Ukukhetha ukuvakashela i-Afrika, ikakhulukazi uma sekuyisikhathi sokuqala , ingenye yezinqumo ezithakazelisayo kunazo zonke ongayenza. Kungase kube nzima, ngoba izindawo eziningi zase-Afrika zidinga ukuhlela kwangaphambi kokuhlela ngokucophelela. Lokhu kuyiqiniso ikakhulukazi uma udinga ukuthatha izinyathelo ezibhekene nezifo ezishisayo ezifana ne-Yellow Fever noma i- Malaria ; noma uma udinga i-visa ukungena ezweni.
Amanye amazwe, njengeNingizimu Afrika, avumela izivakashi ezivela e-United States nakwamanye amazwe aseYurophu ukungena ngaphandle kwe-visa uma nje ukuhlala kwabo kungadluli izinsuku ezingu-90.
Nokho, emazweni amaningi ase-Afrika, izivakashi ezivela e-United States naseYurophu zizodinga i-visa yezokuvakasha. Lezi zihlanganisa izindawo eziphezulu ze-safari eTanzania naseKenya; naseGibhithe, ethandwa yizindawo ezidumile emhlabeni wonke.
Cwaninga i-Visa yakho
Isinyathelo sokuqala ukuthola ukuthi udinga i-visa yezokuvakasha noma cha. Uzothola ulwazi oluthe xaxa ku-intanethi, kodwa qaphela - imithetho ye-visa nemithethonqubo ishintsha sonke isikhathi (ikakhulukazi e-Afrika!), Futhi lolu lwazi luvame ukuphelelwa yisikhathi noma lungalungile. Ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi awukhohlisiwe, thola ulwazi lwakho ngokuqondile kwiwebhusayithi kahulumeni kazwelonke, noma ku- ambassy noma esendaweni eseduze.
Uma izwe lakho elivela kumvelaphi (okusho ukuthi izwe elibhalwe kuphasipoti yakho) alifani nezwe lakho elihlala kuyo, qiniseka ukuthi ukwazisa abasebenzi base-embassy ngalokhu lapho wenza imibuzo yakho. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi udinga i-visa noma ngeke yini kuxhomeke ekubeni yisakhamuzi sakho, hhayi ezweni oya kulo.
Amanye amazwe (njengeTanzania) adinga i-visa yezokuvakasha, kodwa akuvumele ukuthi uthenge lapho ufika.
Imibuzo Eyisisekelo Yokubuza
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukhetha ukufuna ulwazi kwiwebhusayithi ye-visa yezwe noma ukukhuluma ngqo nabasebenzi be-embassy, nansi uhlu olubanzi lwemibuzo oyidingayo ukuze ukwazi ukuphendula:
- Udinga i-visa yezokuvakasha?
- Uma kunjalo, kungenzeka yini ukuthenga i-visa lapho ufika, noma uzodinga ukufaka isicelo kusengaphambili?
- Isikhathi esingakanani i-visa yezokuvakasha ivumelekile?
- Ingabe ukufaneleka kwe-visa yezokuvakasha kuqala ngosuku lokukhishwa, noma ngosuku lokufika?
- Ingabe udinga i-visa yokufaka eyodwa noma eminingi (lokhu kuzoxhomeka kuhambo lwakho oluhleliwe)?
- Yimiphi imibhalo oyidingayo ukunikezela?
- Ibiza ngakanani inani le-visa nokuthi iyiphi indlela ekhokhwayo yokukhokha?
- Kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani ukucubungula i-visa?
- Kude kangakanani kusengaphambili kufanele ufake isicelo se-visa yakho?
Uhlu lwezidingo
Uma udinga i-visa yezokuvakasha, kuzobe khona uhlu oluhleliwe lwezinto ezidingayo ukuze ukwazi ukufeza ukuze i-visa yakho itholakale. Lezi zidingo zihlukile ezweni ngezizwe, futhi kubalulekile ukuthi uhlole ngqo embassy ohlwini oluphelele. Nokho, okungenani uzodinga lokhu okulandelayo:
- Iphasiwedi evumelekile. Ezimweni eziningi, ipasipoti yakho idinga okungenani amakhasi amabili angenalutho, futhi ivumeleke okungenani izinyanga eziyisithupha emva kokuphuma kwakho.
- Ifomu lesicelo se-visa. Lezi zivame ukutholakala ukulanda kusuka kuwebhusayithi kahulumeni noma embassy.
