United Kingdom to South Africa visa requirements

British citizen ordinary passport holders do not need a visa for South Africa for short tourism or business visits of up to 90 days. British citizen ordinary passport holders may visit South Africa without a visa for tourism or business for up to 90 days. South Africa's Department of Home Affairs exempt-countries list, issued on 9 December 2025, lists the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as visa-exempt for 90 days for ordinary passport holders, and the South African High Commission in London states that UK passport holders are visa exempt for travel to South Africa up to 90 days. GOV.UK gives the same rule for people travelling on a full British citizen passport from the UK. Your passport should be valid for at least 30 days after the date you leave South Africa and, for this route, should have at least two blank pages for stamps. South Africa has an ETA portal, but the official September 2025 DHA rollout announcement described the ETA as first covering China, India, Indonesia and Mexico and later countries that require visas to visit South Africa; no official source checked on 20 June 2026 made ETA or eVisa mandatory for UK visa-exempt visitors. The immigration officer decides admission at the port of entry, so carry return or onward travel, accommodation or host details, sufficient-funds evidence, and a yellow fever vaccination certificate only if arriving from or transiting a yellow-fever-risk country. Check the entry stamp or electronic record and leave before the admitted stay expires; for work, study, residence or any stay beyond visitor permission, arrange the correct South African immigration permission in advance.