South Africa: Update to Response to Information Request ZAF27240.E of 8 July 1997 on how to obtain temporary status permits in South Africa and the rights and obligations associated with temporary status (e.g. the right to work, right to education, protection against being refouled, rights to leave and return to South Africa), on how a person with temporary status would acquire permanent status or nationality status in South Africa, and whether there is a general agreement among African countries with respect to the awarding of temporary status rights and protection against refoulement
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 July 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ZAF27490.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, South Africa: Update to Response to Information Request ZAF27240.E of 8 July 1997 on how to obtain temporary status permits in South Africa and the rights and obligations associated with temporary status (e.g. the right to work, right to education, protection against being refouled, rights to leave and return to South Africa), on how a person with temporary status would acquire permanent status or nationality status in South Africa, and whether there is a general agreement among African countries with respect to the awarding of temporary status rights and protection against refoulement, 1 July 1997, ZAF27490.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab7080.html [accessed 3 November 2019] |
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For information on the above topics, please consult the attached letter of 8 July 1997 received from the High Commission in Ottawa.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
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High Commision for South Africa, Ottawa. 8 July 1997. Letter received by DIRB.
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