THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT HAS INDEED BECOME A GLOBAL VILLAGE. PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS TRAVELLING TO DIFFERENT COUNTRIES IN SEARCH OF GREENER PASTURES OR JUST TO RELOCATE. WHEN GOING TO ANOTHER COUNTRY ONE SHOULD CHECK THE REQUIREMENTS OF THAT COUNTRY. ONE MIGHT NEED A VISA, A WORK PERMIT OR A STUDY PERMIT. FOR COUNTRIES IN THE SADC OR IN THE EUROPEAN UNION THERE ARE NO VISA REQUIREMENTS NEEDED WHEN ONE GOES TO A COUNTRY WITHIN THEIR REGION. A CASE IN POINT IS THE SADC SITUATION WHEREBY A CITIZEN OF ZIMBABWE CAN VISIT SOUTH AFRICA, TANZANIA, NAMIBIA, MOZAMBIQUE OR MALAWI WITHOUT REQUIRING A VISA. HOWEVER ONE NEEDS TO BE IN POSESSION OF A VALID PASSPORT OR AN EMERGENCY TRAVEL DOCUMENT TO ENTER THESE COUNTRIES. AT THE BORDER POSTS, ONE IS GIVEN SPECIFIC DAYS WHICH HE OR SHE CAN SPEND IN THE COUNTRY. IF A PERSON EXCEEDS THESE DAYS ONE WOULD HAVE BREACHED IMMIGRATION LAWS AND WILL BE LIABLE TO A FINE . FOR EXAMPLE IF SOMEONE EXCEEDS THE NUMBER OF DAYS WRITTEN IN THEIR PASSPORT IN SOUTH AFRICA , THEY WILL BE LIABLE TO A FINE OF R3000 OR $251 . IF ONE WANTS TO STUDY OR WORK , FOR EXAMPLE, IN SOUTH AFRICA , ONE HAS TO APPLY FOR THE SUITABLE PERMIT AT A SOUTH AFRICAN EMBASSY IN THEIR COUNTRY. IN ZIMBABWE , MOST EMBASSIES CAN BE FOUND IN MOUNT PLEASANT.
BEFORE TRAVELLING TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY , ONE SHOULD MAKE SURE THEY HAVE:
1 THE PROPER DOCUMENTS FOR TRAVELLING (PASSPORT, VISA, PERMIT ETC)
2 ENOUGH MONEY TO USE FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR STAY
3 A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE SO THAT THEY DONT FALL PREY TO THIEVES
4 ADEQUATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PLACE THEY ARE TRAVELLING TO
5 EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS
I HOPE YOU WILL FIND THIS USEFUL.
XOXO
MS VEE
