A total contrast to the Angolan Consulate in Pointe Noire. Summed up, this visa takes a morning and is relatively easy
The process is as follows:
Stage 1 - Get information and write letter (in English) requesting visa
Stage 2 - Hand in photocopies (passport and any Angolan visa), passport,
application form and letter - wait patiently for
interview with the Angolan Counsellor
Stage 3 - Get interviewed in Portuguese (beware, they ask very odd
'peculiar' questions - see below!!)
Stage 4 - Wait a while longer ...
Stage 5 - Depart the consulate with visa in passport :-)
The above all took from 10am to 2pm - fantastic!
The requirements for the visa are:
Letter requesting visa
Application form (from receptionist)
Two photos
80$ US for 15-day Transit visa
1000CFA for application form
GPS waypoints are:
S5°50.206
E13°27.122
Opening times: 10am - 15pm
Interview questions (the peculiar ones):
- Who is the Chief of your village ... and Province?
- How much did you pay for your UK passport?
- What is your father's brother's name?
- Have you been in jail? (shows handcuffs in sign-language)
- Which political party do you support?
... and that's just a taster!
ps - all the above
questions were asking in Portuguese, translated into bad French, and then
translated by us into English!
) Pointe Noire-issued Visa |
) Matadi-issued Visa |
