Total countries with simplified access (visa free, visa on the border, etc): 93
Total countries with simplified access (visa free, visa on the border, etc): 164
| South Africa | the United Arab Emirates | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Count | 93 | 164 |
| Visa free for South Africa only: | Visa free for the United Arab Emirates only: | |
| Belize | Bahrain | |
| Benin | Kuwait | |
| Kenya | Saudi Arabia | |
| Lesotho | Albania | |
| Swaziland | Armenia | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Austria | |
| Venezuela | Belarus | |
| Ghana | Belgium | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Brunei | ||
| Bulgaria | ||
| Burkina Faso | ||
| Chad | ||
| China | ||
| Colombia | ||
| Croatia | ||
| Cyprus | ||
| the Czech Republic | ||
| Denmark | ||
| Egypt | ||
| Estonia | ||
| Finland | ||
| France | ||
| Germany | ||
| Greece | ||
| Hungary | ||
| Iceland | ||
| Italy | ||
| Japan | ||
| Kazakhstan | ||
| Latvia | ||
| Lebanon | ||
| Liechtenstein | ||
| Andorra | ||
| Lithuania | ||
| Luxembourg | ||
| the Republic of Macedonia | ||
| Mali | ||
| Malta | ||
| Mexico | ||
| Moldova | ||
| Montenegro | ||
| Morocco | ||
| Nauru | ||
| the Netherlands | ||
| Norway | ||
| Poland | ||
| Portugal | ||
| Romania | ||
| San Marino | ||
| São Tomé and Príncipe | ||
| Serbia | ||
| Slovakia | ||
| Slovenia | ||
| Spain | ||
| Sudan | ||
| Sweden | ||
| Switzerland | ||
| Syria | ||
| Tonga | ||
| Ukraine | ||
| Uzbekistan | ||
| Vatican City | ||
| Suriname | ||
| the United Kingdom | ||
| Bangladesh | ||
| Cameroon | ||
| Canada | ||
| the Central African Republic | ||
| the Republic of the Congo | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | ||
| Guinea | ||
| Mongolia | ||
| New Zealand | ||
| Yemen | ||
| Australia | ||
| Iraq | ||
| Niger | ||
| the United Arab Emirates |
| # | Country | South Africa | the United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | No | No |
| 2 | Albania | No | Yes |
| 3 | Algeria | No | No |
| 4 | Andorra | No | Yes |
| 5 | Angola | Yes | Partial |
| 6 | Antigua and Barbuda | Yes | Yes |
| 7 | Argentina | Yes | Yes |
| 8 | Armenia | No | Yes |
| 9 | Australia | No | Partial |
| 10 | Austria | No | Yes |
| 11 | Azerbaijan | Partial | Partial |
| 12 | Bahrain | No | Freedom of movement |
| 13 | Bangladesh | No | Partial |
| 14 | Barbados | Yes | Yes |
| 15 | Belarus | No | Yes |
| 16 | Belgium | No | Yes |
| 17 | Belize | Yes | No |
| 18 | Benin | Yes | No |
| 19 | Bhutan | No | No |
| 20 | Bolivia | Partial | Partial |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | No | Yes |
| 22 | Botswana | Yes | Yes |
| 23 | Brazil | Yes | Yes |
| 24 | Brunei | No | Yes |
| 25 | Bulgaria | No | Yes |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | No | Yes |
| 27 | Burundi | Partial | Partial |
| 28 | Cambodia | No | No |
| 29 | Cameroon | No | Partial |
| 30 | Canada | No | Yes |
| 31 | Cape Verde | Partial | Partial |
| 32 | Chad | No | Yes |
| 33 | Chile | Yes | Yes |
| 34 | China | No | Yes |
| 35 | Colombia | No | Yes |
| 36 | Costa Rica | Yes | Yes |
| 37 | Croatia | No | Yes |
| 38 | Cuba | Yes | Yes |
| 39 | Cyprus | No | Yes |
| 40 | Denmark | No | Yes |
| 41 | Djibouti | No | No |
| 42 | Dominica | Yes | Yes |
| 43 | East Timor | Partial | Partial |
| 44 | Ecuador | Yes | Yes |
| 45 | Egypt | No | Yes |
| 46 | El Salvador | Yes | Yes |
| 47 | Equatorial Guinea | No | Partial |
| 48 | Eritrea | No | No |
| 49 | Estonia | No | Yes |
| 50 | Ethiopia | No | No |
| 51 | Fiji | Yes | Yes |
| 52 | Finland | No | Yes |
| 53 | France | No | Yes |
| 54 | Gabon | Yes | Partial |
| 55 | Georgia (country) | Yes | Yes |
| 56 | Germany | No | Yes |
| 57 | Ghana | Partial | No |
| 58 | Greece | No | Yes |
| 59 | Grenada | Yes | Yes |
| 60 | Guatemala | Yes | Yes |
| 61 | Guinea | No | Partial |
| 62 | Guinea-Bissau | Partial | Partial |
| 63 | Guyana | Yes | Partial |
| 64 | Haiti | Yes | Yes |
| 65 | Honduras | Yes | Yes |
| 66 | Hong Kong | Yes | Yes |
| 67 | Hungary | No | Yes |
| 68 | Iceland | No | Yes |
| 69 | India | No | No |
| 70 | Indonesia | Partial | Partial |
| 71 | Iran | No | No |
| 72 | Iraq | No | Partial |
| 73 | Israel | Yes | Yes |
| 74 | Italy | No | Yes |
| 75 | Ivory Coast | Partial | Yes |
