Visa Matters

Destination · Indian passport

South Africa

Indian passport holders need a visa for South Africa—reviewed from the Department of Home Affairs Visa Exemption List, where the ordinary-passport column for India is blank.

Entry

Verified
Visa requirementWhat's this?
Entry visa required

Verified 24 July 2026Source checked 24 July 2026Freshness: Current

e-Visa
Unknown
Maximum stayWhat's stay?
Unknown
“INDIA-SCOPED READING (ordinary Indian passport; tourism): Ordinary Indian passport holders need a visa to enter South Africa. You will need a visa to enter South Africa if you are holding a travel document issued by India. On the official Department of Home Affairs Visa Exemption List, India shows visa-exempt durations for Diplomatic, Official and Service passports only; the Ordinary passport column is blank, so ordinary Indian passports are not visa-exempt. Diplomatic/official/service 90-day exemptions are not published as the India ordinary-passport tourism answer. Fee amounts and online application availability are not stated on this exemption list page and are held.”

Diplomatic, official and service passport exemptions for India are not the ordinary-passport tourism answer. Stay and fee remain unknown from this specimen.

Fees

Unknown
Application feeWhat's this fee?
Unknown

Application fee is not stated on the exemption list page.

Sources

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