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ModerateAfrica
South Africa Passport
Pretoria
Global rank
#43of 94
Mobility score
98
Year change
destinationsWith a South Africa passport you can travel to 98 destinationswithout arranging a visa in advance — 60 visa-free, 33 with a visa on arrival and 5 with an eTA. Solid regional reach with visas needed for many destinations.
98destinationsModerate
Capital
Pretoria
Continent
Africa
Region
Southern Africa
Global percentile
Top 46%
Where can you travel?
A complete, searchable breakdown of every destination by visa type and allowed stay.
Visa-free
60
no prior visa
Visa on arrival
33
no prior visa
eTA
5
no prior visa
eVisa
29
visa needed
Visa required
71
visa needed
Enter freely with just your passport, no visa needed.
AngolaMiddle Africa30 days visa-free
Antigua and BarbudaCaribbean180 days visa-free
ArgentinaSouth America90 days visa-free
BahamasCaribbean90 days visa-free
BarbadosCaribbean180 days visa-free
BelizeCentral AmericaVisa-free
BeninWestern Africa90 days visa-free
BotswanaSouthern Africa90 days visa-free
BrazilSouth America90 days visa-free
ChileSouth America90 days visa-free
Costa RicaCentral America180 days visa-free
DominicaCaribbean180 days visa-free
Dominican RepublicCaribbeanVisa-free
EcuadorSouth America90 days visa-free
El SalvadorCentral America180 days visa-free
EswatiniSouthern Africa30 days visa-free
FijiMelanesia120 days visa-free
GabonMiddle Africa30 days visa-free
GambiaWestern Africa90 days visa-free
GeorgiaWestern Asia12 months
GhanaWestern Africa90 days visa-free
GrenadaCaribbean90 days visa-free
GuatemalaCentral America90 days visa-free
GuyanaSouth America30 days visa-free
HaitiCaribbean90 days visa-free
HondurasCentral America90 days visa-free
Hong KongEastern Asia30 days visa-free
IsraelWestern Asia90 days visa-free
JamaicaCaribbeanVisa-free
KiribatiMicronesia90 days visa-free
LesothoSouthern AfricaVisa-free
MacauEastern Asia30 days visa-free
MalawiEastern Africa90 days visa-free
MalaysiaSouth-Eastern Asia90 days visa-free
MauritiusEastern Africa90 days visa-free
MicronesiaMicronesia30 days visa-free
MozambiqueEastern AfricaVisa-free
NamibiaSouthern Africa90 days visa-free
NicaraguaCentral America90 days visa-free
PalestineWestern AsiaVisa-free
PanamaCentral America90 days visa-free
ParaguaySouth America90 days visa-free
PeruSouth America180 days visa-free
PhilippinesSouth-Eastern Asia30 days visa-free
RussiaEastern Europe90 days visa-free
RwandaEastern Africa30 days visa-free
Saint Kitts and NevisCaribbean90 days visa-free
Saint LuciaCaribbean42 days visa-free
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean90 days visa-free
SeychellesEastern Africa90 days visa-free
SingaporeSouth-Eastern Asia30 days visa-free
TanzaniaEastern Africa90 days visa-free
ThailandSouth-Eastern Asia60 days visa-free
Trinidad and TobagoCaribbean90 days visa-free
TunisiaNorthern Africa90 days visa-free
UruguaySouth America90 days visa-free
VanuatuMelanesia120 days visa-free
VenezuelaSouth America90 days visa-free
ZambiaEastern Africa90 days visa-free
ZimbabweEastern Africa90 days visa-free
How it compares
South Africa98
Africa average59
Global average99
vs global average
-1 destinations
vs Africa average
+39 destinations
Access by region
Destinations you can enter without a prior visa, per continent.
- South America10 / 12
- North America19 / 23
- Oceania9 / 14
- Africa33 / 53
- Asia26 / 50
- Europe1 / 46
