UzbekistanOfficial
🇻🇦Vatican
🇾🇪Yemen

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