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As of 2024, South African citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 106 countries and territories, ranking the South African passport 47th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index. [1] Where visa-free access is permitted, such access is not necessarily a right, and admission is at the discretion of border enforcement officers.
The visa policy of South Africa is how the South African government determines who may and may not enter South Africa. Visitors to South Africa must obtain a visa from one of the South African diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa-exempt countries, in which case they get a "Port of Entry Visa".
A South African passport is a valid proof of citizenship document according to South African nationality law. As of December 2024, citizens of South Africa enjoyed visa-free access to 106 countries, of which some may require pre-travel registration according to the Visa Restrictions Index.
Visa waiver must be satisfactorily addressed and resolved at long last." [45] The Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 allowed the inclusion of new countries in the VWP with a visa refusal rate up to 10% (up from the standard requirement of 3%) if they satisfied certain other conditions, from October 2008. [46]
The South Africa Immigration Act distinguishes between visas (short or long-term) and a permanent residence permit. Long-term visas: A foreigner must identify a visa that he/she is eligible to apply for and that is consistent with the activities he/she intends to conduct in South Africa.
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.Its nine provinces are bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 miles) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; [15] [16] [17] to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini ...
Passport rankings by the number of countries and territories their holders could visit without a visa or by obtaining visa on arrival as of 5 October 2021 were as follows: Swiss — 186 countries and territories (ranked 6th) Norwegian — 185 (7th); Icelandic — 180 (12th), and Liechtenstein — 178 (14th), according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visitors visa issued upon arrival for free. [citation needed] No Somalia: Visa on arrival [411] [412] 30 days No South Africa: Visa not required [413] 90 days Holders of passports without 2 blank pages may be refused entry. [citation needed] No South Sudan: eVisa [414] [415] Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel ...