South African passport visa free countries, were officially announced by Henly and partners for the 2021 passport index. Travelling to foreign countries requires a lot of paper work, which includes passport and visa application. Although this the case with travelling abroad, there are countries that are South African passport visa free, meaning that you don’t have to deal with a lot of paperwork in order to enter the country. Despite the travel restrictions that came with the corona virus pandemic that negatively affected travelers/tourist and the immigrants/expats lives, South African passport holders can now enter 103 countries South African passport visa free , the law was implemented and made effective from April 2021. South Africa has been operating under strict instructions when it comes to travelling, which includes restrictions from entering certain countries or those countries only allow their citizens to enter the country, also under strict precautions
103 countries you can travel to visa-free on a South African passport
African counties.
- Angola, Lesotho, Seychelles, Benin, Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Botswana, Malawi, Somalia, Cape Verde Islands, Mauritania, St Helena, Comoros Islands, Mauritius, Swaziland, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Gabon, Namibia, Togo, Gambia, Nigeria, Tunisia, Ghana, Reunion, Uganda, Guinea-Bissau, Rwanda, Zambia, Kenya, Senegal, Zimbabwe.
Asian countries.
- Cambodia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong (SAR China), Maldives, Tajikistan, Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand, Kyrgyzstan, Philippines, Timor-Leste, Laos, Singapore, Macao (SAR China), South Korea.
European countries.
- Ireland, Kosovo, Russian Federation
Caribbean countries.
- Antigua and Barbuda, Dominican Republic, St Lucia, Bahamas, Grenada, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, British virgin islands, Jamaica, Turks and Caicos, Cayman islands, Montserrat, Dominica, St Kitts and Nevis.
American countries.
- Argentina, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Belize, El Salvador, Panama, Bolivia, Falkland islands, Paraguay, Brazil, Guatemala, Peru, Chile, Guyana, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Honduras, Venezuela.
Middle East/Other countries.
- Armenia, Israel, Palestinian territories, Georgia, Jordan, Qatar, Iran, Oman.
South African passport visa free-visa on arrival and Electronic travel authorization
Even though immigrants do not need visa permits to enter the above mentioned countries, they might have to apply for “Visa on Arrival” or an “Electronic Travel Authorization” upon their arrival at their desired destination. This means that there is still some paperwork to be dealt with, even though they do not need to visit the embassy for entry permission. The paperwork can be done upon arrival or online.
Visa on arrival
Visa on arrival is applied for at your destination, which has to fall under the list of countries that are South African passport visa free. This visa is applied for right after landing on plane in your country of destination; it mostly entails completing a form and paying the application fee, then the your application will be checked if it entails every information it has to entail then your you will be handed your stamped visa.
Electronic travel authorization
Electronic travel authorization is an online visa that one can apply for at any internet connection and the visa will be sent to the applicant’s email inbox before leaving the country in order to use it at their country of destination, which is one of the countries on the list of countries that are South African passport visa free.
Multilingual services offered by Speak Portuguese
Applying for a Visa on arrival at one of the countries that are on the list of countries that are South African passport visa free sounds quick and easy right? Remember there is a thing called “language barrier”, which the travelling excitement might make you forget. If you happen to find yourself under such circumstances, do not hesitate to contact Speak Portuguese for visa translation. Distance is not a barrier for, so you do not have to worry about it, as we also do virtual and telephonic translations. You just have to contact us via email or phone call and we will instantly arrange the translation process.
We are a reliable translation service company that has qualified and native language speaking translators who have been diligently translating for a period of over ten years; one could only imagine the experience and expertise gained by the company over this period. Speak Portuguese has fervently managed to keep 90% of its return clients coming for more service. That is surely a sign of satisfactory.
Contact us for additional information about our Visa translation services at +27 (0) 12-348- 3134 or e-mail us at info@speakportuguese.co.za and we will be more than happy to hear from you, and we will surely answer all the questions you may have.
