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South African Home Affairs wants more information from Zimbabweans
03 Apr 2011 at 10:12hrs | Views
Thousands of Zimbabweans who have applied for documentation to legitimise their stay in South Africa will be asked for more information to finalise their applications, says the home affairs department.
They would be contacted for the information via SMS, spokeswoman Manusha Pillai said in a statement on Sunday.
She said of 275, 762 applications received, 116, 960 were incomplete.
The incomplete applications included 28, 044 for Zimbabwean passports from the Zimbabwean consulate and 15 ,066 using Zimbabwean birth certificates, drivers licenses or expired Zimbabwean passports.
Pillai said 17, 596 applications had no supporting documents and 56, 254 required fingerprints.
The SMSs would be sent to applicants for business, study or work permits.
Pillai said 119, 009 applications had been adjudicated. The department was also still validating and confirming 6, 243 amnesty applications.
"We therefore appeal to Zimbabwean nationals to respond timeously to [the] SMS requests to provide further information to enable the department to finalise their applications as soon as possible," she said.
They would be contacted for the information via SMS, spokeswoman Manusha Pillai said in a statement on Sunday.
She said of 275, 762 applications received, 116, 960 were incomplete.
The incomplete applications included 28, 044 for Zimbabwean passports from the Zimbabwean consulate and 15 ,066 using Zimbabwean birth certificates, drivers licenses or expired Zimbabwean passports.
Pillai said 17, 596 applications had no supporting documents and 56, 254 required fingerprints.
The SMSs would be sent to applicants for business, study or work permits.
Pillai said 119, 009 applications had been adjudicated. The department was also still validating and confirming 6, 243 amnesty applications.
"We therefore appeal to Zimbabwean nationals to respond timeously to [the] SMS requests to provide further information to enable the department to finalise their applications as soon as possible," she said.
Source - Sapa
