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Additional visa centres opened in China

Source: Tourist Update, 27/05/2016

Additional visa centres opened in China
20 May 2016 – Tourist Update
Five additional visa application centers have been opened in China.
The Department of Home Affairs has opened five additional centers in
China, Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba announced on Wednesday.
"We now have established centers in Wuhan, Xi`an, Shenyang, Hangzhou
and Jinan. This brings to nine, the total number of visa facilitation
centers in China, marking South Africa as the second highest footprint
after Britain and the highest among the BRICS partners," Gigaba said.
He added that the department has seen an increase in visa application
volumes from China. "These new visa application centers will help us
to cater to the growing demand while making application processes
easier for applicants."
The department announced last month that it has 25 visa applications
centres in nine high-volume tourism markets around the world.
"This poses a challenge to all of us to begin the real work of
promoting South Africa as a prime tourist destination despite various
positions we adopted when we introduced the immigration regulations,"
he said. "The onus is on all of us to strive towards creating an
environment conducive for our economy to thrive amidst this difficult
global outlook whilst balancing our security imperatives."

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