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South Africa visa rules for Germany passport holders

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The answer

Yes. Germany passport holders can visit South Africa visa-free for up to 90 days.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
90 days per entry
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE90 DAYS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

dha.gov.zaDepartment of Home Affairs, Republic of South AfricaChecked 29 Oct 2026

Germany (Federal Republic of) 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days No

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What South Africa passport holders need to visit Germany.

South Africa passport Germany

Visa needed

Afghanistan yes Albania no (1, 5) Algeria yes Andorra no (1, 4) Angola yes Antigua and Barbuda no (1) Argentina no (1) Armenia yes Austria no Australia (including the Cocos Islands, Norfolk Island, Christmas Island) no (1, 3) Azerbaijan yes Bahamas no (1) Bahrain yes Bangladesh yes Barbados no (1) Belarus yes Belgium no Belize yes Benin yes Bhutan yes Bolivia yes Bosnia and Herzegovina no (1, 5) Botswana yes Brazil no (1, 4) Brunei Darussalam no (1) Bulgaria no Burkina Faso yes Burundi yes Cambodia yes Cameroon yes Canada no (1, 3) Cape Verde yes Central African Republic yes Chad yes Chile no (1) China (People's Republic) yes (6) Colombia no (1) Comoros yes Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo) yes Congo (Republic of the Congo) yes Costa Rica no (1) Côte d'Ivoire yes Croatia no Cuba yes Cyprus no Czech Republic no Denmark no Djibouti yes Dominica no (1) Dominican Republic yes Ecuador yes Egypt yes El Salvador no (1, 4) Equatorial Guinea yes Eritrea yes Estonia no Eswatini yes Ethiopia yes Fiji yes Finland no France (including French Guyane, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Martinique, New Caledonia, Réunion, St Pierre and Miquelon) no Gabon yes Gambia yes Georgia no (1,5, 9) Ghana yes Greece no Grenada no (1) Guatemala no (1) Guinea yes Guinea-Bissau yes Guyana yes Haiti yes Honduras no (1, 4) Hong Kong see China (People's Republic) (6) Hungary no Iceland no (1, 3) India yes Indonesia yes Iran yes Iraq yes Ireland no Israel no (1, 3) Italy no Jamaica yes Japan no (1, 3) Jordan yes Kazakhstan yes Kenya yes Kiribati no (1) Korea (Republic of Korea, South Korea) no (1, 3) Korea (Democratic People's Republic, North Korea) yes Kosovo no (1, 5) Kuwait yes Kyrgyzstan yes Laos yes Latvia no Lebanon yes Lesotho yes Liberia yes Libya yes Liechtenstein no Lithuania no Luxembourg no Macao no (1, 6) Madagascar yes Malawi yes Malaysia no (1) Maldives yes Mali yes Malta no Marshall Islands no (1) Mauritania yes Mauritius no (1) Mexico no (1) Micronesia no (1) Moldova no (1, 5) Monaco no (1, 4) Mongolia yes Montenegro no (1, 5) Morocco yes Mozambique yes Myanmar yes Namibia yes Nauru yes Nepal yes Netherlands no New Zealand (including the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau) no (1, 3) Nicaragua no (1) Niger yes Nigeria yes North Macedonia no (1, 5) Norway no Oman yes Pakistan yes Palau no (1) Palestinian territories yes Panama no (1) Papua New Guinea yes Paraguay no (1) Peru no (1) Philippines yes Poland no Portugal no Qatar yes Romania no Russian Federation yes Rwanda yes Saint Kitts and Nevis no (1) Saint Lucia no (1) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines no (1) Samoa no (1) San Marino no (1, 4) São Tomé and Principe yes Saudi Arabia yes Senegal yes Serbia no (1) Seychelles no (1, 5) Sierra Leone yes Singapore no (1) Slovak Republic no Slovenia no Solomon Islands no (1) Somalia yes South Africa yes South Sudan yes Spain (including Spanish territories in North Africa with Ceuta and Melilla) no Sri Lanka yes Sudan yes Suriname yes Sweden no Switzerland no (1, 3) Syria yes Taiwan no (1, 8) Tajikistan yes Tanzania yes Thailand yes Timor-Leste no (1) Togo yes Tonga no (1) Trinidad and Tobago no (1) Tunisia yes Turkey yes Turkmenistan yes Tuvalu no (1) Uganda yes Ukraine no (1, 5) United Arab Emirates no (1) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland no (1, 3, 7) United States of America (including Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico) no (1, 3) Uruguay no (1) Uzbekistan yes Vanuatu yes Vatican City no (1) Venezuela no (1) Viet Nam yes Yemen yes Zambia yes Zimbabwe yes

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Visa-free nearby

Other places Germany passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Pretoria, nearest first.

  1. BotswanaGaborone, about 260 km from PretoriaVisa-free · 90 days
  2. EswatiniMbabane, about 300 km from PretoriaVisa-free · 30 days
  3. LesothoMaseru, about 400 km from PretoriaVisa-free · 14 days
  4. ZambiaLusaka, about 1,150 km from PretoriaVisa-free · 90 days
  5. MayotteMamoudzou, about 2,290 km from PretoriaVisa-free

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Pretoria

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Pretoria, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 29.2°CLow 18.1°CRain 119 mm
  2. FebHigh 29.2°CLow 18.0°CRain 110 mm
  3. MarHigh 27.8°CLow 16.5°CRain 81 mm
  4. AprHigh 25.4°CLow 12.7°CRain 33 mm
  5. MayHigh 23.1°CLow 8.1°CRain 15 mm
  6. JunHigh 20.7°CLow 5.0°CRain 6 mm
  7. JulHigh 20.5°CLow 4.6°CRain 1 mm
  8. AugHigh 23.6°CLow 7.9°CRain 4 mm
  9. SepHigh 27.4°CLow 12.2°CRain 17 mm
  10. OctHigh 28.6°CLow 14.9°CRain 64 mm
  11. NovHigh 28.7°CLow 16.5°CRain 98 mm
  12. DecHigh 29.0°CLow 17.3°CRain 115 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 20 to 24 years between 1991 and 2014, computed by One Time Livin’.

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