Re-application for PRP for those who applied prior to 02 June 2014
The Department of Home Affairs received permanent residence applications prior to 02 June 2014 utilising the Track and Trace system . The Department has noted that it does not have 4616 applications on hand as per Track and Trace system. In this regard, Mr Mkuseli...
Permanet Residence for SA Graduates Now a Reality.
Say what you will about the former Minster of Home Affairs but he was indeed a man of action. Whether his actions were right or wrong in the public`s eye he still took action. On the 21st of April 2016 the Minister granted a blanket waiver to graduates from South...
South African Immigration Update
I started preparing this update when we had Mr. Gigaba as the Minister of Home Affairs and as I finish this piece I cannot help but revisit my views on the outlook of Immigration Space in SA. Whilst the rest of the country is fixated, slightly so, on the Treasury I...
ZSP Permit Renewal Seems unlikely.
The issue of whether the permits issued under the Zimbabwe dispensation project will be renewed come end of 2017 has been on the minds of many since the beginning of the year. There have been many mixed signals over the past few months but now it has become clear...
New policies on validity of South African visas announced
What is the change? South Africa has announced significant changes to the validity period of visas. Visas will no longer be valid beyond the expiration date of the holder’s passport, and authorities will no longer recognize or transfer an existing visa from an old...
Submissions To Refugees Amendment Bill
INTRODUCTION The Refugee Legal and Advocacy Centre welcomes this opportunity to comment on the Refugees Amendment Bill. The interests of asylum seekers, the provisions of international law, the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the Republic, the current Refugees...