DELIVERING the State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa said that his administration was currently streamlining and modernising the eVisa application process in order to make it easy for people to enter the country.
The president was delivering his sixth SONA at Cape Town’s City all, Cape Town on Thursday evening.
“The world over, the ability to attract skilled immigrants is the hallmark of a modern, thriving economy. We are therefore streamlining and modernising the visa application process to make it easier to travel to South Africa for tourism, business and work,” he said.
The president also confirmed that South Africa’s eVisa system is now operational and has been launched in 14 countries, including China, India, Kenya and Nigeria.
The Western Cape provincial government has previously mooted a Remote-Work visa as a way of attracting skilled and wealthy tourists to the country.
The visa would
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