Undesirable Person

Source: News24, 19/08/2016

I am a Zimbabwean married for 8 to my South African wife and stay in
Soweto. I was however declared Undesirable last week and banned from
coming to SA.


In 2008 I got married to the mother of my child who is almost 9 years
now. I then got a permit and extended it twice. I then applied for
permanent resident permit in 2014 and my work permit expired because
of the pending Perm Reisdent Permit. On going to VFSGLOBAL to renew my
work permit was told to bring a letter of good cause from Home
affairs. In May Once at Soweto Home Affairs I was attended by
Immigration Officer who suggested that she will be able to give me a
letter to use to travel to Harare Embassy to apply for extension of my
work visa. On 8 August I sold my car to cover the expense to travel to
Harare and we back to consult the Immigration Officer as per her
suggestion. I was give a letter that I was supposed to produce to the
Senior Immigration Officer at POE in Mesina.


Once I reported to a very rude Immigration Officer, I related my story
to him and juist took my passport and threw it to his Junior.


He asked him to give me a Declaration Letter. I was given a copy
and it shocked me to see that I was being Declared Undesirable so I
thired to speak to the supervisor again but he refused to attend to
me. In 30 minutes a immigration attended to me and I expalined my
story an dhe said was going to speak to his Senior. Within 6 minutes
come back and went on his computer. He then cancelled the stamp on
passport saying that I can go through after stamping a exit
stamp.


I then proceeded to Harare only to be told that I am supposed to
appeal against my ban at Pretoria Home Affairs .


I am asking for assistance in regards to my problems as I have a
family that I left behind. My Wife is not working and have 3
daughters(8,5,2 years).My Wife has BP and my 2 year old daughter has
not fully recovered from water burns two months ago.


We are living in poverty and my wife has not received her UIF and
Provident Fund since February. Our first born is doing grade 3 at St
Peters in Pimville Soweto and 2nd born is at Asha Preschool doing
grade zero.


The small one is 2 years old and still sick. I have tried to apply for
children grands but I failed the requirement because I was not given a
letter that I am not working anymore for Kelly.


My Appeal to the minister for his intervension so can get back to my
family as my Wife has failed to get the R14000 needed by lawyers to
submit my appeal against my ban in Pretoria. Please can you contact my
Wife on 060661178 and give her the contacts of the Home Affairs. I am
currently living on the street of Harare and a good Samaritan come to
my rescue today so I could send this email to you for urgent help.