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Immigration law firm launches new office in Johannesburg
Craig Smith & Associates have launched a new office in Bryanston (Sandton), Johannesburg. Office location 15 Peter Place Bryanston Johannesburg You can contact the office directly for all your visa requirements.

Craig Smith secures bail for Mos Def World Passport in South Africa
Immigration lawyer Craig Smith secures bail for US celebrity actor and musician Mos Def in Bellville Magistrates Court on immigrated related offence.

What is VFS – the Visa Facilitation Service – advices and national security
What is VFS? During the month of June 2014, the legislature amended South Africa’s existing immigration laws. One of the changes that took place was the implementation of eleven Visa Facilitation Service Centres (VFS), although as it would seem to many of...

The new Immigration Amendment Act of 2011 and regulations
On the 16th of May 2014 the Minister of Home Affairs and the President signed into law the 2007, 2011 Immigration Amendment Act and the Regulations to come into effect of the 26th of May 2014. While the Minister hailed this move as a dawn of a new era in...

New immigration order – back to the dark ages
Craig Smith & Associates to challenge regressive and unlawful immigration laws Since the repeal of the draconian and apartheid era Alien’s Control Act, we witnessed the arrival of the much needed Immigration Act 13 of 2002, and its further attempts in...

New immigration act laws and process of law making & it’s constitutional scrutinny
Much has made of the proposed amendments to the Immigration Act and the New Immigration Regulations that are to be ‘implemented’ on the 1st of April 2014. Well, the 1st of April will come and go and for sure no new laws will be implemented! So why all the...

Resolving outstanding permit applications
What is a reasonable period of time to expedite pending temporary & permanent residence permit applications? Permit Applications may be tricky but, here at Craig Smith & Associates we are constantly being asked to intervene as specialist South...

Finalising permit applications
Reasonable period of time to finalise temporary & permanent residence permit applications Finalising permit applications - Our specialist immigration law firm is constantly being contacted and mandated to assist and advise on long outstanding temporary...
Exemption requests, internal appeal ander the Immigration Act and relief by courts
There are a myriad of circumstances that may arise wherein an applicant may apply to the Minister of Home Affairs to grant certain concessions in terms of section 31(2)(b) or under 31(2)(c) under the Immigration Act (the “Act”) that may pertain either to...