Western Cape MEC of Economic
Opportunities Alan Winde on Thursday attended hearings on the new visa
regulations.
MEC Winde said the new visa
regulations will have a negative impact on growth and jobs.
The Department of Home
Affairs outsourced the handling and processing of visa applications to a
company called Visa Facilitation Services.
Winde said I understand that
Home Affairs has a job to do in regards with security in our country and making
sure we have proper control measures.
When it comes to these regulations I am certain that they are the wrong
things to be putting in place.
Meanwhile MEC Winde said the
first initial study on tourism shows a R10 billion lost to our economy and
21 000 jobs lost due to the new regulations.
MEC Winde has called on
Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba to retract the new visa regulations,
which until a full investigation into their impact of the regulations has been
conducted.
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