These are working papers. A form is not advice, and a judgment is not a substitute for an instruction on the facts. Write if you need the document placed in a live file.
Forms
The documents most often required for a South African immigration or civic file.
| Form | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Parental Consent Affidavit | Travelling with a minor | Download |
| Medical Report | Biographical medical report | Download |
| Radiology Report | Radiological report | Download |
| Business Visa Application | DTI application for a business visa | Download |
| Form 49 | Appeal to the Director-General | Download |
| Form 84 | Submission from abroad | Download |
| Form 947 | Permanent residency application | Download |
| Form 1712A | Spousal relationship | Download |
| Form 1738 | Submission from abroad | Download |
| Determination of Citizenship | Determination of status | Download |
Legislation
The Acts, critical-skills lists, and Home Affairs concessions that still govern pending files.
| Instrument | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Citizenship Act | South African Citizenship Act 88 of 1995 | Download |
| Identification Act | Identification Act 68 of 1997 | Download |
| Immigration Act | Immigration Act 13 of 2002 | Download |
| Amended Immigration Act | Immigration Amendment Act | Download |
| Critical Skills | List of critical skills required in the RSA | Download |
| Exceptional Skills | Blanket waiver for exceptional skills, permanent residency | Download |
| Critical Skills August 2022 | Updated list of critical skills required in the RSA | Download |
| Circular — Extension — 31 December 2023 | Backlog travel concession | Download |
| Critical Skills 3 October 2023 | Updated list of critical skills required in the RSA | Download |
| Circular — Extension — 21 December 2023 | Concession document 2023 | Download |
| Government Gazette Amended Regulations | Points-based critical skills visa and digital nomad visa | Download |
| Temporary Visa Concession Extended — 4 July 2024 | Extension of the temporary visa concession | Download |
| Temporary Visa Concession Extended — 17 December 2024 | Extension in respect of pending waivers, visas, and appeals | Download |
| Temporary Visa Concession Extended — 28 March 2025 | Immigration Directive No. 4 of 2025 | Download |
| Temporary Visa Concession Extended — 23 September 2025 | Pending appeal or waiver until 31 March 2026 | Download |
| Directive 7 of 2026 | Concession for certain travellers to exit on receipt until 30 June 2027 | Download |
Case law
Judgments this office still relies on when the Department will not follow the statute.
| Case | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Stewart | Stewart & Others v Minister of Home Affairs & Others | Download |
| Nandutu | Nandutu & Others v Minister of Home Affairs & Others — spouses may change from a s 11(1) visitor visa to a s 11(6) spousal visa from within the Republic. | Download |
| Ahmed | Ahmed & Others v Minister of Home Affairs & Others | Download |
| Rayment | Rayment & Others v Minister of Home Affairs & Others — parents of South African children may apply for a relatives visa with a right to work under s 18. | Download |
| Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance v Minister of Home Affairs — citizens do not automatically lose South African citizenship on acquiring another nationality. | Download |
| Mulowayi | Florette Kayamba Mulowayi & Others v Minister of Home Affairs — regulation 3(2)(c) of the Citizenship Regulations declared unconstitutional. | Download |
| AK | AK & Others v Minister of Home Affairs — substitution of a refusal to uplift a prohibition under s 29(2) of the Immigration Act. | Download |