The backlog includes more than 56,000 applications across all visa categories.In the meantime, average turnaround times for visas have grown far beyond what the department's performance plan dictates.South Africa's Department of Home Affairs is battling its way through a vast backlog of visa applications, which it hopes to have cleared by June 2024.
, of unjustly rejecting applications."Now, it seems that Home Affairs officials have clear KPIs to adjudicate X number [around 20] applications per day," noted IBN Immigration Solutions' Andreas Krensel in November."This leads to a very, very high number of rejections."given by the Minister of Home Affairs, Aaron Motsoaledi, there's no quick fix to clear the visa backlog.
"The department envisages to have cleared the current backlog by June 2024 for all categories of visas."
Please we need help, we can't do anything in the country as in open bank accounts, or buy properties or rent due to this. Can't even leave the country and come back because I require a visa on entry
Tlwano_ 2024 ? Eh
BISouthAfrica System must be back online
We've been waiting since September 2021 for my husband's spousal visa. It's a travesty and human rights violation caused by the DHA themselves, having downed tools for years as Govt has to be seen politically to be taking a hard line against foreign nationals.
BISouthAfrica Quick fix - employ competent people that want to work. Not cadre's that want payment.
BISouthAfrica This is pathetic!! Perhaps if you employed competent staff, the work would actually get done!!
BISouthAfrica Lazy slow lethargic apathetic. Only know where the nearest KFC is located
BISouthAfrica Tourism is suffering then
BISouthAfrica I know of someone who applied almost 9 years ago and have not heard anything other than it is being processed. June 2024? Puh-leeze! More like June 2044!
BISouthAfrica 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️😂😂😂 simply tell tourists to fk off. That will clear your backlog one time !
BISouthAfrica This crap wud have been unacceptable under any govt. But we accept this unde the ANC. Is it cis they are corrupt lazy and incompetent? Or did the NATS just govern better?