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You can book an appointment at VSF Global for a new ZEP permit online. You can renew your driver’s license within a three-month grace period after it expires without facing penalties.
Current ZEP holders can either apply for new ZEPs or apply for a waiver so that they can apply for work visas. New ZEPs would be valid until 29 November 2025.
In terms of a 2019 judgment in the Makhanda High Court, yes. But the Department of Education website says otherwise.
ZEP holders who have applied for waivers or other visas are allowed to stay and be employed in South Africa until they receive the outcome of their applications.
ZEPs are valid until 29 November 2024, to give ZEP holders time to apply for a new ZEP that would expire on 29 November 2025, or an alternative visa.
Yes. Since Home Affairs' issuing of Circular 7, foreign nationals can now apply for their waivers from the labour department directly.
To apply for UIF as a foreign national, you need your passport and completed forms U1-28 and U1-19.
Yes, her passport will be sufficient to register for matric.
You'll need to get help from an organisation with experience in dealing with Home Affairs.
Usually a person's debts remain active if they leave the country, but it is unclear what will happen if they are forced to leave, as with ZEP holders.