South Africa To Start Granting 5 Years Visa To Nigerian

 

The South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Lulu Munguni, has announced his government’s decision to commence the issuance of five-year visas to Nigerian professionals, business people and other frequent fliers. 

Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos Wednesday, Munguni said his government
was now prepared to eliminate the difficulties usually faced by Nigerians when seeking South African visas. 

The diplomat also said his government was moving away from having political diplomacy to more of economic diplomacy with Nigeria. 

“There has been growing concerns from both Nigeria and South Africa on the issue of visas. There have been complaints by Nigerians on how they are treated when seeking visas,” he said. 

 “We came to an agreement that business people and frequent fliers between South Africa and Nigeria will qualify for long-term visas of two, three, and five years. We have totally moved from political diplomacy to economic diplomacy. And to promote this new economic diplomacy, there needs to be a smooth movement of people between our two countries.”