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Renewing general work visas challenging in South Africa

General work visas are proving virtually impossible to renew, since the implementation of the current immigration laws on 26 May 2014, when the Department of Labour took on a more significant role in the process. Holders of general work visas, the most commonly sought visa for foreign professionals working and living in South Africa are […]

Permanent Residency Applications Submitted prior to June 2014 – to be re-submitted electronically BEFORE END JUNE 2017

The Department of Home Affairs established that they do not have 4 616 Permanent Residency applications that were submitted prior to June 2014 on file, as per the source of their Track and Trace system. A solution pertaining to the above has been provided by the Department, whereby any individual who applied for Permanent Residence prior […]

ABOUT HLENGIWE MKHIZE

A NOTABLE APPOINTMENT: HLENGIWE MKHIZE Mkhize has been a vocal telecoms deputy minister and has championed the participation of more women in the ICT sector. The SA Communications Forum congratulated Mkhize on her new appointment. “As we deepen our advance into the fourth industrial revolution, all aspects of government must be digitised more rapidly. Minister […]

WHITE PAPER: Home affairs in bid to revamp migration setup

The Department of Home Affairs has put forward ambitious new proposals to revamp SA’s migration system to curb economic migration, while also attracting skills. The department believes the cost of the revamp will be money well spent. The department is due to present a white paper on international migration to the Cabinet this week. Among […]