Question NW1393 to the Minister of Home Affairs

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24 December 2019 - NW1393

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van der Merwe, Ms LL to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

What (a) number of citizens from (i) China, (ii) India, (iii) Bangladesh, (iv) Somalia, (v) Nigeria, (vi) Cameroon, (vii) the Democratic Republic of Congo and (viii) Ethiopia hold a valid visa and (b) type of visa do the citizens of each specified country hold?

Reply:

(a - b) The number and types of visas issued to citizens from the mentioned countries are listed on the table below. This data is for the period 01 January 2018 to the 30th of September 2019.

Country – Category

2018

2019

Total

Nigeria

8010

4131

12141

Visitors

5840

3100

8940

Study Visa Section 13

1511

698

2209

Critical Skills Visa Section 19(4)

251

127

378

Retired Person Visa Section 20

180

22

202

Medical Treatment Section 17

157

103

260

General Work Visa Section 19(2)

55

75

130

Work Visa Section 19(5)

15

5

20

Exchange Visa Section 22

1

1

2

India

6375

4195

10570

Visitors

4565

3212

7777

Critical Skills Visa Section 19(4)

699

358

1057

Study Visa Section 13

705

412

1117

Retired Person Visa Section 20

160

8

168

General Work Visa Section 19(2)

142

87

229

Work Visa Section 19(5)

73

85

158

Medical Treatment Section 17

31

33

64

Country – Category

2018

2019

Grand Total

Bangladesh

3067

2139

5206

Visitors

2605

2083

4688

Retired Person Visa Section 20

379

13

392

Study Visa Section 13

65

30

95

Critical Skills Visa Section 19(4)

8

5

13

Medical Treatment Section 17

8

6

14

General Work Visa Section 19(2)

2

1

3

Work Visa Section 19(5)

 

1

1

       

Congo Dem. Rep. of the

2320

1265

3585

Study Visa Section 13

1208

468

1676

Visitors

600

464

1064

Critical Skills Visa Section 19(4)

224

90

314

Medical Treatment Section 17

242

219

461

General Work Visa Section 19(2)

31

20

51

Retired Person Visa Section 20

14

4

28

Work Visa Section 19(5)

1

 

1

China

2145

1405

3550

Visitors

1301

1165

2466

Retired Person Visa Section 20

533

52

585

Study Visa Section 13

228

91

319

Critical Skills Visa Section 19(4)

24

16

40

General Work Visa Section 19(2)

12

56

58

Work Visa Section 19(5)

33

21

54

Medical Treatment Section 17

12

3

15

Exchange Visa Section 22

1

1

2

Visitors(CAU)

1

 

1

Cameroon

922

480

1402

Visitors

420

270

690

Study Visa Section 13

329

127

456

Critical Skills Visa Section 19(4)

120

48

168

Medical Treatment Section 17

23

26

49

Retired Person Visa Section 20

10

2

12

General Work Visa Section 19(2)

17

6

13

Work Visa Section 19(5)

3

1

4

Ethiopia

673

356

1029

Visitors

493

281

774

Study Visa Section 13

108

44

152

Retired Person Visa Section 20

34

5

39

Critical Skills Visa Section 19(4)

11

6

17

Medical Treatment Section 17

21

19

40

General Work Visa Section 19(2)

5

1

6

Work Visa Section 19(5)

1

 

1

Country – Category

2018

2019

Grand Total

Somalia

36

22

58

Visitors

16

14

30

Medical Treatment Section 17

9

5

14

Study Visa Section 13

7

2

9

Critical Skills Visa Section 19(4)

1

1

2

Retired Person Visa Section 20

3

 

3

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