Immigration Officer: Inspectorate (X14 Posts)

Closing date: 26 Jun 2026
Department: Department of Home Affairs

Reference number: HRMC 30/26/9a (X1 Post); HRMC 30/26/9b (X12 Posts); HRMC 30/26/9c (X1 Post)

Salary: R280 278 - R330 162 per annum (Level 06), (a basic salary)

Centre: Eastern Cape: Large Office: Mthatha; Head Office: Tshwane: Branch: Immigration Services; KwaZulu-Natal: Large Office: Ethekwini

Requirements

• An undergraduate qualification in Law, Public Management, Public Administration, Policing Criminology, Forensics or Criminal Justice at NQF level 6 as recognised by SAQA is required.
• Basic understanding of the Refugees Act and Immigration Act.
• Basic understanding of South African Constitution.
• Basic understanding of the Immigration Act.
• Basic understanding Public Service Regulatory Framework.
• A valid driver’s license (Code B/C1/C/ 25 EC1).
• Valid Public Driver Permit (PDP).
• Willingness to travel outside the borders and work extended hours.

Duties

The successful candidate will be responsible for, amongst others, the following specific tasks:

• Effective enforcement of the Immigration Act 13 of 2002 as amended and other Legislation.
• Detect, trace, detain and prosecute illegal foreigners within the country.
• Process the deportation of illegal foreigners out of the country to their country of origin.
• Provide support on law enforcement investigations and anti-corruption cases.
• Conduct inspections in loco with or without warrant as allowed by law.
• Conduct investigations on any transgressions of the Immigration Act, 2002, the Refugee Act, 1998 or other departmental legislation.

Enquiries

Eastern Cape: Mr L Jama Tel No: (043) 604 6417
Head Office: Ms B Kabinde Tel No: (012) 406 4239
KwaZulu-Natal: Ms N Ngema Tel No: (033) 845 5003

Applications

Applications compliant with the “Directions to Applicants” above, must be submitted online at https://erecruitment.dha.gov.za or sent to the correct
address specified as follows:
Eastern Cape: Physical address: 11 Hargreaves Avenue, King William’s Town, 5600
Head Office, Hallmark Building: Physical address: 230 Johannes Ramokhoase Street, Pretoria, 0001.
KwaZulu-Natal: Physical address: 181 Church Street, Pietermaritzburg, 3209.

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