Monday, 16 April 2007

Who needs a visa...

  • Gabon - if your South African no visa is required, 1 month stay
  • Ghana - they said they would fax the forms to me... and they did!! - not issued at visa - TO DO!
  • The Gambia - just in case we decide to go - Fax copy of passport, length of stay and reason for visit to 011-7840790 Att: Joy, they will issue a letter which will allow us to obtain a Visa at the border... you gotta love Africa!
  • Namibia - for the visa section please press 1.... no answer
  • Nigeria - We need to write a letter to the Nigerian High Commission introducing ourselves, pay Rand 400.00 into their Standard Bank Account at Arcadia, then send to them the deposit slip, with 1 passport photograph & the Passport and voila, you should receive your passport back within 3 working days... - not issued at border - TO DO!
  • Cameroon - www.camhicom.co.za - I can't wait to get all those "requirements" ready!! - 80USD - no visa req for Germans, not issued at border - TO DO!
  • Central Africa Republic - 011 970 1355 - check for latest update.
  • DRC - letter of invitation... 2 passport photo's, 15 day visa = R750.00 (might need an agency to sort this one out!) - not issued at the border. Lonely Planet says you can get a visa if you come by boat from Kinshasa - TO DO!?
  • Republic of Congo - 012 342 5508
  • Cote d'ivore - 2 colour passport photos, letter reservation (hotel), vaccination yellow fever R500.00/single entry R1000.00/multiple entry. when I told them we were travelling overland by motorcycle, he asked me where I was going to sleep... - not issued at border - TO DO!
  • Mali - R400.00 - Letter of invitation, 1 passport photo, 3 days to process - not issued at the border - TO DO!
  • Mauritania - 2 colour photo's, R450.00, Dianh said she would call me back... she did, and will fax through the application forms, R450.00 - not issued at the border. TO DO!
  • Morocco - 012 343 0230 - do not require a visa! 90 days issued. need to use EU & Swiss Passport.
  • Angola - 021 425 8700 aasafaris@netangola.com - R750.00, letter of invitation, motorbike colour, number plate, passport number... this sounds like a complicated one... - swedes says they got a visa at the border. books say not issued at border. 2 weeks for issue. TO DO!
  • Benin - YEEHA, no visa required for South Africans! - issued at the border if required!
  • Burkina Faso - will fax the details... and he did!
  • Togo - No representation in ZA... great! - required for all - border may issued 48hr pass.
  • Senegal - YEEHA again, no visa for us South Africans! - not required for EU.

puke!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi mark
Its me rob again. The Visas are probably the biggest hassel of the legal side of the trip. Even when you got them, it doesnt mean they will just let you in at the boarder. i had this problem at the Jordan/Israel boarder. do you also have a swiss passport? will PK be traveling on the Swiss passport? Has he even started getting them ready......

spadamchrist said...

There are normal restrictions in most countries that require your passport to be valid for six months from date of entry, as well as having at least one blank page in your passport. Proof of funds is sometimes required as well as ticket for onward journey. None of these were ever asked of me when applying for my African visas. This is info is specifically for overland travel. Visa applications at airports may differ.Canadian passport holders require a valid passport, but no visa is required for stays of up to 90 days. The visa is free on arrival. One extension of 90 days is available through the Office of Home Affairs.

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