An Aerial View travel guide

Do you need to apply before you fly?

A growing number of African countries now ask you to apply for entry permission online before you travel, even without a visa. Miss it and you can be turned away at boarding.

Pick your passport and where you're going to see exactly what you need, with the full list of who gets in visa-free, who gets a visa on arrival and who must apply first.

Needs one

Seychelles

Compulsory for everyone

Needs nothing

Rwanda

No visa for any African passport

Your passport

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Choose your passport to see your own answer, or read the rules for every passport below.

Entering Eswatini

What each African passport needs.

No visa
up to 30 days · 17 countries
Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, The Gambia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Apply online first
36 countries
All others: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire
Apply for a visa before you travel, online or at an Eswatini embassy.

Good to know

Eswatini's online visa system has had problems in 2026, with slow approvals and failed payments. Some travellers waited up to 5 days. The government said in September 2026 it would fix this, but gave no date, so apply well before you travel.

Official site: evisa.gov.sz. Lists from Visa policy of Eswatini, checked 2026-11-05. Covers ordinary passports only.

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All 54 countries we cover

This page is a starting point for planning, not legal or immigration advice. Always confirm with the destination country or your airline before you travel.

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