| (1) | The following foreigners may be declared undesirable by the Director-General as prescribed, and after such declaration do not qualify for a port of entry visa, admission into the Republic or a permanent residence permit— |
| (a) | Anyone who is or is likely to become a public charge; |
| (b) | anyone identified as such by the Minister; |
| (c) | anyone who has been judicially declared incompetent; |
| (d) | an unrehabilitated insolvent; |
| (e) | anyone who has been ordered to depart in terms of this Act; |
| (f) | anyone who is a fugitive from justice; |
| (g) | anyone with previous criminal convictions without the option of a fine for conduct which would be an offence in the Republic, with the exclusion of certain prescribed offences; and |
| (h) | any person who has overstayed the prescribed number of times. |
[Section 30(1) amended by section 20 of Immigration Amendment Act, 2011 (Act No. 13 of 2011)]
| (2) | Upon application by the affected person, the Minister may, for good cause, waive any of the grounds of undesirability. |
