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SA Migration Newsletter
19 / 2018 |
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 SA Migration
International was created out of the need for a
specialist organization to assist people wishing to immigrate,
volunteer, work, bring family, study or open businesses in South
Africa.
The Department of Home Affairs has published an amendment to the
Immigration Act which is set to have major implications for
immigrants, tourism and the economy.
The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) has revealed its
bold plan to recognise the qualifications held by refugees and asylum
seekers.
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs in Parliament adopted the
Civil Union Amendment Bill on Wednesday.
The bill, which will be presented to the National Assembly to pass,
will afford same-sex couples the same rights as heterosexual couples.
Lawyers for Human Rights says the new regulations propose that foreign
children be issued with a `confirmation of birth` and not a birth
certificate
CAPE TOWN - Legal groups have raised concern over the Home Affairs
Department`s plan to discontinue birth certificates for foreign
children born in South Africa.
The public has until Friday to comment on proposed new regulations to
the Births and Deaths Registration Act as it pertains to refugees.
Overstaying one’s visa is a common occurrence among people who
applied to extend their visa in South Africa and said visa not issued
in time for travel.
SECURITY breaches in the country’s national population register could
be fuelling the multimillion-rand identity fraud industry after
revelations that citizens’ critical information was left vulnerable
to abuse for four years.
The Constitutional Court has ruled that asylum seekers’ temporary
permits must automatically be extended while their case is being
reviewed. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks
In an important victory for the rights of asylum seekers, the
Constitutional Court has found that their temporary permits must
automatically be extended while their case is under judicial review.
South Africa is home to at least 400,000 asylum seekers and refugees.
An asylum seeker is someone who claims, in an application to the
Department of Home Affairs, to have fled from a place where they have
been persecuted or where they are in danger. SA
Migration International
Tel.: +27 (0)71 632 9555 Fax: +27 (0)21 461 2611 Email: info@sami.co.za |
SA
Migration
Tel.: +27 (0)71 632 9555 Fax: +27 (0)21 461 2611 Email: info@sami.co.za
Table of Contents
1. About SA Migration
2. South Africa’s new visa rules take effect from 1 December â€` here’s what you need to know 3. SAQA to recognise qualifications of refugees and asylum-seekers 4. Home affairs committee adopts Civil Union Amendment Bill 5. Home Affairs plans to discontinue birth certificates for foreign children 6. Overstay / Declared Undesirable / VLIST Ban Issued for 5 Years . There is hope !! 7. Home Affairs put citizens’ info at risk 8. Victory for asylum seekers in Constitutional Court ďż˝` Judicial Review
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