The Immigration Amendment Act

1. Section 34 of the Immigration Act, 2002 (Act No. 13 of 2002), (hereinafter referred 5 to as the ‘‘principal Act’’), is hereby amended— (a) by the deletion in subsection (1) of paragraphs (b) and (d); (b) by the substitution in subsection (1) for paragraph (c) of the following paragraph: ‘‘(c) (i) set out in [the preceding two paragraphs] shall be informed upon arrest and detention or immediately thereafter of the— rights paragraph (a) and subsection (1A)(g); reason for the detention; right to choose, and to consult with, a legal practitioner; and right to have a legal practitioner assigned to him or her by the State and at State expense, if substantial injustice would otherwise result, (ii) (iii) (iv) [when possible, practicable and available] in a language that he or she understands, when possible, practicable and available; and’’; and (c) by the insertion after subsection (1) of the following subsection: ‘‘(1A) An immigration officer may arrest and detain an illegal foreigner for purposes of deportation, provided that— (a)(i) the foreigner has been interviewed as contemplated in section 41(1); and the immigration officer has considered whether the interests of justice, after taking into account the relevant factors that must be prescribed by the Minister, permit the release of such foreigner subject to reasonable conditions, and must, if he or she (ii) 10 15 20 25 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 14 MAy 2026 Umtsetfo wekuchitjiyelwa kweMtsetfo wekungena kulelive, 2025 3 2EMANOTSI LACHASISAKO LAJWAYELEKILE: No. 54680 3 UMtsetfo 11 ka-2025 [ ] Emagama labhalwe ngalokugcamile lasetibayeni letitikwele akhombisa lokweciwe kumitsetfo lekhona lemisiwe. Emagama ladvwetjelwe ngemugca locondzile akhombisa lokufakiwe kumitsetfo lemisiwe. (English text signed by the President) (Assented to 11 May 2026) UMTSETFO Kuchitjiyelwa kweMtsetfo Wekungena Kulelive, 2002, kute kubuyeketwe tiphakamiso letiphatselene nekuboshwa kanye nekugcinwa kwebachamuki ngalokungekho emtsetfweni ngetinjongo tekubacosha kanye nekuhlanganisa letiphakamiso nemigomo yemtsetfosisekelo; kanye nekuniketela ngetindzaba letiphatselene naloku. UMISWA yiPhalamende yaseRiphabhulikhi yaseNingizimu Afrika ngalendlela lelandzelako:— Kuchitjiyelwa kwesigaba 34 seMtsetfo 13 wanga-2002, njengobe uchitjiyelwe ngesigaba 35 seMtsetfo 19 wanga-2004 kanye nesigaba 47 seMtsetfo 19 wanga- 2004 5

1. Sigaba 34 seMtsetfo Wekungena Kulelive, wanga-2002 (uMtsetfo No. 13 wanga-2002), (lobitwa ngekutsi ‘‘uMtsetfo Lomkhulu’’), siyachitjiyelwa— (a) ngekususa sigatjana (1) sendzima (b) na (d); (b) ngekususa sigatjana (1) sendzima (c) salendzima lelandzelako: ‘‘(c) utawatiswa ngesikhatsi aboshwa futsi avalelwa nobe masinyane 10 ngemuva kwaloko— (i) emalungelo lamiswe ku- [tindzima letimbili letendlulile] indzima (a) nesigatjana (1A)(g); sizatfu sekuboshwa; lilungelo lekukhetsa nekutsintsana nemmeli; futsi (ii) (iii) (iv) nelilungelo lekuba nemmeli loniketwe yena ngumbuso ngetindleko tembuso, uma ngabe loko kungaholela ekutsini kwentiwe lokungekho emtsetfweni lokukhulu, [lapho kukhonakala khona, futsi kutfolakala khona] ngelulwimi uyavisisa, lapho kukhonakala khona, kusebenta kahle futsi kutfolakale; futsi’’; futsi (c) ngekufaka ngemuva kwesigatjana (1) kwalesigajane lesilandzelako: ‘‘(1A) Sisebenti setindzaba tekungena eveni singabopha sivalele wangaphandle ngalokungekho emtsetfweni kwentela kubuyisela emuva, uma ngabe— (a)(i) Umuntfu longumchamuki sewuhlolwe ngekulandzela sigaba (ii) 41(1); futsi sikhulu lesibukene netindzaba tekungena eveni, ngemuva kwekubuketa tintfo letifanele letitawuncunywa yiNdvuna, sicabangele kutsi ngabe tinhloso tebulungiswa tivumela kukhululwa ngekulandzela imibandzela lefanelekile yini, futsi kumele, uma sifinyelela tivumela tinhloso esiphetfweni kwalomuntfu wangaphandle tebulungiswa sekutsi 15 20 25 30 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za

