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Immigration Act of 2010 Commences
19/10/11

On October 14th, 2011, the  Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs commenced the Immigration Act of 2010. The new act which has merged the Work and residence permit  will now be implemented by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.  The purpose of the merging of these two processes was to ease the application process with the intention to also reduce turn around time.

Below are the new fees that will now be charged for services offered under the new Immigration Act.

Schedule of Fees - Immigration Act of 2010
APPLICATION TYPE AMOUNT
Permit (Residence) P1500.00
Permit (Work) P1500.00
Renewal of Permit (Residence) P1500.00
Renewal of Permit (Work) P1500.00
Late submission of renewal of Permit (Penalty) P500.00 + P20.00 each day after expiry of permit
Permanent Residence P3000.00
Exemption Certificate/Residence P1500.00
Exemption Certificate/Work P1500.00
Emergency Work Permit P1000.00
Application for replacement of Permit/Certificate exemption P1500.00
Application of repalcement of Work Permit/Certificate of exemption P1500.00
Appeal on Refusal to issue Permit P500.00
Appeal against rejection to issue certificate exemption P500.00
Security bond by suspected prohibited Immigrants P5000.00
Extension of stay ( beyond 90 days) P500.00
Application for a VISA P500.00
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