RECTIFICATION AND TRANSFER OF VISAS
Information published on the VFS website has introduced significant changes with regard to rectification and transfer of visas. The validity period of your visa is now subject to the validity period of your passport. The Department of Home Affairs initially issued visas for the duration requested or the maximum period provided by law for the […]
IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS: TWO REQUIREMENTS POSTPONED, BUT APPLY NOW
Home Affairs have announced a postponement to 1 June 2015 of two of the new rules relating to children, namely the Unabridged Birth Certificate requirement and the requirement for written permission from both parents/guardians authorising a child’s travel. With reports of major delays in the Home Affairs system, if you don’t have Unabridged Birth Certificates […]
IMMIGRATION: YOUR BILL FOR THE NEW LAW
The new Immigration Regulations were gazetted on 22 May and came into effect on 26 May 2014. You’ve no doubt heard about some of the changes; children have to have their own passports, people with visas can’t change their status without leaving the country and the exceedingly strict new rules pertaining to work visas and […]
RUNNING AWAY TO JOIN THE CIRCUS
Recent regulations framed to give effect to the Immigration Amendment Acts, have many South Africans wondering whether someone dozed off and misunderstood what Mr Frost was really talking about when he said “Good fences make good neighbours.” Being the “gateway to Africa” comes not just with trade benefits and prestige, but also with duties and […]