Visa policy of Eswatini

A foreign national wishing to enter Eswatini must obtain a visa unless they are a citizen of one of the eligible visa exempt countries. ^[1]

Visa policy map

  Eswatini

  Visa not required

  Visa required

Visa exemption

A 3-month multiple-entry visa issued to a Chinese citizen in 2019 by the Embassy of Eswatini in the United States.

Holders of passports of the following 94 jurisdictions do not require a visa to enter Eswatini for the following period: ^[2]

90 days Taiwan [3] 30 days European Union member states (except Bulgaria and Romania) Andorra Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Bahamas Barbados Belize Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Canada Chile Dominica East Timor Gambia Ghana Grenada Guyana Israel Jamaica Japan Kenya Kuwait Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mauritius Monaco Montenegro Mozambique Namibia Nauru New Zealand Norway Palestine Papua New Guinea Qatar Russia Saint Lucia Samoa San Marino Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore [4] Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea   Switzerland Tanzania Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Turkey Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Vanuatu Vatican City Zambia Zimbabwe

Date of visa changes
29 July 1970: Israel [5] 1 September 1970: Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands [6] 12 June 2007: Russia [7] 24 December 2020: Saint Kitts and Nevis [8] Canceled: Unknown: Saint Kitts and Nevis (Was applied on 24 December 2020)

Eswatini signed visa exemption agreements for diplomatic and service passports with Rwanda in August 2024 and with Indonesia in September 2024 and they are yet to be ratified. ^{[9] [10]}

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving to Eswatini were from the following countries of nationality: ^[11]

Country	2016	2015	2014
South Africa	814,220	810,249	856,492
Mozambique	202,042	181,271	219,555
Zimbabwe	49,295	69,467	58,624
Germany	22,895	21,510	21,669
France	21,253	19,360	14,152
Netherlands	20,750	17,414	17,874
United States	18,014	17,988	17,359
United Kingdom	15,503	14,646	15,813
Pakistan	7,450	5,216	4,242
India	6,867	5,145	5,031
Portugal	6,610	6,047	6,720
Botswana	5,969	5,833	5,913
Lesotho	5,682	5,092	5,554
Tanzania	5,659	6,311	5,718
Total	1,278,587	1,255,901	1,324,621

See also

• Visa requirements for Swazi citizens
• Foreign relations of Eswatini

References

1. "Visa and passport". Timatic . International Air Transport Association through Emirates . Retrieved 1 April 2017.
2. "Immigrants requiring Visas to enter the Kingdom of Eswatini".
3. "All Taiwanese Passport Holders are visa-exempt for 90 days". Embassy of Eswatini, Taipei . Retrieved 2025-05-04.
4. "Eswatini - Travel Page". www.mfa.gov.sg. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore). 4 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
5. "Statement of Treaties and International Agreements" (PDF). United Nations. December 1970.
6. "Statement of Treaties and International Agreements" (PDF). United Nations. September 1971.
7. "СВАЗИЛЕНД - Общие сведения о стране (SWAZILAND - General information about the country)" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2012-10-15.
8. "Governments of St. Kitts & Nevis and Kingdom of Eswatini Establish Mutual Visa Waiver Agreement".
9. Rwanda, Eswatini sign four cooperation agreements
10. Indonesia and Eswatini Ink Visa-Free Agreement at the IAF
11. "The Kingdom of Eswatini: Official Tourism Website".

External links

• Immigrants requiring visa to enter Eswatini