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South Africa visa rules for United Arab Emirates passport holders

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The answer

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

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

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Official source

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

United Arab Emirates 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 the United Arab Emirates.

South Africa passport United Arab Emirates

e-Visa

nationals of the Republic of Indonesia, the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, the Kingdom of Thailand, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Kenya, and the Republic of South Africa have been added to the list of eligible nationalities

South Africa passport to the United Arab Emirates, full page

Visa-free nearby

Other places United Arab Emirates 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. ZambiaLusaka, about 1,150 km from PretoriaVisa-free · 90 days
  3. MayotteMamoudzou, about 2,290 km from PretoriaVisa-free · 90 days
  4. AngolaLuanda, about 2,460 km from PretoriaVisa-free · 30 days

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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