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The Ministry of Homeland Security has slashed the number of work permits issued to Venezuelans from 4,275 in 2024 to a mere 757 this year. This reflects a decline of 3,518 permits, or an 82 per cent decrease.
The ministry’s website showed that only two tranches of permits were approved for re-registered Venezuelan nationals this year. The first tranche of 480 permits was due for collection from March 25 to 28, followed by a second tranche of 277 permits that were distributed between June 9 and 11. These permits will be valid until December 31, 2025.
Between February and August 2024, the ministry approved and distributed five tranches totalling 4,275 permits. In 2023, 4,247 permits were handed out, even though then national security minister Fitzgerald Hinds revealed that approximately 7,000 Venezuelans had registered that year.
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