Botswana's new eVisa system to be operational by the end of 2020!

The Government of Botswana is set to introduce an electronic visa (eVisa) system. This will enable visitors to the country to obtain a visa online and have a seamless entry upon arrival at all the land and air arrival points in Botswana. The Government has selected Pangea IT, an Israeli company specialised in digital transformation of government and business services, to integrate its eVisa solution. According to Uzy Rozenthal, Pangea EVP, General Manager Government Division, the company is already in the process of integrating its eVisa solution and expects to have it operational in Botswana till the end of the year 2020. We'll keep you posted!

Tanzania launched an electronica visa application service!

Tanzania has launched an electronic visa application service for foreign nationals wishing to visit the East African country (including Zanzibar). The country provides single entry visa, multiple entry visa, transit visa and business visa. The introduction of the so-called "eVisa" aims at removing unneccessary bureaucracy and delays that foreign visitors to Tanzania had to deal with in the past. The Government of Tanzania also expects to boast the state revenue as all visa fees will be be paid by applicants electronically through it's e-payment system. As of today (30 November 2018) the website of the eVisa-service is only available in a mix of Englisch and Swahili.

screenshot via https://eservices.immigration.go.tz/visa/