IMMIGRATION ACT (as at 10th October, 2006) PART I PRELIMINARY 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Immigration Act [Chapter 4:02]. 2 Interpretation In this Act— “alien” means a person who is not a Zimbabwe citizen; “Chief Immigration Officer” means the Chief Immigration Officer referred to in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section five; “domicile” has the meaning assigned thereto in section three; “immigration officer” means— (a) the Chief Immigration Officer; (b) an immigration officer referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section five; (c) to the extent that the powers and duties of an immigration officer are conferred or imposed on any person in terms of subsection (2) of section five, any such person; “Minister” means the Minister of Home Affairs or any other Minister to whom the President may, from time to time, assign the administration of this Act; “permit” means a permit issued in terms of this Act; “port of entry” means any place prescribed as a port of entry; “port of exit” means any place prescribed as a port of exit; “prohibited person” means any person who, in terms of this Act, is deemed or declared to be a prohibited person; “repealed Act” means the Departure from Rhodesia (Control) Act [Chapter 24 of 1974], the Deportation Act [Chapter 25 of 1974] or the Immigration Act [Chapter 27 of 1974]; “students permit” means a students permit issued in terms of this Act; “temporary employment permit” means a temporary employment permit issued in terms of this Act; “temporary permit” means a temporary permit issued in terms of this Act; “travel document” means a passport or other document of identity of a class recognized by the Minister which is issued by or on behalf of the Government or any other government or other authority recognized by the Government; “Zimbabwe citizen” means a citizen of Zimbabwe in terms of the laws relating to citizenship. 3 Domicile (1) Subject to this section, a person shall be regarded, for the purposes of this Act, as being domiciled in a country if— (a) he resides permanently in that country; or (b) that country is the country to which he returns as a permanent resident. (2) A person who resides in Zimbabwe by virtue of the fact that— (a) he has been allowed to enter or remain in Zimbabwe through error, oversight, misrepresentation or a contravention of this Act or a repealed Act; or (b) it has not been discovered that he is a prohibited person or an alien; -3 -