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Visa requirements for South African citizens - wikipedia Visa requirements for South African citizens Jump to : navigation , search A South African passport Visa requirements for South African citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of South Africa . As of 1 January 2018 , South African citizens had visa - free or visa on arrival access to 100 countries and territories , ranking the South African passport 52nd in terms of travel freedom ( tied with Albanian passport ) according to the Henley Passport Index . Where visa - free access is permitted , such access is not necessarily a right , and admission is at the discretion of border enforcement officers . Visitors engaging in activities other than tourism , including unpaid work , may require a visa or work permit . Contents 1 Visa requirements map 2 Visa requirements 3 Dependent , Disputed , or Restricted territories 4 Vaccination 5 Passport validity 6 Changes in Visa Requirements for South African Citizens 7 See also 8 References and Notes Visa requirements map ( edit ) Visa requirements for South African citizens South Africa Visa free access Visa on arrival eVisa Visa available both on arrival or online Visa required Visa requirements ( edit ) Country Visa requirement Allowed stay Notes ( excluding departure fees ) Reciprocity Afghanistan Visa required √ Albania Visa required √ Algeria Visa required √ Andorra Visa required Andorra has no visa regime , but is only accessible through France and Spain . Multiple Entry Schengen Visa required . √ Angola Visa not required 90 days 30 days per visit , up to 90 days per year . √ Antigua and Barbuda Visa not required 1 month √ Argentina Visa not required 90 days √ Armenia eVisa / Visa on arrival 120 days X Australia and territories Visa required May apply online ( Online Visitor e600 visa ) . Transit visa is not required . X Austria Visa required X Azerbaijan eVisa 30 days X Bahamas Visa not required 3 months Extendable up to 8 months ? √ Bahrain eVisa X Bangladesh Visa required √ Barbados Visa not required 6 months √ Belarus Visa required √ Belgium Visa required X Belize Visa not required √ Benin Visa not required 90 Days √ Bhutan Visa required √ Bolivia Visa on arrival 90 days √ Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa required √ Botswana Visa not required 90 days √ Brazil Visa not required 90 days √ Brunei Visa required √ Bulgaria Visa required √ Burkina Faso Visa required √ Burundi Visa required √ Cambodia eVisa / Visa on arrival 30 days X Cameroon Visa required Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival . √ Canada Visa required Holders of the Right of Abode to the UK with a Certificate of Entitlement as proof of authenticity do not require Visa . X Cape Verde Visa on arrival √ Central African Republic Visa required √ Chad Visa required √ Chile Visa not required 90 days √ China Visa required 24 - Hour Transit Visa obtainable at the airport . √ Colombia Visa required Transit visa is not required . √ Comoros Visa on arrival X Republic of the Congo Visa required √ Democratic Republic of the Congo Visa required √ Costa Rica Visa not required 90 days √ Côte d'Ivoire eVisa 3 months eVisa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport . X Croatia Visa required Valid multiple entry schengen visa is valid for Croatia √ Cuba Tourist card required √ Cyprus Visa required X Czech Republic Visa required X Denmark Visa required X Djibouti Visa on arrival X Dominica Visa not required 6 months X Dominican Republic Visa not required X Ecuador Visa not required 90 days √ Egypt Visa required √ El Salvador Visa not required 90 days X Equatorial Guinea Visa required √ Eritrea Visa required Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival . √ Estonia Visa required √ Ethiopia eVisa / Visa on arrival X Fiji Visa not required 4 months √ Finland Visa required X France Visa required X Gabon Visa not required 30 days . √ Gambia Visa required In addition to a visa , an entry clearance must be obtained from the Gambian Immigration prior to travel . √ Georgia Visa not required 1 year X Germany Visa required X Ghana Visa on arrival 30 days X Greece Visa required X Grenada Visa not required 3 months X Guatemala Visa not required 90 days X Guinea Visa required √ Guinea - Bissau eVisa / Visa on arrival 90 days X Guyana Visa not required 3 months √ Haiti Visa not required 3 months X Honduras Visa not required 90 days X Hungary Visa required X Iceland Visa required X India e-Visa 60 days e-Visa holders must arrive via 25 designated airports or 3 designated seaports . e-Tourist Visa can be obtained twice in a calendar year . X Indonesia Visa not required 30 days Select ports of entry . X Iran Visa on arrival 30 days X Iraq Visa required √ Ireland Visa not required 3 months Entry into the UK from Ireland is not permitted if the South African passport holder does not have a valid UK Visa . There are some requirements to fulfill for entry such as evidence of sufficient funds , proof of accommodation and character requirements . Border crossing by land from Ireland to Northern Ireland ( UK ) are heavily guarded and visa checks are carried out routinely . UK direct - airside transit visa is required for travel to Ireland by transiting the UK . √ Israel Visa not required 90 days Some travelers are