Return to rates and booking information VISA REQUIREMENTS
Countries exempt from South African visas:
The exemptions pertain to ordinary, diplomatic and official passport holders. Official visits (on invitation of the South African Government) and accreditation for holders of diplomatic and official passport holders are not dealt with here.
Visas are not required by citizens of the following countries for the periods and subject to the conditions indicated:
Holders of South African passports, travel documents and documents for travel purposes.
Holders of passports of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland including the British Islands Bailiwick of Guernsey and Jersey, Isle of Mann and Virgin Islands as well as the Republic of Ireland are totally exempt from South African visa control and thus do not require visas for any purpose regulated by visas.
Please Note:
Nationals of the British Dependent Territories are subject to visa control. The Territories are: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Henderson, Cucie and Oeno Islands, the Sovereign Base Area of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, Turks and Caicos Islands.
Antigua and Barbuda
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 30 days and transitsArgentina:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 90 days and transitsAustralia:
Bona fide holiday & business visits only (period unspecified) and transitsAustria:
Bona fide holiday & business visits only (period unspecified) and transitsBarbados:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 30 days and transitsBelgium:
Bona fide holiday & business visits only (period unspecified) and transitsBelize:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 30 days and transitsBenin:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 30 days and transitsBolivia:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 30 days and transitsBotswana:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 30 days and transitsBrazil:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 90 days and transitsCanada:
Bona fide holiday & business visits only (period unspecified) and transitsCape Verde:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 30 days and transitsChile:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 90 days and transitsCosta Rica:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 30 days and transitsCyprus:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 30 days and transits. Diplomatic and official passport holders visiting the RSA for holiday purposes are exempt for 90 days.Czech Republic:
Holders of diplomatic and official passports for holiday visits not exceeding 90 days and transitsDenmark:
Bona fide holiday and business visits only (period unspecified) and transitsEcuador:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 90 days and transitsEgypt:
Holders of diplomatic and official passports for holiday visits not exceeding 30 days and transitsFinland:
Bona fide holiday & business visits only (period unspecified) and transitsFrance:
Bona fide holiday & business visits only (period unspecified) and transitsGabon:
Bona fide holiday & business visits not exceeding 30 days and transitsGermany:
Bona fide holiday & business visits only (period unspecified) and transitsGreece:
Bona fide holiday & business visits only (period unspecified) and transitsGuyana:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 30 days and transitsHong Kong:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 30 days and transits This exemption is only with regard to holders of Hong Kong British National - Overseas (BNO) passports, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) passports and Hong Kong Certificates of Identity.Hungary:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 30 days and transits Diplomatic and official passport holders visiting the RSA for holiday purposes are exempt for 120 days.Iceland:
Bona fide holiday & business visits only (period unspecified) and transitsIsrael:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 90 days and transitsItaly:
Bona fide holiday & business visits only (period unspecified) and transitsJamaica:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 90 days and transitsJapan:
Bona fide holiday & business visits only (period unspecified) and transitsJordan:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 30 days and transitsLesotho:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 30 days and transitsLiechtenstein:
Bona fide holiday & business visits only (period unspecified) and transitsLuxemburg:
Bona fide holiday & business visits only (period unspecified) and transitsMacau:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 30 days and transits This exemption is only with regard to holders of Macau Special Administrative Region passports (MSAR).Malaysia:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 30 days and transitsMaldives:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 30 days and transitsMalta:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 90 days and transitsMalta:
Holders of diplomatic and official passports for holiday visits not exceeding 90 days and transitsMauritius:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 30 days and transitsMexico:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 30 days and transitsMorocco:
Holders of diplomatic and official passports for holiday visits not exceeding 30 days and transitsNamibia:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 30 days and transitsNetherlands (Kingdom of the):
Bona fide holiday and business visits only (period unspecified) and transitsNew Zealand:
Bona fide holiday & business visits only (period unspecified) and transitsNorway:
Bona fide holiday & business visits only (period unspecified) and transitsParaguay:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 90 days and transitsPeru:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 30 days and transitsPoland:
Holders of diplomatic and official passports for holiday visits not exceeding 90 days and transitsPortugal:
Bona fide holiday & business visits only (period unspecified) and transitsRomania:
Holders of diplomatic and official passports for holiday visits not exceeding 120 days and transitsSan Marino:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 90 days and transitsSeychelles:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 30 days and transitsSingapore:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 30 days and transitsSlovak Republic:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 30 days and transitsSouth Korea:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 30 days and transitsSpain:
Bona fide holiday & business visits only (period unspecified) and transitsSt Helena:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 90 days and transitsSt Vincent & the Grenadines:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 90 days and transitsSwaziland:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 90 days and transitsSweden:
Bona fide holiday & business visits only (period unspecified) and transitsSwitzerland:
Bona fide holiday & business visits only (period unspecified) and transitsThailand:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 30 days and transitsTunisia:
Holders of diplomatic and official passports for holiday visits not exceeding 30 days and transitsTurkey
Bona fide holiday & business visits not exceeding 30 days and transitsUnited States of America:
Bona fide holiday and business visits only (period unspecified) and transitsUruguay:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 90 days and transitsVenezuela:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 90 days and transitsZambia:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 30 days and transitsZimbabwe:
Bona fide holiday and business visits not exceeding 30 days and transits. Only government officials, including police on cross border investigation