Kaza visa - Kaza-Sichtvermerk

At Kaza visa it is similar to the provisions according to Schengen Agreement a combined entry permit for several countries in southern Africa. KaZa stands for "Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area. ” The test phase of the also called Univisa designated project was limited to May 2015. Initially only take Zimbabwe and Zambia participate in the program. The validity is to be extended to all states of the SADC in a total of four stages. The requirement of only one visa saves particularly short-term tourist travelers in the area of Victoria Falls Costs and bureaucracy. In 2015 the fee is US $ 50. It has been available since December 1, 2014 for most EFTA and EU nationals (excluding Ireland and the Baltic states), Japanese, Americans and developed Commonwealth nations.

Participating States

Overview map of the countries eligible during the test phase.

The plan for a uniform visa was first considered in 1998, and it took fifteen years to come to fruition. It seems doubtful that the published schedule will be met.

Test phase

Zimbabwe and Zambia only, as well as day trips to the Botswana Kazungula area. After the test phase ended in May 2015, no KaZa visas were issued for three years. They have been available again since mid-2018, only at the locations mentioned.

It is available in Zambia when entering the country via:

• at Kenneth Kaunda Airport from Lusaka
• Harry Mwaanga Airport from Livingstone
• the road border crossing at Victoria Falls
• the road border crossing at the border triangle near Kazungula Botswana

in Zimbabwe:

• Airport Victoria Falls (new terminal from August 2015)
• Airport Harare

There have been isolated reports that difficulties arise when leaving via other border crossings (i.e. outside the Victoria Falls region). Likewise, during the ongoing pilot phase, the visa seems to be available only at the designated locations, but not at consulates.^[1][2]

Phase 2 and 3

In the foreseeable future, the list of participants is supposed to be around first Angola, Botswana and Namibia (South West Africa). In the third phase, South Africa, Mozambique and Eswatini consequences. At the beginning of 2019, concrete plans were not yet ready.

Phase 4

In the distant future there are plans to expand to the remaining states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). these are Congo (Zaire), Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Seychelles and Tanzania.

It is not clear to what extent the period of validity will be extended, from an initial 30 days for the entire stay, and what effects the visit of individual states, which are not subject to a visa for the respective traveler, has on the validity.^[3]

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