Zimbos hail new SA visa regime
MANY Zimbabweans are excited about the South African government’s recent moves to expedite the adjudication of visas and the digitisation of Home Affairs documentation which they say give them another chance to remain working in the neighbouring country.
Global Immigration and Legal Consultancy legal director Gabriel Shumba said the neighbouring country’s Home Affairs department’s move was welcome for the migrants.
“We welcome the Department of Home Affairs’ efforts to hasten the adjudication of visa applications. This obviously will remove the anxiety and uncertainty that has always characterised many an applicant’s brief sojourn in the republic,” Shumba, who is also a Zimbabwean lawyer for human rights, said.
“In addition, this efficiency will assist the Republic of South Africa to obtain within record time the much needed skills that are necessary to boost the economy. Efficiency will also help to reduce corruption and that’s welcome.”
According to reports from South Africa, the government set targets related to the processes of immigration visas and the digitisation of Home Affairs documents for the upcoming financial year.
Indications are that the Department of Home Affairs set five immigration targets aimed at reducing waiting periods. Southern Eye
