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  The following foreign nationalities do not require a visa to enter South Africa.  
     
 
Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia
Austria Barbados Belgium
Belize Benin Bolivia
Botswana Brazil Canada
Cape Verde Chile Costa Rica
Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark
Ecuador Egypt Finland
France Gabon Germany
Greece Guyana Hong Kong
Hungary Iceland Israel
Italy Jamaica Japan
Jordan Korea (South) Lesotho
Liechtenstein Luxemburg Macau
Malaysia Maldives Malta
Mauritius Mexico Morocco
Namibia Netherlands New Zealand
Norway Paraguay Peru
Poland Portugal Romania
San Marino Seychelles Singapore
Slovak Spain St Helena
St Vincent & Grenadines Swaziland Sweden
Switzerland Thailand Tunisia
Turkey USA Uruguay
Venezuela Zambia Zimbabwe
     
 
  Holders of passports from the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland including the British Islands Bailiwick of Guernsey and Jersey, Isle of Mann and Virgin Islands, the Republic of Ireland as well as British Overseas Territories are exempt from South African visa control for visits of 90 days or less.

Although nationals from British Dependent Territories are subject to visa control, which include: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Henderson, Cucie and Oeno Islands, the Sovereign Base Area of Akrotiri and Dhekelia and the Turks and Caicos Islands.