Legal And Immigration News
Impact of new visa regulations on tourism – CNBC Africa
Thomas Maree - Reporter, CNBC Africa: South Africa’s new immigration rules aim to enhance security and keep out so called undesirables from entering the country. The reality is that the new policies have made it far more difficult for tourists and...
The declaration of Undesirability – an overstay – how to resolve
Origins - 26th May 2014 On the 26th of May 2014 the Department of Home Affairs (the ‘Department’) showed its intent to amend the existing immigration laws that had been in effect since the 1st of July 2005. Without any transitional period, the Department...
What is VFS – the Visa Facilitation Service – advices and national security
What is VFS? During the month of June 2014, the legislature amended South Africa’s existing immigration laws. One of the changes that took place was the implementation of eleven Visa Facilitation Service Centres (VFS), although as it would seem to many of...
Detained at Cape Town International Airport for 37 days
With the intervention from Craig Smith, the Western Cape High Court has ordered Home Affairs to allow Meizhu Chen back into the country.
Radio Talk FM 702 – new immigration regulation of 2014 in South Africa
Live on Radio Talk FM 702 - Craig Smith is interviewed concerning the New Immigration Regulation of 2014 in South Africa. Xolani Gwala - Radio DJ: There apparently is a lot of panic over new immigration laws, these immigration regulations are causing wide...
Minister Gigaba and Craig Smith speak about the immigration regulations of 2014
Transcript Presenter - Ann7 News: Minister we have a lawyer on the line, we have Craig on the line who has some concerns about these new regulations. Craig the sectors in which foreigners are permitted to establish businesses is decided on by the...
The new Immigration Amendment Act of 2011 and regulations
On the 16th of May 2014 the Minister of Home Affairs and the President signed into law the 2007, 2011 Immigration Amendment Act and the Regulations to come into effect of the 26th of May 2014. While the Minister hailed this move as a dawn of a new era in...
New immigration order – back to the dark ages
Craig Smith & Associates to challenge regressive and unlawful immigration laws Since the repeal of the draconian and apartheid era Alien’s Control Act, we witnessed the arrival of the much needed Immigration Act 13 of 2002, and its further attempts in...
New immigration act laws and process of law making & it’s constitutional scrutinny
Much has made of the proposed amendments to the Immigration Act and the New Immigration Regulations that are to be ‘implemented’ on the 1st of April 2014. Well, the 1st of April will come and go and for sure no new laws will be implemented! So why all the...
Resolving outstanding permit applications
What is a reasonable period of time to expedite pending temporary & permanent residence permit applications? Permit Applications may be tricky but, here at Craig Smith & Associates we are constantly being asked to intervene as specialist South...
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