Do you have a Long Outstanding Permanent Residence – What are my options

Is Legal Action the way to go – Class Action vs individual Court Action

Class Action appears cheaper way but has more consequences to applicant than individual court action . Whilst class action hits the newspapers etc it pushes Home Affairs into a corner and they need to deliver against a court deadline a decision but it may not be what you expect . It could be a rejection . For example an older pending application with an expired visa will lead to a rejection .
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Home Affairs fires and suspends staff over sale of SA identity

IOL – 06 July 2022

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs has dismissed two employees for fraud relating to selling of South African identities to foreign nationals who did not deserve the documents.

“Another four officials have been suspended for similar offences. Mr Phathisani Outshiki, from the Benoni office, was found guilty of gross misconduct for processing 111 documents for undeserving foreign nationals using particulars of South African citizens for a fee of R1 000 per application,” said Home Affairs spokesperson Siya Qoza.

He said 98 of these documents were passports and 13 were identity documents.

“Mr Outshiki pleaded guilty and he was subsequently dismissed. However, he is appealing his dismissal. Mr Morena David Motsamai, from the Germiston office, was found guilty of gross misconduct in that he processed 13 passport applications for undeserving foreign nationals using particulars of South Africans,” said Qoza.

“He was paid between R2 500 and R5 000 per application. Mr Motsamai pleaded guilty and did not appeal the sanction. He was subsequently dismissed.”

Qoza said the police were pursuing criminal charges against Outshiki and Motsamai.

“In addition, the police are tracking the South Africans who sold their identities and the foreign nationals who wanted to buy South African documents they do not deserve. Fortunately, all the fraudulently processed IDs and passports were flagged as fraudulent and were removed from Home Affairs records thus rendering them useless and unusable by the people who acquired them,” said Qoza.

He said none of these documents were ever used.

On Friday, the department suspended four officials at the Tzaneen office who were allegedly processing fraudulent documents.

Their disciplinary hearings are scheduled to take place within 10 working days.

“All six officials have been on the radar of the Home Affairs Counter Corruption Branch without their knowledge and them suspecting anything hence it was easy to catch them.”

Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has warned that the ongoing intensive fight to root out corruption at the national department will continue without fear.

“We shall fearlessly and ruthlessly root out corruption wherever it rears its ugly head. I have no doubt that with support from members of the public who are patriotic enough to report these corrupt practices, we dare not fail but win this battle,” said Motsoaledi.

He said his department was on the trail of more home affairs officials “who are involved in these shameful acts and will continue to arrest them”.

The minister again urged South Africans to stop selling their identities to foreign nationals.

“If you sell your identity, you are replaced by a foreign national on our database which means that you will not be able to access services in the country,” said Motsoaledi.

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South African missions abroad rejected 98 000 tourist visa applications last year

Cape Argus - 06 Jul  2022

Cape Town - Forged bank statements, insufficient funds on submitted bank statements, fabricated invitation letters and falsified hotel reservations are just some of the reasons South African missions abroad rejected 98 000 tourist visa applications from around the world.

Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi shared a document which showed 98 760 tourist visa applications had been rejected during the 2021/2022 financial year.

The figures were collated from South Africa’s embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic posts abroad.

Motsoaledi shared the reasons and the statistics in a written parliamentary response to a series of questions asked by DA parliamentary tourism spokesperson Manny de Freitas.

Yesterday, De Freitas said that – based on the minister’s reply – he would be asking more questions to find out the exact circumstances.

“I’m saying there are many applicants and I want to know why they are being rejected.”

He said South Africa’s tourism figures were simply not good enough and it was important to understand that the country had many competitors for tourists.

“I don’t believe that the Tourism Department is as aggressive as it should be in trying to regain our pre-Covid-19 tourism figures,” said De Freitas.

He said the reply didn’t talk about things like red tape, which he said was one of the issues he had phone calls and emails about from tourists and tour operators.

Despite this, however, Statistics SA’s (Stats SA) latest data show that overseas tourist arrivals continued to recover in April, but remained below pre-pandemic levels.

In April, 1.6 million travellers, including arrivals, departures, and those in transit, passed through South Africa's ports of entry and exit.

Of these, more than 600 000 were South African residents and a million were foreign travellers.

Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke gave the breakdown of the tourists by region as: 119 518 from overseas; 304 123 from the SADC countries; and 6 964 from other African countries.

He said the country of residence of 771 tourists was classified as unspecified.

Meanwhile, quoting Wesgro’s May 2022 report, Finance and Economic Opportunities MEC Mireille Wenger said the May 2022 statistics confirmed that the recovery of tourism in the Western Cape was continuing.

Wenger said this was good news for the Western Cape’s tourism and hospitality sector, which employs tens of thousands of residents across the province.

“Considering that this period covers the start of our historically low winter tourism season, these statistics certainly give hope to a sector that has been among the hardest hit during the pandemic,” said Wenger.

