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Deadline for Zimbabweans in SA
18 Mar 2015 at 08:03hrs | Views
Zimbabwean nationals who hold the Dispensation for Zimbabweans Project permits have until the end of the month to book an appointment to be processed.
Yesterday, Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba said people risked forfeiting their right to the permit if they missed the deadline.
The Zimbabwean Special Permit application process closed officially on 31 December 2014, the day that also marked the expiry of the old Dispensation for Zimbabweans Project, including for those permits whose expiry dates were beyond 31 December 2014.
As of 13 March 2015, 208 967 applications were submitted online, to VFS. A total of 206 939 applicants booked appointments with VFS for interviews, 2 028 applicants have not booked appointments with VFS, and have till 31 March 2015 to do so, which is the closing date.
162 256 applications have been done at VFS, 50% of these have been adjudicated by the DHA. We have adjudicated 83 009 applications to be exact.
The ZSP will be valid until 31 December 2017.
Yesterday, Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba said people risked forfeiting their right to the permit if they missed the deadline.
The Zimbabwean Special Permit application process closed officially on 31 December 2014, the day that also marked the expiry of the old Dispensation for Zimbabweans Project, including for those permits whose expiry dates were beyond 31 December 2014.
162 256 applications have been done at VFS, 50% of these have been adjudicated by the DHA. We have adjudicated 83 009 applications to be exact.
The ZSP will be valid until 31 December 2017.
Source - Byo24News
