Entry and residence
Visa, passport, vaccination required at the border, customs and consular assistance. Rules depend on your nationality: each point says who it applies to.
Visa
- Passport: France, United Kingdom
No visa is needed for tourist stays of up to 30 days for French and British nationals.
Verified factVerified on 10/2/26High confidenceFrance Diplomatie, Travel advice: Eswatini, entry and residenceGOV.UK (FCDO), Eswatini travel advice: entry requirements The 13 border posts (11 with South Africa, 2 with Mozambique) are not open at night, usually 7 am to 6 pm. A vehicle not registered in Eswatini pays an entry fee of at least 50 lilangeni or rand, in cash.
Verified factVerified on 10/2/26High confidenceFrance Diplomatie, Travel advice: Eswatini, entry and residence- Passport: United States
Visa-free for under 30 days. If you travel through South Africa, you need two consecutive blank visa pages at each entry.
Verified factVerified on 10/2/26High confidenceU.S. Department of State, Eswatini International Travel Information - Passport: Germany
A visa is required, on arrival or before entry.
Verified factVerified on 10/2/26High confidenceAuswärtiges Amt, Eswatini: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise - Passport: Spain
No visa is required for European Union citizens.
Verified factVerified on 10/2/26High confidenceMinisterio de Asuntos Exteriores (España), Recomendaciones de viaje: Esuatini
Passport and documents
Passport valid for more than 6 months after departure according to France (3 months after arrival according to the UK), with 2 blank pages, plus 2 more if you also travel through South Africa.
Verified factVerified on 10/2/26High confidenceFrance Diplomatie, Travel advice: Eswatini, entry and residenceGOV.UK (FCDO), Eswatini travel advice: entry requirements
Useful contacts
Contact details taken from the official sources cited. Check them before going.
Embassy of France in Mozambique
Passport: FranceCovers Eswatini.
Avenida Julius Nyerere, BP 4781, Maputo, Mozambique+258 21 48 46 00France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Eswatini, useful contacts· Oct 2, 2026
Sources for this guide
- France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Eswatini, entry and residence · Source updated: September 15, 2026 · Checked on October 2, 2026
- GOV.UK (FCDO), Eswatini travel advice: entry requirements · Source updated: December 10, 2025 · Checked on October 2, 2026
- U.S. Department of State, Eswatini International Travel Information · Source updated: July 16, 2026 · Checked on October 2, 2026
- Auswärtiges Amt, Eswatini: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise · Source updated: August 24, 2026 · Checked on October 2, 2026
- Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores (España), Recomendaciones de viaje: Esuatini · Source updated: January 26, 2026 · Checked on October 2, 2026
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