permitted to stay longer but in excess of 90 days usually requires mandatory military service for certain ages . √ Italy Visa required X Jamaica Visa not required 180 Days X Japan Visa required X Jordan Visa on arrival 30 days √ Kazakhstan Visa required √ Kenya Visa not required 90 days X Kiribati Visa required √ North Korea Visa required √ South Korea Visa not required 30 days √ Kuwait Visa required √ Kyrgyzstan eVisa / Visa on arrival 1 month Available at Manas International Airport . X Laos Visa on arrival 30 days X Latvia Visa required X Lebanon Visa required In addition to a visa , an approval should be obtained from the Immigration department of the General Directorate of General Security ( La Surete Generale ) . √ Lesotho Visa not required 90 days √ Liberia Visa required Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival . √ Libya Visa required Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival . √ Liechtenstein Visa required X Lithuania Visa required √ Luxembourg Visa required X Macedonia Visa required √ Madagascar Visa on arrival 30 days Obtained free of charge . √ Malawi Visa not required 90 days √ Malaysia Visa not required 90 days √ Maldives Visa on arrival 90 days √ Mali Visa required √ Malta Visa required X Marshall Islands Visa on arrival 90 days X Mauritania Visa on arrival Available at Nouakchott -- Oumtounsy International Airport . X Mauritius Visa not required 90 days √ Mexico Visa required Visa free access for holders of a valid US Visa . Holders of valid B1 / B2 ( B ) or Permanent Resident Visa / Green Card are permitted to remain for 180 days . Passport holders with less than six months validity may face difficulty when attempting to enter as a Business Visitor / Tourist as they are usually permitted six months stay which might exceed the passport 's validity . √ Micronesia Visa not required 30 days X Moldova Visa required √ Monaco Visa required X Mongolia Visa required √ Montenegro Visa required √ Morocco Visa required √ Mozambique Visa not required 3 months √ Myanmar eVisa 28 days X Namibia Visa not required 3 months √ Nauru Visa required √ Nepal Visa on arrival 90 days X Netherlands Visa required X New Zealand Visa required Visa not required if the holder of Australian Permanent Residence travelling on a South African Passport , Australian Resident Visa will be granted upon arrival subject to satisfying the entry requirements . Australian Permanent Residents must have a valid Visa / Travel Facility attached to the status for entry . Imperative note : Holders of the Right of Abode to the UK with a Certificate of Entitlement as proof of authenticity do not require a Visa . √ Nicaragua Visa not required 90 days X Niger Visa required √ Nigeria Visa required Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival . √ Norway Visa required X Oman eVisa / Visa on arrival X Pakistan Visa required Visa on arrival when travelling on business valid for 30 days . Conditions apply . √ Palau Visa on arrival 30 days X Panama Visa not required 180 days √ Papua New Guinea Visa required √ Paraguay Visa not required 90 days √ Peru Visa not required 180 days √ Philippines Visa not required 30 days X Poland Visa required X Portugal Visa required X Qatar eVisa / Visa on arrival 30 days Available at Hamad International Airport . eVisa , Transit Visa from Qatar Airways ( 9 - 96 hours ) and ETA are also available . eVisa refers to a Tourist Visa . These three methods are all acceptable alternatives for tourism should the South African passport holder wish not to use the Visa Waiver Facility available upon arrival . The Visa Waiver Facility ( 30 days ) can not be granted upon arrival if stay is less than 1 night , a Transit Visa should be applied for instead . X Romania Visa required √ Russia Visa not required 90 days 90 days within any 180 day period √ Rwanda eVisa / Visa on arrival 30 days X Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa not required 3 months X Saint Lucia Visa not required 6 weeks X Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa not required 1 month √ Samoa Visa on arrival ! Entry Permit on arrival 60 days X San Marino Visa required X São Tomé and Príncipe Visa required Visa is obtained online . √ Saudi Arabia Visa required √ Senegal Visa not required X Serbia Visa required Visa free for a maximum stay of 90 days for valid visa holders or residents of the European Union member states and the United States . √ Seychelles Visa on arrival ! Visitor 's Permit on arrival 3 months √ Sierra Leone Visa required Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival . √ Singapore Visa not required 30 days √ Slovakia Visa required √ Slovenia Visa required √ Solomon Islands Visa required √ Somalia Visa on arrival 30 days Available at Bosaso , Galcaio and Mogadishu airports . X South Sudan Visa required √ Spain Visa required X Sri Lanka eVisa / Visa on arrival 30 days X Sudan Visa required √ Suriname Visa required √ Swaziland Visa not required 30 days √ Sweden Visa required X Switzerland Visa required X Syria Visa required √ Tajikistan Visa on arrival 45 days At Dushanbe International Airport . Visa also available online . E-visa holders can enter through all border points . X Tanzania Visa not required 90 days √ Thailand Visa not required 30 days Maximum two visits annually if not arriving by air √ Timor - Leste Visa on arrival 30 days