DHA opens visa facility for corporates

THE Department of Home
Affairs will open a new facility
for corporate account clients
at the Gauteng Investment
Centre in Sandton, which will
serve as a one-stop shop for
immigration visa and permit
renewals. The department
would put in place a shorter,
more efficient process for
visa applications for foreign
nationals employed by
corporate companies, it said.
This will be done through
the Department’s Directorate
of Corporate Accounts’
partnership with the Gauteng
Growth and Development
Agency, the Gauteng
Investment Centre and VFS
Global. The facility would
also benefit customers by
offering immigration advice
for applicants and enhanced
management of stakeholder
relations, said the DHA.
Home Affairs Minister,
Malusi Gigaba, said the
department was also
reviewing its corporate client
desk to improve its services
and would be embarking
on a national road show
to talk to clients directly
about their challenges and
recommendations.
Home Affairs deputy
director, Jackson McKay,
said the DHA was looking
at increasing staff to deal
with appeals following the
rejection of a visa.