Eswatini visa requirements · checked 26 August 2026

Visa & Entry Requirements for Eswatini

Q: What documents do I need to enter Eswatini?

Passport validity: Canada's travel advice says a regular Canadian passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date you expect to leave Eswatini and have at least 2 blank pages. Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Eswatini. Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states whether a return or onward ticket is required to enter Eswatini. Proof of funds: No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount for Eswatini.

Most travellers need a visa for Eswatini: 106 of 198 passports must apply at an embassy or consulate, while 92 passports enter visa-free.

The Government of Eswatini's visa page marks, nationality by nationality, whether a visa is required (Y=yes, N=no): for example, USA, South Africa and Germany are marked N. The table does not state a length of stay. The UK government says British citizens can visit without a visa for up to 30 days, and Canada's travel advice says Canadians do not need a tourist visa for stays up to 30 days. The Ministry of Home Affairs says visas are dealt with by its Visa & Citizenship department or by Eswatini's foreign missions, and the government's eVisa portal lets eligible foreign citizens apply for a visa online before travelling.

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Passports visa-free

106

Embassy visa required

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Visa for Eswatini — requirements summary

Visa-free: 92 (46%)
Visa required: 106 (54%)

All travellers must meet the entry rules set by Eswatini, and they depend on your nationality. Find your passport below — you may be able to enter visa-free, or need an eVisa, a visa on arrival or a visa from an embassy.