She said now that the remaining restrictions had been lifted, she was hopeful that these upward trends would continue.

“We do, however, need to acknowledge the possible impact of the rising price of petrol and the grounding of the Comair fleet,” she said.

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South African missions abroad rejected 98 000 tourist visa applications last year

Cape Argus - 05 Jul  2022

Cape Town - Forged bank statements, insufficient funds on submitted bank statements, fabricated invitation letters and falsified hotel reservations are just some of the reasons South African missions abroad rejected 98 000 tourist visa applications from around the world.

Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi shared a document which showed 98 760 tourist visa applications had been rejected during the 2021/2022 financial year.

The figures were collated from South Africa’s embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic posts abroad.

Motsoaledi shared the reasons and the statistics in a written parliamentary response to a series of questions asked by DA parliamentary tourism spokesperson Manny de Freitas.

Yesterday, De Freitas said that – based on the minister’s reply – he would be asking more questions to find out the exact circumstances.

“I’m saying there are many applicants and I want to know why they are being rejected.”

He said South Africa’s tourism figures were simply not good enough and it was important to understand that the country had many competitors for tourists.

“I don’t believe that the Tourism Department is as aggressive as it should be in trying to regain our pre-Covid-19 tourism figures,” said De Freitas.

He said the reply didn’t talk about things like red tape, which he said was one of the issues he had phone calls and emails about from tourists and tour operators.

Despite this, however, Statistics SA’s (Stats SA) latest data show that overseas tourist arrivals continued to recover in April, but remained below pre-pandemic levels.

In April, 1.6 million travellers, including arrivals, departures, and those in transit, passed through South Africa's ports of entry and exit.

Of these, more than 600 000 were South African residents and a million were foreign travellers.

Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke gave the breakdown of the tourists by region as: 119 518 from overseas; 304 123 from the SADC countries; and 6 964 from other African countries.

He said the country of residence of 771 tourists was classified as unspecified.

Meanwhile, quoting Wesgro’s May 2022 report, Finance and Economic Opportunities MEC Mireille Wenger said the May 2022 statistics confirmed that the recovery of tourism in the Western Cape was continuing.

Wenger said this was good news for the Western Cape’s tourism and hospitality sector, which employs tens of thousands of residents across the province.

“Considering that this period covers the start of our historically low winter tourism season, these statistics certainly give hope to a sector that has been among the hardest hit during the pandemic,” said Wenger.

She said now that the remaining restrictions had been lifted, she was hopeful that these upward trends would continue.

“We do, however, need to acknowledge the possible impact of the rising price of petrol and the grounding of the Comair fleet,” she said.

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Home Affairs fires and suspends staff over sale of SA identity

IOL – 05 July 2022

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs has dismissed two employees for fraud relating to selling of South African identities to foreign nationals who did not deserve the documents.

“Another four officials have been suspended for similar offences. Mr Phathisani Outshiki, from the Benoni office, was found guilty of gross misconduct for processing 111 documents for undeserving foreign nationals using particulars of South African citizens for a fee of R1 000 per application,” said Home Affairs spokesperson Siya Qoza.

He said 98 of these documents were passports and 13 were identity documents.

“Mr Outshiki pleaded guilty and he was subsequently dismissed. However, he is appealing his dismissal. Mr Morena David Motsamai, from the Germiston office, was found guilty of gross misconduct in that he processed 13 passport applications for undeserving foreign nationals using particulars of South Africans,” said Qoza.

“He was paid between R2 500 and R5 000 per application. Mr Motsamai pleaded guilty and did not appeal the sanction. He was subsequently dismissed.”

Qoza said the police were pursuing criminal charges against Outshiki and Motsamai.

“In addition, the police are tracking the South Africans who sold their identities and the foreign nationals who wanted to buy South African documents they do not deserve. Fortunately, all the fraudulently processed IDs and passports were flagged as fraudulent and were removed from Home Affairs records thus rendering them useless and unusable by the people who acquired them,” said Qoza.

He said none of these documents were ever used.

On Friday, the department suspended four officials at the Tzaneen office who were allegedly processing fraudulent documents.

Their disciplinary hearings are scheduled to take place within 10 working days.

“All six officials have been on the radar of the Home Affairs Counter Corruption Branch without their knowledge and them suspecting anything hence it was easy to catch them.”

Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has warned that the ongoing intensive fight to root out corruption at the national department will continue without fear.

“We shall fearlessly and ruthlessly root out corruption wherever it rears its ugly head. I have no doubt that with support from members of the public who are patriotic enough to report these corrupt practices, we dare not fail but win this battle,” said Motsoaledi.

He said his department was on the trail of more home affairs officials “who are involved in these shameful acts and will continue to arrest them”.

The minister again urged South Africans to stop selling their identities to foreign nationals.

“If you sell your identity, you are replaced by a foreign national on our database which means that you will not be able to access services in the country,” said Motsoaledi.

www.samigration.com