Germany, on a South African passport
Visa required, filed at a consulate before departure.
The record sets no duration. Check the stay limit with the consulate before a long stay.
All visa-free countries with a South African passport
Unchanged between the 12 January 2025 and 17 February 2026 datasets: visa required, through a consulate.
Applications go through Auswärtiges Amt. It is the only source that counts.
Open the official portalMany consulates require proof of medical insurance among the supporting documents — the Schengen area, for instance, asks for €30,000 of cover. The exact list is on the official portal above: that is the authority, not us.
Compare travel insuranceSchengen visa applications filed with Germany in South Africa, 2025 (European Commission):
- Pretoria — 3.3% refused, 14,458 applications · 2024: 6.3% (−3.0 pts)
- Le Cap — 3.7% refused, 10,259 applications · 2024: 3.6% (0.0 pts)
- Francfort · FRA — airside connection, nothing to show
- Munich · MUC — airside connection, nothing to show
- Berlin · BER — airside connection, nothing to show
- Düsseldorf · DUS — airside connection, nothing to show
International-to-international connection, single booking, same airport. Exemptions for holders of certain visas or residence permits are not assumed.
All 166 layovers for this passportThis country has a scheme for remote workers: Freiberufler (visa d’indépendant). It takes over when the entry period is no longer enough.
A Germany passport travelling to South Africa: visa-free.
See the reverse pageWestern Europe: with a South African passport, none of the 23 other countries in the region opens visa-free or with a simple online authorisation.
- Consulate visa (23)
- Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City
Entry rules change often, sometimes overnight. This record gives the known state, with its source; it does not replace checking with the destination’s embassy or consulate, the only authority on the day you leave.
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