VISA Information

• ANGOLA

  Angolan Embassy

1030 Schoeman Street
Hatfield 0083
Pretoria

Telephone: +27-12-3420049/50

http://www.angolaembaixada.org/ Our members say the biggest difficulty in obtaining a visa to work there is simply getting through to either the consulate or the embassy. The phones are almost permanently engaged.

Requirements for a journalist VISA:

The latest Angola visa information can be downloaded HERE

- Letter of invitation from CIAM (government press centre – see below), faxed to the consulate or the embassy where you apply for the visa.
- Letter of employment
- Copy of passport including South African resident permit/work permit
- Two colour passport photos

Visa takes 5 working days to be issued and costs (prices change) rand. The consulate will provide banking
details for payment when they have checked all your documents.

How To Obtain The CIAM Invitation

To obtain the CIAM invitation you need to fax them a letter stating your desire to work as a journalist in Angola for a specific period of time, give broad outline of stories, include your name, date of birth, country of passport, passport number, date issued and expires and fax number of embassy to which it must be sent. Once you arrive in Angola we understand you're supposed to ive a call to CIAM to let them know you're there.

To contact CIAM:

Telephone: 244-2-22-334888
Fax: + 244 222 397 033 or 244 222 397 731
e-mail: ciam@ebonet.net

• ERITREA

  Embassy of the State of Eritrea

1281 Cobham Road
Que enswood 0186
Pretoria
Telephone: +27-12-333-1302
Fax: +27-12-333-2330
http://www.eritreaembassy.co.za/
adminaffairs@lantic.net
Visa application: http://www.eritreaembassy.co.za/Consular/VISA%20FORM.pdf
The Embassy suggests all journalists submit a letter with this application, stating their intention
to work as journalists in Eritrea. It should addressed to:
Chargé d’affaires
And FYI -- according to the website:
If the real intention of a visitor to Eritrea is to work, a work permit must be applied for.
Work permit is given on the basis of the following documentation (should not enter on a tourist visa):
• A passport with validity of more than a year
• There must be an agreement by the Department of Labor of the State of Eritrea
and the host employer should be a legally recognised and licensed entity in Eritrea
• Must submit authenticated documents in case dependants accompany the would-be employee in Eritrea

• NIGERIA

  Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

16 Rivonia Road
Illovo 2196
Johannesburg
Telephone: +27 (11) 442 3620
Fax: +27 (11) 442 0010
http://www.nigeria.co.za/
Under new visa application procedures, all applicants must first apply online at:
http://www.immigration.gov.ng/.
The Nigerian consulate in Illovo, Johannesburg requires this online application and online
payment (fees in US dollars) before processing any visa. There are no visas processed through the
Nigerian Embassy in Pretoria.

• SUDAN

  Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan

1203 Pretorius Street
Hatfield 0083
Pretoria
Telephone: +27 (0) 12 342 4538
Fax: +27 (0) 12 342 4539
http://www.sudani.co.za/
Applications are online at: http://www.sudani.co.za/embassy_visa_application.htm.
Contact the External Information Council at the Foreign Journalists Department. Our understanding is that all journalist visa applications via Pretoria must then be processed by Khartoum.