Occasionally I get an email or a phone call from someone who has had his or her contract abruptly terminated or amended by the employer on the basis that their work permit is about to expire or has expired. In some instances when...

The Department of Home Affairs received permanent residence applications prior to 02 June 2014 utilising the Track and Trace system . The Department has noted that it does not have 4616 applications on hand as per Track and Trace system....

Say what you will about the former Minster of Home Affairs but he was indeed a man of action. Whether his actions were right or wrong in the public`s eye he still took action. On the 21st of April 2016...

I started preparing this update when we had Mr. Gigaba as the Minister of Home Affairs and as I finish this piece I cannot help but revisit my views on the outlook of Immigration Space in SA. Whilst the rest...

The issue  of whether the permits issued under the Zimbabwe dispensation project will be renewed come end of 2017  has been on the minds of many since the beginning of the year. There have been many mixed signals  over the...

What is the change? South Africa has announced significant changes to the validity period of visas. Visas will no longer be valid beyond the expiration date of the holder’s passport, and authorities will no longer recognize or transfer an existing visa...