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A growing need for specialised immigration practitioners

Source: Sa Migration, 25/09/2017

With the changes in law and variance in practice, there is a growing
need for the assistance of specialised Immigration Practitioners. An
immigration practitioner understands the Act and the processes to be
followed to achieve, amongst other things, lawful outcomes. While any
person is able to put together a visa or permit application, this
person may not have the knowledge and/or expertise in understanding
and complying with a legal process.
These Immigration Practitioners may over the years have cultivated
relationships with the Department of Home Affairs and its officials
but the principle role of the Immigration Practitioners are to ensure
lawfully compliant applications are filed, that applications are
lawfully processed and the rights of applicants are promoted and
protected.
Immigration is a â€œstatus issueâ€ which affects oneâ€™s daily life and it
is therefore inherently important and urgent. It should, therefore, be
dealt with properly by both the applicant and the Home Affairs officials.

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