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What is the change? Angola and China have reached an agreement to provide preferential visit visas to each other’s nationalities.
What does the change mean? The arrangement is expected to significantly improve visa procedures and allowances for Angolan and Chinese nationals traveling to each other’s countries.
Background: Angola has been China’s largest trading partner in Southern Africa since 2007 and the agreement was signed this week in Luanda as part of a four-country African trip by China’s Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi. Although the details have yet to be published, the agreement is expected to mirror other such visa facilitation agreements that Angola has signed with other countries, and include the following benefits:
BAL Analysis: It is anticipated that the change will facilitate business travel and reduce the inconvenience of having to apply for a work visa in certain circumstances and a visit visa as frequently as required under the current visa regimes of both countries. BAL will continue monitoring developments and will update clients when an implementation date is announced or visa issuance begins.
This alert has been provided by the BAL Global Practice group. For additional information, please contact africa@bal.com.
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