GARY Eisenberg, founding attorney of Cape Town-based law firm Eisenberg & Associates, was named by his peers as South Africa’s best immigration lawyer for the seventh consecutive year. The announcement was published in Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected...
All our clients are urgently advised that the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has recently issued a new Directive which could have severe implications on all temporary residence visas issued beyond the date of expiry of the holder’s passport document. This...
On Sunday Carte Blanche reported on “Visa Vitriol”. Given our lagging economic growth and widespread lack of skills there is argument that South Africa should be the prime destination for professionals willing to bring their knowledge and experience here. Many...
In June this year South African Government said it would be soon publishing a hate crimes bill for comment in order to clamp down on acts of racism and xenophobia. Deputy Justice Minister John Jeffery says, “The inclusion of hate speech and the legal issues that need...
Legal proceedings against the Department of Home Affairs (‘the Department’) and its contracted visa application service provider, VFS Global, have been instituted in the Cape High Court with the objective of challenging the legitimacy of the appointment of VFS, the...
