Marshall Islands: do South Africans need a visa?
South Africans can get a visa on arrival in the Marshall Islands. You can stay up to 90 days per visit, and you can apply to extend.
Visa on arrival. South Africa is named on the RMI Division of Immigration's official list of countries entitled to a visa on arrival.15
The Marshall Islands is one of 16 countries that give South Africans a visa on arrival. See them all.
Before you travel
Purpose of visit
Visiting (tourism). Work, study and investment need separate permits from the Division of Immigration.2
Confirmed on an official government source
Passport validity
How to apply
No advance application for South Africans: the visa is issued on arrival. The official list says the fee is waived for visa-on-arrival nationals (the USD 100 visitor visa fee applies only to nationals who must apply in advance). The GSA quotes USD 25 for a 3-month tourist visa, so carry some US dollars in cash in case.125
Confirmed on an official government source
Where South Africans apply
On arrival in Majuro or Kwajalein. No Marshall Islands mission in South Africa. Division of Immigration, Mako Building, Delap, Majuro; rmi_majuro@rmiimmigration.org; phone +692 625 8633.2
Confirmed on an official government source
Travel insurance
Not published by official sources
Return or onward ticket
Proof of funds
Proof of sufficient funds. No amount published.2
Confirmed on an official government source
Accommodation or invitation
Letter of invitation only if applicable. Visiting Kwajalein Atoll needs an entry authorization from the US military.2
Confirmed on an official government source
Vaccinations, including yellow fever on return to South Africa
The UK FCDO notes that children aged 4 and under must show proof of MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccination. South Africa's rule: you need a yellow fever certificate to enter South Africa only if you arrive from or transited a yellow-fever-risk country. The Marshall Islands is not a risk country, so a direct return needs none, but a routing through a risk country in Africa or South America would trigger it.49
Confirmed by other governments' official advice
Arrival forms
Extending your stay and overstaying
Apply for an extension before your permit expires. Overstaying breaks immigration law; penalties not published.2
Confirmed on an official government source
Transit
Many routes go via Honolulu or Guam (US entry rules apply), or via Nadi, Brisbane or Nauru. Hub rules: via Australia, South Africans may use Transit Without Visa (air arrival, onward flight to a third country within 8 hours, stay airside); otherwise an Australian Transit (771) or Visitor visa is needed. Via Auckland, South Africans need a New Zealand Transit Visa (from NZD 235, up to 24 hours airside) unless they already hold a NZ visa.78
Confirmed on an official government source
Travelling with children
Children aged 4 and under must show proof of MMR vaccination (UK FCDO).4
Not yet confirmed by an official source
Sources
Official
The destination's own government
- 1RMI Division of Immigration (Summary of countries entitled for visa exemption/waiver or visa on arrival, as of March 2024) rmiimmigration.org
- 2RMI Division of Immigration rmiimmigration.org
- 7Australian Department of Home Affairs immi.homeaffairs.gov.au
- 8Immigration New Zealand immigration.govt.nz
Other government
Official advice from other governments
- 4UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office gov.uk
- 6US Department of State travel.state.gov
- 9Australian Government Smartraveller smartraveller.gov.au
Commercial
Visa agencies, law firms and travel companies
- 5The GSA (South African visa agency) thegsa.co.za
Last researched 5 October 2026. Rules change; confirm with the embassy before you book. Spotted something out of date? Report a change.