20 November 2025 | Critical Skills Visa, Critical Skills Visa, Permanent Residency Visa, Relative's Visa, Retired Person's Visa, Temporary Residency Visa, Undesirability, Visitor's Visa
The United Kingdom has once again entered the global spotlight on immigration policy. Home Secretary Shabbana Mahmood recently announced what she calls “the most sweeping reforms to tackle illegal immigration in modern times.” Her message: Britain must confront the...
29 October 2025 | Critical Skills Visa, Critical Skills Visa, Permanent Residency Visa, Relative's Visa, Retired Person's Visa, Temporary Residency Visa, Undesirability, Visitor's Visa
We at Craig Smith & Associates are pleased to explain the latest development in immigration law for foreign nationals facing processing delays. The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has issued a new directive extending a temporary concession scheme to relieve those...
14 October 2025 | Critical Skills Visa, Critical Skills Visa, Permanent Residency Visa, Relative's Visa, Retired Person's Visa, Temporary Residency Visa, Undesirability, Visitor's Visa
In a recent interview with SABC, Craig Smith, immigration lawyer, discussed the controversial issue of the United States deporting asylum seekers to third countries in Africa, particularly Eswatini (formerly Swaziland). The move has drawn criticism from human rights...
21 August 2025 | Critical Skills Visa, Critical Skills Visa, Permanent Residency Visa, Relative's Visa, Retired Person's Visa, Temporary Residency Visa, Undesirability, Visitor's Visa
South Africa’s Western Cape High Court has stepped in to give a persecuted gay man a second chance at asylum, and it’s a reminder of how vital legal oversight can be. The case was argued by Craig Smith, a seasoned migration lawyer known for taking on complex asylum...
04 August 2025 | Critical Skills Visa, Critical Skills Visa, Permanent Residency Visa, Relative's Visa, Retired Person's Visa, Temporary Residency Visa, Undesirability, Visitor's Visa
Craig Smith, pre-eminent South African immigration lawyer, continues his rich vein of form and was recently victorious in the Western Cape High Court when he argued another highly contentions case opposed by the Department of Home Affairs (“the Department”).In this...
