Important immigration directive affecting ZSP permit holders and ZEP applicants

The Department of Home Affairs has issued Directive No 16 of 2017 regulating the handling of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit # Project. The online Application process for ZEP renewals closed on the 30th...

Angolan cessation permit and Zimbabwe 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 resid...

South African General work visa - A Tale of unintended consequences

The preamble of the Immigration Act provides that the Act aims to ensure that visa applications are processed speedily and without consuming excessive administrative capacity. A lot of words can be us...