Question NW4381 to the Minister of Home Affairs
08 December 2022 - NW4381
Khanyile, Ms AT to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
What (a) is the total number and (b) are the names of countries that will (i) qualify for eVisas in the next three months and (ii) not require any visas at all to come to the Republic for tourism and short-stay business purposes within the next six months?
Reply:
(a)&(b)(i) The Department has not yet decided on the total number and the names of countries that will qualify for eVisas in the next three months. The Department has rolled out the eVisa system to the following 14 countries: - China, India, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Uganda, Mexico, Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Cameroon and Saudi Arabia.
(b)(ii) There are 135 country nationals that do not require a port of entry visa to South Africa. The names of the countries are listed on the attached annexure.
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