Immigration & Citizenship Law South Africa

Subscribe & Follow

Advertise your job vacancies

BizTrendsTV

RAPT BizTrendsTV: 54 Magazine's Phindile Khoza: African culture on the global stage

Jobs

Senior Immigration Consultant Cape Town

More jobs Submit a job Open account

Image source: © Shan Radcliffe - Bizcommunity.com

Closing date for submissions on White Paper on Citizenship extended

#BestofBiz 2025: Legal

#BestofBiz 2025: Legal

17 Dec 2025

Image source:

Home Affairs launches new Home Affairs Citizenship Reinstatement Portal

26 Nov 2025

Company news

More company news | Submit

Caitlin Slade joins Cox Yeats as associate in construction and insurance

Cox Yeats Caitlin Slade joins Cox Yeats as associate in construction and insurance

5 hours

Cox Yeats maintains strong position in legal 500 EMEA 2026 rankings

Cox Yeats Cox Yeats maintains strong position in legal 500 EMEA 2026 rankings

26 Mar 2026

When the ‘immortal’ falls: A reflection on Chuck Norris and our own mortality

Capital Legacy When the ‘immortal’ falls: A reflection on Chuck Norris and our own mortality

23 Mar 2026

Andile Nikani, AFSA CEO

Johannesburg Arbitration Week Local conference to spotlight arbitration in May

12 Mar 2026

Making your mark

Capital Legacy Making your mark

10 Mar 2026

Construction contracts in uncertain times: The role of force majeure and escalation clauses

Cox Yeats Construction contracts in uncertain times: The role of force majeure and escalation clauses

6 Mar 2026

Cox Yeats recognises emerging leaders in 2026 promotion announcements

Cox Yeats Cox Yeats recognises emerging leaders in 2026 promotion announcements

2 Mar 2026

Cox Yeats recognised in Chambers & Partners 2026 rankings

Cox Yeats Cox Yeats recognised in Chambers & Partners 2026 rankings

13 Feb 2026

A legacy of love… and red dresses

Capital Legacy A legacy of love… and red dresses

11 Feb 2026

The best piece of financial advice you’ll get all year… is not what you’d expect!

Capital Legacy The best piece of financial advice you’ll get all year… is not what you’d expect!

30 Jan 2026

Therusha Moodley

Cox Yeats Cox Yeats appoints Therusha Moodley as associate

27 Jan 2026

Why your marriage could be rewriting your will

Capital Legacy Why your marriage could be rewriting your will

22 Jan 2026

More news

Activists have welcomed the extension of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) and the Lesotho Exemption Permit (LEP) by another 18 months. This announcement has come as a welcome relief to many families. Graphic: Lisa Nelson/GroundUp

Zimbabwe and Lesotho permits extended to May 2027

Joseph Chirume 10 Oct 2025

Protesters hold placards as lead applicant and lawyer Mzwandile Masuku addresses them outside the court, after a hearing was postponed, in Mbabane, Eswatini, 22 August 2025. Reuters/Zakhele Mabuza

Eswatini government faces court challenge for accepting US deportees

Nellie Peyton 25 Aug 2025

A general view of commuters in the capital, Harare, Zimbabwe, 1 April 2025. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

US suspends visa processing in Zimbabwe, embassy says

Chris Muronzi and Nellie Peyton 20 Aug 2025

Parliament recently heard submissions on the One-Stop Border Post Bill. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

New border control plan could harm asylum seekers, say critics

Jan Bornman 11 Jun 2025

ZEP holders have won another court victory against the Minister of Home Affairs, but their legal battle to stay in South Africa is far from over. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

New Zimbabwe permit court showdown looming

Tania Broughton 9 Jun 2025

US President Donald Trump speaks as he attends a "Summer Soiree" held on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, 4 June 2025. Reuters/Leah Millis

Trump reinstates US travel ban, bars citizens of 12 countries

Jeff Mason and Nandita Bose 5 Jun 2025

The Constitutional Court has confirmed that a section of the law which automatically strips South Africans of citizenship if they take the citizenship of another country is invalid. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Constitutional Court rules on citizenship

Tania Broughton 7 May 2025

Tidjane Thiam, president of the PDCI (Democratic Party of Cote d'Ivoire), speaks during a meeting as the country prepares for the presidential election in Yopougon, Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Source: Reuters/Luc Gnago/File.

Ivory Coast court strikes Thiam's name off electoral roll over French nationality

Reuters 23 Apr 2025

Image source:

Digital business visa application system goes live

10 Mar 2025

Department of Home Affairs launches phase one of Trusted Tour Operator Scheme

Department of Home Affairs launches phase one of Trusted Tour Operator Scheme

13 Feb 2025

Image source: kstudio from

5 immigration service targets and what Home Affairs needs to achieve them

Imraan Mahomed, Taryn York and Mapaseka Nketu 15 Jan 2025

#BestofBiz 2024: Legal

17 Dec 2024

Last minute reprieve for Zimbabwe Exemption Permit holders

Matthew Hirsch and Joseph Chirume 29 Nov 2024

Department announces gazetting of remote work visitor visa

9 Oct 2024

South Africa introducing visa reforms to boost economy, says minister

Nellie Peyton 3 Oct 2024

Visa applicants to receive outcomes of visa waiver applications digitally

2 Sep 2024

Home Affairs extends temporary visa concession

4 Jul 2024

ZEP holders rights upheld by ConCourt, Motsoaledi's appeal dismissed

19 Jun 2024

Cabinet approves Final White Paper On Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection

18 Apr 2024

Home Affairs clarifies misunderstanding on work visas

11 Apr 2024

Home Affairs minister takes Zimbabwean permit battle to the Constitutional Court

Tania Broughton 6 Mar 2024

SCA dismisses bid to appeal Zim permits ruling

Tania Broughton 23 Feb 2024

Draft work visa regulations a boon for attracting skills

12 Feb 2024

Home Affairs may no longer block your ID on a whim, court rules

Tania Broughton 17 Jan 2024

Public comments on White Paper on Citizenship, Migration and Refugee Protection extended

11 Jan 2024

Constitutional Court win for asylum seekers

Tania Broughton 13 Dec 2023

Let's do Biz