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E-visas: what are they and how do they work?
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Visa openness in Africa by category
Highlights from the 2022 AVOI
The aggregate AVOI score continues its upward trajectory.
36 of 54 countries have improved or maintained their score since 2016.
13 of 2022’s top-20 performers have a higher score today than 6 years ago (2016).
Three countries now offer visa-free entry to Africans of all other countries.
In 2016 and 2017, only one country did so.
The continent’s aggregate AVOI score now surpasses its pre-COVID mark in 2019.
In 2022, the AVOI rebounded significantly.
Five of 2022’s top-20 performers improved their score since 2021.
Only one top-20 performer’s score has declined since last year.
Lower-income countries continue to make progress.
Nine top-20 performers are low-income countries; three of them are landlocked.
Another nine top-20 performers are lower-middle-income countries.
More countries now offer an e-visa.
24 countries offer an e-visa in 2022, compared to nine countries in 2016.
Post-pandemic travel
Visa openness in Africa by category
Visa openness: Scores and rankings
Top performers
Visa openness progress, 2016-2022
Latest developments on the AfCFTA
Regional Economic Communities