REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS PERMIT Change To Temporary Residence
SA Migration – 30/05/2022
Major News and hope : We are one of the few
organisations getting Emptions & waivers approved !!!!
Apply Now for Temporary and Permanent Residence even with EXPIRED LOCKDOWN
PERMITS
The Constitutional Court in November last year handed down a judgement in the
Ahmed matter as well as a Court Order opening the door for Asylum Seekers and
Refugees to apply to change their status to that of a mainstream Visa under The
Immigration Act.
The Department has issued a Directive empowering the VFS offices (representing
Home Affairs ) elsewhere to take in any application for a change of status and
any waiver that may be required from an Asylum Seeker Temporary Visa or Formal
Recognition Permit.
Further, it is important to note that not just any holder of an Asylum Seeker
Temporary Visa or Formal Recognition of Refugee Status can apply for either a
Temporary or Permanent Residence. They would first
have to qualify in the applicable category of a mainstream visa under the
Immigration Act,
Under the new rules they don’t have to cancel their asylum or refugee status
and can change to any visa class if they qualify from within South Africa.