The good news is that my foreign wife (I'm South African) is finally ready to apply for her Permanent Residency in South Africa, but unfortunately Home Affairs' page on the process (http://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/immigra … -residency) isn't clear.
Q: What does the 'representation' requirement entail in practice?
"In order to make an application for a permanent residency permit, applicants must first submit representation to the Minister of Home Affairs motivating why he or she should be declared not to be a prohibited person or an undesirable person ... Once you have received a positive response from the Minister of Home Affairs, you may submit an application for either a Direct Residency Permit or a Residency-on-Other-Grounds Permit."
We've got no clue, and Home Affairs' call centre didn't either (!). Is this an affidavit accompanied by police clearances and a letter of support, and submitted through a Home Affairs' office? Please help!