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SA Migration Newsletter
05 / 2019 |
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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.
Immigration law expert Stefanie de Saude Darbandi, representing a
family from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has helped
bring about a change in immigration law by taking the case to the
high court and Constitutional Court. This welcome development
secures a change in the regulations relating to citizenship by
naturalisation, allowing foreigners to apply for citizenship after
five years’ permanent residence.
Exactly a month ago, The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs called
for officials working front of house and interacting with clients to
be banned from using their cellphones during working hours.
If you’ve ever visited a Home Affairs office, you know it won’t be a
quick visit.
The technical specifications of the system `would not allow it`, the
department has claimed.
The Department of Home Affairs has told a Parliamentary Joint
Committee on Intelligence and Security that the government`s
identity-matching capability could not be used for mass surveillance,
as its technical specs simply would not allow for it.
Constitutional Court ruling overturns Home Affairs directive
The Constitutional Court has ruled that asylum seekers whose
refugee applications have been refused, can apply for a visa.
Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks
If you are an asylum seeker and your application to be a refugee
is refused, you are still allowed to apply for a visa. The
Constitutional Court ruled this in a unanimous judgment handed
down in October.
Although you do not have to use a registered migration agent to lodge
your visa application, they might be able to help you if your case is
complex or you require immigration assistance.
You can now apply for your passport at selected banks.
Are you travelling across the border this festive season? Do you need
a South African tourist passport? 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. Constitutional Court win paves the way for immigration progress 3. Home Affairs official gets the recognition she deserves 4. Home Affairs denies mass surveillance capabilities of face-matching database 5. Asylum seekers can now apply for residence visas 6. Why would I use a registered migration agent?/ Practitioner? 7. How to get a South African passport
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