All visitors to South Africa must be in possession of a passport valid for at least six months past
the date of entry and which must contain at least two consecutive blank (unstamped) pages. You may be refused entry if you do not comply
with these requirements.
As a general guide, South Africa does not normally require people holding passports issued by the countries
listed below to obtain a visa. However, you should not rely on this list as it may change; please make sure you check with your travel agent or the local South African embassy:
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahamas *
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Canada
Cape Verde
Chile *
Costa Rica
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Ecuador
Finland
France
Gabon
Germany *
Greece
Guyana
Hong Kong*
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Lesotho
Liechtenstein
Luxemburg
Macau*
Malaysia
Malawi
Maldives
Malta
Mauritius
Monaco
Mozambique
Namibia *
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Panama *
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
San Marino
Seychelles
Singapore
Slovak Republic
South Korea
Spain
St Vincent & the Grenadines
Swaziland
Sweden Switzerland
Tanzania *
Thailand
Trinidad & Tobago *
Turkey
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States of America
Uruguay
Venezuela
Zambia *
Zimbabwe
N.B. there are some additional restrictions on the types of passport of length of stay for citizens of the countries marked with an asterisk.