Phuti Mosomane
Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi said 67 Pakistani nationals who wanted to enter the country on Sunday without complying with immigration laws have been returned back home at their own costs.
The Pakistani nationals were denied entry into South Africa in the early hours on Sunday on a flight with 268 passengers from Dubai after they failed the immigration test at the OR Tambo International Airport.
Motsoaledi said the Pakistanis carrying questionable visas failed tests when asked questions including “how long their visas entitled them to be in the country.”
“This is a result of a sting operation that was put together after observing certain trends that were suspicious and did not make sense. They were interviewed by Immigration Officers and they were asked about where they were going and about the purpose of being in South Africa and where they were going to stay given that
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