De Lille wants visa waiver for Chinese & Indian nationals to boost tourism
Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille wants visa requirements for Chinese and Indian nationals to be eased or waived.
South Africa’s tourism minister is pushing for visa requirements to be eased or waived for Chinese and Indian nationals to boost visitor numbers from the world’s most populous nations. The visa system is overseen by Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi, who acknowledges its deficiencies, but complains that he lacks the staff and budget to fix it. An online visa system that’s available in about 34 countries doesn’t work properly and while some qualification requirements have been dropped, including the submission of bank statements, security screening continues to result in delays.
"It’s work in progress, but you have to consider the mandate" of other government departments and ministries in dealing with the visa issue, she said. De Lille’s department is also working to ensure visitors remain safe following a series of attacks that have scarred the country’s international reputation. It has allocated R174 million to train 2 300 safety monitors, who will be deployed from December to help secure 59 key locations, including national parks and airports.
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