by admin | Oct 14, 2018 | General
It has been a long road since the 3rdof February 2016 when the then Director General issued Directive 21 that withdrew Circular 10 of 2010 effectively closing the door for any Refugee or Asylum Seeker from applying for a Visa or Permanent Residence Permit in terms of...
by admin | Feb 18, 2018 | General
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...
by admin | Jun 4, 2017 | General
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 an employer discovers that the work...
by 1gridadmin | Aug 7, 2016 | General
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 to produce a “valid police clearance”...
by 1gridadmin | Jun 24, 2016 | General
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 prescribed...
