South Africa Passport

Passport rankings out of 198 countries

Freedom of travel85

Asset protection63

Quality of life103

"Plan B"82

Afghanistan

Visa is required

Albania

eTA

Algeria

Visa is required

Andorra

Visa is required

Angola

Visa-free for 30 days

Antigua & Barbuda

Visa-free for 180 days

Argentina

Visa-free for 90 days

Armenia

Visa upon arrival

Australia

eTA

Austria

Visa is required

Azerbaijan

eTA

Bahamas

Visa-free for 90 days

Bahrain

eTA

Bangladesh

Visa is required

Barbados

Visa-free for 180 days

Belarus

Visa is required

Belgium

Visa is required

Belize

Visa-free

Benin

Visa-free for 90 days

Bhutan

eTA

Bolivia

Visa upon arrival

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Visa is required

Botswana

Visa-free for 90 days

Brazil

Visa-free for 90 days

Brunei

Visa is required

Bulgaria

Visa is required

Burkina Faso

eTA

Burundi

Visa upon arrival

Cambodia

Visa upon arrival

Cameroon

eTA

Canada

Visa is required

Cape Verde

Visa upon arrival

Central African Republic

Visa is required

Chad

Visa is required

Chile

Visa-free for 90 days

China

Visa is required

Colombia

eTA

Comoros

Visa upon arrival

Congo - Brazzaville

Visa is required

Congo - Kinshasa

eTA

Costa Rica

Visa-free for 180 days

Croatia

Visa is required

Cuba

eTA

Cyprus

Visa is required

Czechia

Visa is required

Côte d’Ivoire

eTA

Denmark

Visa is required

Djibouti

Visa upon arrival

Dominica

Visa-free for 180 days

Dominican Republic

Visa-free

Ecuador

Visa-free for 90 days

Egypt

Visa upon arrival

El Salvador

Visa-free for 180 days

Equatorial Guinea

eTA

Eritrea

Visa is required

Estonia

Visa is required

Eswatini

Visa-free for 30 days

Ethiopia

Visa upon arrival

Fiji

Visa-free for 120 days

Finland

Visa is required

France

Visa is required

Gabon

Visa-free for 30 days

Gambia

Visa-free for 90 days

Georgia

Visa-free for 360 days

Germany

Visa is required

Ghana

Visa-free for 90 days

Greece

Visa is required

Grenada

Visa-free for 90 days

Guatemala

Visa-free for 90 days

Guinea

eTA

Guinea-Bissau

Visa upon arrival

Guyana

Visa-free for 30 days

Haiti

Visa-free for 90 days

Honduras

Visa-free for 90 days

Hong Kong SAR China

Visa-free for 30 days

Hungary

Visa is required

Iceland

Visa is required

India

eTA

Indonesia

Visa upon arrival

Iran

Visa upon arrival

Iraq

eTA

Ireland

Visa is required

Israel

Visa-free for 90 days

Italy

Visa is required

Jamaica

Visa-free

Japan

eTA

Jordan

Visa upon arrival

Kazakhstan

eTA

Kenya

eTA

Kiribati

Visa-free for 90 days

Kuwait

Visa is required

Kyrgyzstan

Visa upon arrival

Laos

Visa upon arrival

Latvia

Visa is required

Lebanon

Visa is required

Lesotho

Visa-free

Liberia

Visa is required

Libya

eTA

Liechtenstein

Visa is required

Lithuania

Visa is required

Luxembourg

Visa is required

Macao SAR China

Visa-free for 30 days

Madagascar

Visa upon arrival

Malawi

Visa-free for 90 days

Malaysia

Visa-free for 90 days

Maldives

Visa upon arrival

Mali

Visa is required

Malta

Visa is required

Marshall Islands

Visa upon arrival

Mauritania

Visa upon arrival

Mauritius

Visa-free for 90 days

Mexico

Visa is required

Micronesia

Visa-free for 30 days

Moldova

eTA

Monaco

Visa is required

Mongolia

eTA

Montenegro

Visa is required

Morocco

Visa is required

Mozambique

Visa-free

Myanmar (Burma)

