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Countries subject to visas
Please check to see if you need a Visa to visit South Africa.
(Persons in transit please visit our "Transit Visa" page)
Select the country, of which you are a passport holder, by clicking on it's letter:
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| Country of Passport | Visa conditions |
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| Aden | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Afghanistan | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| African Union / Unity Liassez | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Akrotiri | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Albania | No Visa or Fee for first 120 days for Diplomatic or Official Passports |
| Albania | Tourist passport holder must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Algeria | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic or Official Passports |
| Andorra, Principality of | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Angola | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic or Official Passports |
| Angola | Tourist passport holder must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Anguilla | Must have Visa and pay Fee (except British passport holders - see United Kingdom) |
| Antigua and Barbuda | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Argentina | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Armenia | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Aruba | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Ascension | Must have Visa and pay Fee (except British passport holders - see United Kingdom) |
| Australia | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Austria | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Azerbaijan | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
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| Bahamas, Commonwealth of | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Bahrain | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Bailiwick of Guernsey | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Bangladesh | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Barbados | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Belarus | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic or Officia passports |
| Belarus | Tourist passport holder must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Belau (Palau) | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Belgium | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Belize | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Benin (Dahomey) | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Bermuda | Must have visa but issued free of charge |
| Bhutan | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Bolivia | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Bosnia / Herzegovina | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Botswana | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Bouvet Islands | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Brazil | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| British Antarctic Territory | Must have Visa and pay Fee (Except British passport holders - see United Kingdom) |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Must have Visa and pay Fee (Except British passport holders - see United Kingdom) |
| Brunei Darassalam | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Bulgaria | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic or Official Passports |
| Bulgaria | Tourist passport holder must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Burkino Faso | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Burma (Myanmar) | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Burundi | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Byelorussia | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
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| Caicos Islands | Must have Visa and pay Fee (Except British passport holders - see United Kingdom) |
| Cambodia | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Cameroon | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Canada | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Cape Verde | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Cayman Islands | Must have Visa and pay Fee (Except British passport holders - see United Kingdom) |
| Central Africa Republic | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Chad | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Chile | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| China (PROC) | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Colombia | Must apply for Visa but issued FREE of charge |
| Comoros | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic or Official Passports |
| Comoros | Tourist passport holder must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Must apply for Visa but issued FREE of charge |
| Congo (DRC) | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Costa Rica | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Cote D'Ivore | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic or Official Passports |
| Cote D'Ivore | Tourist passport holder must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Croatia | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic or Official Passports |
| Croatia | Tourist passport holder must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Cuba | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Cyprus | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Tourist Passports |
| Cyprus | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic or Official Passports |
| Czech Republic | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
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| Dhekelia | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Denmark | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Diego Garcia | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Djibouti | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Dominican Republic | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Ducie and Oeno Islands | Must have Visa and pay Fee (Except British passport holders - see United Kingdom) |
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| Eastern Caribbean | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Ecuador | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Egypt | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic or Official Passports |
| El Salvador | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Ellice Island | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Equatorial Guinea | Visa but no Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Eritrea | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Estonia | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Ethiopia | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
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| Falklands Islands | Must have Visa and pay Fee (Except British passport holders - see United Kingdom) |
| Fiji Islands | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Finland | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| France | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| French Guiana | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| French Polynesia | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
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| Gabon | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Gambia (The) | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Georgia, Republic of | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Germany | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Ghana | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Gibraltar | Must have Visa and pay Fee (Except British passport holders - see United Kingdom) |
| Gilbert Islands (Kiribati) | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Gough Island | Must have Visa & pay Fee (Except British passport holders - see United Kingdom) |
| Greece | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Greenland | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Grenada | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Guadeloupe | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Guam | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Guatemala | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Guernsey, Bailiwick of | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Guinea | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic or Official Passports |
| Guinea | Tourist passport holder must have Visa and pay the fee |
| Guinea Bissau | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Guyana | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
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| Haiti | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Henderson | Must have Visa & pay Fee (Except British passport holders - see United Kingdom) |
| Holy See | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Honduras | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Hong Kong - (Only BNO / SAR passports) | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Hungary | No Visa or Fee for first 120 days for Diplomatic or Official Passports |
| Hungary | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Tourist Passports |
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| Iceland | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| India | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic or Official Passports |
| India | Tourist passport holder must apply for Visa but issued free of charge |
| Indonesia | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Iran | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Iraq | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Ireland Northern | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Ireland, Republic of | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Isle of Man | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Israel | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Italy | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Ivory Coast | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic or Official Passports |
| Ivory Coast | Tourist passport holder must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
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| Jamaica | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Japan | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Jersey, British Isle | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Jordan | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
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| Kampuchea | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Kazakhstan | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Kenya | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic or Official Passports |
| Kenya | Must have Visa but no Fee for first 30 days for Tourist Passports |
| Kirghizstan | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Kiribati (Gilbert Islands) | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Korea North | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Korea South | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Kuwait | Must apply for visa but issued free of charge |
| Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan) | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
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| Laos | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Latvia | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Lebanon | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Lesotho | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Liberia | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Libya | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Liechtenstein | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Lithuania | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Luxemburg | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
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| Macau (Only MSAR passports) | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Macedonia | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Madagascar | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic or Official Passports |
| Madagascar | Tourist passport holder must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Malawi | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Malaysia | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Maldives | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Mali | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Malta | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Marshall Islands | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Martinique | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Mauritania | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Mauritius | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Mexico | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic or Official Passports |
| Mexico | Tourist passport holder must apply for Visa but issued free of charge |
| Micronesia | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Moldova | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Monaco | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Mongolia | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Montserrat | Must have Visa & pay Fee (Except British passport holders - see United Kingdom) |
| Morocco | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic or Official Passports |
| Morocco | Tourist passport holder must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Mozambique | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Tourist Passports |
| Mozambique | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic or Official Passports |
| Myanmar (Burma) | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
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| Namibia | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Naura | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Nepal | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Netherlands | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Netherlands Antilles | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| New Zealand | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Nicaragua | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Niger | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Nigeria | Tourist passport holder must have Visa and pay the fee |
| Nigeria | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic or Official Passports |
| Northern Marianas | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Norway | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
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| Oman | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
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| Pakistan | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Palaci | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Palau | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Panama | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Papua New Guinea | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Paraguay | No Visa or Fee for first 120 days for Diplomatic or Official Passports |
| Paraguay | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Tourist Passports |
| Peru | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Philippines | Visa but no Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Pitcairn Islands | Must have Visa and pay Fee (Except British passport holders - see United Kingdom) |
| Poland | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Tourist Passports |
| Poland | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic or Official Passports |
| Portugal | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Puerto Rico | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
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| Qatar | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
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| Reunion | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Romania | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic or Official Passports |
| Romania | Tourist passport holder must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Russian Federation | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Rwanda | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic or Official Passports |
| Rwanda | Tourist passport holder must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
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| SADC Liassez Passers | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for official business |
| Samoa, American | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Samoa, Independent State | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| San Marino | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Sao Tome & Principe | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Saudi Arabia | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Senegal | Must apply for Visa but issued free of charge |
| Serbia and Montenegro | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Seychelles | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Siera Leone | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Singapore | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Slovak Republic | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Tourist Passports |
| Slovak Republic | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic or Official Passports |
| Slovenia | No Visa or Fee for first 120 days for Diplomatic or Official Passports |
| Slovenia | Tourist passport holder must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Solomon Islands | Must have visa but free of charge |
| Somalia | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| South Korea | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Spain | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Sri Lanka | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| St Helena & Dependencies | Must have Visa & pay Fee (Except British passport holders - see United Kingdom) |
| St Kitts and Nevis | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| St Lucia | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Sudan | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Suriname | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Swaziland | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Sweden | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Switzerland | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Syrian | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
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| Tajikistan | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Tanzania | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic or Official Passports |
| Tanzania | Tourist passport holder must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Thailand | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Tourist Passports |
| Thailand | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic or Official Passports |
| Togo | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Tonga | Must apply for visa but is issued free of charge |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Tristan de Cunha | Must have Visa and pay Fee (Except British passport holders - see United Kingdom) |
| Tunisia | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic or Official Passports |
| Tunisia | Tourist passport holder must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Turkey | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Turkmenistan | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Must have Visa and pay Fee (Except British passport holders - see United Kingdom) |
| Tuvalu | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
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| Uganda | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Ukraine | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| UN Liassez Passers | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for official business |
| United Nations Personnel | See Note 4 below. |
| United Arab Emirates | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| United States of America | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Uruguay | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Uzbekistan | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
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| Vanuatu | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Vatican City (Hole See) | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Venezuela | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Vietnam | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic or Official Passports |
| Vietnam | Tourist passport holder must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
| Virgin islands (British) | Must have Visa & pay Fee (Except British passport holders - see United Kingdom) |
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| Western Sahara | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
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| Yemen | Must apply for Visa and pay the Fee |
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| Zambia | No Visa or Fee for first 30 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
| Zimbabwe | No Visa or Fee for first 90 days for Diplomatic, Official or Tourist Passports |
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Notes
- Diplomatic and Official passport holders never pay visa fees
- Countries not mentioned here must have a visa but the visa is issued free of charge
- If not certain, please phone the Consular Section at the Mission in Canberra
- The following categories of the UN as well as their spouses, dependent relatives and other members of the households are exempt from visa requirements when visiting the Republic for periods not exceeding 90 days for purposes for which a visitor’s permit may be issued, and for official business purposes and transits and when accredited for placement at a UN mission in the Republic for the duration of their accreditation, provided they are in possession of the relevant letters or identification documents to identify themselves at ports of entry as personnel of an UN agency.
- Holders of United Nations Laissez-passers
- Volunteers attached to the UN
- Persons involved in any United Nations agency
- Persons performing services on behalf of the UN
