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As of 2024, South African citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 106 countries and territories, ranking the South African passport 47th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index. [1] Where visa-free access is permitted, such access is not necessarily a right, and admission is at the discretion of border enforcement officers.
As of 2025, holders of a United States passport may travel to 183 countries and territories without a travel visa, or with a visa on arrival. The United States passport ranks [Note 1] 9th in terms of travel freedom, according to the Henley Passport Index. [1] It is also ranked 8th by the Global Passport Power Rank. [2]
A U.S. visa does not authorize entry into the United States or a stay in a particular status, but only serves as a preliminary permission to travel to the United States and to seek admission at a port of entry. The final admission to the United States is made at the port of entry by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer.
Passport applicants who wish to do a renewal online must meet the following criteria, per the State Department:-- Be U.S. citizens and residents ages 25 and older who have already had an existing ...
An executive order by Donald Trump on January 27, 2017, issued a week after Donald Trump assumed the office of President of the United States, asked for an immediate suspension of the Interview Waiver Program, pending review for compliance with Section 222 of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1222, which requires that all individuals seeking a nonimmigrant ...
A South African passport is a valid proof of citizenship document according to South African nationality law. As of January 2025, citizens of South Africa enjoyed visa-free access to 103 countries, of which some countries may require pre-travel registration according to the Henley Passport Index.
The Republic of South Africa was established on May 31, 1961, and that day, U.S. Ambassador Joseph C. Satterthwaite was reaccredited to the new republic. [ 1 ] During the subsequent decades and especially from the 1960s through early 1990s, relations between the United States and South Africa were significantly affected by South Africa's policy ...
The only visa waiver for South African passport holders is if an Australian permanent resident visa or resident return visa is endorsed in, or electronically linked to, the South African passport, pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement. Ron2K 04:42, 28 May 2020 (UTC)