| 76 | Jamaica | Yes | Partial |
| 77 | Japan | No | Yes |
| 78 | Jordan | Partial | Yes |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | No | Yes |
| 80 | Kenya | Yes | No |
| 81 | Kiribati | No | No |
| 82 | Kuwait | No | Freedom of movement |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | Partial | Yes |
| 84 | Laos | Partial | Partial |
| 85 | Latvia | No | Yes |
| 86 | Lebanon | No | Yes |
| 87 | Lesotho | Yes | No |
| 88 | Liberia | No | No |
| 89 | Libya | No | No |
| 90 | Liechtenstein | No | Yes |
| 91 | Lithuania | No | Yes |
| 92 | Luxembourg | No | Yes |
| 93 | Macau | Yes | Yes |
| 94 | Madagascar | Partial | Partial |
| 95 | Malawi | Yes | Partial |
| 96 | Malaysia | Yes | Yes |
| 97 | Mali | No | Yes |
| 98 | Malta | No | Yes |
| 99 | Mauritania | Partial | Partial |
| 100 | Mauritius | Yes | Yes |
| 101 | Mexico | No | Yes |
| 102 | Micronesia | Yes | Yes |
| 103 | Moldova | No | Yes |
| 104 | Mongolia | No | Partial |
| 105 | Montenegro | No | Yes |
| 106 | Morocco | No | Yes |
| 107 | Mozambique | Yes | Partial |
| 108 | Myanmar | No | No |
| 109 | Namibia | Yes | Partial |
| 110 | Nauru | No | Yes |
| 111 | Nepal | Partial | Partial |
| 112 | New Zealand | No | Yes |
| 113 | Nicaragua | Yes | Yes |
| 114 | Niger | No | Partial |
| 115 | Nigeria | Partial | Partial |
| 116 | North Korea | No | No |
| 117 | Norway | No | Yes |
| 118 | Oman | Partial | Freedom of movement |
| 119 | Pakistan | Yes | Yes |
| 120 | Palau | Partial | Partial |
| 121 | Palestine | Yes | Yes |
| 122 | Panama | Yes | Yes |
| 123 | Papua New Guinea | No | No |
| 124 | Paraguay | Yes | Yes |
| 125 | Peru | Yes | Yes |
| 126 | Poland | No | Yes |
| 127 | Portugal | No | Yes |
| 128 | Qatar | Yes | Yes |
| 129 | Romania | No | Yes |
| 130 | Russia | Yes | Yes |
| 131 | Rwanda | Partial | Partial |
| 132 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Yes | Yes |
| 133 | Saint Lucia | Yes | Yes |
| 134 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Yes | Yes |
| 135 | Samoa | Partial | Partial |
| 136 | San Marino | No | Yes |
| 137 | Saudi Arabia | No | Freedom of movement |
| 138 | Senegal | Yes | Yes |
| 139 | Serbia | No | Yes |
| 140 | Seychelles | Yes | Yes |
| 141 | Sierra Leone | Partial | Partial |
| 142 | Singapore | Yes | Yes |
| 143 | Slovakia | No | Yes |
| 144 | Slovenia | No | Yes |
| 145 | Somalia | Partial | Partial |
| 146 | South Africa | No | Yes |
| 147 | South Korea | Yes | Yes |
| 148 | South Sudan | No | No |
| 149 | Spain | No | Yes |
| 150 | Sri Lanka | Yes | Yes |
| 151 | Sudan | No | Yes |
| 152 | Suriname | No | Yes |
| 153 | Swaziland | Yes | No |
| 154 | Sweden | No | Yes |
| 155 | Switzerland | No | Yes |
| 156 | Syria | No | Yes |
| 157 | São Tomé and Príncipe | No | Yes |
| 158 | Taiwan | No | No |
| 159 | Tajikistan | Partial | Yes |
| 160 | Tanzania | Yes | Partial |
| 161 | Thailand | Yes | Yes |
| 162 | Togo | Partial | Partial |
| 163 | Tonga | No | Yes |
| 164 | Trinidad and Tobago | Yes | No |
| 165 | Tunisia | Yes | Yes |
| 166 | Turkey | No | No |
| 167 | Turkmenistan | No | No |
| 168 | Tuvalu | Partial | Partial |
| 169 | Uganda | No | No |
| 170 | Ukraine | No | Yes |
| 171 | Uruguay | Yes | Yes |
| 172 | Uzbekistan | No | Yes |
| 173 | Vanuatu | Yes | Yes |
| 174 | Vatican City | No | Yes |
| 175 | Venezuela | Yes | No |
| 176 | Vietnam | No | No |
| 177 | Yemen | No | Partial |
| 178 | Zambia | Yes | Partial |
| 179 | Zimbabwe | Yes | Partial |
| 180 | the Bahamas | Yes | Yes |
| 181 | the Central African Republic | No | Partial |
| 182 | the Comoros | Partial | Partial |
| 183 | the Czech Republic | No | Yes |
| 184 | the Democratic Republic of the Congo | No | No |
| 185 | the Dominican Republic | Yes | Yes |
| 186 | the Gambia | Yes | Yes |
| 187 | the Maldives | Partial | Partial |
| 188 | the Marshall Islands | Partial | Partial |
| 189 | the Netherlands | No | Yes |
| 190 | the Philippines | Yes | Yes |
| 191 | the Republic of Ireland | Yes | Yes |
| 192 | the Republic of Macedonia | No | Yes |
| 193 | the Republic of the Congo | No | Partial |
| 194 | the Solomon Islands | No | No |
| 195 | the United Arab Emirates | No | No |
| 196 | the United Kingdom | No | Partial |
| 197 | the United States | No | No |
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