Answers to your questions

Can I be refused a spousal visa to South Africa because I am HIV-positive?

No, you should not be refused a visa because of your HIV-positive.

Home Affairs Immigration

My mother died and I went to withdraw her social grant for her final month. Can SASSA demand it back from me?

It depends on when your mother withdrew her grant.

Social Grants

My wife, who was receiving a SASSA old-age grant, died. Can I claim anything from SASSA?

If no pension at all had been withdrawn in the month she died, the family member who paid for the funeral can apply to SASSA for “unclaimed benefits”.

Social Grants

How can I transfer my RDP application from one province to another?

Here's a suggestion about what you could do.

Housing

My late father worked as a domestic worker for 11 years but was not registered. What can I do?

All employers must register employees with the Unemployment Insurance Fund. You can report the employers to the Labour Department.

Labour

Home Affairs is refusing to issue our mother's death certificate because of a clerical error. Can you refer us to a firm that specialises in this?

We suggest either De Saude Attorneys or Intergate Immigration.

Home Affairs

My father in-law had a house but he died in 2016, while he was waiting for his title deed. What can we do to get the title deed?

The problem is that it is only the title deed that can prove that your father-in-law was the legal owner of the RDP house. The municipality should have his application though.

Housing

Can a miner's widow claim compensation for her husband's death from TB?

Mining

How do I get a tax number without reporting to a SARS office?

You can only register and be given a tax number by reporting at a SARS office.

SARS

How do miners with TB or silicosis get compensation?

There are four steps to follow to submit a claim.

Labour Mining Silicosis case