Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection white paper 'poorly drafted'
Representatives of various civil society organisations criticised the White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection.
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Representatives of various civil society organisations criticised the White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection.
Home Affairs’ proposed withdrawal from international agreements on refugee protection have been flagged as a ‘significant setback’.
It can take just two months to obtain a spousal visa if the foreign spouse of a South African citizen applies from outside the country. However, if they apply from inside South Africa it becomes a waiting game and they cannot leave until the process has been completed.
About 700,000 identity documents are blocked by the Department of Home Affairs yet there appears to be no easy way to lodge an inquiry.
Civil society organisations have welcomed the Pretoria High Court judgment which declared the termination of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit ‘unlawful and unconstitutional’ — lauding it as a victory for the thousands of Zimbabwean nationals who call South Africa home.