Destinations for the South Africa passport
| Destination | Visa status | Allowed stay |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Visa required | — |
| Albania | eVisa | — |
| Algeria | Visa required | — |
| Andorra | Visa required | — |
| Angola | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Antigua & Barbuda | Visa-free | 180 days |
| Argentina | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Armenia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Australia | eVisa | — |
| Austria | Visa required | — |
| Azerbaijan | eVisa | — |
| Bahamas | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bahrain | eVisa | — |
| Bangladesh | Visa required | — |
| Barbados | Visa-free | 180 days |
| Belarus | Visa required | — |
| Belgium | Visa required | — |
| Belize | Visa-free | — |
| Benin | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bhutan | eVisa | — |
| Bolivia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | Visa required | — |
| Botswana | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Brazil | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Brunei | Visa required | — |
| Bulgaria | Visa required | — |
| Burkina Faso | eVisa | — |
| Burundi | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cambodia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cameroon | eVisa | — |
| Canada | Visa required | — |
| Cape Verde | Visa on arrival | — |
| Central African Republic | Visa required | — |
| Chad | Visa required | — |
| Chile | Visa-free | 90 days |
| China | Visa required | — |
| Colombia | eVisa | — |
| Comoros | Visa on arrival | — |
| Congo - Brazzaville | Visa required | — |
| Congo - Kinshasa | eVisa | — |
| Costa Rica | Visa-free | 180 days |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Electronic travel authorization (eTA) | — |
| Croatia | Visa required | — |
| Cuba | eVisa | — |
| Cyprus | Visa required | — |
| Czechia | Visa required | — |
| Denmark | Visa required | — |
| Djibouti | Visa on arrival | — |
| Dominica | Visa-free | 180 days |
| Dominican Republic | Visa-free | — |
| Ecuador | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Egypt | Visa on arrival | — |
| El Salvador | Visa-free | 180 days |
| Equatorial Guinea | eVisa | — |
| Eritrea | Visa required | — |
| Estonia | Visa required | — |
| Eswatini | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Ethiopia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Fiji | Visa-free | 120 days |
| Finland | Visa required | — |
| France | Visa required | — |
| Gabon | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Gambia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Georgia | Visa-free | 360 days |
| Germany | Visa required | — |
| Ghana | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Greece | Visa required | — |
| Grenada | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Guatemala | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Guinea | eVisa | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival | — |
| Guyana | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Haiti | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Honduras | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Hong Kong | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Hungary | Visa required | — |
| Iceland | Visa required | — |
| India | eVisa | — |
| Indonesia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Iran | Visa on arrival | — |
| Iraq | eVisa | — |
| Ireland | Visa required | — |
| Israel | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Italy | Visa required | — |
| Jamaica | Visa-free | — |
| Japan | eVisa | — |
| Jordan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kazakhstan | eVisa | — |
| Kenya | Electronic travel authorization (eTA) | — |
| Kiribati | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Kosovo | Visa required | — |
| Kuwait | Visa required | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Laos | Visa on arrival | — |
| Latvia | Visa required | — |
| Lebanon | Visa required | — |
| Lesotho | Visa-free | — |
| Liberia | Visa required | — |
| Libya | eVisa | — |
| Liechtenstein | Visa required | — |
| Lithuania | Visa required | — |
| Luxembourg | Visa required | — |
| Macao | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Madagascar | Visa on arrival | — |
| Malawi | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Malaysia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Maldives | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mali | Visa required | — |
| Malta | Visa required | — |
| Marshall Islands | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mauritania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mauritius | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Mexico | Visa required | — |
| Micronesia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Moldova | eVisa | — |
| Monaco | Visa required | — |
| Mongolia | eVisa | — |
| Montenegro | Visa required | — |
| Morocco | Visa required | — |
| Mozambique | Visa-free | — |
| Myanmar (Burma) | eVisa | — |
| Namibia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Nauru | Visa required | — |
| Nepal | Visa on arrival | — |
| Netherlands | Visa required | — |
| New Zealand | Visa required | — |
| Nicaragua | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Niger | Visa required | — |
| Nigeria | Visa on arrival | — |
| North Korea | Visa required | — |
| North Macedonia | Visa required | — |
| Norway | Visa required | — |
| Oman | Visa on arrival | — |
| Pakistan | Electronic travel authorization (eTA) | — |
| Palau | Visa on arrival | — |
| Palestinian Territories | Visa-free | — |
| Panama | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Papua New Guinea | Electronic travel authorization (eTA) | — |
| Paraguay | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Peru | Visa-free | 180 days |
| Philippines | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Poland | Visa required | — |
| Portugal | Visa required | — |
| Qatar | Visa on arrival | — |
| Romania | Visa required | — |
| Russia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Rwanda | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Samoa | Visa on arrival | — |
| San Marino | Visa required | — |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | eVisa | — |
| Saudi Arabia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Senegal | Visa on arrival | — |
| Serbia | Visa required | — |
| Seychelles | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Sierra Leone | Visa on arrival | — |
| Singapore | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Slovakia | Visa required | — |
| Slovenia | Visa required | — |
| Solomon Islands | Visa required | — |
| Somalia | Visa on arrival | — |
| South Korea | Electronic travel authorization (eTA) | — |
| South Sudan | eVisa | — |
| Spain | Visa required | — |
| Sri Lanka | Visa on arrival | — |
| St. Kitts & Nevis | Visa-free | 90 days |
| St. Lucia | Visa-free | 42 days |
| St. Vincent & Grenadines | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Sudan | Visa required | — |
| Suriname | eVisa | — |
| Sweden | Visa required | — |
| Switzerland | Visa required | — |
| Syria | eVisa | — |
| Taiwan | Visa required | — |
| Tajikistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tanzania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Thailand | Visa-free | 60 days |
| Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival | — |
| Togo | eVisa | — |
| Tonga | Visa required | — |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Tunisia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Türkiye | eVisa | — |
| Turkmenistan | Visa required | — |
| Tuvalu | Visa on arrival | — |
| Uganda | eVisa | — |
| Ukraine | Visa required | — |
| United Arab Emirates | eVisa | — |
| United Kingdom | Visa required | — |
| United States | Visa required | — |
| Uruguay | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Uzbekistan | Visa required | — |
| Vanuatu | Visa-free | 120 days |
| Vatican City | Visa required | — |
| Venezuela | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Vietnam | eVisa | — |
| Yemen | Visa required | — |
| Zambia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Zimbabwe | Visa-free | 90 days |