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South
African Immigration will declare a traveller an
¡§undesirable person¡¨ when the traveller overstays in the
Republic ie. the traveller has stayed more days in South
African than was given on the visa An ¡§undesirable
person¡¨ will be prohibited for a specified period from
entering into South Africa.
LOSA is unable to issue a visa to an applicant who has
been declared an ¡§undesirable person¡¨. It is the
responsibility of the applicant to lodge and appeal
directly with Department of Home Affairs. A copy of the
outcome of the appeal must be attached to the
application for a visa. In the absence of the outcome
the appeal no new application for a visa will be
accepted.
Persons who are declared undesirable persons in terms of
Section 30(1)(h) read with 50(1) of the Immigration Act,
no 13 of 2002 as amended (no. 13 of 2011) must submit
the written representative as indicated below:
The following documents must be submitted:
1.
Written representation
2.
A copy of the declaration of undesirability (form 19)
that was issued at the Port of Entry
3.
Copy of the relevant pages of the passport, including
bio page
4.
Acknowledgment of receipt( in cases where the applicant
has applied for a permit and the status is still
pending)
5.
If the applicant overstayed due to medical reasons a
medical certificated must be submitted.
The appeal must be e-mailed to:
Overstayappeals@dha.gov.za
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For confirmation that the appeal has been
received applicants may contact IMS Deportations at +27
12 406 4985
Please note that LOSA is not mandated to submit or
follow up on any appeal outcome for any applicant.
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