(1) Whether, with regard to the various visas available to foreign nationals for entrance to and/or residence in the Republic, he and/or his department established standards for the time period a decision on an application will be made for each of the visa types; if not, (a) why not and (b) what are the standards for each visa type; if so,
(2) whether time frames for decision-making are managed by regulations; if not, why not; if so, (a) which regulations and (b) how does his department implement the Batho Pele principles;
(3) what is the average time it has taken over the past two years for a decision on each visa type to be made and communicated to the applicants;
(4) whether his department has assessed the economic impact of legal immigration on the Republic; if not, why not; if so, what is the impact in Rand value;
(5) whether his department will assess the economic value and/or impact of legal immigration; if not, why not; if so, by what date?