BEST OF AFRICA – WE UNDERSTAND WHY AFRICANS WHO APPLY FOR SCHENGEN VISAS FACE

HIGH REJECTION RATES
 AFRICANS FACE A HIGH REJECTION RATE FOR VISAS TO ENTER THE SCHENGEN GROUP
OF COUNTRIES. THE GROUP IS MADE UP OF 29 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES THAT HAVE
OFFICIALLY ABOLISHED BORDER CONTROLS AT THEIR MUTUAL BORDERS. A SCHENGEN
VISA IS AN ENTRY PERMIT FOR NON-EU NATIONALS WHICH WOULD ALLOW THEM TO
MAKE A SHORT, TEMPORARY VISIT OF UP TO 90 DAYS IN THE SCHENGEN AREA.
 A RECENT REPORT BY THE BRITISH MIGRATION CONSULTANCY HENLEY & PARTNERS
SHOWS THAT AFRICAN COUNTRIES ACCOUNTED FOR SEVEN OF THE TOP TEN
COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST SCHENGEN VISA REJECTION RATES IN 2022.
 PROF LOREN LANDAU - SENIOR RESEARCHER WITH WITS UNIVERSITY'S AFRICAN
CENTRE FOR MIGRATION AND SOCIETY AS WELL AS A PROFESSOR AT OXFORD
UNIVERSITY JOINS US…