CHARL ALBERTYN: The R17bn case for Chinese and Indian visa-free access to SA
With a regime under severe strain, business owners and civil society must push for the best tourism outcome
27 July 2023 - 05:01
The state of SA immigration has reached a point where reform is inevitable. Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and probably soon Namibia, offer visa-free or visa-on-arrival policies for Chinese visitors, the world’s largest tourism market.
SA’s e-visa regime is under severe strain. Only 3.2% of applications for e-visas, which are offered to India and China, are granted, the department of home affairs disclosed this year. Nearly 60% of rejected applications fail simply because they could not be processed by the date of travel...
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