Question NW1646 to the Minister of Home Affairs
05 September 2016 - NW1646
Dudley, Ms C to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
(1)Whether he is aware of a certain person’s (name furnished) urgent plea for assistance with regard to an application for a permanent residence permit (details furnished); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (2) has his department launched an investigation into the circumstances regarding the delay of this application; if not, (a) why not, (b) will his department investigate and (c) will the specified person be provided with a speedy outcome to the application; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
(1) The National Department of Home Affairs is aware of the plea by the referred to person, requesting the finalisation of his permanent residence application; reference number PRP1127280, submitted on 06 October 2014.
(2) When the referred to person originally enquired on the status of his permanent residence application he was provided with a reference number, 1605009216. The Department confirms the application has been received and is currently in the process of adjudication.
The person in question applied for permanent residence in terms of section 26(b) of the Immigration Act, 2002 (Act No 13 of 2002), as amended: a spouse of a South African citizen, which is classified as one of the high risk categories which requires additional assessment. The Department ordinarily spends more time on applications in this particular category due to investigations that are undertaken.
The Department has taken cognisance that the applicant’s temporary residence visa expires on 09 September 2016.