- Izithombe zePasport. Ngokuvamile uzodinga izithombe ezimbili, zombili zombili okudingeka zihambisane nemigomo ejwayelekile yesithombe sepasipoti.
- Ubufakazi bokubuya noma ukuhamba phambili. Kuzodingeka ukwazi ukufakazela ukuthi uhlose ukushiya izwe, noma ngokubonisa izindiza zokubuyela noma izindiza ukuya endaweni olandelayo. Ngokuvamile, kuzodingeka unikeze ikhophi yendlela yakho.
- Imali yesicelo. Izindlela zokukhokha ziyahlukahluka ezweni lonke, futhi kuncike ekutheni usebenza kumuntu noma ku-intanethi.
Uma usebenzisa ngeposi, kuzodingeka futhi wenze amalungiselelo ensizakalo yeposi, noma unikeze imvilophu enamathele, ukuze ulandele iphepasipoti yakho. Uma uhamba ezweni elilindelekile le-Yellow Fever, kuzodingeka uhambisane nomgomo wokugoma nge- Yellow Fever .
Nini Lokufaka isicelo seVisa yakho
Uma kufanele ufake isicelo se-visa yakho kusengaphambili, qinisekisa ukuchitha isikhathi sakho uhlelo ngokucophelela. Amazwe amaningi athi ungasebenza kuphela ngaphakathi kwefasitela elithile ngaphambi kohambo lwakho, okungukuthi akude kakhulu kusengaphambili, hhayi ngomzuzu wokugcina.
Ngokuvamile, kuwumqondo omuhle ukusebenzisa isikhathi esingaphambili ngangokunokwenzeka, ukuze uzinike isikhathi sokunqoba noma yiziphi izinkinga noma ukulibaziseka okungase kuvele.
Kukhona okungafani nalomthetho, noma kunjalo. Ngezinye izikhathi, i-visa iyasebenza kusukela ngesikhathi esikhiphe yona, kunokuba usuke osukwini lwakho lokufika. Isibonelo, i-visas yezokuvakasha ye-Ghana iyasebenza izinsuku ezingu-90 kusukela ngosuku lokukhishwa; ngakho-ke kusengaphambili izinsuku ezingu-30 kusengaphambili ukuhlala izinsuku ezingu-60 kungasho ukuthi i-visa yakho iphelelwa yisikhathi ngaphambi kokuba uhambo lwakho luphele. Ngenxa yalokho, ukuhlola isikhathi kuyisici esiyinhloko socwaningo lwakho lwe-visa.
Ukufaka isicelo ku-Advance vs. Ukufika
Amanye amazwe, njengeMozambique, azovame ukukhipha ama-visas lapho efika; Nokho, inory one kufanele afake isicelo kusengaphambili. Uma izwe olihlose ukulivakashela linokungacabangi ngokuthi ungayitholi yini i-visa lapho ufika khona, kungcono kakhulu ukusebenzisa ngaphambi kwesikhathi. Ngale ndlela, unciphisa ukucindezeleka ngokwazi ukuthi isimo sakho se-visa sesivele senziwe - futhi ugweme imigqa emide kwi-Customs.
Ukusebenzisa i-Visa Agency
Nakuba ukufakela i-visa yezokuvakasha ngokuvamile kuqondile, labo abazizwa bexakekile emcabangweni wezinkampani ezingenakugwema kufanele bacabange ukusebenzisa i-visa ejensi. Ama-agency athatha ukucindezeleka ngaphandle kwenqubo ye-visa ngokwenza konke okukujikelezayo kuwe (ngokukhokhisa). Ziwusizo ngokukhethekile ezimweni ezihlukile - isibonelo, uma udinga i-visa ngokusheshisa, uma uhamba emazweni angaphezu kwelilodwa, noma uma uhlela i-visa eqenjini elikhulu.
Noma yimuphi omunye uhlobo lweVisa
Sicela uqaphele ukuthi iseluleko esikulesi sihloko sibhekiswe kulabo abafaka izicelo zama visa ezokuvakasha kuphela. Uma uhlela ukusebenza, ukutadisha, ukuzithandela noma ukuhlala e-Afrika, uzodinga uhlobo oluhlukile lwe-visa ngokuphelele. Zonke ezinye izinhlobo ze-visa zidinga imibhalo eyengeziwe, futhi kufanele ifakwe kusengaphambili. Thinta i-embassy yakho ukuze uthole imininingwane eyengeziwe.
Le ngqungquthela ibuyekeziwe futhi ibhalwa phansi ngokuyingxenye nguJessica Macdonald ngo-Okthoba 6, 2016.