When filling out the South Africa visa application form, make sure you enter all the information as accurately as possible. Errors can cause a delay in the processing time of the visa application. Make sure that the information on the application form matches the information in the passport. Inconsistencies may result in the rejection of the application. A Southern African Development Community (SADC) staff member travelling with a SADC laissez-passer does not require an entry visa for bona foil official visits up to 90 days and in transit. “As we are busy tackling the issue of the three countries, this exercise will allow us to double and a half times the number of people working for the Ministry of Interior to process visas in China and India. We will double the number of people processing visas for our country in Nigeria,” he said. Nigeria defends the free movement of Africans within Africa. Yesterday, at the Aswan Forum in Egypt, I announced that in January 2020, we would start issuing visas on entry into Nigeria for all people holding passports from African countries.
Read: South Africans can visit these 99 countries without a visa Similar intentions are prompting Nigerian and South African authorities to sign a new agreement that will issue new 10-year visas to South Africa to Nigerian citizens who wish to move for business or academic purposes. The African Union (AU) insists that a single passport be put in place for all African nationals so that they can cross the continent without a visa. The success of the policy will depend on the effectiveness of implementation. The Nigerian Immigration Service had previously set up a technology system called Migrants Information and Data Analysis (MIDAS) to ensure strict compliance with visa requirements. Hopefully, this will contribute to the smooth implementation of the policy. The attached list describes the holders of national passports of visa-exempt countries for the port of entry, the category of visa-exempt passport holders for the port of entry and the period during which such a visa waiver applies. Where a national passport holder of a given country must be in possession of an entry visa to travel to South Africa, the list also indicates whether or not an administrative management fee must be paid. Please note that countries marked with an asterisk only receive a visa fee if the planned visit exceeds thirty (30) days: the department found that some countries, such as Qatar and Ghana, already have visa-free or visa-on-arrival agreements with South Africa.
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