'South African governments to reassess, and to alleviate a situation that by design unfairly penalises South Africans and, virtually, still brands us (as a nation) as potential terrorists.'
Before 2009, South Africans were given visa-free entrance to the UK, however, according to aLast year, the UK government announced amendments to the amount payable by SA visa applicants. As it stands, SA travellers cough upThe British High Commissioner to SA, Nigel Casey,He said it would continue to be an expensive admin application, as it all boils down to the security of SA’s documentation.
According to Motsoaledi, SA’s new security protocols should be enough to help get the restrictions lifted. “We used to enter the UK visa-free, but unfortunately, something happened some years back where there were complaints where other nations were able to forge our passport. We have improved, our passports are harder to forge now and we think the UK should reconsider.”
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