What to do if your visa, residence permit or appeal or any other decision is delayed unreasonably or the decision is confusing?
As immigration lawyers and having assisted high volumes of foreigners who remain in such desperate situations, the ability to force outcomes or resolve poor decisions become crucial in finding solutions.
Craig Smith & Associates take on the Department of Home Affairs mostly through court action to compel them to make decision or force them to reverse decisions that are non-sensical and confusing to the recipient. We assist in affordable fees to bring your matter into the courts and break the stalemate!
Sadly, the Department are still reeling from the massive backlogs, which has destabilised them leaving them forced to use untrained and incompetent officials to make decisions on all applications, which often has detrimental consequences for applicants.
Have you experienced the following:
- You can try and contact the Department but no-one picks up the phone;
- Written communications, be it letters and emails, are not responded to;
- The customer services centre is ineffective and leads to more frustration;
- No effective follow through even is made if contact is made; and
- Decision-making is hampered by lack of skills and cohesion.
So, what do we at Craig Smith & Associates do to remedy this?
As one of the most successful immigration law firms in South Africa, having influenced the immigration laws all the way to the Constitutional Court, we are vastly experienced and effective in bringing an end to distressing situations no matter what the issue is with the Department.
We know letters, mails and messages simply remain fruitless to maintain a ‘stalemate’ and the only viable option is to prepare a court application and seek relief in the form of forcing the Department to make a decision that is long outstanding or attack the very decision or law itself.
What makes this process viable and attractive is that it does not require the foreigner to be in attendance at court for a hearing and it can be done within days to weeks depending on the circumstances of the case.
We prepare the court papers, which can be done in literally hours, having satisfied ourselves of the law and the facts of the case that would only require completion and that is it. The rest is to await the court date and attend to take the court order granting our relief sought.
Now, the Department have to consider your matter no matter what otherwise they would be in default of a court order and thus immediate attention is provided by the correct officials and resolving your dilemma.
Should you find yourself in such a situation and you need professional assistance to remedy your predicament then you are well advised to contact our law firm for a consult to determine what we can do for you.
Call us at 021 4183810 or email Craig or Maliza who are both serious immigration lawyers and unmatched in the immigration field.