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Withdrawal of waivers granted in terms of section 31(2)(c) of the Immigration Act 13 of 2002: Granting of permanent residence status in terms of section 27(b) of the Immigration Act: Graduates from South African tertiary institutions in the area of critical skills

Minister's Immigration Directive No 01 of 2021 - Extension of ZEP for a period of 12 months

Immigration Directive No 07 of 2021 - Temporary Concession for Intra-Company Transfer Work Visa holders

Extension of temporary concession in respect of foreign nationals in light of a continued backlog in processing outcomes on Waiver applications, Visa applications and Appeal applications

LATEST NEWS UPDATE
Home Affairs clarifies policy position on Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders Created on 15 April, 2026 The Department of Home Affairs wishes to correct recent media misinterpretations following a television interview with Deputy Minister Njabulo Nzuza on Newzroom Afrika. The interview, which discussed ... Read more Deputy Minister Nzuza to lead ID application, voter registration drive in Escourt Created on 15 April, 2026 The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Njabulo Nzuza, will on Friday, 17 April 2026, lead an Identity Document (ID) Campaign and High Impact Outreach Programme in Escourt, KwaZulu-Natal, bringing ess... Read more Minister of Home Affairs welcomes withdrawal of ACT court application against Online Verification Service fee corrections 14 April 2026 Created on 14 April, 2026 The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, has welcomed a decision by the Association of Comms and Technology (ACT) to withdraw its court application that sought to challenge the fee corrections... Read more Home Affairs deports nearly 110 000 illegal immigrants since formation of the GNU Created on 09 April, 2026 Over the past two financial years, the Department of Home Affairs has carried out a total of 109 344 deportations, marking an exponential increase in annual deportations since the formation of the Gov... Read more Minister Schreiber welcomes Cabinet approval of Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection Created on 08 April, 2026 The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, has welcomed Cabinet’s approval of the Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection. Cabinet approval followed after an exten... Read more Home Affairs exceeds own target: 110 bank branches now live as FNB joins Digital Partnership rollout Created on 01 April, 2026 The Department of Home Affairs has reached yet another major milestone on its digital transformation journey. The Department has exceeded its own internal target of rolling out its new Digital Partner... Read more Home Affairs delivers equality for Muslim Marriage Officers Created on 19 March, 2026 The Department of Home Affairs has delivered another important reform to advance equality and fairness for the Muslim faith community, by ensuring that Muslim Marriage Officers are now recognised on t... Read more Home Affairs rolls out MEETS visa scheme to position South Africa as a premier global events destination Created on 17 March, 2026 The Department of Home Affairs is proud to announce the groundbreaking new Meetings, Exhibitions, Events and Tourism Scheme (MEETS), a catalytic visa reform designed to boost South Africa’s standing a... Read more The beginning of the end for Home Affairs queues as first bank branches go live under new digital partnership model Created on 09 March, 2026 Today marks the launch of one of the most significant reforms in the history of the Department of Home Affairs, as the Department’s new Digital Partnership Model with South Africa’s banking sector has... Read more

LATEST NEWS UPDATE

Home Affairs clarifies policy position on Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders

Created on 15 April, 2026

The Department of Home Affairs wishes to correct recent media misinterpretations following a television interview with Deputy Minister Njabulo Nzuza on Newzroom Afrika. The interview, which discussed ...

Deputy Minister Nzuza to lead ID application, voter registration drive in Escourt

Created on 15 April, 2026

The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Njabulo Nzuza, will on Friday, 17 April 2026, lead an Identity Document (ID) Campaign and High Impact Outreach Programme in Escourt, KwaZulu-Natal, bringing ess...

Minister of Home Affairs welcomes withdrawal of ACT court application against Online Verification Service fee corrections 14 April 2026

Created on 14 April, 2026

The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, has welcomed a decision by the Association of Comms and Technology (ACT) to withdraw its court application that sought to challenge the fee corrections...

Home Affairs deports nearly 110 000 illegal immigrants since formation of the GNU

Created on 09 April, 2026

Over the past two financial years, the Department of Home Affairs has carried out a total of 109 344 deportations, marking an exponential increase in annual deportations since the formation of the Gov...

Minister Schreiber welcomes Cabinet approval of Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection

Created on 08 April, 2026

The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, has welcomed Cabinet’s approval of the Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection. Cabinet approval followed after an exten...

Home Affairs exceeds own target: 110 bank branches now live as FNB joins Digital Partnership rollout

Created on 01 April, 2026

The Department of Home Affairs has reached yet another major milestone on its digital transformation journey. The Department has exceeded its own internal target of rolling out its new Digital Partner...

Home Affairs delivers equality for Muslim Marriage Officers

Created on 19 March, 2026

The Department of Home Affairs has delivered another important reform to advance equality and fairness for the Muslim faith community, by ensuring that Muslim Marriage Officers are now recognised on t...

Home Affairs rolls out MEETS visa scheme to position South Africa as a premier global events destination

Created on 17 March, 2026

The Department of Home Affairs is proud to announce the groundbreaking new Meetings, Exhibitions, Events and Tourism Scheme (MEETS), a catalytic visa reform designed to boost South Africa’s standing a...

The beginning of the end for Home Affairs queues as first bank branches go live under new digital partnership model

Created on 09 March, 2026

Today marks the launch of one of the most significant reforms in the history of the Department of Home Affairs, as the Department’s new Digital Partnership Model with South Africa’s banking sector has...