Question NW2812 to the Minister of Home Affairs
06 October 2017 - NW2812
Vos, Mr J to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
(1)By what date will e-visas be implemented as a means to streamline tourist entry in the country; (2) (a) what are the names of the (i) countries and (ii) cities where Government has opened visa facilitation centres and (b) what are the (i) names of (aa) countries and (bb) cities where the Government plans to open visa facilitation centres in the future and (ii) timeframes in this regard?
Reply:
(1) By 30 March 2018 as a pilot phase.
(2)(a) Countries and Cities where Visa Facilitation Centers are opened as per the table below:
|
(i) Countries |
(ii) Cities |
|
1. India |
Delhi/ Mumbai/ Kolkata/ Gurgaon/ Pune/ Ahmedabad/ Goa |
|
2. Nigeria |
Lagos/ Abuja/ Port Harcourt |
|
3. China |
Beijing/ Shanghai/ Chengdu/ Guangzhou/ Wuhan/ Xi’an/ Shenyang/ Hangzhou/ Jinan |
|
4. Angola |
Luanda |
|
5. Democratic Republic of Congo |
Kinshasa/ Lubumbashi |
|
6. Kenya |
Nairobi |
|
7. Ghana |
Accra |
|
8. Uganda |
Kampala |
|
9. United Kingdom |
London/ Edinburgh/ Manchester |
|
10. Zimbabwe |
Harare/ Bulawayo |
|
11. Botswana |
Gaborone |
|
12. Iran |
Tehran |
|
13. United Arab Emirates |
Dubai |
|
14. Mongolia |
Ulaanbaatar |
|
15. Senegal |
Dakar |
|
16. Pakistan |
Karachi/ Lahore/ Islamabad |
|
17. Philippines |
Manila |
|
18. New Zealand |
Wellington/ Auckland |
(2)(b)(i) The information is as follows:
|
(aa) Countries |
(bb) Cities |
|
Cairo |
(2)(b)(ii) January 2018
Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved
Prof. Hlengiwe Mkhize, MP
Director-General Minister of Home Affairs
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