by admin | Jul 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
“The right to family life is not a coincidental consequence of human dignity, but rather a core ingredient of it.” These were the words of Mhlantla J in a majority judgment handed down by the Constitutional Court on the 28th of June 2019, in what was another...
by admin | May 29, 2019 | blog, Uncategorized
As immigration consultants, we handle a number of cases ranging from an application for a visitor’s extension to a complex rehabilitation of a previously deported person. As a result, we are privy to a number of outcomes both positive and negative. We learn a lot...
by 1gridadmin | Nov 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
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...
by admin | Nov 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
Earlier this year we approached the Ministers office to inquire about the future of the ZSP permit holders. The move was prompted by the numerous inquiries by Zimbabweans. It was also inspired by our growing concern over the various scams that were doing the rounds....
by admin | Sep 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
This topic is one that hits close to home for a number of foreigners living in South Africa. The familiar story is that parents to their new born babies soon discover that their new bundle of joy is an immigration nightmare and often the discovery occurs at the most...
by admin | Sep 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
This may be a case of the chickens finally coming home to roost. The Minister’s comments this week may have not been what the community of Zimbabweans living in South Africa of the Special Dispensation permits had hoped to hear. For the first time since the...