Visa requirements for Swazi citizens explained

Visa requirements for Swazi citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Eswatini. As of 2 July 2019, Swazi citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 72 countries and territories, ranking the Swazi passport 72nd in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]

Visa requirements

CountryVisa requirementAllowed stayNotes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola30 days
Antigua and Barbuda1 month
Argentina
Armenia
Australia and territories
  • May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).[2]
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas3 months
Bahrain
Bangladesh30 days
Barbados6 months
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
90 days[3] [4]
Bhutan
90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana90 days
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia30 days
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
  • Visa is only obtainable in the Chinese Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.[5]
Colombia
  • May apply online.[6]
Comoros45 days
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Djibouti[7] 31 days
Dominica6 months
Dominican Republic
  • Tourist card must be purchased on arrival.
Ecuador90 days
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopiaup to 90 days
Fiji4 months
Finland
Gabon[8]
Gambia90 days
Georgia
Germany
Ghana90 days
Greece
Grenada3 months
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau90 days
Guyana60 days
Haiti3 months
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India[9] 60 days
Indonesia
30 days
Iraq
Ireland
Israel3 months
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya[10] 3 months
Kiribati
30 days
Kuwait3 months
Kyrgyzstan
30 days
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho90 days
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar90 days
Malawi90 days
Malaysia30 days
Maldives30 days
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius90 days
Mexico
30 days
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia3 months
Nauru
Nepal
New Zealand
  • Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[11]
Nicaragua30 days
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau30 days
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines30 days
Poland
Portugal30 days
Qatar
Romania
Rwanda30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis3 months
Saint Lucia6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1 month
Samoa60 days
San Marino
  • Visa is obtained online.[12]
Saudi Arabia
Senegal90 days
Serbia
Seychelles3 months
Sierra Leone
Singapore30 days
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia30 days
South Africa30 days
[13]
  • Obtainable online[14]
  • Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel
Spain
Sri Lanka30 days
Sudan
Suriname[15]
Switzerland
Sweden
Tajikistan
[16] 3 months
Timor-Leste30 days
Togo7 days
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu1 month
Uganda3 months
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies90 days
United States1 year
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu30 days
Yemen
Zambia90 days
Zimbabwe3 months

Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries
TerritoryConditions of accessNotes
[17]
[18]
Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[19]
Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[20] [21]
[22] Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[23] [24]
90 days
[25] Registration required after 24h.[26] [27]
Dependent and autonomous territories
TerritoryConditions of accessNotes
China
Hong Kong[28]
Denmark
Faroe Islands[29]
Greenland[30]
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French West IndiesIncludes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin.
Mayotte
New Caledonia
Reunion
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Wallis and Futuna[31]
Netherlands
Aruba
Caribbean NetherlandsIncludes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
New Zealand
Cook Islands31 days
Niue30 days
Tokelau[32]
United Kingdom
[33]
AnguillaHolders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa.[34]
Bermuda
British Indian Ocean TerritorySpecial permit required.[35]
Cayman Islands
Gibraltar
Montserrat
14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.[36] [37] [38]
[39] [40]
  • 3 months within any year period
[41] [42]
Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[43]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsPre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[44] [45]
Turks and Caicos IslandsHolders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days.
United States
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Antarctica and adjacent islands

