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South African Passport Holders travelling to Africa

Important Notice About the Visa Guide

The information provided here is to be used as a guide only. Please consult with the relevant embassy or your travel agency before you travel. We cannot take any responsibility whatsoever for the use of this information.

This information is based on the following assumptions:

• This is for South African passport holders only
• The requirements are based on tourist and not business applications
• You have the necessary funds/ tickets/ paperwork
• You are applying for a visa in South Africa

Visa Requirements by country

Country	Required	Notes	More Info
Algeria	yes	For trips up to 3 months	Go to Consultate
Angola	yes	Passports must have a validity of at least six(6) months and two(2) blank pages	Go to Consultate
Benin	yes	Check with your travel agent
Botswana	no	For Less than 90 day stay	Go to Consultate
Burkina Faso	yes
Burundi	yes
Cameroon	yes
Cape Verde	yes	Can get on arrival
Central African Republic	yes
Chad	yes
Comores	yes	Can get it on arrival
Congo	yes
D.R.of Congo	yes	Only business visas issued
Djibouti	yes
Egypt	yes
Equatorial Guinea	yes
Eritrea	yes
Ethiopia	yes
Gabon	no	For 30 day tourist stay
Gambia	yes
Ghana	yes	Even for Transits
Guinea	yes
Ivory Coast	yes
Kenya	no	For less than 30 day stay
Lesotho	no
Liberia	yes
Madagascar	yes
Malawi	no
Mali	yes
Mauritania	yes
Mauritius	no	For less than 90 day stay
Mayotte	yes
Morocco	yes
Mozambique	yes
Namibia	no
Niger	yes
Nigeria	yes
Reunion	yes
Rwanda	yes
Sao Tome	yes
Senegal	no	For less than 90 day stay
Seychelles	no
Sierra Leone	yes
St Helena	no
Sudan	yes
Swaziland	no
Tanzania	yes
Togo	yes
Tunisia	yes
Uganda	yes
Zambia	no	For less than 30 day stay
Zimbabwe	yes	Only obtained at port of entry