South Africa announces e-visa portal for Nigerian travellers
Travellers from Nigeria to South Africa can now apply for visa online. South Africa’s Home Affairs Department announced the portal had been opened since August 19 this year for a pilot.
Firming up this was Chief Operating Officer of South African Tourism,
Nomansonto Ndlovu who said that the new e-visa regime was part of a
grand scheme towards easing access to South Africa from the West African
market,
“We have finally launched the e-visa system, it is live, it is being
utilized as I speak to you now in Nigeria. Now if you are in Nigeria,
you can apply online for your visas; you can load all your documents in
the system and you can travel and get your visa in South Africa.
The new e-visa is opened to Nigerian ordinary passport holders for a short-term visitor’s visa to South Africa. “No other visa category except a visitor’s visa, not exceeding 90 days will be issued via the e-visa platform,” the Home Affairs Department stated.
Beyond this, SAT is broadening its horizons in West Africa. Its regional office is embarking on roadshows in Ghana and Nigeria where they are engaging with tour operators and travel agencies promoting business linkages between South Africa Product Owners (SAPO). Nomasonto believes that