4 No. 54680 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14 MAy 2026 Act no. 11 of 2025 The Immigration Amendment Act, 2025 4 so concludes that the interests of justice permit the release of such foreigner, impose reasonable conditions and record the release and reasons therefor on a prescribed form; (c) (d) (b) a foreigner so detained must be brought before a court in person, within 48 hours from the time of his or her arrest or not later than the first court day after the expiry of the 48 hours, if the 48 hours expired outside ordinary court days; the court before whom the detained foreigner is brought must consider whether the interests of justice permit the release of such person subject to reasonable conditions and must, if it so concludes, order the person to be released subject to reasonable conditions; if the court concludes that the interests of justice do not permit the release of such person, the court may authorise the further detention of the foreigner concerned for a period not exceeding 30 calendar days; if the court has ordered the further detention of such foreigner, he or she must be brought before the court prior to the expiry of the period of detention authorised by the court and the court must consider whether the interests of justice permit the release of such foreigner subject to reasonable conditions and must, if it so concludes, order the foreigner to be released subject to reasonable conditions as imposed by the court; if the court considering further detention of such a foreigner concludes that the interests of justice do not permit the release of such foreigner, the court may authorise the further detention of the foreigner for an adequate period not exceeding a further 90 calendar days; and (e) (f) (g) a foreigner concerned brought before a court in terms of paragraph (b) or (e) must be given an opportunity to make oral or written representations to the court, and such representations must be considered together with the representations by the immigration officer.’’. Substitution of word in Act 13 of 2002

2. The principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for the word ‘‘Court’’, wherever it occurs, of the word ‘‘court’’. Short title and commencement

3. This Act is called the Immigration Amendment Act, 2025, and comes into operation on a date determined by the President by proclamation in the Gazette. 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za Umtsetfo wekuchitjiyelwa kweMtsetfo wekungena kulelive, 2025 5 STAATSKOERANT, 14 MAy 2026 No. 54680 5 UMtsetfo 11 ka-2025 kukhululwa kwalomuntfu wangaphandle, sibeke imibandzela lefanelekile bese sibhala lokukhululwa kanye netizatfu takhona efomini lelibekiwe;’’. (b) umuntfu wangaphandle lobanjiwe ngalendlela kumele aletfwe embikwenkantolo matfupha, kungakendluli ema-awa langu-48 ngemuva kwekuvalelwa kwakhe nobe kungakendluli lilanga lekucala lekutsetfwa kwelicala ngemuva kwekuphela kwalama-awa langu-48, uma ngabe lama-awa langu-48 aphela ngaphandle kwemalanga etemtsetfo latayelekile; inkantolo leletfwa embikwalo lomchamuki lobanjiwe kumele inake kutsi ngabe tinjongo tebulungiswa tivumela kukhululwa kwalowo muntfu ngaphasi kwemibandzela lefanelekile futsi, uma ifike esiphetfweni lesinjalo, kumele ikhiphe umyalelo wekukhululwa kwalowo muntfu ngaphasi kwemibandzela lefanelekile; (c) (d) uma inkantolo ifinyelela esiphetfweni sekutsi tinjongo tebulu- ngiswa atikuvumeli kukhululwa kwalomuntfu, inkantolo ingani- keta imvume yekugcina lomuntfu wangaphandle lobanjiwe sikhatsi lesingandluli emalanga langu-30 ekhalenda; kwesikhatsi kwekuphela sekuboshwa (e) uma ngabe inkantolo ikhiphe sincumo sekuchubeka nekuboshwa kwalomuntfu wangaphandle, kumele aletfwe embikwenkantolo ngembi lesivunyelwe inkantolo kumele ibuke kutsi ngabe tinhloso yinkantolo futsi tebulungiswa tivumela kukhululwa kwalomuntfu wangaphandle ngaphasi kwemibandzela lefanelekile yini futsi kumele, uma ifike lomuntfu esiphetfweni wangaphandle lefanele njengobe imiswe yinkantolo; uma ngabe inkantolo lecabangela kuchubeka nekuvalelwa kwalo- muntfu wangaphandle tinjongo esiphetfweni tebulungiswa atikuvumeli kukhululwa kwalomuntfu wanga- phandle, inkantolo ingavumela kuchubeka nekuvalelwa kwalomu- lesenele lesingandluli emalanga ntfu wangaphandle sikhatsi langu-90 ekhalenda; futsi akhululwe ngaphasi kwemibandzela lesinjalo, sincumo ikhiphe sekutsi sekutsi ifike (f) (g) umchamuki lotsintsekako lotfunyelwe enkantolo ngekulandzela indzima (b) nobe (e) kumele aniketwe litfuba lekwenta tetfulo temlomo netemibhalo enkantolo, futsi tetfulo letinjalo kumele tihlolwe kanye netetfulo tesisebenti setekungena.’’. Kufakwa kweligama emtsetfweni 13 wanga-2002

2. UMtsetfo loMkhulu uguculwa ngekutsi esikhundleni seligama lelitsi ‘‘Inkantolo’’, lapho livela khona, kufakwe lelitsi ‘‘inkantolo’’. Sihloko lesifishane nekucala kusebenta

3. LoMtsetfo ubitwa ngekutsi nguMtsetfo wekuChitjiyelwa kweMtsetfo Wekungena Kulelive, 2025, futsi ucala kusebenta ngelusuku loluncunywe nguMengameli ngesi- memetelo kuGazethi. 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za

6 No. 54680 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14 MAy 2026 Act no. 11 of 2025 The Immigration Amendment Act, 2025 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za Umtsetfo wekuchitjiyelwa kweMtsetfo wekungena kulelive, 2025 STAATSKOERANT, 14 MAy 2026 No. 54680 7 UMtsetfo 11 ka-2025 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za

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