In a historic sitting of the House of Assembly on Monday April 17th, legislators passed the “Immigration and Passport Validation Bill 2023” with amendments.
Thus, legitimising the belonger status of 688 certificate holders who came under question following an audit of the Fast Track Programme.
Premier Dr the Honourable Natalio Wheatley provided some insight on how the piece of legislation addressed the issue.
The Premier went on to explain that outside of the Fast Track Programme there have been other challenges which made the Immigration process difficult for many. He added that the amendments made should assist in some of those areas.