VISA BACKLOG INCREASES TO 74 000 APPLICATIONS

Unfortunately, the only time that the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) provides any feedback with regards to its progress (or lack thereof) with catching up on the visa backlog is when it is required to appear before the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs in Parliament. This backlog is now affecting so many people that one would hope that they would be more transparent and display better governance in the matter. It would not be difficult to provide a monthly update. At the beginning of the ye...