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Procure and Immigration

Practical Guidance Immigration focuses on the practical issues relating to the South African Immigration Act 13 of 2002. Guidance is provided on monitoring risk and compliance issues, obtaining and maintaining immigration status, the processes and documentation requirements involved, and the formal and informal penalties that can apply. Users have access to various resources that include official downloadable forms, applications, checklists and sample letters. Practical Guidance Immigration also provides guidance on obligations, offences, visa applications, permanent residency, citizenship, and refugee status in South Africa.

Topics Covered

  • Transit visitor visas
  • Medical treatment visitor visas
  • Critical skills work visas
  • Intra-company transfer work visa
  • Studying in South Africa
  • Retiring in South Africa
  • Departure from South Africa
  • Common visa issues
  • Errors on issued visas
  • Visa conditions and cancellation
  • Immigration policies for families of foreign nationals
  • Immigration policies for families of South African citizens and permanent residents
  • Permanent residency and South African citizenship
  • Immigration offences
  • Refugees and asylum seekers

Access to

  • More than 47 Topics
  • Over 150 Guidance Notes
  • In excess of 110 Forms, Precedents and Checklists
  • Up-to-date Legislation & Case Law
  • Other Useful Resources such as flowcharts, external websites and additional readings

Practical Aids

  • Application for permanent residence permit
  • Application for temporary residence visa
  • Application for renewal of existing visa
  • Application for a certificate from the department of labour
  • Checklist of documents required for immigration assessment
  • Immigration assessments questions
  • Handbook and guidelines on procedures and criteria for determining refugee status
  • Passport and ID photograph specifications
  • Diagram of temporary residence visa errors
  • Online registration and application steps
  • General work visa document checklist
  • Countries exempt from South African visas
  • General work visa flowchart
  • Sample Letter General work visa without a waiver
  • Application to register as user on SAQA website
  • Online registration and application steps
  • Visa application based on corporate worker certificate flowchart

Contact Us

Telephone number: +27 (0) 860 765 432
Email: sales@lexisnexis.co.za

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