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Recently, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has put out a notice declaring that it will no longer be accepting application submissions from immigration consultants and agents. Only applications from either the applicant, an attorney, or a registered...
The Minister of the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), Dr Leon Schreiber, has announced draft regulations proposing a secure, smartphone-based digital ID system that will operate alongside physical, existing Smart ID Cards. Banks and other private sector ‘trusted entities’...
Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s warning to business owners hiring undocumented workers, the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) is preparing to hire 10,000 new labour inspectors. These inspectors are to visit business owners all over South Africa in...
South Africa’s Spousal Visa (under Section 11(6) of the Immigration Act) provides foreign nationals who are in a genuine relationship with a South African citizen or permanent resident with a lawful pathway to live together in South Africa....
Recently, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) was authorised by President Cyril Ramaphosa, under Proclamation 154 of 2024, to set out an investigation into the Department of Home Affairs (DHA). This look into the DHA has brought to light...
A citizenship delay appeal is a legal action taken when a government department, in this case the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), fails to process a citizenship, residency, or visa application within a reasonable, lawful timeframe. It is...
A Bulgarian man named Stan Stamenov has recently been suspended as a personal trainer at the Constantia Virgin Active, after it came to light that he is wanted for drug trafficking in Romania. Stamenov has been flagged by...
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,...