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Dear Fatima Ismail Chohan

Rehana has sent you the following message via People's Assembly (https://www.pa.org.za/)


Good day deputy minister. I'm appealing to you today for
assistance as we are frustrated and appalled at the service or
rather no service from home affairs. I'm married to a non South
African man. We have been making applications since we got married
with great difficulty each time. We will have been married for ten
years this year and he still doesn't have permanent residence. Our
first application was rejected after 3 years of waiting. We can't
phone anywhere to enquire. We are paying customers we pay for
these applications and all we hear is pending or rejected. Please
if you can just imagine how this affect our lives. He has been
separated from his family for more than 10 years because if he
leaves he won't be able to return. Why is it so hard at home
affairs. Please respond


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