Immigration Act, 2002 (Act No. 13 of 2002)Permanent Residence25. Permanent residence |
| (1) | The holder of a permanent residence permit has all the rights, privileges, duties and obligations of a citizen, save for those rights, privileges, duties and obligations which a law or the Constitution explicitly ascribes to citizenship. |
| (2) | Subject to this Act, upon application, one of the permanent residence permits set out in sections 26 and 27 may be issued to a foreigner. |
| (3) | A permanent residence permit shall be issued on terms and conditions that the holder is not a prohibited or an undesirable person, and subject to section 28 . |
| (4) | For good cause, as prescribed, the Department may attach reasonable individual terms and conditions to a permanent residence permit. |