Question NW1357 to the Minister of Home Affairs
31 May 2021 - NW1357
Mbhele, Mr ZN to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
(a) What is the current status of the application for a temporary residence visa, Ref: TRR3123279, (b) what is the reason for the delay in its finalisation and (c) on what date will the application be finalised?
Reply:
a) The application for a temporary residence visa, Ref: TRR3123279 is currently finalised, captured and dispatched on 18 May 2021.
b) The application was delayed due to the backlog that the office is faced with in the processing of temporal residence visas. The unintended consequences of the provisions of the Disaster Management Act and regulations in respect of quarantine by persons infected by Covid, isolation by the contacts thereof and the numerous evacuations of the building has also impacted on the operating capacity of the office.
c) The application was adjudicated on the 11 May 2021, Printed on 12 May 2021 captured on relevant systems and dispatched on 18 May 2021.
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