Special visas for 2009, 2010 fans

The South African Department of Home Affairs is to issue a special "business visas for football fans, who at the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 and 2010 FIFA World Cup, with the fans devoted to use counters in major airports around the world for pre-clearance prior to arrival in the country.

Immigration officials from South Africa - they can speak several languages - there are a number of airports around the world, including Britain, India, Dubai and Hong Kong, where fans can rate and the selection and screening.

Address in Johannesburg, this week, Interior Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said that this was the first time that the visa of the country, where major world events.

Border control officers will also work with high technology for scanning passports or travel documents. Capturing the information electronically from the files, employees save time, not depending on the type of information.

Given these improvements, the Department hopes to do better than the best international practice since the interaction between traffic and immigration, from one minute and one minute and 30 seconds.
Safety
The Department said that immigration officials are working with foreign governments and airline officials to determine the structure of illegal migration in the course of events, and to ensure that "undesirable persons", which constitutes a threat to national security in the country.

Internal Affairs "in 2010, the program manager Morne Fourier explains that there are certain requirements to be met, a special visa, you must provide proof of purchase of tickets for the game, you must meet certain health requirements - such as holding a certificate of yellow fever, if necessary -- and the need to return the ticket and passport. "
Quick entry, exit

Passengers who earlier approval by the immigration authorities in South Africa in a position to come to South Africa and go directly to the baggage and the customs authorities.

Mapisa-Nqakula said that this amendment will extend the capacity of the Department, entry to and exit from the country's borders, which leads to frustration less than a trip to the positive impression of the country as a whole.

He added that the visa had been completed, and the Confederations Cup in 2009 will be a good test for the new system.

Source: BuaNews

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