No visa needed

Do citizens of South Africa need a visa for Venezuela?

Citizens of South Africa don’t need a visa for Venezuela and can stay up to 90 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 — Caracas: ≈ 11,020 km, about 14.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

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

Yes, citizens of South Africa don’t need a visa for Venezuela for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Venezuela 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; Venezuela passport: 70.
Citizens of South Africa and Venezuela can travel together visa-free to 24 countries, for example: Botswana, Seychelles, Palestine, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Malaysia, Singapore, Russia, Bolivia, Barbados, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Dominica.
Citizens of Venezuela, in turn, don’t need a visa for South Africa. South Africa visa for citizens of Venezuela

Travelling to Venezuela: good to know

Pretoria — Caracas: about 11,020 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 14.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −6 hours.
Local time: Pretoria 12:00 — Caracas 06:00.
Local currency: Venezuelan Bolívar.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ VES 857.
Venezuela is the 161st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of South Africa.