Home affairs seeks extension of VFS Global visa contract
The department wants to extend the contract until it is ready to launch a public-private partnership
02 June 2020 - 20:48
The department of home affairs has recommended the extension of the contract of its front-end visa handling operator until it is ready to launch a public-private partnership with a new service provider to undertake the work.
The contract with VFS Global expires at the end of December but home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi told parliament’s home affairs committee on Tuesday that this was not enough time to finalise the public-private partnership, especially given the constraints imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown...
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