The legal position with regard to the detention of foreigners
In the past week several media outlets ran with headlines that suggested that the Minister of Home Affairs had authorised law enforcement officers to conduct spot checks to ascertain a persons nationality. The news came with major concerns and widespread condemnation...
South African Citizenship: Restorative Justice Through the Retrospective Effect of the South African Citizenship Amendment Act 17 of 2010
The South African Citizenship landscape has often been a tool of political headwind resulting in an ever-changing landscape. Pre 1994, the government of the day used the Citizenship Act as a tool to define who could access membership to the South African political...
SA Immigration Update – February 2022
The year 2022 has gotten off to a very busy start on the immigration front. Starting off with the grace period for ZEP permit holders ,followed by the withdrawal of the SA graduate waiver for foreign students who graduate with a qualification falling within the...
What Next for ZEP Permit Holders?
This past week the government of South Africa announced its decision not to renew the Zimbabwe exemption permit. This announcement came as a shock to the 180 000 Zimbabweans who had become accustomed to the 4-year renewal of the permit. Many of these individuals have...
Registration Requirements For Artisans in South Africa
Applying for critical skills work visa in South Africa as an artisan has been a challenge for the longest time. In 2014 when the current amendments to the Immigration Act were gazetted several gaps were identified in the Act which included the absence of a SAQA...
South African immigration Update August 2021
2021 has been a very busy period for us working in the field of SA immigration. The continued national state of disaster has meant that with every lockdown level new immigration directions are provided and keeping up with these has been interesting to say the least. ...