Freedom of travel: Open visa policies improve across Africa ~
The 2022 Africa Visa Openness Index report shows African countries making progress in their freedom of travel policies, most of which had been severely curtailed by the Covid-19 crisis.
Domestic restrictions included a gamut of measures such as prohibitions on travelling between provinces, bans on non-essential movement, curfews, and rules that limited gatherings. * Three countries – Benin, The Gambia and the Seychelles – offer visa-free entry to Africans of all other countries. In 2016 and 2017, only one country did so.* 36 countries have improved or maintained their Visa Openness Index score since 2016.
EVisas allow prospective travelers to apply for a visa from the comfort of their home or workplace ahead of travel, streamline the application process reduce time at borders, provide a greater measure of certainty ahead of travel, reduce the need to submit a passport for processing to consular offices, and make travel safer and more secure.
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