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2010
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Breaking News!!
Soccer World Cup – Special Visa Dispensation
(Update April 2010)
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2009
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New
quotas announced by minister of home affairs
(Update May 2009)
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Quota
category schedule not yet published
(Update April 2009)
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SAQA
(Update April 2009)
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2008
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Asylum
seekers and refugees may now apply for work permits whilst awaiting the
outcome of their asylum determination for refugee status
(Update June 2008)
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The
Minister of Home Affairs announces new quota categories effective from
the 26th April 2008
(Update April 2008)
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2007
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Minister
announces new quota category schedules
(Update May 2007)
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2006
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South Africa
High Commission in London no longer accepting "walk in" applications.
(Update June 2006)
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Minister of Home
Affairs set to amend the duration of intra company transfer work permits.
(Update June 2006)
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The Minister of
Home Affairs publishes the Work permit Quota categories.
(Update February 2006)
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Latest
development on the implementation of the Immigration Amendment Act
number 19 of 2004 and the introduction of the new Immigration
regulations on the 1st July 2005
(Update February 2006)
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2005
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New
Immigration regulations come into operation.
(Update July 2005)
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Implementation
of the Immigration Amendment Act and the new Immigration regulations.
(Update May 2005)
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Centralization
of functions to the Department of Home Affairs Head Office.
(Update May 2005)
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South Africa and
Mozambique sign a visa waiver (exemption) agreement agreement.
(Update April 2005)
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President Thabo
Mbeki launches "New" National Immigration branch.
(Update April 2005)
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How many blank
pages are required in your passport - The Unexpurgated truth.
(Update April 2005)
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Latest
developments on the Draft Immigration Regulations.
(Update March 2005)
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2004
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Moratorium granted to South
African citizens who hold foreign passports in respect of the
requirement to travel on their South African passports and to avoid
prosecution for not doing so.
(Update November 2004)
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Moratorium granted to South
African citizens who hold foreign passports in respect of the
requirement to travel on their South African passports and to avoid
prosecution for not doing so.
(Update November 2004)
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Latest news on the Immigration
Amendment Act
(Update October 2004)
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Abolition
of the requirement to obtain dual nationality exemption letters /
letter of permission in terms of permission in terms of the South
African citizenship act
(Update October 2004)
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Draft immigration act amendment
bill enters its final phase
(Update August 2004)
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New Minister of Home Affairs
announces amendments to the Immigration Act 13 of 2003 and that
amendments to the regulations will follow.
(Update June 2004)
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Cape High Court sets aside court
order thereby preventing the "Final" Immigration regulations from
coming into force on the 7th April 2004
(Update April 2004)
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New
immigration regulations gazetted by Minister of Home Affairs on Monday
8th March 2004
(Update March 2004)
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Department of Home Affairs in
collaboration with the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
(SAICA) has released a guideline document regarding certification
required in terms of the Immigration Act Number 13 of 2002
(Update October 2003)
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Julian Pokroy has recently been
appointed by the Minister of Home Affairs Dr M G Buthelezi onto the
Immigration Advisory Board (“IAB”) created in terms of Section 4 of the
Immigration Act number 13 of 2002.
(Update September 2003)
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Dual Citizenship legislation to
be amended
(Update September 2003)
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Constitutional Court hands down judgement, finally bringing certainty
to the Regulation process in terms of the Immigration Act number 13 of
2002.
(Update July 2003) |
Latest
on Constitutional Court case on the new Immigration Law. Abolition of
pre-marriage interviews for foreign nationals married to SA Citizens.
Repatriation Guarantees/Security deposits clarified.
(Update May 2003) |
Immigration Act number 13 of 2002
and its Regulations unexpectedly come into operation of Monday 7th
April 2003 taking the Department of Home Affairs and Practitioners by
surprise.
(Update April 2003) |
Latest development of new
immigration Act 13 of 2002 –
further suspension of legislation pending an application for leave to
appeal
(Update March 2003) |
Latest News on Immigration Act-
Suspension Of Legislation
(Update March 2003) |
Latest developments on
Immigration Act- Cape High Court hands down judgement.
(Update March 2003) |
New development regarding the
judgement of immigration permit applications.
(Update February 2003) |
Immigration regulations declared
null and void by the Cape High Court
(Update February 2003) |
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“DUAL PASSPORT USERS TO LOSE
CITIZENSHIP”
was the headline in the Citizen newspaper on the 20th November 2002.
(Update November
2002) |
| New development surrounding
validity of section 26(1) of the alieans control act –
affecting foreign non resident spouses married to south African
citizens and foreigners currently in the country on valid temporary
residence permits (Update August 2002) |
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Work permit applications in
respect to foreign nationals legally married to South African
citizens /permanent residents
(Update April 2001 no1)
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| Status
of foreign national spouses married to South African citizens/permanent
residents (Update
February 2001 no 2) |
| Cape High Court rules on situation
surrounding work permits for Foreign national spouses. (Update
February 2001 no 1) |
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| Lifting of restriction of entry on
business visa pending the outcome of a work permit application
(Update November 2000) |
| Advertisement
requirements in respect of work permits (Update October
2000) |
| Abolition of certain requirements relating to
secondment/in-house transfer work permits (Update September
2000) |
| Warning to holders of Visas and
all classes of temporary residence (Update August 2000 no 2)
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| Progress
of the draft immigration bill (Update August 2000
no 1) |
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