South Africa to start processing group visa applications for Chinese, Indian tourists, official says

JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- South Africa will start receiving group visa applications from selected tour operators on behalf of Chinese and Indian tourists in mid-February, an official from the Department of Home Affairs said on Tuesday.

Yusuf Simons, Western Cape provincial manager at the Department of Home Affairs, said in an interview with Xinhua that South Africa has selected 65 tour operators from South Africa, India and China for the Trusted Tour Operator Scheme (TTOS) to submit group visa applications by Chinese and Indian tourists to visit the country.