Passport	Requirement	Max stay	Details
Afghanistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Albania	Visa required	—	Details →
Algeria	Visa required	—	Details →
Andorra	Visa-free	—	Details →
Angola	Visa required	—	Details →
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa-free	—	Details →
Argentina	Visa-free	—	Details →
Armenia	Visa required	—	Details →
Australia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Austria	Visa-free	—	Details →
Azerbaijan	Visa required	—	Details →
Bahamas	Visa-free	—	Details →
Bahrain	Visa required	—	Details →
Bangladesh	Visa required	—	Details →
Barbados	Visa-free	—	Details →
Belarus	Visa required	—	Details →
Belgium	Visa-free	—	Details →
Belize	Visa-free	—	Details →
Benin	Visa required	—	Details →
Bhutan	Visa required	—	Details →
Bolivia	Visa required	—	Details →
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa-free	—	Details →
Botswana	Visa-free	—	Details →
Brazil	Visa-free	—	Details →
Brunei	Visa-free	—	Details →
Bulgaria	Visa required	—	Details →
Burkina Faso	Visa required	—	Details →
Burundi	Visa required	—	Details →
Cambodia	Visa required	—	Details →
Cameroon	Visa required	—	Details →
Canada	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Cape Verde	Visa required	—	Details →
Central African Republic	Visa required	—	Details →
Chad	Visa required	—	Details →
Chile	Visa-free	—	Details →
China	Visa required	—	Details →
Colombia	Visa required	—	Details →
Comoros	Visa required	—	Details →
Costa Rica	Visa required	—	Details →
Côte d'Ivoire	Visa required	—	Details →
Croatia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Cuba	Visa required	—	Details →
Cyprus	Visa-free	—	Details →
Czechia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Denmark	Visa-free	—	Details →
Djibouti	Visa required	—	Details →
Dominica	Visa-free	—	Details →
Dominican Republic	Visa required	—	Details →
DR Congo	Visa required	—	Details →
Ecuador	Visa required	—	Details →
Egypt	Visa required	—	Details →
El Salvador	Visa required	—	Details →
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required	—	Details →
Eritrea	Visa required	—	Details →
Estonia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Ethiopia	Visa required	—	Details →
Fiji	Visa required	—	Details →
Finland	Visa-free	—	Details →
France	Visa-free	—	Details →
Gabon	Visa required	—	Details →
Gambia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Georgia	Visa required	—	Details →
Germany	Visa-free	—	Details →
Ghana	Visa-free	—	Details →
Greece	Visa-free	—	Details →
Grenada	Visa-free	—	Details →
Guatemala	Visa required	—	Details →
Guinea	Visa required	—	Details →
Guinea-Bissau	Visa required	—	Details →
Guyana	Visa-free	—	Details →
Haiti	Visa required	—	Details →
Honduras	Visa required	—	Details →
Hong Kong	Visa required	—	Details →
Hungary	Visa-free	—	Details →
Iceland	Visa required	—	Details →
India	Visa required	—	Details →
Indonesia	Visa required	—	Details →
Iran	Visa required	—	Details →
Iraq	Visa required	—	Details →
Ireland	Visa-free	—	Details →
Israel	Visa-free	—	Details →
Italy	Visa-free	—	Details →
Jamaica	Visa-free	—	Details →
Japan	Visa-free	—	Details →
Jordan	Visa required	—	Details →
Kazakhstan	Visa required	—	Details →
Kenya	Visa-free	—	Details →
Kiribati	Visa required	—	Details →
Kosovo	Visa required	—	Details →
Kuwait	Visa-free	—	Details →
Kyrgyzstan	Visa required	—	Details →
Laos	Visa required	—	Details →
Latvia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Lebanon	Visa required	—	Details →
Lesotho	Visa-free	—	Details →
Liberia	Visa required	—	Details →
Libya	Visa required	—	Details →
Liechtenstein	Visa required	—	Details →
Lithuania	Visa-free	—	Details →
Luxembourg	Visa-free	—	Details →
Macau	Visa required	—	Details →
Madagascar	Visa-free	—	Details →
Malawi	Visa-free	—	Details →
Malaysia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Maldives	Visa-free	—	Details →
Mali	Visa required	—	Details →
Malta	Visa-free	—	Details →
Marshall Islands	Visa required	—	Details →
Mauritania	Visa required	—	Details →
Mauritius	Visa-free	—	Details →
Mexico	Visa required	—	Details →
Micronesia	Visa required	—	Details →
Moldova	Visa required	—	Details →
Monaco	Visa-free	—	Details →
Mongolia	Visa required	—	Details →
Montenegro	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Morocco	Visa required	—	Details →
Mozambique	Visa-free	—	Details →
Myanmar	Visa required	—	Details →
Namibia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Nauru	Visa-free	—	Details →
Nepal	Visa required	—	Details →
Netherlands	Visa-free	—	Details →
New Zealand	Visa-free	—	Details →
Nicaragua	Visa required	—	Details →
Niger	Visa required	—	Details →
Nigeria	Visa required	—	Details →
North Korea	Visa required	—	Details →
North Macedonia	Visa required	—	Details →
Norway	Visa-free	—	Details →
Oman	Visa required	—	Details →
Pakistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Palau	Visa required	—	Details →
Palestine	Visa-free	—	Details →
Panama	Visa required	—	Details →
Papua New Guinea	Visa-free	—	Details →
Paraguay	Visa required	—	Details →
Peru	Visa required	—	Details →
Philippines	Visa required	—	Details →
Poland	Visa-free	—	Details →
Portugal	Visa-free	—	Details →
Qatar	Visa-free	—	Details →
Republic of the Congo	Visa required	—	Details →
Romania	Visa required	—	Details →
Russia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Rwanda	Visa required	—	Details →
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa required	—	Details →
Saint Lucia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa required	—	Details →
Samoa	Visa-free	—	Details →
San Marino	Visa-free	—	Details →
Sao Tome and Principe	Visa required	—	Details →
Saudi Arabia	Visa required	—	Details →
Senegal	Visa required	—	Details →
Serbia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Seychelles	Visa-free	—	Details →
Sierra Leone	Visa-free	—	Details →
Singapore	Visa-free	—	Details →
Slovakia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Slovenia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Solomon Islands	Visa-free	—	Details →
Somalia	Visa required	—	Details →
South Africa	Visa-free	—	Details →
South Korea	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
South Sudan	Visa required	—	Details →
Spain	Visa-free	—	Details →
Sri Lanka	Visa required	—	Details →
Sudan	Visa required	—	Details →
Suriname	Visa required	—	Details →
Sweden	Visa-free	—	Details →
Switzerland	Visa-free	—	Details →
Syria	Visa required	—	Details →
Taiwan	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Tajikistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Tanzania	Visa-free	—	Details →
Thailand	Visa required	—	Details →
Timor-Leste	Visa-free	—	Details →
Togo	Visa required	—	Details →
Tonga	Visa-free	—	Details →
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa-free	—	Details →
Tunisia	Visa required	—	Details →
Türkiye	Visa-free	—	Details →
Turkmenistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Tuvalu	Visa-free	—	Details →
Uganda	Visa-free	—	Details →
Ukraine	Visa-free	—	Details →
United Arab Emirates	Visa required	—	Details →
United Kingdom	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
United States	Visa-free	—	Details →
Uruguay	Visa-free	—	Details →
Uzbekistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Vanuatu	Visa-free	—	Details →
Vatican City	Visa-free	—	Details →
Venezuela	Visa required	—	Details →
Vietnam	Visa required	—	Details →
Yemen	Visa required	—	Details →
Zambia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Zimbabwe	Visa-free	—	Details →

Eswatini visa types, fees and processing times

Swazi visa (Ministry of Home Affairs or a mission)

Embassy

Fee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.

Tourist eVisa

eVisa

Max stay: 30 days
Entries: Single

Fee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.

Official application site →

Extension of stay

Extension

Max stay: 30 days

Fee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.

Entry requirements for Eswatini

Passport validity

6 months

Canada's travel advice says a regular Canadian passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date you expect to leave Eswatini and have at least 2 blank pages. The UK government tells British travellers their passport must have an expiry date at least 3 months after the date they arrive and at least 2 blank pages for entry stamps, and 2 additional blank pages if they are also travelling to South Africa.

