NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 3
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Thursday, 14 February 2013
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 1 of 2013
Mr P F Smith (IFP) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:
(1) (a) How many people originating from the Peopleâs Republic of China
have
(i) permanent and (ii) temporary resident status in the country, (b)
on what grounds was the specified status granted and (c) when was it
granted;
(2) (a) how many people per category have been granted work permits and
(b) when was it granted in respect of the various categories of work
permits under which residence is approved?
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REPLY:
(1) & (2) The Honourable Memberâs attention is invited to the fact
that the Department of Home Affairs only keeps statistics in
respect of permanent residence permits (granted or rejected) and
temporary residence / work permits (granted or rejected) per
financial year. These statistics are also not kept
accumulatively. The Honourable Member is therefore requested to
please indicate the financial years for which the information is
required.