Guptas Show What Home Affairs Can Do

Media

Mar 16

*News reports in Lesotho newspapers and on radio often suffer from limited analysis*

I was admitted in 2013 as a permanent resident under “exceptional skills” and have been ordinarily resident in South Africa for more than five years, as required by section 5(1)(c) of the South African Citizenship Act of 1995 (as amended).

Despite complying with the legislation, my application for naturalisation was turned down last September because of the regulation requiring 10 years of ordinary residence, which the department of home affairs incorrectly interprets as 10 years as a permanent resident.

Read the full article online here:
https://mg.co.za/article/2018-03-16-00-guptas-show-what-home-affairs-can-do/

Mail & Guardian

Dan Brotman

Guptas Show What Home Affairs Can Do

I was admitted in 2013 as a permanent resident under “exceptional skills” and have been ordinarily resident in South Africa for more than five years, as required by section 5(1)(c) of the South African Citizenship Act of 1995 (as amended).

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