Nigerians intending to travel to South Africa have been warned to secure their visas in their country before leaving.
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa recently declared that there would a revision of visa policy for Nigerians, which will see them submit copy of their passport only for procurement without other supporting documents. Some Nigerian writing on social media now believe they can get visa on entry.
But according to African National Congress secretary-general Fikile Mbalula, there was no such arrangement for visa at the point of entry.
“We make it abundantly clear: South Africa is not a playground for lawlessness.
“The relaxation of visa requirements does not equate to entry without passports. There has been a clear distortion of the President’s words.”
The ANC reiterated that the policy aims to facilitate business and strengthen ties between the two nations while upholding strict immigration regulations.
Meanwhile the ANC secretary-general has called for the deportation of any foreign nationals who are illegally operating provision shops.
“The spaza shops that are not compliant as per the president’s grace period should cease operating or face the law. We cannot watch when our children die, and the local economy suffers as a result of lawlessness.
” We must clamp down as we do right now that those illegal spaza shops, particularly by foreign nationals, must also close down and those who are found must be deported with immediate effect.”
