9th International Penguin Congress
Cape Town, South Africa
5th - 9th September 2016 
Visa Information
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:
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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.