Home Affairs Minister Motsoaledi says SA to now demand transit visas from Pakistan nationals

Sixty-seven Pakistani nationals were denied entry into South Africa, following their failure to comply with immigration laws.

Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi said the 67 landed at OR Tambo International Airport on Sunday morning, but none of them were able to answer questions about their visas.

Motsoaledi said there was an increase in Pakistani nationals who were attempting to enter the country without the relevant documentation.

“Some of them make bookings at hotels so that they can fill a form that they are going to the hotel, but then they never go there,” he said.

“Some hotels around are complaining that they have lots of people from Pakistan who never turn up. Some will give the name of the hotel, and when we phone the hotel, they know nothing about such a person.”

He described this as a syndicate that was targeting South Africa.

“We decided that we now are forced to demand a transit visa from anybody from Pakistan. Now, this is a new trend, and we are going to have to find a way to deal with it.”

-EWN

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