South Africa to issue out multiple entry visas for BRICKS business executives

Mbasa Gqokoma

28 February 2015

The Department of Home Affairs on Friday announced a long-term, multiple entry visas for BRICS business executives.

This comes as President Zuma emphasised that the country is continuing to review the Immigration Regulations in order to achieve a balanced approach to economic development and national security.

This announcement means that business executives from Brazil, Russia, India and China who apply for a visa to the country for short business trips will now receive a long-term visa.

Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba says “we will continue to meet our turnaround time to fight these for short term businesses.

 This follows previous efforts to each traveller of BRICS business people to South Africa such as a directive last year waving the requirement to provide proof of financial needs to BRICS people” Gigaba added.