Visa information for Cape Town, South Africa

Do I need a tourist visa to visit South Africa? Is there a startup or entrepreneur visa available for South Africa? Here’s Teleport’s overview of travel visa requirements for citizens of various countries along with startup and entrepreneur visa options in Cape Town, South Africa.

Visa Check

For visits up to 90 days

Required with citizenship of

Tourist Visa access to South Africa by citizenship

Citizenship	Tourist visa	Comment
Afghanistan	Required
Albania	Required
Algeria	Required
Andorra	Not required	90 days
Angola	Required
Argentina	Not required	90 days
Armenia	Required
Australia	Not required	90 days
Austria	Not required	90 days
Azerbaijan	Required
Bahamas	Not required	30 days
Bahrain	Required
Bangladesh	Required
Barbados	Not required	30 days
Belarus	Required
Belgium	Not required	90 days
Belize	Not required	30 days
Benin	Not required	30 days
Bhutan	Required
Bolivia	Not required	30 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Required
Botswana	Not required	90 days
Brazil	Not required	90 days
Brunei	Required
Bulgaria	Required
Burkina Faso	Required
Burundi	Required
Cambodia	Required
Cameroon	Required
Canada	Not required	90 days
Cape Verde	Not required	30 days
Central African Republic	Required
Chad	Required
Chile	Not required	90 days
China	Not required	30 days
Colombia	Required
Costa Rica	Not required	30 days
Croatia	Required
Cuba	Required
Cyprus	Not required	30 days
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Required
Denmark	Not required	90 days
Djibouti	Required
Dominican Republic	Required
East Timor	Required
Ecuador	Not required	90 days
Egypt	Required
El Salvador	Required
Eritrea	Required
Estonia	Required
Ethiopia	Required
Finland	Not required	90 days
France	Not required	90 days
Gabon	Not required	30 days
Gambia	Required
Georgia	Required
Germany	Not required	90 days
Ghana	Required
Greece	Not required	90 days
Grenada	Required
Guatemala	Required
Guinea	Required
Guinea-Bissau	Required
Guyana	Not required	90 days
Haiti	Required
Hungary	Not required	30 days
Iceland	Not required	90 days
India	Required
Indonesia	Required
Iran	Required
Iraq	Required
Ireland	Not required	90 days
Israel	Not required	90 days
Italy	Not required	90 days
Jamaica	Not required	90 days
Japan	Not required	90 days
Jordan	Not required	30 days
Kazakhstan	Required
Kenya	Required
Kiribati	Required
Kosovo	Required
Kuwait	Required	1 Month
Kyrgyzstan	Required
Laos	Required
Latvia	Required
Lebanon	Required
Liberia	Required
Libya	Required
Liechtenstein	Not required	90 days
Lithuania	Required
Luxembourg	Not required	90 days
Macedonia	Required
Madagascar	Required
Malawi	Not required	30 days
Malaysia	Not required	30 days
Maldives	Not required	30 days
Mali	Required
Malta	Not required	90 days
Mauritania	Required
Mauritius	Not required	30 days
Mexico	Required
Moldova	Required
Monaco	Not required	90 days
Mongolia	Required
Montenegro	Required
Morocco	Required
Mozambique	Not required	30 days
Myanmar	Required
Namibia	Not required	90 days
Nepal	Required
Netherlands	Not required	90 days
New Zealand	Required
Nicaragua	Required
Niger	Required
Nigeria	Required
North Korea	Required
Norway	Not required	90 days
Oman	Required
Pakistan	Required
Panama	Not required	90 days
Papua New Guinea	Required
Paraguay	Not required	90 days
Peru	Not required	30 days
Philippines	Required
Poland	Not required	30 days
Portugal	Not required	90 days
Republic of the Congo	Required
Romania	Required
Russia	Not required	90 days
Rwanda	Required	Except diplomatic and official passports
San Marino	Not required	90 days
Saudi Arabia	Required
Senegal	Required
Serbia	Required
Sierra Leone	Required
Singapore	Not required	90 days
Slovakia	Required
Slovenia	Required
Somalia	Required
South Korea	Not required	30 days
South Sudan	Required
Spain	Not required	90 days
Sri Lanka	Required
Sudan	Required
Suriname	Required
Sweden	Not required	90 days
Switzerland	Not required	90 days
Syria	Required
Tajikistan	Required
Tanzania	Not required	90 days
Thailand	Not required	30 days
Togo	Required
Tonga	Required
Trinidad and Tobago	Not required	90 days
Tunisia	Required
Turkey	Not required	30 days
Tuvalu	Required
Uganda	Required
Ukraine	Required
United Arab Emirates	Required
United Kingdom	Not required	90 days
United States	Not required	90 days
Uruguay	Not required	90 days
Uzbekistan	Required
Venezuela	Not required	90 days
Vietnam	Required
Yemen	Required
Zambia	Not required	90 days
Zimbabwe	Not required	90 days