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Global Ranking - Passport Index 2019. Henley & Partners. 3 July 2019.
  2. Web site: Visitor e600 Visa Online Applications. Department of Immigration and Border Protection.
  3. Web site: Bénin: Les ressortissants de 40 pays africains bientôt exemptés de visas. 15 February 2017.
  4. Web site: Benin abolishes short-stay visa for nationals of 31 African countries. 15 February 2017.
  5. Web site: China turns the screws on Eswatini . 2020-02-21 . 2020-02-02 . Daily Maverick.
  6. Web site: Visa Online Request. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia. 2016-05-17. 2017-10-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20171011011949/http://www.cancilleria.gov.co/en/procedures_services/visas/visa-online-request. dead.
  7. Web site: evisa. 2023-01-08. www.evisa.gouv.dj.
  8. Web site: Gabon e-Visa. 2023-01-08. evisa.dgdi.ga.
  9. Web site: Indian e-Visa. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
  10. https://www.etakenya.go.ke/en Kenya Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (eTA)
  11. Web site: Information about: Australian Resident Visa . immigration.govt.nz . Immigration New Zealand . May 21, 2020 . Australian citizens and permanent residents can visit, work and live in New Zealand. You do not need a visa before you travel to New Zealand..
  12. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-05-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150521034116/http://www.smf.st/virtualvisa/ . 2015-05-21 . dead .
  13. Web site: Do I need a visa to travel to South Sudan? . . 'South Sudan.
  14. Web site: Apply for a South Sudan Visa Online . . 'South Sudan.
  15. Web site: Suriname E-Visa | VFS Global | Official partner of the Government of Suriname.
  16. Web site: Tanzania eVisa - Guidelines . Eservices.immigration.go.tz . 2022-03-07.
  17. Web site: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPUBLIC OF ABKHAZIA. 2016-05-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160424181640/http://mfaapsny.org/council/visa.php. 2016-04-24. dead.
  18. Web site: VISA Regulations. Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. 4 March 2014.
  19. Web site: Israel Country Specific Information. Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State. 18 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131114103216/http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1064.html#entry_requirements. 14 November 2013. dead. dmy-all.
  20. Web site: Practical travel information on Visas in Somaliland, Puntland & Somalia - Lonely Planet Travel Information . 2018-05-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141106194323/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/somaliland-puntland-and-somalia/practical-information/visas . 2014-11-06 . dead .
  21. Web site: VISA Application . 2006-11-17 . https://archive.today/20061117003149/http://www.somalilandgov.com/Visa%20Application.htm . 2006-11-17 . dead .
  22. Web site: Procedure of the Entry to the Territory of the Republic of South Ossetia | Министерство иностранных дел . 2017-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131015140424/http://www.mfa-rso.su/en/node/406 . 2013-10-15 . dead .
  23. Web site: О визах . About visas . ru . Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia . 2022-03-06.
  24. Web site: Procedure of the Entry to the Territory of the Republic of South Ossetia Министерство иностранных дел . 2017-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131015140424/http://www.mfa-rso.su/en/node/406 . 2013-10-15 . dead .
  25. Web site: Министерство иностранных дел - Приднестровской Молдавской Республики. Министерство иностранных дел.
  26. Web site: Luxlana.net . 2018-05-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131022114723/http://www.luxlana.net/Transdniestr.html . 2013-10-22 . dead .
  27. Web site: Rules and recommendations | Transnistria tour. 2023-01-08. transnistria-tour.com.
  28. Web site: New visa rules for Eswatini set.
  29. Web site: Passport and visa. Visit Faroe Islands. 2014-07-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20140720043911/http://www.visitfaroeislands.com/en/about-the-faroe-islands/important-facts-for-travelers/passport-and-visa/. 2014-07-20. dead.
  30. Web site: Practical information. Greenland Travel EN.
  31. Web site: Requesting a visa. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires. étrangères. France Diplomacy - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.
  32. Web site: Welcome to nginx . 2014-03-15 . https://archive.today/20140315034207/https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?FullText=1&COUNTRY=NZ&SECTION=VI&SUBSECTION=AI&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C . 2014-03-15 . dead .
  33. http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/archives/pdf/enlargement_process/future_prospects/negotiations/eu10_bulgaria_romania/treaty_2003/en/aa00042_re03_en.pdf Protocols No. 3 and 10 to the Treaty of Accession 2003
  34. Web site: Visas & Travel . Government of Anguilla.
  35. Web site: British Indian Ocean Territory travel advice. 2023-01-08. GOV.UK. en.
  36. Web site: Tourist Information Visas & Legal Info Pitcairn Island Tourism . 2014-08-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131018001850/http://www.visitpitcairn.pn/visitpitcairn/visaslegalinfo/touristinfo/index.html . 2013-10-18 . dead .
  37. Web site: Pitcairn Islands. 2023-01-08. www.government.pn.
  38. Web site: Immigration Control Ordinance 2006 . . 5 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211106205311/http://www.government.pn/immigration%20ordinance.pdf . 6 November 2021 . live.
  39. Web site: Ascension Island E-Visa System. 13 November 2018.
  40. Web site: Entry Visas. 13 November 2018. 23 November 2018. 16 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181116084227/http://www.ascension-island.gov.ac/entry-visas/. dead.
  41. Web site: Saint Helena eVisa. Saint Helena Government.
  42. Web site: VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR VISITING ST HELENA. St Helena Government. 25 January 2018. 14 December 2017.
  43. Web site: Grundy. Richard. Tristan da Cunha Tourism. 2023-01-08. www.tristandc.com. en-GB.
  44. Web site: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (British Overseas Territory) travel advice. 2023-01-08. GOV.UK. en.
  45. Web site: Information for Visitors - South Georgia Website . 2018-05-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080412170649/http://www.sgisland.gs/index.php/(v)Information_for_Visitors_to_South_Georgia?useskin=vis . 2008-04-12 . dead .

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