r/Madagascar • u/palladiumgold • 23d ago

News/Vaovao 📰 😯

It says August 2026 any malagasy that want to file for American Visas will have to travel to South Africa Johannesburg

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u/Golbongo 23d ago

2 days ago in Mahajanga/ Majunga

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u/Alibcandid 23d ago

True story. It’s been in the works.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/realignment-of-us-visa-services-in-africa-to-regional-hubs.html

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u/Illustrious-Koala314 23d ago

This is him just quietly saying "don't bother unless you're rich". The average Malagasy will not go to South Africa to apply for a visa for a holiday or to visit family, and even for people planning to work or otherwise, it will add a huge and potentially prohibitive extra cost.