American travel agencies and travelers can breathe easy.
The relief was directly conducted in a keynote speech at the South African Tourism Business Council held in Johannesburg from September 17 to 19, Leon Schreiber, South Africa.
In recent months, questions have been distributed in global travel transactions about whether the new digital immigration system will introduce additional requirements or costs for tourists in the visa exemption market, such as the United States.
Schreiber guaranteed the representatives of the meeting that travelers in the same country, such as the United States, who enjoys a visa -free approach to South Africa, will continue to do so under the new Visa regime. There is no new or additional fee. Only a valid passport will be.
There is no change for Americans visiting South Africa today, but great development will soon come and eventually help all visitors. As part of the digital innovation strategy, South Africa is launching a high -end border management platform that utilizes machine learning and face recognition technology.
Vision? Travelers can simply immigrate so that travelers can no longer use documents or long queues so that travelers can use biometric recognition.
This simplified system currently applies only to the high growth source market where visas (eg China and India) are needed. But Schreiber emphasized ongoing discussions with trade partners on future expansion, including selective biometric recognition registration for visa exemption travelers such as Americans. Schreiber said, “A wider rollout will be developed through close consultations with industry stakeholders.
