No visa needed

Do citizens of South Africa need a visa for the Philippines?

Citizens of South Africa don’t need a visa for the Philippines and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of South Africa: the passport opens 60 countries visa-free; Pretoria — Manila: ≈ 10,980 km, about 14 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to the Philippines without a visa on a South Africa passport?

Yes, citizens of South Africa don’t need a visa for the Philippines for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Philippines visa rules at a glance

With a South Africa passport you can visit 60 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 70 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the South Africa passport ranks 96th of 199.
South Africa passport: visa-free access to 60 countries; Philippines passport: 34.
Citizens of South Africa and the Philippines can travel together visa-free to 20 countries, for example: Rwanda, Seychelles, Palestine, Brazil, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Bolivia, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Macau, Dominica, Peru, Haiti, and Costa Rica.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of the Philippines, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to South Africa. South Africa visa for citizens of the Philippines

Travelling to the Philippines: good to know

Pretoria — Manila: about 10,980 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 14 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +6 hours.
Local time: Pretoria 12:00 — Manila 18:00.
Local currency: Philippine Peso.
Languages: English and Filipino.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₱63.
Philippines is the 160th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of South Africa.