X Togo Visa on arrival 7 days X Tonga Visa required √ Trinidad and Tobago Visa not required 90 days √ Tunisia Visa not required 3 months X Turkey eVisa / Visa on arrival 30 Days √ Turkmenistan Visa required Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival . √ Tuvalu Visa on arrival 1 month X Uganda eVisa / Visa on arrival May apply online . X Ukraine Visa required √ United Arab Emirates Visa required May apply online . Emirates Airline ( Dubai ) and Etihad Airways ( Abu Dhabi ) routinely provide this service . Entry is only valid on condition that travel is made with the airline where the online visa is applied for and ticket is issued . √ United Kingdom and Crown dependencies Visa required Right of Abode holders with a Certificate of Entitlement in their Commonwealth passport may enter the United Kingdom and remain indefinitely . Visa holders can only enter for 3 months if entering from the Republic of Ireland ( Eire ) . The Crown dependencies include the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey and the Isle of Man . Transit Visa Required unless exempt , Australian , New Zealand and all other Visas with confirmation slips / electronically granted Visas are not permitted as an exemption unless endorsed by the airline . Entering the United Kingdom by land , sea or air from the Republic of Ireland is not permitted unless in possession of a valid U.K. Visa or Immigration Documnet . X United States Visa required X Uruguay Visa not required 90 days √ Uzbekistan Visa required Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival . √ Vanuatu Visa not required 30 days X Vatican City Visa required Schengen Visa Required . Entry can be made from Italy exclusively . √ Venezuela Visa not required 90 days √ Vietnam Visa required Pre-arranged visa obtained online through travel agencies available at Hanoi , Ho Chi Minh City , Phu Quoc , or Da Nang airports . √ Yemen Visa required √ Zambia Visa not required 90 days √ Zimbabwe Visa not required 3 months √ Dependent , disputed , or restricted territories ( edit ) Unrecognized or partially recognized countries Territory Conditions of access Notes Abkhazia Visa required Kosovo Visa not required 90 days Northern Cyprus Visa not required 3 months Nagorno - Karabakh Visa required Travellers with Nagorno - Karabakh visa ( expired or valid ) or evidence of travel to Nagorno - Karabakh ( stamps ) will be permanently denied entry to Azerbaijan . Palestine Visa not required Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed . Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory . Somaliland Visa on arrival 30 days for 30 US dollars , payable on arrival . South Ossetia Visa not required Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia . Taiwan Visa required Transnistria Visa not required Registration required after 24h . Dependent and autonomous territories Territory Conditions of access Notes <Th_colspan="3"> China Hong Kong Visa not required 30 days Macau Visa not required 30 days <Th_colspan="3"> Denmark Faroe Islands Visa required Greenland Visa required <Th_colspan="3"> France French Guiana Visa required French Polynesia Visa required French West Indies Visa required Includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin . Mayotte Visa required New Caledonia Visa required Réunion Visa not required 3 months Saint Pierre and Miquelon Visa required Wallis and Futuna Visa required <Th_colspan="3"> Netherlands Aruba Visa required Caribbean Netherlands Visa required Includes Bonaire , Sint Eustatius and Saba . Curaçao Visa required Sint Maarten Visa required <Th_colspan="3"> New Zealand Cook Islands Visa not required 31 days Niue Visa not required 30 days Tokelau Visa required <Th_colspan="3"> United Kingdom Akrotiri and Dhekelia Visa required Anguilla Visa required Bermuda Visa required British Indian Ocean Territory Special permit required Special permit required . British Virgin Islands Visa not required 30 days , extensions possible Cayman Islands Visa not required 6 months Falkland Islands Visa not required Gibraltar Visa required Montserrat Visa not required 6 months Pitcairn Islands Visa not required 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore . Ascension Island Entry Permit required Entry Permit must be obtained minimum 28 days in advance ( 3 months for 20 / 30 pounds sterling , single / double entry ) . Saint Helena Visitor 's Pass required Visitor 's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4 / 10 / 21 / 60 / 90 days for 12 / 14 / 16 / 20 / 25 pound sterling . Tristan da Cunha Permission required 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 . South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Permit required Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required ( 72 hours / 1 month for 110 / 160 pounds sterling ) . Turks and Caicos Islands Visa required 90 days <Th_colspan="3"> United States American Samoa Visa required Guam Visa required Northern Mariana Islands Visa required Puerto Rico Visa required US visa is required to visit Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands Visa required <Th_colspan="3"> Antarctica and adjacent islands <Td_colspan="3"> Special permits required for Bouvet Island , British Antarctic Territory , French Southern and Antarctic Lands , Argentine Antarctica , Australian Antarctic Territory , Chilean Antarctic Territory , Heard Island and McDonald Islands , Peter I Island , Queen Maud Land , Ross Dependency . Other territories Territory Conditions of access Notes Belarus Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park Visa not required 3 days ; must first obtain an electronic pass China Hainan Visa on arrival 15 days . Available at Haikou Meilan International Airport and Sanya Phoenix International Airport . Visa not required for 15 days for traveling as part of a tourist group ( 5 or more people ) China Tibet Autonomous Region TTP required Tibet Travel Permit required ( 10 US Dollars ) . Crimea Visa required Visa issued by Russia is required . Ecuador Galápagos Pre-registration required Online pre-registration is required . Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure . Eritrea outside Asmara Travel permit required To travel in the rest of the country , a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required ( 20 Eritrean nakfa ) . Greece Mount Athos Special permit required Special permit required ( 4 days : 25 euro for Orthodox visitors , 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors , 18 euro for students ) . There is a visitors ' quota : maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed . India PAP / RAP PAP / RAP required Protected Area Permit ( PAP ) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur , Arunachal Pradesh , Uttaranchal , Jammu and Kashmir , Rajasthan , Himachal Pradesh . Restricted Area Permit ( RAP ) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim . Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year . Iran Kish Island Visa not required Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa . Iraqi Kurdistan Visa on arrival Visa on arrival for 15 days is available at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports . Fiji Lau Province Special permission required Special permission required . France Clipperton Island Special permit required Special permit required . Kazakhstan Special permission required Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast , and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty . North Korea outside Pyongyang Special permit required People are not allowed to leave the capital city , tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide ( no independent moving ) Malaysia Sabah and Sarawak Visa not required These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them , however the same visa applies . Maldives outside Malé Permission required With the exception of the capital Malé , tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives . Norway Jan Mayen Permit required Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours . Novorossiya Restricted area Crossing from Ukraine requires visit purpose to be explained to Ukrainian passport control on exit and those who entered from Russia are not allowed to proceed further into Ukraine . Russia Special authorization required Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization . Sudan outside Khartoum Travel permit required All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit . Sudan Darfur Travel permit required Separate travel permit is required . Tajikistan Gorno - Badakhshan Autonomous Province OIVR permit required OIVR permit required ( 15 + 5 Tajikistani Somoni ) and another special permit ( free of charge ) is required for Lake Sarez . UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus Access Permit required Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone , except Civil Use Areas . Korean Demilitarized Zone Restricted zone . UNDOF Zone and Ghajar Restricted zone . United States Minor Outlying Islands Special permits required Special permits required for Baker Island , Howland Island , Jarvis Island , Johnston Atoll , Kingman Reef , Midway Atoll , Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island . Venezuela Margarita Island Visa not required All visitors are fingerprinted . Vietnam Phú Quốc Visa not required 30 days Yemen outside Sana'a or Aden Special permission required Special permission needed for travel outside Sana'a or Aden . Vaccination ( edit ) Many African countries , including Angola , Benin , Burkina Faso , Cameroon , Central African Republic , Chad , Democratic Republic of the Congo , Republic of the Congo , Côte d'Ivoire , Equatorial Guinea , Gabon , Ghana , Guinea , Liberia , Mali , Mauritania , Niger , Rwanda , São Tomé and Príncipe , Senegal , Sierra Leone , Uganda , Zambia require all incoming passengers to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination . Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area . Passport validity ( edit ) Many countries require passport validity of no less than 6 months and one or two blank pages . Changes in visa requirements for South African citizens ( edit ) This list is incomplete ; you can help by expanding it . List of Changes Visa Requirements Abolished / Imposed ( agreement conferred ) Abolished Imposed Date of Effect Reciprocity ( at time of agreement and subsequent implementation ) Canada Yes 1969 - 1972 No United Kingdom ( July 2009 ) Yes July 2009 No Colombia ( September 2016 ) Yes Yes New Zealand ( November 2016 ) Yes 21 November 2016 Yes Russia ( April 2017 ) Yes 1 April 2017 Yes Qatar ( June - August 2017 ) Yes No Angola ( November 2017 ) Yes 1 December 2017 Yes See also ( edit ) South Africa portal Visa policy of South Africa South African passport South African nationality law References and notes ( edit ) References ^ `` Global Ranking - Passport Index 2018 '' ( PDF ) . Henley & Partners . 