With the clock ticking and the expiry date fast approaching many of the 250 000 odd  Zimbabweans who are on the ZSP  permits are begin to feel the pressure of uncertainty surrounding the Special Dispensation Permits. About 18 months remain...

Introduction On the 3rd of February  2016  the Director General of the Department of Home Affairs  issued  an Immigration Directive  number 21  withdrawing  Circular 10 of 2008 .  The Circular had been issued in the aftermath of one the  landmark...

The Minister of Home Affairs recently announced  that the South African government is developing a policy that will see  the country retaining  many of the foreign nationals graduating from the various South African universities . While the  welcome move may not be introduced  soon  We take a look...

Change of Status & Conditions Clarified. Introduction  On the 29th of January  2016 the High Court of South Africa`s Western Cape Division handed  down a judgement that has  clarified an issue that has  been  the cause of  much confusion  in...

The preamble of the Immigration Act provides that the Act aims to ensure that visa applications are processed speedily and without consuming excessive administrative capacity. A lot of words can be used to describe the process of acquiring a General...

The Department of Home Affairs has welcomed Cabinet’s decision regarding the recommendations of the Inter-Ministerial Committee the President had established in August 2015 to look at the unintended consequences and mitigating factors relating to the implementation of the Immigration Amendment Acts...