Entry Denied at Port of Entry- What are your rights in South Africa?
South Africa is the destination of choice for many people from the continent and the world. As a result of this the country’s ports receive millions of travellers annually entering for various reasons. However, on occasion a traveller is refused entry having been...
Immigration Update 16 October 2020
The National State of Disaster was yesterday extended by another month and it seems that level 1 may very well be the new normal for quite some time. Though we are still in a state of lock down and the coronavirus is still within our society we are beginning to see...
SA Immigration Update- Level 1 Regulations
Its been 3 weeks since the country moved to level one of the lock-down and a little over a week since the borders reopened to international travel. While there have been some teething issues with the reopening of the borders which resulted in airlines cancelling all...
How To Apply For An Australian Student Visa – Subclass 500
The Study visa subclass 500 is one of the many entry pathways in to Australia that allows the holder to reside in the country for up to 5 years, take up part time employment and also allows qualifying dependents to accompany the applicant as well. The first step in...
Level 3 Covid19 SA immigration update
With the country moving into level 3 on the 1st of June 2020 , the Minister of Home Affairs has provided an update on the Directions relating to immigration services during level 3. Whilst the President announced that at...
COVID19 Lockdown Measures to deal with Immigration as outlined by The South African Department of Home Affairs.
With the lockdown now on day 19 we continue to receive questions around how the DHA will deal with foreigners whose visas expired during the lock down. Will they be considered illegal? will they be declared undesirable on...