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Notes Ahmedabad Amritsar Bagdogra Bengaluru Chandigarh Chennai Coimbatore Delhi Gaya Goa Guwahati Hyderabad Jaipur Kochi Kolkata Kozhikode Lucknow Mangaluru Mumbai Nagpur Pune Thiruvananthapuram Tiruchirappalli Varanasi Visakhapatnam Cochin Goa Mangalore <Th_colspan="2"> Visa policy by country <Td_colspan="2"> Visa Passport Travel document Africa Central Angola Cameroon Central African Republic Chad DR Congo R Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe Eastern Burundi Comoros Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Rwanda Seychelles Somalia ( Somaliland ) South Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Northern Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Sudan Tunisia Southern Botswana Lesotho Namibia Saint Helena , Ascension and Tristan da Cunha South Africa Swaziland Western Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea - Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo Americas Caribbean Dutch Caribbean ( Aruba , Caribbean Netherlands , Curaçao , Sint Maarten ) Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Grenada Haiti Jamaica Montserrat Puerto Rico St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands Central Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama North Bermuda Canada Mexico United States South Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Falkland Islands Guyana Paraguay Peru South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Suriname Uruguay Venezuela Asia Central & North Afghanistan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan East China Hong Kong Macau Japan North Korea South Korea Mongolia Taiwan ( Republic of China ) South Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka Southeast ( ASEAN ) Brunei Cambodia East Timor Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam Western Abkhazia Akrotiri and Dhekelia Armenia Artsakh Azerbaijan Bahrain Cyprus Egypt Georgia Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Northern Cyprus Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia South Ossetia Syria Turkey United Arab Emirates Yemen Europe European Union / EFTA Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Cyprus Denmark Faroe Islands Estonia Finland France Overseas Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Overseas Norway Svalbard Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Overseas Other Europe Abkhazia Akrotiri and Dhekelia Albania Andorra Armenia Artsakh Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Georgia Kazakhstan Kosovo Macedonia Moldova Monaco Montenegro Northern Cyprus Russia San Marino Serbia South Ossetia Transnistria Turkey Ukraine Vatican City Oceania American Samoa Australia Cook Islands Fiji Guam Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Niue Northern Mariana Islands Palau Papua New Guinea Pitcairn Islands Samoa Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu <Td_colspan="2"> British Overseas Territories . Open border with Schengen Area . Russia is a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia . The majority of its population ( 80 % ) lives in European Russia , therefore Russia as a whole is included as a European country here . Turkey is a transcontinental country in the Middle East and Southeast Europe . Has part of its territory ( 3 % ) in Southeast Europe called Turkish Thrace . Azerbaijan ( Artsakh ) and Georgia ( Abkhazia ; South Ossetia ) are transcontinental countries . Both have part of their territories in the European part of the Caucasus . Kazakhstan is a transcontinental country . Has part of its territories located west of the Urals in Eastern Europe . Armenia and Cyprus ( Northern Cyprus ; Akrotiri and Dhekelia ) are entirely in Southwest Asia but having socio - political connections with Europe . Egypt is a transcontinental country in North Africa and the Middle East . Has part of its territory in the Middle East called Sinai Peninsula . Part of the Realm of New Zealand . Partially recognized . Unincorporated territory of the United States . 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Open border with Schengen Area . Russia is a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia . The vast majority of its population ( 80 % ) lives in European Russia . Turkey is a transcontinental country in the Middle East and Southeast Europe . Has a small part of its territory ( 3 % ) in Southeast Europe called Turkish Thrace . Azerbaijan and Georgia ( Abkhazia ; South Ossetia ) are transcontinental countries . Both have a small part of their territories in the European part of the Caucasus . Kazakhstan is a transcontinental country . Has a small part of its territories located west of the Urals in Eastern Europe . Armenia ( Artsakh ) and Cyprus ( Northern Cyprus ) are entirely in Southwest Asia but having socio - political connections with Europe . Egypt is a transcontinental country in North Africa and the Middle East . Has a small part of its territory in the Middle East called Sinai peninsula . Partially recognized . 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