The decision came just before a federal court hearing on Wednesday at
which lawyers for the girl’s family planned to argue that she be
brought to Australia immediately. She has serious mental health issues
and is likely to leave for Australia on Friday, according to The
Guardian Australia.
The girl, whose name and age have not been disclosed, is at least the
seventh seriously ill child to be brought to Australia under legal
pressure since the Nauru center reopened in 2012, according to the
National Justice Project, a nonprofit legal service that has
represented most of them, including the girl on Wednesday.
The seven children include one girl in February and a 10-year-old boy
in March who were considered to be at risk of killing themselves.
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Under current Australian immigration policy, asylum-seekers and
refugees who reach Australia by boat are forbidden to enter, in a bid
by the government to discourage dangerous ocean crossings and human
trafficking. Instead, they have been sent for processing on Nauru and
Manus Island, which is part of Papua New Guinea.
The Manus Island center was closed last October amid protests from its
inhabitants, who said they feared being attacked by local residents.
The situation in the Nauru detention center has reached a “crisis
point,” George Newhouse, the principal lawyer for the National Justice
Project, said in a phone interview.
Mr. Newhouse said that inpatient mental health care for children
detained on Nauru was nonexistent.
“These children live in hopelessness and despair, and we’ve observed
that it’s getting worse,” he said. “We are alarmed at the number of
children who are imminently at risk of harm or death.”
Some children have been on the island for nearly

five years, he added.
“It’s just a matter of time before someone dies or is seriously
injured,” he said. “If that happens, Australia is responsible.”
In 2016, Australian immigration officials told lawmakers that 25 of 54
children who had recently been returned to Australia from Nauru had a
clinically diagnosed mental health condition.
The treatment of immigrant children in United States detention centers
has drawn global attention in recent weeks after President Trump’s
“zero tolerance” policy resulted in more than 2,300 children being
separated from their parents and other guardians at border crossings.
But critics of Australia’s immigration policy say the issue of what to
do with refugee and asylum-seeker children has been mishandled by
officials here for years.
According to the Australian Border Force, 255 people were in the Nauru
detention center at the end of April, 22 of them children. Since the
beginning of 2016, three men in their 20s detained on Nauru have died
from causes related to self-harm, including an Iranian asylum-seeker
last month-.
The Department of Home Affairs, which is responsible for immigration,
did not respond to a request for comment.
After a visit to Nauru this spring, Indrika Ratwatte, the United
Nations refugee agency’s director for Asia and the Pacific, said he
had found the state of the children there especially shocking, citing
the case of a 12-year-old girl.
“She was in bed, catatonic, not gotten out of that bed for a week, not
gotten out of that room for over a month,” he said, “and the father
was desperate as to what to do with this child.” V.2319

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is investigating corruption between home affairs officals and foreign nationals The Hawks and Special Investigating Unit (SIU) raided several home affairs offices across the country on Friday as part of investigations into alleged maladministration and corruption. Minister Aaron Motsoaledi was part of an operation at an office in Pretoria and told eNCA that similar raids were taking place in other locations after information received by a whistleblower. “The corruption is done by officials here and foreign nationals who don’t deserve to be in South Africa but have lots of money to bribe,” he said. V.5363
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Home Affairs Refugee Centres are being raided by the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) and the Hawks. (Alex Mitchley/News24) • The Special Investigating Unit has raided home affairs refugee centres around the country. • Home affairs officials` cellphones have been seized. • SIU boss, advocate Andy Mothibi, and Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi were present at the Pretoria raid. The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) simultaneously raided all five of South Africa`s refugee centres on Friday morning as part of a corruption probe. It is understood that the unit is investigating corruption linked to the issuing of asylum and refugee papers to foreign nationals entering South Africa. V.5364
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Applying for critical skills work visa in South Africa as an artisan has been a challenge for the longest time. In 2014 when the current amendments to the Immigration Act were gazetted several gaps were identified in the Act which included the absence of a SAQA accredited professional body to register artisans. ECSA was not an option due to their minimum NQF criteria of 5 which was a notch above the rating being given by SAQA for artisans. There was a time letters issued by the National Artisan Moderation Body, (NAMB), were sufficient and then they were not. There was a time when registration with the South African Institute of Draughting was good enough and then it wasn’t. V.5365
