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The Visa Backlog Re-emerges: As Home Affairs Works to Fix the System, Litigation Is Still Part of the Answer Early in 2025, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) announced that it had cleared more than 90% of a visa backlog of approximately 306,000 applications, following an intensive six-month effort to tackle applications that had been stuck in the system for

Immigration Delays Push Businesses to the Brink: Canadian Investor Heads to Court, Secures Last-Minute Relief Early in 2026, a Canadian entrepreneur and businessman who had spent years building a business and family life in South Africa found himself at breaking point after prolonged visa processing delays at the Department of Home Affairs (DHA). CONTACT US READ MORE FEATURED IN: After

Employers Must Ensure the Legal Status and Safety of Their Foreign Workforce as Enforcement Intensifies As South Africa sharpens its focus on immigration and labour law compliance, employers who have foreigners in their service, should take proactive steps to verify and maintain the legal status of their foreign workers to protect themselves and their workforce. CONTACT US READ MORE FEATURED

Visa Concession Extended: Temporary Relief, But Persistent Delays Leave Applicants with Few Options The Department of Home Affairs’ (DHA) extended visa concession until 30 June 2027, provides temporary relief to affected applicants, but does little to address persistent processing delays, leaving many applicants still facing ongoing uncertainty. CONTACT US READ MORE FEATURED IN: On 30 March 2026, just hours before

Looming Visa Deadline Leaves Visa Holders at Risk: Beware Unscrupulous Immigration Vendors in a Time of Uncertainty In less than a week, visa applicants with pending waivers and appeal applications still stuck at the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), will find themselves in a precarious position to protect their legal stay in South Africa as the current visa concession is

Within Two Weeks, Visa Holders Face Losing Legal Status and Being Forced to Leave South Africa In less than two weeks, visa applicants with pending waivers and appeals still stuck in the Department of Home Affairs’ processing backlog, could be forced to abruptly leave South Africa when the current visa concession expires and ends their legal stay in South Africa.