The Complete List of Visa-Free Countries for South Africans

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One of the most frustrating parts about travelling as a South African is visa applications.

You have to make appointments at consulates, take time off work for officials to grill you about the purpose of your trip and make a sizeable offering of paperwork.

Oh, and you usually have to fork out at least R 1,000 for the privilege.

But, there is light at the end of the tunnel my friends! Over the last few years, the power of the Green Mumba passport has started to grow! Once we had only a measly 90 visa-free countries to visit, but as of 2019, South Africans can visit 102 visa-free countries!

Hopefully, this number will continue to climb, but I think that’s a pretty decent chunk of the world to explore in the meantime!

If you need a little wanderlust inspiration – here are ALL the visa-free countries for South Africans!

Visa-Free Countries for South Africans

Africa

Angola – 30 days
Benin – 90 days
Botswana – 90 days
Gabon – 30 days
Kenya – 90 days
Lesotho – 90 days
Malawi – 90 days
Mauritius – 90 days

Mozambique – 90 days
Namibia – 90 days
Reunion – 90 days
Swaziland / eSwatini – 30 days
Tanzania – 90 days
Tunisia – 90 days
Zambia – 30 days
Zimbabwe – 90 days

Asia

Hong Kong – 30 days
Indonesia – 30 days
Macau – 30 days
Malaysia – 90 days

Philippines – 30 days
Singapore – 30 days
South Korea – 30 days
Thailand – 30 days

Europe

Ireland – 90 days
Kosovo – 90 days
Russia – 90 days
Georgia – 1 year

Carribean

Antigua and Barbuda – 30 days
Bahamas – 90 days
Barbados – 6 months
The British Virgin Islands – 30 days
Cayman Islands – 6 months
Dominica – 6 months
Dominican Republic
Grenada – 90 days

Haiti – 90 days
Jamaica – 180 days
Montserrat – 6 months
St Kitts and Nevis – 90 days
St Lucia – 6 weeks
St Vincent and Grenadines – 30 days
Trinidad and Tobago – 90 days
The Turks and Caicos Islands – 90 days

Central America

Belize – 30 days
Costa Rica – 90 days
El Salvador – 90 days
Guatemala – 90 days

Honduras – 90 days
Nicaragua – 90 days
Panama – 180 days

Middle East

Israel – 90 days
Palestine
Qatar – 30 days

Oceania

Cook Islands – 31 days
Fiji – 120 days
Micronesia – 30 days
Niue – 30 days
Vanuatu – 30 days

South America

Argentina – 90 days
Brazil – 90 days
Chile – 90 days
Ecuador – 90 days
Falkland Islands

Guyana – 90 days
Paraguay – 90 days
Peru – 180 days
Uruguay – 90 days
Venezuela – 90 days