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Department Of Home Affairs Engages With DUT On New Amended Immigration Rules
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This is a news article on the Durban University of Technology (DUT) website dated 12 September 2014. It reports a meeting between DUT’s Department of International Education and Partnerships and the South African Department of Home Affairs (DHA) about new amended immigration rules under the amended Immigration Act and regulations. The article outlines key compliance changes for international students and staff, including requirements for medical cover, rules on part-time work for study visa holders, and visa lapse if a student is not registered/deregistered with the tertiary institution. It also notes the meeting was held at DUT’s ML Sultan Campus and included representatives from DUT, UKZN, UniZULU, and MUT.
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Department of Home Affairs Engages with DUT on New Amended Immigration Rules
DUT makes information available about amended immigration rules and compliance requirements affecting international students and staff, including medical cover, part-time work and study-visa status.
- Who it is for
- international students and staff
- How to act on it
- Read the article at https://www.dut.ac.za/Department_of_Home_Affairs_Engages_with_DUT_on_New_Amended_Immigration_Rules/; the article also refers to the Visa Facilitation Services Centre website at www.vfsglobal.com/dha/southafrica for visa application-status information.
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Topic: new amended Immigration Act and immigration regulations affecting international students and staff
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eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal
Key Takeaways
- Date of article: Sep 12, 2014
- Meeting location: ML Sultan Campus (DUT)
- Parties: DUT Department of International Education and Partnerships + DHA
- Participants: DUT, UKZN, UniZULU, MUT representatives and academics
- DHA officials: Seipati Ditsoane (Deputy Director: Critical Skills Acquisition) and Advocate Tsieti Sebelemetja
- Topic: new amended Immigration Act and immigration regulations affecting international students and staff
- Medical cover: proof of medical cover required; must be renewed annually; must be a medical scheme registered with the Medical Schemes Act
- Part-time work: study visa holders may work part-time up to 20 hours per week
- Study visa lapse: visa automatically lapses if holder fails to register or is deregistered from the tertiary institution
- Application status reference: Visa Facilitation Services Centre website (www.vfsglobal.com/dha/southafrica)
- Durban University of Technology (DUT)
- Department of Home Affairs (DHA)
- DUT Department of International Education and Partnerships
- ML Sultan Campus
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)
- University of Zululand (UniZULU)
- MUT (likely Mangosuthu University of Technology)
- Dr Lavern Samuels
- Ms Seipati Ditsoane
- Advocate Tsieti Sebelemetja
- Medical Schemes Act (South Africa)
- Visa Facilitation Services Centre (VFSGLOBAL)
- Former Minister Nkososani-Dlamini Zuma