The Irish government’s announcement that students from South Africa and Botswana must now apply for study visas has caused "chaos", with students and agents scrambling to obtain visas before the start of the year.
Stakeholders have said that they were not surprised by the policy change itself – as South Africa and Botswana were the final two African countries not requiring an Irish travel visa – but that the last-minute announcement has overwhelmed the newly-created visa offices.
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