The 4 European countries South African passport holders can visit visa-free

The latest Henley & Partners Passport Index for 2023 outlines the 106 countries that South African passport holders can travel to without requiring a visa.

The index included 199 passports and 227 travel destinations, ranking them quarterly in terms of travel power.

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Each passport was scored on the total number of destinations that the holder can access visa-free.

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South Africa placed 52nd out of 104 countries with a visa-free score of 106.

That means there are 106 countries across the world that a South African passport holder can travel to visa-free.

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Meanwhile, the index found that the Singapore passport was the most powerful with a visa-free score of 192, followed by Germany, Italy and Spain in a tie for second with 190.

Afghanistan sits at the bottom of the list with a score of 27.

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Of those 106 countries, 4 are in Europe.

They are: Ireland, Kosovo, Georgia, Russian Federation.

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Countries South African passport holders can visit visa-free per region:

Africa – 35

Americas – 18

Asia – 17

Caribbean – 16

Europe – 4

Middle East – 7

Oceania – 9

THE 106 COUNTRIES SOUTH AFRICANS CAN VISIT VISA-FREE

* visa on arrival, ** electronic travel authority (ETA)

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia *

Bahamas

Barbados

Belize

Benin

Bolivia *

Botswana

Brazil

British Virgin Islands

Burundi *

Cambodia *

Cape Verde Islands *

Cayman Islands

Chile

Comoro Islands *

Cook Islands

Costa Rica

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt *

El Salvador

eSwatini

Ethiopia *

Falkland Islands

Fiji

Gabon

Georgia

Ghana *

Grenada

Guatemala

Guinea-Bissau *

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Hong Kong (SAR China)

Indonesia

Iran *

Ireland

Israel

Jamaica

Jordan *

Kenya

Kosovo

Kyrgyzstan *

Laos *

Lesotho

Macao (SAR China)

Madagascar *

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives *

Marshall Islands *

Mauritania *

Mauritius

Micronesia

Montserrat

Mozambique

Namibia

Nepal *

Nicaragua

Nigeria *

Niue

Oman

Pakistan **

Palau Islands *

Palestinian Territory

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Qatar

Reunion

Russian Federation

Rwanda *

Samoa *

Senegal

Seychelles *

Sierra Leone *

Singapore

Somalia *

South Korea **

Sri Lanka **

St. Helena *

St. Kitts and Nevis

St. Lucia

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Tajikistan *

Tanzania

Thailand

The Gambia

Timor-Leste *

Togo *

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Turks and Caicos Islands

Tuvalu *

Uganda *

Uruguay

Vanuatu

Venezuela

Zambia

Zimbabwe