Govt prints 50, 000 unified visas
GOVERNMENT has completed the process of printing 50, 000 unified visas for foreign investors to Zambia and Zimbabwe commonly known as KAZA visas.
Minister of Finance, Felix Mutati expressed confidence that the completion of the printing process and subsequent issuance of the KAZA Visa will have exponential benefits to the Zambian Tourism Industry.
According to a press statement issued to the Daily Nation in Lusaka yesterday by Ministry of Finance, public relations officer Chileshe Kandeta, the minister said the visa would promote growth in the tourism sector.
“With our relatively stable exchange rate coupled with low inflation at 6.3 percent, the issuance of KAZA Visas from our side will result in increased tourist inflows,”
“Stable macroeconomic fundamentals are critical to investment planning, including planning for festive holidays by both domestic and foreign tourists, the KAZA Visa is a practical example of the Government’s efforts to reduce the cost of doing business,” said Mr. Mutati.
He explained that the KAZA Visa will be available, through the Zambia Immigration Department, to citizens of 65 countries which coincide with those who are eligible to receive Visas on arrival in both Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Mr. Mutati noted that eligible visitors under the initiative will only be issued one Visa, stocked by both Zambia and Zimbabwe, to enable them enter both countries.