Breaking News Item Minister of Home Affairs Publishes Immigration Amendment Bill Download here

Minister of Home Affairs announces dispensation and amnesty for Zimbabwean nationals who have been in the country working, studying or carrying on business prior to 31 May 2010. To view more on this topic and our newsletter Click here

Minister of Home Affairs announces special Soccer World Cup “event” visa. Click here

The Minister of Home Affairs has just gazetted the updated list of professions and occupational categories which are enabled in terms of Section 19(1) of the Immigration Act No. 13 of 2002 in respect of quota work permits. To view an article on the Quotas Click here

Quota category schedule not yet published. Click here

SAQA Click here

Asylum seekers and Refugees can now apply for work permits- A dramatic turnaround. To view more information on this topic Click here

NEW QUOTA CATEGORIES PUBLISHED In order to view the quota categories an article on the subject of the quota categories of work permits Click here

Intracompany transfers- The Minister of Home Affairs to amend the Immigration Act to accommodate longer deployment possibilities for multinational companies deploying resources to South Africa. (Click here to view article on this topic)

SA High Commission in London no longer accepting “Walk in” applications(Click here to view article on this topic)

Minister of Home Affairs publishes the Work permit Quota categories. To download the schedule  click here

Latest Developments in Immigration Law and Regulation. To view an article on this topic click here

IMMIGRATION AMENDMENT ACT AND NEW IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS HAVE COME INTO OPERATION ON 1ST JULY 2005 to view more on this topic click here

Director-general of home affairs announces centralisation of decision-making in all  permanent residence applications. To view an article by Julian Pokroy on this topic click here

Visa waiver agreement signed with Mozambique click here. The “two-page” rule being applied by immigration officials click here.

Is it necessary to conduct an immigration “audit” in the workplace. To read an article by Julian Pokroy on this topic click here.

SA Citizenship Act of 1995 as well as the SA Citizenship Amendment Act Number 17/2004 available in downloadable format by clicking here.

Dual Nationality Exemption “Permission” letters abolished. You can view the full article if you click here

Julian Pokroy appointed by the Minister of Home Affairs onto the Immigration Advisory Board. To read more click  here

This website has been updated to include changes brought about by the Immigration Amendment Act (Number 19 of 2004) and the new Immigration Regulations, both of which came into effect by Proclamation on the 1st July 2005

AREAS OF EXPERTISE 

• Obtaining of visas 
• Temporary Residence 
• Permanent Residence - Immigration Permits
• Determinations of status/citizenship
• Resumption of citizenship 
• Study permits, Medical permits, Work permits ("worker" category), Work permits ("self employment/own business" category) and Work permits (in house transfers/secondments) 
• Immigration permits based on job offer, spousal category, self employment/own business category, financially independent persons category, retired persons category, relatives permits
  (family reunification and sponsored persons).
• Drafting of Business plans
• Passports  
• Restoration of permanent residence rights
• Obtaining evaluations of qualifications
• Birth Certificates / Full Birth Certificates
• Copies of Marriage Certificates
• Immigration Law related applications to the High Courts and Constitutional Court
• Reconsideration applications and appeals
• Petitions and exemption applications to the Minister of Home Affairs
• Chartered Accountant Certifications through an associate accountant.
• Notarial contracts of cohabitation.
• Ad hoc newsletters to interested parties in current migration issues
• Seminars on immigration into South Africa
• Property transfers