The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, will on Sunday, 12 November 2023, release the White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection.
This follows the approval of the publication of the draft policy for public comment by Cabinet. The draft policy aims to provide a framework to guide the granting of residency and citizenship to foreign nationals, as well as the protection of refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa, cognisant of the Republic’s national security interests and in compliance with international agreements and protocols on migration that South Africa is party to.
MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA ARE INVITED AS FOLLOWS:
DATE: Sunday, 12 November 2023
VENUE: GCIS – Ronnie Mamoepa Media Centre, Tshedimosetso House, 1035 Francis Baard Street, Hatfield, Pretoria
TIME: 10h00
RSVP: Takalani Mukwevho on 082 227 9308 / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Media Enquiries:
Thabo Mokgola, 060 962 4982 (Spokesperson for the Minister of Home Affairs)
ISSUED BY MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
GAZETTE NO. 49690 10 NOVEMBER 2023 - click to download
The Department of Home Affairs (the "DHA") invites public comments on the White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection: Towards a complete overhaul of the Migration System in South Africa.
Written submissions should reach the DHA on or before 19 January 2024. Written submissions should be addressed to the Chief Director: Strategy & Institutional Performance and may be forwarded to the DHA in any of the following manners:
- delivered by hand to the Department of Home Affairs, 230 Johannes Ramokhoase Street, Hallmark Building, Pretoria, 0001, for attention of Mr Sihle Mthiyane;
- mailed to the DHA at Private Bag X114, Pretoria, 0001; or
- e-mailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Enquiries should be directed to:
Mr Sihle Mthiyane at 012 406 4353/ 073 762 0575 or Rittah Monama at 012 406 7114/ 063 680 9897