JLIA Blog - Citizenship

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Turnaround times for visa-related services as well as permits may vary from time to time, depending on the nature of the visa and the permits, as well as the agencies involved. Generally, permits have historically operated without formally defined...

The Western Cape High Court has ruled that the Cape Town Home Affairs office must accept all applications that require processing in Pretoria. The court declared that refusals by counter staff to accept these applications are unlawful and...

South Africa is on the brink of the most significant overhaul of its citizenship, immigration, and refugee protection frameworks in a generation. The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has released the Draft Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration,...

South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs (DHA) is proposing major reforms to its asylum and citizenship policy, including a “first safe country” rule and a shift to a merit-based, points-driven citizenship system. In recent developments, Minister Leon Schreiber, the...

Need assistance restoring your South African citizenship from abroad? If you need or want to restore your South African citizenship, you should be aware of the recent changes. Following a landmark Constitutional Court ruling in May of 2025,...

Permanent residence in South Africa enables foreign nationals to study, work, live, and conduct business in the country indefinitely, enjoying nearly all the rights that a South African citizen holds. There are some key conditions for Permanent Residence, which...

Did your application for South African citizenship get rejected? It takes a very long time to apply for and receive a South African citizenship application, and rejection may be disheartening. But you do have other legal rights and...

Immigration attorneys play a crucial role in helping individuals restore their citizenship after it has been lost, whether through renunciation, relinquishment, or complications due to dual citizenship. South African citizenship can be lost in several ways, including voluntary renunciation,...

The immigration system in South Africa is faced with a number of challenges affecting migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, employers, and society at large. The issues have been discovered to be founded on legal, administrative, social, and political reasons. Common...

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