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Immigration Delays in South Africa Expected

July 11, 2011— Employers and their foreign national workers can expect significant processing delays for most South African immigration-related applications due to staffing cuts at the Department of Home Affairs (DHA). Earlier this week the DHA failed to extend the contracts of a large number of its professional workers, resulting in skeletal staffs at many DHA regional offices as well as the head office in Pretoria.

In addition, there are reports that staff members from several of South Africa’s consular posts abroad have been called home and not replaced, causing delays in consular processes as well. At this time, it is not clear which posts have been affected. How the DHA will address the staffing shortfall remains unknown at this time, as does when any such effort will be made.

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