What are the advantages of holding a China passport and a South African visa?

There are other benefits besides entering South Africa. Let me make a brief statement, which may not be complete. Let's throw a brick to attract jade.

First of all, a common unspoken rule is that the more visas there are in your passport, the easier it is to apply for a new visa (whether it is the country that has already issued you a visa in your passport or not). Because the more visas you have in your passport, the more reason the visa officer has to believe that you are indeed an "international", and the lower the immigration tendency.

Secondly, according to the South African immigration law, you only need to stay in South Africa legally for more than 6 years (no matter what kind of visa you hold. But there is a minimum number of days of residence per year), you are eligible to apply for permanent residency in the local area. Of course, whether you can pass the application depends on your other conditions.

Finally, South Africa belongs to a relatively developed and influential country in southern Africa, and is actually the leading country in southern Africa. You have a South African visa, and you can enter some countries in southern Africa in landing visa (that is, you can directly enter these countries with a South African visa without having to apply for a visa in China, go through landing visa formalities and quarantine at the airport, and pay the US dollar fee, which is generally around 100 US dollars). I think this is the best function of holding a South African visa, because it is too difficult for China people to get a visa to go abroad! But this is also a hidden rule, which can't be stated clearly in our country. What I can confirm is that you can enter Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Swaziland directly with a South African visa. I heard that you can also enter Mozambique and Malawi, but no one in our company has been there, so I'm not sure. If you want to enter a country outside South Africa in this way, you'd better consult a professional travel agency. But remember not to use this visa loophole to go to countries that have no diplomatic relations with China, which may lead to various problems. For example, if the South African visa expires or the number of entries is limited, you can't go back to South Africa, and the country where you directly entered landing visa through the South African visa has no diplomatic relations with China, and naturally there is no flight back to China, so you are stuck there and can't go back.