Albania
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Albania.
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Updated Monday, 11 September 2023The travel status of individual countries can change suddenly, and we know it can be hard to stay on top of it all. That's why we're getting you the information you need to consider when planning travel. Learn about country-specific entry requirements such as the border status, COVID-19 testing requirements, and quarantine requirements. Many countries are reopening their borders for international travel. Find out which countries are open to vaccinated travellers.
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Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Albania.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Algeria.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter American Samoa.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Angola.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Anguilla.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Antigua And Barbuda.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Argentina.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Armenia.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Aruba.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Australia.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Austria.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Azerbaijan.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Bahrain.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Bangladesh.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Barbados.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Belgium.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Belize.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Benin.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Bermuda.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Bhutan.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Bolivia.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Botswana.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Brazil.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the British Virgin Islands.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Brunei Darussalam.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Bulgaria.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Burundi.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Cambodia.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Cameroon.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Canada.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Cape Verde.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Caribbean Netherlands.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Cayman Islands.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Chad.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Chile.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter China.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Colombia.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Comoros.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Cook Islands.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Costa Rica.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Croatia.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Curaçao.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Cyprus.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Czech Republic.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Denmark.
Fully vaccinated visitors from South Africa can enter Djibouti without restrictions.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Dominica.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Dominican Republic.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, need to quarantine to enter East Timor.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Ecuador.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Egypt.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter El Salvador.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Equatorial Guinea.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Eritrea.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Estonia.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Eswatini.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Ethiopia.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas).
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Faroe Islands.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Federated States of Micronesia.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Fiji.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Finland.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter France.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter French Guiana.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter French Polynesia.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Gabon.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Gambia.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Georgia.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Germany.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Ghana.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Gibraltar.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Greece.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Greenland.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Grenada.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Guadeloupe.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Guam.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Guatemala.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Guinea.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Guinea-Bissau.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Guyana.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Honduras.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Hong Kong.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Hungary.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Iceland.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter India.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Indonesia.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Ireland.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Italy.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Ivory Coast.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Jamaica.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Japan.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Jersey.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Jordan.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Kazakhstan.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Kenya.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Kiribati.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Kosovo.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Kuwait.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Kyrgyzstan.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Laos.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Latvia.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Lesotho.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Liberia.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Liechtenstein.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Lithuania.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Luxembourg.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Macau.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Madagascar.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Malawi.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Malaysia.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Maldives.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Malta.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Marshall Islands.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Martinique.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Mauritania.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Mauritius.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Mayotte.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Mexico.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Moldova.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Mongolia.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Montenegro.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Montserrat.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Mozambique.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Namibia.
Fully vaccinated visitors from South Africa can enter Nauru without restrictions.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Nepal.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Netherlands.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter New Caledonia.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter New Zealand.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Nicaragua.
Fully vaccinated visitors from South Africa can enter Niger without restrictions.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Nigeria.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter North Macedonia.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Northern Mariana Islands.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Norway.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Oman.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Pakistan.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Palau.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Panama.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Papua New Guinea.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Paraguay.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Peru.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Philippines.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Poland.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Portugal.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Puerto Rico.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Qatar.
Fully vaccinated visitors from South Africa can enter Republic of the Congo without restrictions.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Réunion.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Romania.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Rwanda.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Saint Barthélemy.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Saint Lucia.
Fully vaccinated visitors from South Africa can enter Saint Martin without restrictions.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Samoa.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter São Tomé and Príncipe.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Saudi Arabia.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Senegal.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Serbia.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Seychelles.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Sierra Leone.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Singapore.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Slovakia.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Slovenia.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Solomon Islands.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter South Korea.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Spain.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Sri Lanka.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter St. Maarten.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Sudan.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Suriname.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Sweden.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Switzerland.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Taiwan.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Tajikistan.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Tanzania.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Thailand.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter The Bahamas.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Togo.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Tonga.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Trinidad and Tobago.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Tunisia.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Türkiye.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, will not be allowed to enter Turkmenistan.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Tuvalu.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Uganda.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the United Arab Emirates.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the United Kingdom.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the United States.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Uruguay.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Uzbekistan.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Vanuatu.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Vietnam.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Wallis and Futuna.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, will not be allowed to enter Western Sahara.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Zambia.
Most visitors from South Africa, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Zimbabwe.
We check for travel restriction information from government authorities daily and update the page any time we get new information. The following information regarding travel restrictions for each country is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of publication.
As of Sep 11, 2 countries have completely restricted entry to non-citizens and 6 are open but require quarantine and/or a negative COVID test.
Currently you can travel from South Africa to 196 countries without restrictions. Please check our map to learn more.
These are the two main types of restrictions or requirements needed to travel into another country. However, the COVID-19 testing options are continually widening as new methods are developed. Different countries may accept results from different or multiple test types, so be sure to check the individual country's specific requirements.
If you get COVID-19 while in another country, follow the local authority's recommendations. These may include hospitalisation, self-isolating and testing in that country. Be sure to contact your travel insurance company and travel provider as well and inform them of your situation.
Depending on your home country, you may need to change your departure date and return home as soon as possible. If that's the case, contact your travel provider to find the earliest departure.
If you're looking for personalised travel advice for your own travel plans like whether or not a restriction applies to your trip, we won't be able to answer any questions or offer advice. Please consult your local government's resources.