Lesotho Special Permit Application Will Not Re-Open
- Author:
- SABC Digital News
- Publisher:
- SABC Digital News
- Publication Date:
- 29 January 2017
- Tags:
- Lesotho, South Africa, Governance, Legal and Judicial Affairs, Migration
Home Affairs Minister, Malusi Gigaba, has announced that the process of applying for the Lesotho Special Permit will not be re-opened. The process is an amnesty for Lesotho nationals who live, work or study in the country illegally. The Home Affairs Department received about 120-thousand applications for the permit. Of that, 31- thousand-and-19 permits have been collected. Gigaba says the process has run its course.
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