Question NW2465 to the Minister of Home Affairs
03 July 2023 - NW2465
Roos, Mr AC to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
With regard to the total number of tourism visa applications received by his department in the 2022-23 financial year, (a) what total number of visa applications were (i) received and (ii) rejected, (b) for what reasons that they were rejected and (c) what were the nationalities of the persons (i) who had successfully applied and (ii) whose applications were rejected?
Reply:
- Total number of visa applications
- Received: 15 935
- Rejected: 2 084
- The most common reason for rejection were for invalid return flight tickets or no proof of reservation thereof.
- The nationalities of the persons:
- Successfully applied: Attached as Annexure A
- Rejected: Attached as Annexure B
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