Your Rights
Follow the links below to find information on your rights: Applying for refugee status What to do when arrested or are being deported Right to Education Right to Health Care General Labour Law Farmworker’s Rights Domestic Workers Rights How to open a bank account Housing Rights (PIE) Housing Rights (ESTA)
About PASSOP
Why We Exist Millions of immigrants live in South Africa. Estimates range between two to five million, with the most vulnerable being asylum seekers, refugees, and undocumented immigrants. These vulnerable people constitute the largest share of the immigrant population. The fact that such a large share of the immigrant population in South Africa i ...
CV Building & Job Posting
If you are looking for a job but do not know how to present yourself or what documentation you require, we can assist you. PASSOP can help draft your CV, write motivational letters, and respond to job postings that you find. We invite you to use our WiFi if you cannot afford an internet cafe. Please schedule an appointment for all job-rela ...
Publications
Based on research conducted by the Legal Resources Centre (LRC), the Women’s Legal Centre (WLC) and PASSOP, this report validates what LGBTI+ asylum seekers coming to South Africa have been saying for years – it suggests that these individuals are being denied administrative justice, be it due to direct discrimination or procedural errors. The rep ...New Report On The Denial Of Administrative Justice For LGBTI+ Asylum Seekers In South Africa
Based on research conducted by the Legal Resources Centre (LRC), the Women’s Legal Centre (WLC) and the African Centre for Migration and Society (ACMS) this report validates what LGBTI+ asylum seekers coming to South Africa have been saying for years – it suggests that these individuals are being denied administrative justice, be it due to direct ...
Featured News
New Report On The Denial Of Administrative Justice For LGBTI+ Asylum Seekers In South Africa
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How we can help
Immigrants are disempowered because they do not know their rights. We offer free paralegal advice and a daily clinic for asylum seekers and refugees whose applications have been rejected or whose status is being withdrawn.
Featured Project
Countless gay, lesbian and transgender refugees flee the homophobia and persecution in their home countries and make their way to South Africa. Our LGBTI Refugee Advocacy and Support project aims to assist and advocate for their rights. Find out more.
Featured Report
The cost of sending money from South Africa to neighbouring countries is amongst the highest in the world. A new report highlights this and other findings about the nature of remittance flows from South Africa to Zimbabwe and what implications it has on the nature of migration.
‘Strangling the Lifeline’ – PASSOP Report on Remittance flows from SA to Zimbabwe
Refugee Stories
Refugees are often exposed to hardships, discrimination and violence, both in their home countries and in South Africa. Yet they somehow overcome the odds. To give them a voice and to raise awareness around their plight, here are a collection of their stories.
