Botswana: e-Visa application system is temporarily interrupted! [update]

update (28 December 2022): Botswana's Department of Immigration and Citizenship has announced that the country's e-Visa application system is back to normal since 27 December 2022. The payment gateway, which "temporarily interrupted" the system since October 2022, has been restored. Applications that were paid during the period 14 October 2022 up to 21 December 2022 will be fully refunded through the bank.

Botswana's Department of Immigration and Citizenship has announced that the country's e-Visa application system is temporarily interrupted due to technical challenges. The registration of new visa applications is therefore also temporarily closed until further notice. The Department further confirms that duplicated payments due to this technical problem will be fully reimbursed. 

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship advises travellers intending to visit Botswana that for the time being visa can still be applied for at Embassies or High Commissions of Botswana.

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Angola has launched an online portal for tourism visa applications!

Angola has launched an online portal ("SME PORTAL") for foreign nationals to submit applications for tourism visas. Previously, travellers planing to visit the country had to to apply for a visa at an Angolan consular post prior to their trip. This took up to 20 days to process from the time of submission of the application. The new processing time is within 24 hours after applying for the tourism visa. Once issued, the tourism visa must be used within 60 days. It is valid for one or multiple entries, allows the stay in Angola for a period of up to 30 days and can be extended once for an equal period.