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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What exactly is the official special programme/status and why does it exist?

A special pass is one of the types of pass the regulations provide for (dependant's, student's, visitor's, transit, prohibited immigrant's and special pass). Passes are issued at the discretion of the Chief Immigration Officer on the terms and conditions he specifies, and the special pass is provided for in the regulation headed "Appeals and special pass".

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Limits of the record
  • The regulations do not state the policy reason for the pass beyond its link to appeals.
  • Recorded source · www.gov.sz
    14. (1) The following types of passes may be issued under this Part— (a) a dependant’s pass; (b) a student’s pass; (c) a visitor’s pass; (d) a transit pass; (e) a prohibited immigrant’s pass; (f) a special pass.
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    (2) Subject to these Regulations, the issue of any pass under this Part shall be at the discretion of the Chief Immigration Officer who may issue such pass on such terms and conditions as he may specify in it.
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    Appeals and special pass.

Which specific population, role, circumstance or historical/legal situation does it cover?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which population or situation the programme covers.

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  • This detail is not established in the evidence recorded here. Confirm the applicable requirement with the responsible authority.

What circumstance, event, relationship, nomination, invitation or status activates access?

Beyond appeals and permit/pass applications, access can be activated by any other purpose that the Chief Immigration Officer considers suitable. An appeal against refusal of an entry permit must be submitted to the Minister within twenty-one days of notification of the refusal.

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  • No list or criteria for what the Chief Immigration Officer considers a suitable purpose.
  • Recorded source · www.gov.sz
    or for any other purpose which the Chief Immigration Officer considers suitable,
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    12. (1) Any person wishing to appeal to the Minister under section 5(3) of the Act against a decision refusing an entry permit may submit an appeal in Form 5 in the First Schedule hereto accompanied by the appropriate fee specified in the Second Scheduled hereto, to the Minister within twenty one days upon receiving notification of such refusal.

What sponsor, authority, nomination, certification, evidence or other step must occur before the status can be obtained?

Recorded expiry date

. Confirmation is required after this date. Check the linked sources before relying on this recorded answer.

The applicant applies to the Chief Immigration Officer in Form 10.

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What immigration status and rights result, how long do they last, can family be included, and what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends?

Recorded expiry date

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The pass may be issued for a period not exceeding three months. The official source does not state the resulting rights, family inclusion or what happens when the purpose ends.

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These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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