Passport Power · rank #96/199
The 🇿🇦 South Africa passport
Visa-free access to 98 destinations — stronger than 52% of all passports.
Access by type
Visa-free (60)
🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda🇦🇴 Angola🇦🇷 Argentina🇧🇧 Barbados🇧🇯 Benin🇧🇷 Brazil🇧🇸 Bahamas, The🇧🇼 Botswana🇧🇿 Belize🇨🇱 Chile🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇩🇲 Dominica🇩🇴 Dominican Republic🇪🇨 Ecuador🇫🇯 Fiji🇫🇲 Micronesia, Fed. Sts.🇬🇦 Gabon🇬🇩 Grenada🇬🇪 Georgia🇬🇭 Ghana🇬🇲 Gambia, The🇬🇹 Guatemala🇬🇾 Guyana🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR, China🇭🇳 Honduras🇭🇹 Haiti🇮🇱 Israel🇯🇲 Jamaica🇰🇮 Kiribati🇰🇳 St. Kitts and Nevis🇱🇨 St. Lucia🇱🇸 Lesotho🇲🇴 Macao SAR, China🇲🇺 Mauritius🇲🇼 Malawi🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇿 Mozambique🇳🇦 Namibia🇳🇮 Nicaragua🇵🇦 Panama🇵🇪 Peru🇵🇭 Philippines🇵🇸 West Bank and Gaza🇵🇾 Paraguay🇷🇺 Russian Federation🇷🇼 Rwanda🇸🇨 Seychelles🇸🇬 Singapore🇸🇻 El Salvador🇸🇿 Eswatini🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇳 Tunisia🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago🇹🇿 Tanzania🇺🇾 Uruguay🇻🇨 St. Vincent and the Grenadines🇻🇪 Venezuela, RB🇻🇺 Vanuatu🇿🇲 Zambia🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Visa on arrival (33)
🇦🇲 Armenia🇧🇮 Burundi🇧🇴 Bolivia🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇩🇯 Djibouti🇪🇬 Egypt🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇮🇩 Indonesia🇮🇷 Iran, Islamic Rep.🇯🇴 Jordan🇰🇬 Kyrgyz Republic🇰🇭 Cambodia🇰🇲 Comoros🇱🇦 Lao PDR🇱🇰 Sri Lanka🇲🇬 Madagascar🇲🇭 Marshall Islands🇲🇷 Mauritania🇲🇻 Maldives🇳🇬 Nigeria🇳🇵 Nepal🇴🇲 Oman🇵🇼 Palau🇶🇦 Qatar🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇸🇱 Sierra Leone🇸🇳 Senegal🇸🇴 Somalia, Fed. Rep.🇹🇯 Tajikistan🇹🇱 Timor-Leste🇹🇻 Tuvalu🇼🇸 Samoa
eTA (5)
🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire🇰🇪 Kenya🇰🇷 South Korea🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇵🇰 Pakistan
e-Visa (29)
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates🇦🇱 Albania🇦🇺 Australia🇦🇿 Azerbaijan🇧🇫 Burkina Faso🇧🇭 Bahrain🇧🇹 Bhutan🇨🇩 Congo, Dem. Rep.🇨🇲 Cameroon🇨🇴 Colombia🇨🇺 Cuba🇬🇳 Guinea🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea🇮🇳 India🇮🇶 Iraq🇯🇵 Japan🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇱🇾 Libya🇲🇩 Moldova🇲🇲 Myanmar🇲🇳 Mongolia🇸🇷 Suriname🇸🇸 South Sudan🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe🇸🇾 Syrian Arab Republic🇹🇬 Togo🇹🇷 Türkiye🇺🇬 Uganda🇻🇳 Vietnam
Nearby in the ranking
- 🇹🇷 Türkiye — #81, 115 visa-free
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia — #100, 87 visa-free
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Frequently asked questions
- How many countries can you visit visa-free with a South Africa passport?
- A South Africa passport gives no-advance-visa access to 98 destinations — 60 visa-free, 33 visa-on-arrival, and 5 with an eTA. That ranks #96 of 199 passports worldwide (stronger than 52% of them).
- How strong is the South Africa passport?
- Its mobility score is 98, placing it in the 52th percentile globally (rank #96 of 199). 71 destinations still require a visa arranged in advance.
- Does a South Africa passport need a visa for the USA?
- Check the specific destination below — this tool lists every country by access type. Always confirm current rules with the destination's authority before booking; entry requirements change.