A lake in Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary, Eswatini

Who needs a visa for Eswatini?

Sub-Saharan Africa · Lobamba

Photo: Bernard Gagnon / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Of 198 nationalities, 97 enter Eswatini with no paperwork at all. The rest: 101 must be approved before they travel.

We have not found a Eswatini government portal we can link to with confidence, so we link to none — a lookalike is worse than nothing. Apply through Eswatini's own immigration service or its embassy.

What do you need?

Who needs what

Visa free 97

Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.

Visa required 101

You must apply and be approved before you travel. Airlines will refuse to board you without it.

About Eswatini

Region
Southern Africa
Capital
Lobamba
Population
1,256,174 2025 · 157th of 197
Size
17,364 km² 154th largest of 199
Density
72 per km²
Languages
English, Swazi
Currency
Swazi lilangeni SZL

Capital, area, languages and currency from the open country dataset, pulled 21 September 2026. Population from the World Bank, series updated 13 July 2026. Density is calculated from the two figures above.