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SA Migration Newsletter
12 / 2023 |
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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.
The court has ruled that the Department of Home Affairs acted unconstitutionally in withdrawing the exemption permits to Zimbabweans.
The high court in Pretoria has ruled the Department of Home Affairs’ decision to summarily withdraw the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit unlawful, unconstitutional and invalid.
Permit holders will now have another 12 months to remain in South Africa without fear of reprisal or arrest as the court orders the department to conduct a proper public participation process as required by law.
The high court said the department had not adhered to the requirements of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (Paja). Section 4(1) of the act says that where an administrative decision “materially and adversely affects the rights of the public†an administrator owes a duty of fairness to the public at large.
CONVERSION TO SOUTH AFRICAN LICENCE
The holder of a valid foreign driving licence or international driving permit as described above may at any time, during the one year of validity thereof after the person obtained permanent residence, apply for a RSA driving licence in substitution of his/her foreign driving licence or international driving permit. However, in the case of the holder of a diplomatic permit, the person may apply for such a substitution even if the person does not have permanent residence. The question is also raised whether contract workers and visitors can be regarded as permanently resident in the RSA.
The Chairperson of the Select Committee on Security and Justice, Ms Shahidabibi Shaik, commended Minister of Home Affairs Dr Aaron Motsoaledi’s plans, which he mentioned yesterday in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) during his department’s budget vote, to upgrade some of South Africa’s busiest border posts.
Ms Shaik said this will help improve security and ease the movement of goods and people between South Africa and its neighbours. “The issue of border management is critical for ensuring the legal movement of people and goods across our borders. We have noted the positive developments since the establishment of the BMA. We also welcome the digitalisation project, which will help cut fraud and corruption, as it will make it easier to track the original documents,†she said.
Expressing disappointment and concern that 58% of e-visa applications have been rejected as a result of a delay, tourism industry have called for decisive action from government to address this.
At a National Council of Provinces meeting yesterday (May 3), the Department of Home Affairs revealed that of the 6 329 e-visas it rejected, 3 687 (58%) were rejected as a result of the date of travel already having passed.
To put it simply, the applications simply weren’t got to in time.
This follows an earlier revelation by the same Department that, at that time, only 48.7% of all e-visa applications received had been processed. It was further revealed that of those that had been processed, only 3.2% of the total received had been granted.
Over the past few months, many people have settled in the Western Cape province. They have bought their dream homes in the country`s coastal areas for many reasons. Many real estate experts have warned that the situation might worsen if not contained in time. Technically, this type of migration is known as semigration. So, what is semigration meaning, and why is it a major trend in the country?
A judge gave the Department of Home Affairs a tongue lashing for wasting taxpayers’ money by not doing its work and ignoring applications made by the public.
He said these ended up in the courts, usually with the taxpayers footing the legal bill on behalf of the department.
Judge MP Phooko, sitting in the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, said it was time “Home Affairs got its house in orderâ€.
He pointed out the courts were flooded with applications from people who could not get any answers from the department, regarding their legal status in the country.
In the late SA
Migration International
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Migration
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Table of Contents
1. About SA Migration
2. Scolding court judgment declares Zimbabwe permit termination unlawful, permits stay valid for another year 3. Conversion of South African Driving Licence 4. Home Affairs Budget Vote Receives Mixed Reactions in NCOP 5. Visa challenges decisive action needed 6. Semigration meaning and why it is the in thing right now in South Africa 7. Judge tells Home Affairs to get house in order, stop wasting taxpayers’ money
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