South Africa waives visa for several countries except Nigeria

South Africa waives visa for several countries except Nigeria

The South African government says it has concluded plans to grant visa waiver agreements to some countries, to allow travelers from those countries to

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The South African government says it has concluded plans to grant visa waiver agreements to some countries, to allow travelers from those countries to enter their country without a visa. The South African Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba, who announced this, gave a list of the countries, and Nigeria wasn’t not included.

The countries that would be granted waivers 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 South African waiver agreements.
“We have implemented a 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.