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Stefanie de Saude Darbandi’s authority and insight into the legalities surrounding immigration and citizenship make her a go-to opinion leader and commentator in the media.
She also regularly writes on topics related to these legal practices, offering advice and insight into the systems and proceedings that govern them.
South African Immigration Update: New ETA Processing Fee
Government must act ahead of 30 June mob deadline and assert rule of law
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Recent updates in South Africa’s immigration policy
We would like to highlight the recent updates in South Africa's immigration policy under Minister Leon Schreiber. The new regulations and waiver...
What Miss SA hopeful Chidimma Adetshina’s journey revealed
"If she was born in SA, had her birth registered here, and lived in the country until reaching the age of majority, she may still qualify for...
Eligibility Concerns Prompt Miss South Africa Contestant To Withdraw Amid Citizenship Investigation
Chidimma Adetshina, a former hopeful for the Miss South Africa 2024 title, has withdrawn from the competition amid scrutiny over her eligibility and...
Chidimma Adetshina could be rendered an illegal foreign national by home affairs investigation
Miss SA contestant Chidimma Adetshina has withdrawn from the competition and the Patriotic Alliance has dropped their legal challenge against her...
Adetshina’s plight should be a wake-up call for all South Africans
Chidimma Adetshina withdraws from Miss SA
The former Miss SA finalist, Chidimma Adetshina has left the chase for the crown, as prima facie evidence suggests that her South African...
Home Affairs states that Miss SA contestant’s mom may have committed identity fraud
The Department of Home Affairs has released preliminary findings in an ongoing probe into the citizenship status of Miss South Africa finalist...
Xenophobic storm around Miss SA contestant’s citizenship is missed chance to celebrate unity
Lester Kiewit speaks to Stefanie De Saude Darbandi, an immigration law specialist at DSD Immigration Attorneys, on citizenship, and the xenophobic...
Miss SA: How to obtain South African citizenship
Miss SA row raises the spectre of ongoing xenophobia and Afrophobia in South Africa, laments Lester Kiewit. Lester Kiewit speaks to Stefanie De...
The law, not Home Affairs, determines Chidimma Adetshina’s status – immigration lawyer
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber has made it clear the department will only clarify Adetshina’s status at her parents’ request and this would...
2024 Miss SA pageant finalist, Chidimma Adetshina’s South African citizenship questioned
Criticism of Chidimma Adetshina, a 2024 Miss South Africa pageant finalist, over her eligibility to contest for the pageant due to her Nigerian...
What makes one an SA citizen?
There’s controversy over the inclusion of a contestant in the Miss South Africa pageant, Chidinma Vanessa Onwe Adetshina. A 1995 law outlines...