In Hoque and Others v Minister of Home Affairs and Another [2022] 4 All SA 129 (WCC), rejection of applicant’s application for a permanent residence permit not just and equitable, decision by minister therefore set aside.

In Breukel and Another v Department of Home Affairs and Another [2022] 2 All SA 787 (WCC), holding facility detention and legal justification preventing a foreigner from entering South Africa pending review finalisation.

Many African infrastructure projects, such as those in the oil and gas sector, for example, have been put on hold due to Covid-19. But just how bad is the impact?

The survey gives a sense of how the lockdown is impacting expat workers and new assignees who were due to enter South Africa. Read the insights here.

COVID-19 restrictions have led to a lot of uncertainty about existing visas and ongoing applications. This Schengen Immigration update might be insightful.

The Department of Home Affairs allows limited international travel, this means that expats have an opportunity to help their parents stuck in South Africa.

On 23 May 2020 the Department of Home Affairs confirmed that international travel will be allowed for South Africans, who fall within limited categories. The main ones being: work, study, family reunion, to take up permanent residency and for medical reasons. These are indeed the most important categories and make provision for most cases where international travel is an important consideration.