Essays about: "South African immigration policy"

Found 2 essays containing the words South African immigration policy.

1. 1. Healthy Enough to Enter? : Exploring the nexus of the body and the border through South African visa medical requirements

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för samhälls- och välfärdsstudier

   Author : Hannah Atkins; [2019]
   Keywords : migration; biopolitics; health; south africa; visas; borders; health securitization;

   Abstract : Visitors to South Africa wishing to stay in the country for longer than three months are required to submit a medical report which makes room for a host of physical and mental “defects”, including leprosy, venereal disease, trachoma, disabilities and mental health disorders ranging from addictions to epilepsy. The form appears to be an object that points to a multiplicity of interpretations as well as inconsistencies. READ MORE

3. 2. "We Are Not Welcome" : The Life and Experinces of Female Migrants in Cape Town

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionen

   Author : Karin Gustafson; [2011]
   Keywords : Migration; Female migrants; Southern Africa; South African immigration policy;

   Abstract : This thesis is an ethnographic study of the life of female migrants in Cape Town. The thesis is based on material gathered through informal conversations, semi-structured interviews and participant observation conducted among female migrants in Cape Town. READ MORE