Planning a vacation for you and your family this December? South Africans can now travel to 59 destinations visa-free. Take a look…
By: Erene Roux
The Passport Index has revealed that the South African passport now has access to 59 countries visa-free, up from 50 at the beginning of 2022.
THE PASSPORT INDEX – WHERE DOES SA RANK?
The Passport Index offers a look at global rankings where users can explore visa-free scores and updates. Users can also see which countries offer visa on arrival and visa before arrival.
Of course, this data is ever-changing due to the ongoing pandemic. Travellers are advised to check current regulations or the Passport Index for any changes.
If you are planning on taking a trip in 2022, here are 59 visa-free countries that you can access with a South African passport (at the time of writing).
VISA-FREE COUNTRIES FOR SOUTH AFRICANS
- Angola – 30 days
- Antigua and Barbuda – 180 days
- Argentina – 90 days
- Bahamas – 90 days
- Barbados – 180 days
- Belize visa-free
- Benin – 90 days
- Botswana – 90 days
- Brazil – 90 days
- Chile – 90 days
- Costa Rica – 90 days
- Dominica – 180 days
- Dominican Republic – visa-free
- Ecuador – 90 days
- El Salvador- 90 days
- Eswatini – 30 days
- Fiji – 120 days
- Gabon – 30 days
- Gambia – 90 days
- Georgia – 360 days
- Grenada – 90 days
- Guatemala – 90 days
- Guyana – 30 days
- Haiti – 90 days
- Honduras – 90 days
- Hong Kong – 30 days
- Ireland – 90 days
- Israel – 90 days
- Jamaica visa-free
- Kenya – 30 days
- Kosovo – 90 days
- Lesotho visa-free
- Malawi – 90 days
- Malaysia – 90 days
- Mauritius – 90 days
- Micronesia – 30 days
- Mozambique visa-free
- Namibia – 90 days
- Nicaragua – 90 days
- Palestinian Territories visa-free
- Panama – 90 days
- Paraguay – 90 days
- Peru – 180 days
- Philippines – 30 days
- Russian Federation – 90 days
- Saint Kitts and Nevis – 90 days
- Saint Lucia – 42 days
- Senegal – 90 days
- Singapore – 30 days
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines – 30 days
- Tanzania – 90 days
- Thailand – 30 days
- Trinidad and Tobago – 90 days
- Tunisia – 90 days
- Uruguay – 90 days
- Vanuatu – 30 days
- Venezuela – 90 days
- Zambia – 90 days
- Zimbabwe – 90 days
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