Applications for permanent residency

Show Voice Options Applications for permanent residency in South Africa are considered in terms of Section 26 (Direct Residency Permits) and Section 27 (Residency-on-Other-Grounds Permits) of the Immigration Act 2002 (Act No 13 of 2002) and read with Regulation 33 of the Immigration Regulations. In order to make an application for a permanent residency permit, applicants must first submit a representation to the Minister of Home Affairs motivating why he or she should be declared not to be a prohibited person or an undesirable person. Once you have received a positive response from the Minister of Home Affairs, you may submit an application for either a Direct Residency Permit or a Residency-on-Other-Grounds Permit. Direct residence permits Residency-on-other-grounds permits To avoid losing your citizenship/Retention of citizenship Automatic loss of citizenship Resumption of citizenship Exemption from loss of citizenship Renunciation of citizenship