Department of Home Affairs Archive

Home Affairs finally grants same-sex couple a (limited) spousal visa: After months of chasing after the department of home affairs, lesbian couple, Wendy Kessman and Nomfundo Ngidi were finally granted a spousal visa but only to live legally in South Africa and travel in and out of the country.

Home Affairs ignores court order to respond to lesbian couple’s visa appeal: The Department of Home Affairs flouts the rule of law as it ignores a court order granted to a married same-sex couple, Wendy Kessman and Nomfundo Ngidi, who wish to legally live together in South Africa.

Home Affairs ordered to respond to lesbian couple’s appeal: A court has had to order the Department of Home Affairs to do its job and respond to an appeal by a married bi-national same-sex couple who are desperate to legally live together in South Africa.

Lesbian couple’s court order against Home Affairs delayed: A court order application by married binational same-sex couple Wendy Kessman