eTA

Namibia

Visa-free for 90 days

Nauru

Visa is required

Nepal

Visa upon arrival

Netherlands

Visa is required

New Zealand

Visa is required

Nicaragua

Visa-free for 90 days

Niger

Visa is required

Nigeria

Visa upon arrival

North Korea

Visa is required

North Macedonia

Visa is required

Norway

Visa is required

Oman

Visa upon arrival

Pakistan

eTA

Palau

Visa upon arrival

Palestinian Territories

Visa-free

Panama

Visa-free for 90 days

Papua New Guinea

eTA

Paraguay

Visa-free for 90 days

Peru

Visa-free for 180 days

Philippines

Visa-free for 30 days

Poland

Visa is required

Portugal

Visa is required

Qatar

Visa upon arrival

Romania

Visa is required

Russia

Visa-free for 90 days

Rwanda

Visa-free for 30 days

Samoa

Visa upon arrival

San Marino

Visa is required

Saudi Arabia

Visa upon arrival

Senegal

Visa upon arrival

Serbia

Visa is required

Seychelles

Visa-free for 90 days

Sierra Leone

Visa upon arrival

Singapore

Visa-free for 30 days

Slovakia

Visa is required

Slovenia

Visa is required

Solomon Islands

Visa is required

Somalia

Visa upon arrival

South Africa

South Korea

eTA

South Sudan

eTA

Spain

Visa is required

Sri Lanka

Visa upon arrival

St Kitts & Nevis

Visa-free for 90 days

St Lucia

Visa-free for 42 days

St. Vincent & Grenadines

Visa-free for 90 days

Sudan

Visa is required

Suriname

eTA

Sweden

Visa is required

Switzerland

Visa is required

Syria

eTA

São Tomé & Príncipe

eTA

Taiwan

Visa is required

Tajikistan

Visa upon arrival

Tanzania

Visa-free for 90 days

Thailand

Visa-free for 60 days

Timor-Leste

Visa upon arrival

Togo

eTA

Tonga

Visa is required

Trinidad & Tobago

Visa-free for 90 days

Tunisia

Visa-free for 90 days

Turkey

eTA

Turkmenistan

Visa is required

Tuvalu

Visa upon arrival

UAE

eTA

Uganda

eTA

Ukraine

Visa is required

United Kingdom

Visa is required

United States

Visa is required

Uruguay

Visa-free for 90 days

Uzbekistan

Visa is required

Vanuatu

Visa-free for 120 days

Vatican City

Visa is required

Venezuela

Visa-free for 90 days

Vietnam

eTA

Yemen

Visa is required

Zambia

Visa-free for 90 days

Zimbabwe

Visa-free for 90 days

About South Africa

A state in southern Africa. It borders on Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Eswatini. It is washed by the waters of the Atlantic and Indian oceans. The Republic of South Africa (South Africa) is the most economically developed country on the continent and the only African country participating in the G20.

Manganese, platinum, gold, vanadium, zirconium, coal and other minerals are mined in South Africa. Only 15% of the country's area is suitable for agriculture, but thanks to the developed agricultural technology, South Africa covers its food needs and grows about 140 types of fruits for export. In addition, winemaking, fishing, forestry and tourism are developing in the country.

Population

116.4 million

Capital

Pretoria

Official language

English, Afrikaans, Venda +8 languages

GDP per capita

$5.121

Time zone

UTC+2…+3

Currency

South African rand

Grounds for obtaining a South Africa passport

South Africa allows dual citizenship

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Birth to citizens of the country

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Marriage to a citizen of the country

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Work for the country's government

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Naturalization

Estimated time: 10 years

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Repatriation

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Adoption

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Parents citizenship

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Special conditions

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Special services to the state

Obtaining a South Africa passport by naturalization: requirements for applicants

Knowledge of state language

Assimilation or cultural knowledge

Stable financial status

Good health

No criminal records