South Africa is finalising a number of visa waiver agreements with other countries, allowing travellers to enter the country without a visa in a bid to boost tourism to the country.
This announcement was made by Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba on Tuesday in Pretoria.
Citizens from
countries which will now no longer require a visa to travel to South Africa include Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Ghana, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Iran, Lebanon, the State of Palestine, Belarus, Georgia and Cuba.
These countries join the UK, US, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Australia, Brazil and Canada whose citizens already have visa waiver agreements.
"We have implemented a visa waiver for all citizens of the Russian Federation and Angola, on 1 April 2017 and 1 December 2017, respectively, to travel to SA without having to apply for a visa," Gigaba said.
Furthermore, Gigaba said the development of the e-Visa is at an advanced stage and would be piloted in New Zealand by April 2019.
"This will significantly enhance efficiency in the issuing of visas to tourists and business people visiting our country," Gigaba said.
● News24
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