Nigeria, South Africa Agree to Issue 10-year Visa to Businessmen, Others (9JA NEWS)
Following the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to South Africa, Nigeria and the former apartheid country have reached an agreement on issuing 10-year visas to businessmen, academics and frequent travelers.
The senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Garba Shehu, in a statement on Friday, October 4, said the agreement was reached following the successful conclusion of the 9th Bi-National Commission of South Africa and Nigeria meeting in Pretoria, South Africa, which was elevated to the level of heads of state.
This is the first time President Muhammadu Buhari and his South African colleague, President Cyril Ramaphosa, will preside since the Bi-National Commission was elevated.
Both countries took the decision to encourage more people-to-people contacts among its nationals and also strengthen socio-cultural, economic and political relations.
At the meeting, the two African leaders agreed to re-establish the consular forum, which is a structured arrangement where both governments meet regularly, at least twice in a year, to discuss welfare of citizens.
D. Peters
With a new visa scheme to be implemented by the government this will be a big opportunities for investors that wants to invest in the country and also for tourist with visitors visa will benefit with the 10 years visa issuance.