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Wallis & Futuna visa rules for South Africa passport holders

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The answer

No. South Africa passport holders need a visa to visit Wallis & Futuna.

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ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA NEEDED

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Official source

web.archive.orgLégifrance (Government of France), via the Wayback MachineChecked 3 Nov 2026

aux titulaires d'un passeport ordinaire sur lequel est apposé un visa à entrées multiples dont la durée de validité est comprise entre six mois et cinq ans, délivré par une autorité consulaire française ;

Quoted from the source.

Who sets the entry rules

Wallis & Futuna is part of France but outside the Schengen area, so it has its own visa rules.

Source: service-public.gouv.fr

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Not needed if the passport holds a multiple-entry visa valid for 6 months to 5 years issued by a French consulate.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months.

sa durée de validité est supérieure d'au moins trois mois à la date à laquelle le demandeur a prévu de quitter le territoire visé ci-dessus

Tourist entry only

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

Visa-free nearby

Other places South Africa passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Mata-Utu, nearest first.

  1. SamoaApia, about 480 km from Mata-UtuVisa-free · 90 days
  2. FijiSuva, about 790 km from Mata-UtuVisa-free · 4 months
  3. Cook IslandsAvarua, about 1,950 km from Mata-UtuVisa-free · 31 days
  4. KiribatiTarawa, about 2,020 km from Mata-UtuVisa-free · 90 days

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

Weather in Mata-Utu

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Mata-Utu, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 30.7°CLow 25.0°CRain 395 mm
  2. FebHigh 30.8°CLow 25.0°CRain 331 mm
  3. MarHigh 30.9°CLow 25.0°CRain 309 mm
  4. AprHigh 30.8°CLow 25.1°CRain 289 mm
  5. MayHigh 30.4°CLow 25.0°CRain 224 mm
  6. JunHigh 29.8°CLow 25.1°CRain 180 mm
  7. JulHigh 29.4°CLow 24.6°CRain 213 mm
  8. AugHigh 29.6°CLow 24.6°CRain 170 mm
  9. SepHigh 29.9°CLow 24.8°CRain 220 mm
  10. OctHigh 30.1°CLow 24.7°CRain 298 mm
  11. NovHigh 30.5°CLow 24.8°CRain 306 mm
  12. DecHigh 30.7°CLow 25.0°CRain 347 mm

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

Averages of 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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