Busa raises questions after U-turn on skills visas adds new uncertainty
Home affairs ditches centralised system, prompting questions over applications in the pipeline
06 September 2022 - 19:38
UPDATED 06 September 2022 - 23:20
SA’s embassies and consulates abroad will go back to processing long-term visa applications on-site after the department of home affairs backtracked on a centralised system, which had forced all applications to go to Pretoria, causing lengthy delays.
But it is not clear whether the applications already in the pipeline will be dealt with under the new system or the old, adding to the uncertainty that has undermined SA’s ability to attract crucial foreign skills and investment...
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