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Zimbabwean Exemption Permit Deadline Draws Near

There has been much public outcry regarding the ZEP, with the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit Holders (ZEPHA) and Helen Suzman Foundation challenging the government’s termination of the ZEP, but it does not seem like this pressure is changing any governmental laws.

The Department of Home Affairs and Our Permanent Residence Lawsuit

IBN Immigration Solutions is aiming to take the Department of Home Affairs to court over the delay in Permanent Residence adjudication, after successfully completing a similar lawsuit.

Incredibly High Rejection Rates Threaten South Africa

Nobody wants to get a Visa Rejection, and while IBN Immigration Solutions has been submitting applications for decades, rejections have always been an extreme rarity. If the Department of Home Affairs is not already aware of the consequences of their actions, we hope that this brings light to their behaviour, and the detrimental knock-on effect it will most certainly have.

Permanent Residence based on Financial Independence for South Africa

South Africa offers various routes to permanent residence, with finacial independence being a popular option. We discuss the requirements and process of applying for permanent residence in this video and article.

Permanent Residence in South Africa

Permanent Residence opens many doors in South Africa, and the Path to Permanent Residence offers many options to the applicant. We go into them in detail in this article and video.

South Africa Immigration Directive 15: Overseas Applications

If you submitted before August 2022, at one of the South African missions, they should now process your application themselves without the interference of Pretoria, addressing the massive backlog of applications submitted while the centralization was in place.

Letter from the CEO: October 2022

In South Africa, we are losing the race for international talent. I hear from so many friends, colleagues, and network partners that Cape Town businesses cannot find suitable employees anymore. The South African labour market is facing a huge skills crisis, and nobody seems to notice.

Large Number of South African Visa Rejections

Nobody wants to get rejections, and while IBN Immigration Solutions has been submitting applications for decades, rejections have always been an extreme rarity. Worryingly, at the time of this article, November 2022, there has been a significant increase in rejections of visas by the Department of Home Affairs.

How to Draft a Visa Appeal

Can I Appeal if my Visa is Rejected? We explore your options for appeal after receiving a rejection from the Department of Home Affairs. If you have applied for a visa, and it gets rejected, you are able to submit an appeal. You have 10 working days to submit an appeal after receiving your rejection.

Workshops with Government Officials

In the month of September, we had the benefit of attending two important workshops with government officials. Both sessions provided important insights from first-hand sources.

Letter from the CEO: August/September 2022

In the recent two months a lot of interesting things have happened. In the following article I wish to share with you some humble lobbying success, draw your attention to a rather important High Court decisions, share with you current developments at Home Affairs, as well as the most recent developments at IBN.

Immigration News from Africa – August/September

In our monthly Immigration News from Africa, we update you on important changes in African Immigration. This month, we cover South Africa, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Algeria, and Kenya.