Zim Pushes For Univisa System To Boost Trade
ZIMBABWE is pushing for the revival of the UniVisa model with regional peers to enhance smooth passage of visitors at the country’s ports of entry so that they can move around with just one visa in their passports.
Zimbabwe is one of the countries in Southern Africa that adopted and piloted the UniVisa concept although the initiative has not been fully implemented over the years.
Some countries have suspended the need for visas for visitors as a way of promoting tourism. The UniVisa initiative was supposed to be implemented at the Victoria Falls and Kazungula border posts, which are critical facilities as they are used by tourists, especially in the Kavango-Zambezi Trans-Frontier Conservation Area covering parts of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Speaking to journalists in Victoria Falls recently, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Barbara Rwodzi, said plans were underway to make sure that by the end of this year, the UniVisa will be in place. She said work was underway to concurrently work on the UniVisa and e-visa facilities.
Source: Zimbabwe Situation