South Africa announced on Monday that it will now offer long-term visas of up to ten years to proven Nigerian businessmen.
Bobby Moroe, the South African Consul General, made the announcement during a roundtable meeting with the Lagos business community.
“I am happy to announce to you that the government of South Africa has been reviewing its visa processes and a lot of improvements are being recorded. Today we can say that henceforth, we will be able to issue 10-year multiple entry visas to the business community in Nigeria,” said Moroe, as reported by Business Day.
He acknowledged that mistakes had been made in the past with the visa application process, but stated that the South African government has been working to improve the process and that this announcement is a continuation of that effort.
The Consul General also mentioned that the recently introduced three-year visas have received positive feedback and that the offer of long-term visas is expected to decrease the number of visa applications and in turn, shorten the processing time.
