South Africa entry requirements for Mexican citizens
Short answerMexican citizens need a visa to visit South Africa. Your visa sets how long you can stay.
- How long you can stay
- Your visa sets how long you can stay.
- What you need
- A South African visa obtained in advance from a South African embassy, high commission, consulate, or VFS Global visa application centre
- Good to know
- Mexican ordinary/tourist passport holders are not on South Africa's visa-exemption list — only diplomatic, official and service passport holders are exempt (those three columns show 90 days on the DHA schedule; the Ordinary column is blank). A South African visa is required before travel. Mexico is reported to be one of the first four nationalities (alongside China, India and Indonesia) eligible to use South Africa's new Electronic Travel Authorisation, which launched 12 Aug 2026 and may offer an alternative route to a standard consular visa — not confirmed against a primary DHA source in this pass; re-verify soon (see data/UNVERIFIED/TODO.md).
Source Department of Home Affairs — Visa Exemption List (Immigration Act 13 of 2002)Checked against the source on 2026-10-19
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South Africa for other passports
- Argentinavisa-free short stay
- Australiavisa-free short stay
- Brazilvisa-free short stay
- Canadavisa-free short stay
- Chilevisa-free short stay
- Chinavisa required
- Francevisa-free short stay
- Germanyvisa-free short stay
- Indiavisa required
- Israelvisa-free short stay
- Italyvisa-free short stay
- Japanvisa-free short stay
- Malaysiavisa-free short stay
- Netherlandsvisa-free short stay
- New Zealandvisa-free short stay
- Singaporevisa-free short stay
- South Koreavisa-free short stay
- Spainvisa-free short stay
- Ukrainevisa required
- United Kingdomvisa-free short stay
- United Statesvisa-free short stay
Other destinations for Mexican citizens
- Albaniavisa-free short stay
- Argentinavisa-free short stay
- Armeniavisa required
- Australiavisa required
- Bahamasvisa-free short stay
- Bosnia and Herzegovinavisa-free short stay
- Brazilvisa-free short stay
- Canadavisa required
- Chilevisa-free short stay
- Chinavisa required
- Colombiavisa-free short stay
- Costa Ricavisa-free short stay
- Cyprusvisa-free short stay
- Dominican Republicvisa-free short stay
- Ecuadorvisa-free short stay
- Egyptvisa required
- Fijivisa-free short stay
- Georgiavisa-free short stay
- Ghanavisa required
- Hong Kongvisa-free short stay
- Indiaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Indonesiavisa on arrival
- Irelandvisa-free short stay
- Israelelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Jamaicavisa-free short stay
- Japanvisa-free short stay
- Jordanvisa on arrival
- Kenyaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Macaovisa-free short stay
- Malaysiavisa-free short stay
- Maldivesvisa on arrival
- Mauritiusvisa-free short stay
- Mongoliavisa required
- Montenegrovisa-free short stay
- Moroccovisa-free short stay
- New Zealandelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Nigeriavisa required
- Peruvisa-free short stay
- Philippinesvisa-free short stay
- Qatarvisa-free short stay
- Rwandavisa on arrival
- Saudi Arabiavisa required
- Serbiavisa-free short stay
- Seychelleselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Singaporevisa-free short stay
- South Koreaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Sri Lankaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Taiwanvisa required
- Tanzaniavisa on arrival
- Thailandvisa required
- Turkeyvisa required
- United Arab Emiratesvisa-free short stay
- United Kingdomelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- United Statesvisa required
- Uruguayvisa-free short stay
- Uzbekistanvisa-free short stay
- Vietnamelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Zambiavisa on arrival
- Zimbabwevisa on arrival
Informational only — not legal advice. Entry rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. See update history