Grade 12 Study Guides T. Holomisa, E. M. J. C schaller, D. J. Brown, B. de Klerk

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Gr12-Tourism-Study-Guide LR

1.2 Visa
1.3 Health certificates
1.4 Requirements for tourists travelling between countries

1. Required travel documents

The following travel documents are required for entry into a country
• Passport
• Visa
• Health certificates for certain countries.
1.1 Valid passport

A passport is an official government document that certifies one's identity and citizenship and permits a citizen to travel abroad. There are different kinds of passports
• Tourist passports that consist of 32 pages
• Maxi tourist passports with 48 pages for frequent travellers
• Official passports
• Diplomatic passports
• Temporary passports. An official passport is issued to someone who is travelling internationally on official business for the country and is usually a different colour from regular passports. A diplomatic passport is issued to someone who will travel internationally on official state business such as diplomats and consuls when they are posted to foreign countries. A temporary passport is issued to South African citizens who have applied fora regular passport but need to travel urgently before the regular passport can be issued.
1.2 Visa

A visa is an endorsement on a passport indicating that the holder is allowed to enter, leave, or stay fora specified period of time in a country. A visa application must usually be made before departure as visas are not often issued at ports of entry. Examples of different kinds of visas are
• Visitor visas
• Transit visas
• Diplomatic visas
• Courtesy visas
• Official visas.
1.3 Health certificates

A health certificate is an official document that is issued and signed by a health authority which confirms that an individual has received the vaccine as indicated on the certificate.

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1.4 Requirements for tourists travelling between countries

Tourists must have proof of the following before travelling between countries
• A valid passport
• A valid visa
• Sufficient funds to cover their stay in the country
• A return ticket, or onward ticket to another country
• International law requires travellers crossing the borders of countries where yellow fever is endemic, to have a yellow fever vaccination.

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