South Africa entry requirements for Ukrainian citizens
Short answerUkrainian 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
- Ukrainian 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, and the row is marked as subject to a visa fee). A South African visa is required before travel.
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
- Mexicovisa required
- Netherlandsvisa-free short stay
- New Zealandvisa-free short stay
- Singaporevisa-free short stay
- South Koreavisa-free short stay
- Spainvisa-free short stay
- United Kingdomvisa-free short stay
- United Statesvisa-free short stay
Other destinations for Ukrainian citizens
- Albaniavisa-free short stay
- Argentinavisa-free short stay
- Armeniavisa-free short stay
- Australiavisa required
- Bahamasvisa required
- Bosnia and Herzegovinavisa-free short stay
- Brazilvisa-free short stay
- 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 required
- Jordanvisa on arrival
- Kenyaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Macaovisa on arrival
- Maldivesvisa on arrival
- Mauritiusvisa-free short stay
- Mexicovisa required
- Montenegrovisa-free short stay
- Moroccovisa required
- New Zealandvisa required
- Nigeriavisa required
- Peruvisa-free short stay
- Philippinesvisa required
- Qatarvisa-free short stay
- Rwandavisa on arrival
- Saudi Arabiavisa on arrival
- Serbiavisa-free short stay
- Seychelleselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Singaporevisa required
- Sri Lankaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Taiwanvisa required
- Tanzaniavisa on arrival
- Thailandvisa-free short stay
- Turkeyvisa-free short stay
- United Arab Emiratesvisa-free short stay
- United Kingdomvisa required
- United Statesvisa required
- Uruguayvisa-free short stay
- Vietnamelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Zambiavisa-free short stay
- Zimbabwevisa on arrival
Informational only — not legal advice. Entry rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. See update history