South Africa has the most powerful passport on the African continent, with its citizens 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 ranks at 48 – in the top-50 most powerful passports in the world.
VISA-FREE COUNTRIES FOR SOUTH AFRICANS
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.
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
