Prohibited Persons Status and how to uplift a Prohibited Persons Status
The Immigration Act and the Department of Home Affairs abhors fraudulent documents. Section 29(1)(f) provides ; The following foreigners are prohibited person and do not qualify for a port of entry visa, admission into the republic , visa or a permanent residence...
SA Visa Renewal Procedures- what to watch out for
2018 has been off to a flying start. We are now in March and we have a new President and a new old Minister of Home Affairs. What these changes mean for the Immigration landscape, only time will tell. It has been almost 4 years since the wholesale changes to the...
Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) Rejections and Appeal Procedures.
Recently we have encountered a number of Zimbabwe Exemption Permit ( ZEP) applicants whose applications were rejected for having a negative police record. Unlike other rejections that are handled in terms of sections 8(3) to 8(6) of the Immigration Act, the...
Immigration Directive No 16 of 2017 Zim Exemption Applications
The Department of Home Affairs has issued a new Directive regulating the handling of the ZEP application process. The online Application process for ZEP renewals closed on the 30th of November 2017 meaning that all persons who did not take advantage of this new...
To Change or to Renew? Moving from ZSP to Main stream Immigration.
As the much anticipated announcement was made on Friday the 8th of September , one could not help but feel the sense of relief that came with it. The ZSP is being renewed and shall be called the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit or ZEP. The online platform opened on Friday...
Angolan Cessation Permit & Zimbabwean Dispensation Permit , A possible blueprint?
On the 8th of July of 2017 the Minister of Home Affairs announced that the almost 1800 former Angolan Refugees who had been on the Angolan Cessation Permit (ACP) had been granted their permanent resident Exemption applications for a period of 4 years. Thus giving...