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Electronic SA VISA applications to curb fake permits

Source: CNS News, 03/04/2018

Home Affairs minister Malusi Gigaba said the initiative would remove
the need for the department to provide frontline services that tend to
stretch governmentâ€™s capacity.
Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba said the department will this year
introduce an electronic VISA application system in order to curb
fraudulent permits from foreign nationals, Northglen News reports.
â€œDuring the course of the year, we are going to introduce a number of
initiatives. One of them is the electronic applications for VISAS and
for a number of other permits to the country. That will enable the
applicant to obtain information electronically and submit their
applications and the documentation to support their applications
electronically,â€ Gigaba explained.
The minister said the initiative would remove the need for the
department to provide frontline services that tend to stretch
governmentâ€™s capacity.
He said the initiative would also pave the way for a centralised
adjudication system to enable the department to make decisions quickly
in terms of peopleâ€™s applications.
â€œWe intend to introduce an amendment to the legislation which is going
to enable the department to have an independent citizenship advisory
board. But this is only for those who are applying for citizenship once
all other processes have been followed in terms of the latter of the
law. So all of these initiatives are going to be introduced during the
course of the year,â€ he said.

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