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SA Migration Newsletter
15 / 2021 |
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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.
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/GroundUp
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.
The party said it has been inundated with complaints from outraged citizens that are unhappy about the service at various home affairs offices.
The DA says its recent oversight visits to home affairs offices in Benoni and Edenvale in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng have revealed several concerning shortcomings.
Acting Judge MB Mokoena set aside the minister’s refusal to grant an exemption and a permanent residence permit to Frederick Ngubane and gave the minister 90 days to reconsider his application.
The High Court in Pretoria has granted an order to a stateless man, allowing him to work and live in South Africa while the home affairs minister reconsiders his application for permanent residence.
Acting Judge MB Mokoena set aside the minister’s refusal to grant an exemption and a permanent residence permit to Frederick Ngubane and gave the minister 90 days to reconsider his application.
With a spotlight on corruption at immigration level, in the form of falsified visas and bribery, this has only made the topic more sensitive.
The world is finally opening up as COVID cases are dropping and the situation seems to be improving by the day. While many countries still haven`t opened doors for Indian travellers, some of the nations have stepped up and eased the restrictions for India.
Service provider has 48 hours to repair system crashes
The department of home affairs, which processes millions of documents each year, bought a cheap package of network services that takes its service provider up to two days to repair when the system crashes
Johannesburg - Court woes have continued to pile up for the Home Affairs senior official accused of aiding controversial pastor-turned-fugitive Shepherd Bushiri to irregularly obtain permanent residency.
The Labour Court in Johannesburg has dismissed Ronney Marhule’s application for leave to appeal its earlier judgment that went against him.
Investigators unearth ‘mind-numbing’ evidence on how officials aided and abetted fugitive pastor.
Fugitive preacher Shepherd Bushiri so effectively captured the department of home affairs that he had several of its directors, adjudicators, clerks and even an MP acting in unison to circumvent the law and smooth the way for him.
City Press has uncovered evidence of how some senior individuals jumped through hoops to secure permanent residency permits for fraud accused Bushiri, his wife Mary and their two young children.
The department has now suspended its permits section’s senior and junior staff members found to have allegedly had a direct hand in the fraudulent process and approval of the Bushiris’ permanent residence applications. SA
Migration International
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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. Asylum seekers can now apply for residence visas 3. DA calls on Motsoaledi to urgently deal with long queues, delays at Home Affairs offices 4. Stateless man may work and stay in SA 5. Vetting foreign nationals tedious but necessary 6. COVID Travel Restrictions: These Countries Are Allowing Indian Travellers; Here Are All Details 7. Home Affairs bought cheap IT network package against advice 8. Court woes for Home Affairs official accused of helping Bushiri irregularly obtain permanent residency 9. Bushiri’s home affairs capture
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