INTRODUCTION  The Refugee Legal and Advocacy Centre welcomes this opportunity to comment on the Refugees Amendment Bill. The interests of asylum seekers, the provisions of international law, the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the Republic, the current Refugees...

Earlier this year we approached the Ministers office to inquire about the future of the ZSP permit holders. The move was prompted by the numerous inquiries by Zimbabweans. It was also inspired by our growing concern over the various scams...

There is never a dull moment in the field of SA Immigration. It has been a very busy month in the immigration landscape with a number of developments both on a policy front, courts and the day to day immigration...

RSA POLICE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATES: URGENT NOTICE TO ALL APPLICANTS FOR TEMPORARY RESIDENCE VISAS AND PERMANENT RESIDENCE PERMITS The Immigration Regulations of the Immigration Act, No. 13 of 2002 define a Police Clearance Certificate as follows: “A certificate issued by the...

In a very comprehensive judgment handed down today in the High Court of South Africa , Western Cape Division, Immigration Directive 21 of 2015 barring Refugees and Asylum seekers form applying for a change of status to any Visa or...

This topic is one that hits close to home for a number of foreigners living in South Africa. The familiar story is that parents to their new born babies soon discover that their new bundle of joy is an immigration...