Passport ranking detail

South Africa passport ranking (2026)

Rank #61 in the current TravelVisaRules launch slice by non-consular access. This view is descriptive: it separates visa-free, visa-on-arrival, ETA and eVisa access instead of flattening them into one headline number.

Non-consular access

Visa-free only

Verified corridors

126

Latest review wave

30 Jun 2026

Breakdown

Visa-free: 19
Visa on arrival: 11
ETA: 4
eVisa: 27
Visa required: 61

Reading the count

This page counts access modes from the current passport hub dataset. Unlinked destinations still exist as reference rows, so the big number is an estimate until each destination is fully reviewed.

For real trip decisions, use the hub or a verified corridor page. That is where the official source, stay limit, fee and document checklist live.

Next step

Open South African passport hub Visa-free list

Verified corridors on this passport

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