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You might have obtained your work permit recently and second-guessing whether your visa is valid or not, this is a tricky situation to be in. There are many people out there who pretend to be immigration consultants or immigration lawyers only to scam you and issue you with a fake visa. The worst is being arrested or being detained in South Africa for something that you are not responsible and the Department of Home Affairs is coming down hard on these individuals. Many who don’t qualify for the critical skills are always looking at applying for the general work visa for South Africa and thus one of the most popular options to forge it because of how difficult it is to obtain it. While this could be true many temporary residence permits are forged throughout South Africa. V.5366
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Legal permission to work in South Africa is accessed by getting a visa. In you case it can be a relatives visa, spousal visa or life partner visa The whole question How I, a Zimbabwean man, can get a visa to be able to stay in South Africa and care for my seven-month-old child and her mother, when my critical skills visa expires in March and I cannot renew it as the skills list was changed this year. The long answer There are three possible visas: • Relatives visa; • Spousal visa; • Life partner visa. V.5367
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What is Permanent Residence? • What is Permanent Residence? • Can you buy permanent residency in South Africa? • What is Independent financial permit in South Africa? o But what does it mean to be financially independent? o There are many benefits with this visa when obtaining permanent residency such as: • How much do I need to invest in South Africa to get permanent residence? o What are examples of assets that could be counted as net-worth assets? • Can I add my family to the visa? o What do I need to add them to the visa? • What are the government fees for the visa? • • What happens if I dont qualify for the visa? V.5368
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Starting a business as a foreigner in South Africa can be an arduous task without enlisting professional help. There are a number of ‘hoops’ that must be circumvented and the process can be time consuming and a distraction from the all important task of establishing your business. At SA Migration Immigration we have assisted hundreds of entrepreneurs with their ambition to create a business in South Africa and are able to boast of an unrivalled track record of success, all based on what we believe to be the most comprehensive service available. Below we detail the important aspects of starting a business as a foreigner in South Africa but if you prefer to talk to a human being to discuss your needs, feel free to call us on any our contact numbers V.5369
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Table of Contents 1.What is eHomeAffairs? 2.Step-by-Step Guide to Using eHomeAffairs for Your Smart ID Online Application 3.What Do I Need to Start My Smart ID Online Application? 4.Bank Branches Offering Smart IDs 5.Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) The South African Department of Home Affairs has introduced the eHomeAffairs portal, which is a significant advancement in streamlining the Smart ID online application process. This detailed guide delves into the user-friendly features of the platform, making Smart ID and passport applications convenient and accessible at just a click of a button. V.5358
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Bureaucratic procedures and a whole lot of red tape are the only things standing between Vincent and Emmanuel Tshituka and potential call-ups to the Springboks squad this year. To the average local sports fan, the Tshituka’s are just a set of brothers casually dominating rugby games for the Lions and Sharks, respectively. But there’s way more to their story and in order for them to reach their potential on the rugby field, the South African government in general, and the Department of Home Affairs in particular, need to come to the party. V.5359
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Foreign companies are leaving South Africa due to a hostile business environment, and the government’s response to recent departures discourages future investment. This is according to Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso, who explained in her most recent newsletter that the more attractive a country is, the more often you can expect investment to be made than withdrawn. “You can expect that foreign investors will come and go from South Africa, depending on many things, including global strategies and our links to the rest of the world,” she said. “But while decisions are inevitably going to happen both ways, the more attractive our country is, the more often you can expect investment to be made than withdrawn.” V.5360
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