Executive Immigration

06/03/2024

https://www.ewn.co.za/2024/03/05/home-affairs-reports-over-300-000-cases-of-fraudulent-visas-and-permits

The Home Affairs Department is now preparing to hand over at least 94 individuals for investigation by the Hawks, on top of 28 others already handed over to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations.

06/03/2024

https://www.ewn.co.za/2024/03/05/home-affairs-uncovers-chinese-visa-and-permit-racket

The year-long investigation by the department is in response to the so-called Lubisi Report which investigated the backlogs and fraud involving the issuing of documents by Home Affairs dating back to 2004.

08/12/2023

https://businesstech.co.za/news/government/736329/massive-visa-backlog-in-south-africa-gets-even-worse-and-is-nowhere-near-being-cleared/

The Department of Home Affairs has pushed back its deadline to clear a growing backlog of visa applications.

16/10/2023

https://businesstech.co.za/news/government/725160/expect-major-home-affairs-disruptions-and-delays-this-week/

The Public Servants Association says it will embark on a national shutdown of key government services this week, including those at Home Affairs.

12/09/2023

https://businesstech.co.za/news/business/717616/south-africas-massive-visa-backlog-is-getting-worse/

South Africa’s work visa backlog has added over 10,000 more applications to the pile.

18/07/2023

https://businesstech.co.za/news/lifestyle/703731/thousands-of-foreigners-are-flocking-to-south-africa-to-retire-heres-where-theyre-coming-from/

Foreigners from some of the best countries in the world are choosing to relocate to South Africa.

14/06/2023

https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/sca-strikes-down-piece-of-legislation-that-led-to-automatic-loss-of-sa-citizenship-20230613

The SCA on Tuesday ruled in favour of the DA, which had appealed an order by the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria.

17/03/2023

https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/dha-official-presents-higher-visa-backlog-than-motsoaledi-initially-reported-due-to-corruption-567fd7b6-d481-4545-a60e-2c41973778ba

Some of the backlogs in visa applications were caused by corruption and suspensions at the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), MPs were told by a department official, who presented higher figures than initially reported

15/03/2023

https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/2023-03-14-home-affairs-commits-to-reducing-permits-backlog/

It takes eight months to process a permanent residence permit application because it has to go through six processes

04/03/2023

https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/19-foreign-nationals-in-court-for-contravening-immigration-act-1738cfe6-0f93-4d15-b7fa-3647932bf650

Nineteen foreign nationals, 14 of which are from Bangladeshi, while five from Pakistan, appeared in the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court this week for contravention of the Immigration Act.

03/01/2023

🎉🎊🍾 We want to congratulate 6 of our clients who finally received their Permanent Residency during 2022. It has been a long journey, but we prevailed and got them through. We hope that you will enjoy your new residency here in SA and thank you for letting us be part of it and assisting Yu throughout the whole process.
Congratulations to:
1. Mrs Nicola Pye,
2. Mr & Mrs Paul & Michelle Spilsbury,
3. Mrs Jennifer Pillinger and
4. Izak & Jake Marten.
🎉🎊🌟🍾👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

12/12/2022

https://businesstech.co.za/news/government/650307/massive-visa-backlog-in-south-africa/

The Department of Home Affairs is sitting with a massive backlog of critical skills and business visas.

02/09/2022

https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/2022-09-02-breaking-news-zimbabwean-exemption-permit-extended-for-six-months/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR30wl4w-_0pJ_UUy1wDgB63_-j8abugE0ssY40e4KLcrocXmGJWaffKtkE =1662145853

The permit was due to terminate at end-December

25/08/2022

https://mybroadband.co.za/news/government/457737-the-system-is-down-home-affairs-fires-it-director.html

The Department of Home Affairs has dismissed a senior official found guilty on counts relating to gross negligence and gross dereliction of duty.

22/04/2022

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-04-20-home-affairs-sends-sa-mans-ukrainian-wife-and-little-boy-back-to-conflict-torn-country/?fbclid=IwAR01De8SEraEryEBIRjI_SIAlbFujmqDpP0H57zXDhh8otZegRaf8e6zMM0

More than 41,500km and R150,000 later, a Rustenburg man still hasn’t got his Ukrainian wife and son home.

20/01/2022

11/01/2022

https://www.news24.com/fin24/economy/south-africa/eu-replaces-south-african-travel-ban-with-testing-requirements-20220110

European Union member states have agreed to lift the air travel ban on southern African countries, which will allow more travel to resume.