Government of Canada — Eswatini travel advice (entry and exit requirements)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Vaccinations: Yellow fever

9 months

The UK government says you must have a yellow fever vaccination certificate to enter Eswatini if you are coming from a country listed as a transmission risk. WHO's yellow fever list (International Travel and Health, Annex 1) shows Eswatini requiring proof of vaccination from travellers aged 9 months and over arriving from countries determined by WHO to be at risk, including travellers who transited through the airport of such a country, regardless of the duration of the transit.

WHO, International Travel and Health, Annex 1 — countries requiring proof of vaccination against yellow fever✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Travel insurance

No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Eswatini. The UK Foreign Office advises making sure you have adequate travel health insurance and accessible funds to cover the cost of medical evacuation to South Africa and repatriation.

UK FCDO — Eswatini travel advice: health✓ Checked 4 Oct 2026

Return or onward ticket

No official source we could read states whether a return or onward ticket is required to enter Eswatini. Eswatini’s eVisa FAQ says eVisa applicants submit proof of travel arrangements, such as flight tickets, with the application.

Kingdom of Eswatini eVisa portal — FAQ: documents required for an eVisa✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026

Proof of funds

No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount for Eswatini.

Kingdom of Eswatini eVisa portal — visa requirement documents (tourist visa: photo, cover letter, host or hotel details, certified passport copy)✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026

Eswatini visa requirements statistics

198

Passports covered

106

Most common: Visa required

Least common: Visa-free

46%

Visa-free access

Visa-free stays by length

30 days · 5 passports

Understanding Eswatini visa requirements

We track the entry rules of Eswatini for 198 passports. The most common situation is visa required, which applies to 106 passports (54%). 46% of passports can enter without a visa. The least common is visa-free (92 passports).

Entry categories for Eswatini

Visa-free entry: 92 passports can enter without a visa, for up to 30 days.
Visa required: 106 passports must apply at an embassy or consulate.

What else you need to enter Eswatini

Passport validity: Canada's travel advice says a regular Canadian passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date you expect to leave Eswatini and have at least 2 blank pages.
Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Eswatini.
Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states whether a return or onward ticket is required to enter Eswatini.
Proof of funds: No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount for Eswatini.

Open your passport in the table for the exact rules — maximum stay, fees, how to apply and the official source. Entry rules change at short notice: confirm with the embassy of Eswatini or its official immigration website before you travel.

Frequently asked questions about Eswatini visas

Do I need a visa for Eswatini?

The Government of Eswatini's visa page marks, nationality by nationality, whether a visa is required (Y=yes, N=no); for example, USA, South Africa and Germany are marked N. The table does not state a length of stay. The Ministry of Home Affairs says visas are dealt with by its Visa & Citizenship department or by Eswatini's foreign missions, and the eVisa portal lets eligible foreign citizens apply online before travelling. The eVisa portal says visa on arrival is not available at the ports of entry.

How long can I stay in Eswatini without a visa?

Eswatini's own visa table does not state a length of stay. Canada's travel advice says Canadians do not need a tourist visa for stays up to 30 days. The UK government says British citizens can visit without a visa for up to 30 days and can apply to the Ministry of Home Affairs for a 30-day extension.

Can I visit Eswatini as a side trip from South Africa?

Canada's travel advice says there are 11 border entry posts with South Africa and two with Mozambique, most operating between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., and advises consulting local authorities for road conditions and schedules before cross-border travel.

What currency does Eswatini use?

Canada's travel advice says the currency is the lilangeni (SZL), and that the South African rand (notes only) is also accepted and widely used.

Is Eswatini the same country as Swaziland?

Yes. The government's eVisa portal describes Eswatini as formerly known as Swaziland, and the Ministry of Home Affairs visa page still refers to the Kingdom of Swaziland.

Is yellow fever vaccination required for Eswatini?

The UK government says you must have a yellow fever vaccination certificate to enter Eswatini if you are coming from a country listed as a transmission risk. WHO's yellow fever list (International Travel and Health, Annex 1) shows Eswatini requiring proof of vaccination from travellers aged 9 months and over arriving from countries determined by WHO to be at risk, including travellers who transited through the airport of such a country, regardless of the duration of the transit.

Do US citizens need a visa for Eswatini?

US citizens can visit Eswatini visa-free. Full rules for United States passport holders.

Do UK citizens need a visa for Eswatini?

UK citizens can visit Eswatini visa-free for 30 days. Full rules for United Kingdom passport holders.

Do German citizens need a visa for Eswatini?

German citizens can visit Eswatini visa-free. Full rules for Germany passport holders.

What documents do I need to enter Eswatini?

Passport validity: Canada's travel advice says a regular Canadian passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date you expect to leave Eswatini and have at least 2 blank pages. Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Eswatini. Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states whether a return or onward ticket is required to enter Eswatini. Proof of funds: No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount for Eswatini.

How many countries can visit Eswatini without a visa?

92 of 198 passports can enter Eswatini visa-free (46%). and 106 need a visa from an embassy.

Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0) — official sources are linked on each passport page. Gaps filled from the Passport Index dataset (MIT).

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Where can Eswatini citizens travel visa-free?

Eswatini passport holders can visit 44 countries without a visa. Open a country for the exact rules.

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