Section 10(6) of the immigration Act provides that a foreigner other than the holder of a medical treatment visa or visitors visa, may apply to the Director General, in the prescribed manner, to change his or her status or terms...

Introduction Applying of a visa in South Africa has several challenges, but none is more common that not receiving a timeous response from the Department. Many applicants are kept at the pending status for many months and sometimes years with...

Overstaying ones visa is a common occurrence among expats in South Africa and in recent months overstaying one visa has moved from being a minor inconvenience to a possible criminal offence with potentially serious ramifications. The changes brought about by...

It has been almost a year since the new Immigration laws were introduce by the Minister of Home Affairs, and while there were several grumbles about whether or not he laws were fair and constitutional it appears that the laws...