On a South African Passport? Here’s Where You Can Travel Without a Visa
South Africans have one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Passports in the World! And the most powerful passport on the African continent. That’s right! South African citizens are able to enter a full 90 countries across the world without a visa, and able to gain a visa on arrival at a further 31 countries. This […]
South Africans have one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Passports in the World! And the most powerful passport on the African continent. That’s right! South African citizens are able to enter a full 90 countries across the world without a visa, and able to gain a visa on arrival at a further 31 countries.
This is according to the international Passport Index, which ranks passports of the world according to their total visa-free score. On the index, South Africa just makes it into the Top 50 Most Powerful Passports in the world… ranked at 48.
If you’re planning an international holiday, here is a handy guide to the countries South Africans can travel to without a visa, where a visa is issued on arrival, and where a visa is required.
Countries visa-free to South Africans
| Antigua and Barbuda | Argentina | Bahamas |
| Barbados | Belize | Benin |
| Botswana | Brazil | Chile |
| Colombia | Costa Rica | Dominica |
| Dominican Republic | Ecuador | El Salvador |
| Fiji | Gabon | Georgia |
| Grenada | Guatemala | Guyana |
| Haiti | Honduras | Hong Kong |
| Indonesia | Ireland | Israel |
| Jamaica | Kenya | Kosovo |
| Lesotho | Macao | Malawi |
| Malaysia | Mozambique | Namibia |
| Nicaragua | Palestinian Territories | Panama |
| Paraguay | Peru | Philippines |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Singapore |
| South Korea | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Swaziland |
| Tanzania | Thailand | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Tunisia | Uruguay | Vanuatu |
| Venezuela | Zambia | Zimbabwe |
Visa on arrival for South Africans
| Armenia | Bolivia | Burundi |
| Cambodia | Cape Verde | Comoros |
| Djibouti | Ethiopia | Guinea-Bissau |
| Iran | Jordan | Kyrgyzstan |
| Laos | Madagascar | Maldives |
| Marshall Islands | Mauritania | Mauritius |
| Micronesia | Nepal | Oman |
| Palau | Rwanda | Samoa |
| Seychelles | Tajikistan | Timor-Leste |
| Togo | Turkey | Tuvalu |
| Uganda |
Electronic Travel Authority visa required for South Africans
| India | Sri Lanka |
Visa required for South Africans
| Afghanistan | Albania | Algeria |
| Andorra | Angola | Australia |
| Austria | Azerbaijan | Bahrain |
| Bangladesh | Belarus | Belgium |
| Bhutan | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Brunei |
| Bulgaria | Burkina Faso | Cameroon |
| Canada | Central African Republic | Chad |
| China | Congo | Congo (Dem. Rep.) |
| Cote Divoire (Ivory Coast) | Croatia | Cuba |
| Cyprus | Czech Republic | Denmark |
| Egypt | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea |
| Estonia | Finland | France |
| Gambia | Germany | Ghana |
| Greece | Guinea | Hungary |
| Iceland | Iraq | Italy |
| Japan | Kazakhstan | Kiribati |
| Kuwait | Latvia | Lebanon |
| Liberia | Libya | Liechtenstein |
| Lithuania | Luxembourg | Macedonia (FYROM) |
| Mali | Malta | Mexico |
| Moldova | Monaco | Mongolia |
| Montenegro | Morocco | Myanmar [Burma] |
| Nauru | Netherlands | New Zealand (from 21 November 2016) |
| Niger | Nigeria | North Korea |
| Norway | Pakistan | Papua New Guinea |
| Poland | Portugal | Qatar |
| Romania | Russian Federation | San Marino |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Saudi Arabia | Senegal |
| Serbia | Sierra Leone | Slovakia |
| Slovenia | Solomon Islands | Somalia |
| South Sudan | Spain | Sudan |
| Suriname | Sweden | Switzerland |
| Syria | Taiwan | Tonga |
| Turkmenistan | Ukraine | United Arab Emirates |
| United Kingdom | United States of America | Uzbekistan |
| Vatican City | Viet Nam | Yemen |
Source: SouthAfrica.Info