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...
Category: General
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,...
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...
The Rights of foreigners employed without valid work permits in South Africa
Occasionally I get an email or a phone call from someone who has had his or her contract abruptly terminated or amended by the employer on the basis that their work permit is about to expire or has expired. In some instances when...
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...
The Police Clearance and South African Immigration.
A police clearance is one of the general requirements in an application for any visa or permit to reside in South Africa. While it may seem to be a straight forward matter, many have found their applications rejected for failing...
Reporting on proof of employment on South African Critical Skills Work Visa and renewal
The Immigration Act Provides that an application for a Critical Skills Work Visa shall be issued to a foreigner for a period not exceeding 12 months where an applicant does not have an employer in South Africa. This visa is...
South African Retired Person Visa.
South African Residence through financial Independence The Retired person visa or perhaps more appropriately the financial independent visa is found in section 20 of the Immigration Act. The primary basis of the Visa is that a foreigner who has a...
South African Immigration Directive 21- Unpacking Change of status from Refugee Status or Asylum permit
Introduction On the 3rd of February 2016 the Director General of the Department of Home Affairs issued an Immigration Directive number 21 withdrawing Circular 10 of 2008 . The Circular had been issued in the aftermath of one the landmark...
South African Exchange Visa. The Solution to retaining recent graduates in South Africa
The Minister of Home Affairs recently announced that the South African government is developing a policy that will see the country retaining many of the foreign nationals graduating from the various South African universities . While the welcome move may not be introduced soon We take a look...