04/10/2021

We would like to congratulate the following clients in receiving their Permanent Residency Permits. We hope that you will enjoy your new status here in South Africa. We also would like to thank you for using our services in assisting you to get to this stage in your immigration journey.
Congratulations to:
1) Mr James Wales
2) Mrs Elba Argoni
🌟🌟🎊🇿🇦🎉🎉

27/08/2021

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-08-26-home-affairs-where-permanent-residency-applications-go-to-gather-dust-in-covid-19-state-of-disaster/

Home Affairs should resume processing permanent residency applications that have been suspended since March 2020 ‘as soon as possible, with measures to reduce this backlog’, according to a Presidency document from earlier this month.

29/06/2021

http://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/statements-speeches/1458-home-affairs-minister-dr-aaron-motsoaledi-extends-the-validity-period-of-different-categories-of-temporary-visas

The DHA is custodian, protector and verifier of the identity and status of citizens and other persons resident in South Africa. This makes it possible for people to realize their rights and access benefits and opportunities in both the public and private domains. By expanding these services to margi...

04/06/2021

https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/2021-06-03-snails-pace-at-home-affairs-set-to-build-up-backlogs-lasting-years/

Crisis to come at a head at the end of June and July, when applications for visa renewals are submitted

21/05/2021

https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/sa-close-10-diplomatic-missions-abroad

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) says it has taken the hard but necessary decision to shut down 10 diplomatic missions abroad.

01/02/2021

We want to congratulate the following clients in receiving their Permanent Residency Certificates. This was received over the last 3 months (November & December 2020 and January 2021)
We hope that you enjoy your new permanent statuses here in South Africa and want to thank you for letting us be part of your journey.

1) Mr. Alexander Matthes - 3 year old son
2) Mrs Eleonore Georner
3) Mr Igor Tkatchouk
4) Mr Stephen Collinson
🎉🎉🎉🎊🎊🎊🌟🌟🌟👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🍾🍾🍾

16/11/2020

https://malawi24.com/2020/11/14/chakwera-wants-special-permits-for-malawians-working-in-south-africa/

President Lazarus Chakwera has called for the introduction of special permits for Malawians working in the informal sector in South Africa. The Malawi

01/10/2020

http://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/statements-speeches/1373-statement-of-the-minister-of-home-affairs-regarding-the-reopening-of-borders-and-services-during-alert-level-1

The DHA is custodian, protector and verifier of the identity and status of citizens and other persons resident in South Africa. This makes it possible for people to realize their rights and access benefits and opportunities in both the public and private domains. By expanding these services to margi...

27/08/2020

We would like to congratulate the following clients in receiving their Permanent Residency Certificates in the last 2 weeks. 🎉🍾🎊
1) Mr Moses Njuguna
2) Mrs Yvonne Froggatt

We hope that you will enjoy your new found status here in SA and want to thank you for letting us assist you and being part of your journey. 🎉🍾🎊🇿🇦👍🏻😊

01/08/2020

http://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/statements-speeches/1359-home-affairs-minister-dr-aaron-motsoaledi-extends-the-validity-of-visas-which-expired-during-the-lockdown-and-calls-for-public-comment-into-the-draft-south-african-citizenship-act-regulations

The DHA is custodian, protector and verifier of the identity and status of citizens and other persons resident in South Africa. This makes it possible for people to realize their rights and access benefits and opportunities in both the public and private domains. By expanding these services to margi...

31/07/2020

We want to congratulate our following clients who received their Permanent Residency Certificates this past 2 weeks.
🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🍾🍾
1) Mr Kevin Watson
2) Mr Jacob Wolters
3) Dr. Sue Rendall
4) Mr Paul Spilsbury
5) Mrs Michelle Spilsbury

We hope that you will enjoy your new residency statuses here in South Africa. We also want to thank you for using our services and allowing us to be part of your immigration journey to full residency in our beautiful country. 🎉🎊🍾🎉🎊🍾👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Congratulations to you all once again.

28/05/2020

Update: There will be no visa application services under Level 3!

https://youtu.be/bRJ2lac7Dlw

Home Affairs will open on level 3 lockdown to offer some services. Courtesy

14/04/2020

https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/home-affairs-outlines-measures-deal-immigration

The Department of Home Affairs has outlined temporary measures that have been put in place to address immigration matters during the lockdown period.