NEWSFLASH: CABINET RESHUFFLE – NEW MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS, MS AYANDA DLODLO
President Jacob Zuma announced early Tuesday morning, 17 October 2017 more changes to the current roles within the Cabinet.
GETTING A WORK VISA FOR A FOREIGN SKILLED EMPLOYEE
Marisa Jacobs, director and head of immigration and mobility at Xpatweb, unpacks what’s required to obtain a work visa for a foreign skilled employee. In truth, it’s extremely easy if you know what you need and how to go about it, but near impossible if you are inexperienced and make school boy errors.
Permanent Residency to be Considered before Conclusion of White Paper
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Radio Interview: Marisa Jacobs on SAFM
Managing Director of Work Permit South Africa, Marisa Jacobs, was interviewed on how employers can obtain a work Visa for a foreign skilled employee. Should you have missed the interview please feel free to listen to it below.
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Time aired: 07/27/2017 at 2:50PM
EXPECT PLENTY OF SOUTH AFRICANS ABROAD RETURNING HOME OR EMIGRATING
The draft tax law amendments for 2017 has been published by National Treasury on 19 Jul 2017, which contains the much-anticipated details on tax treatment of South Africans performing their employment abroad
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 finding it practically impossible to renew their visas.
SOUTH AFRICAN EMIGRATION TO BE MONITORED BY THE GOVERNMENT
Following the cabinet approval of the Department of Home Affairs’ White Paper regarding the targets to be met by 2063 of South Africa’s migration and immigration status, South African citizens who wish to travel abroad for more than three (3) months will soon be required to register with the Government.
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 to 02 June 2014 and whose particulars appear on the list published in the National Government Gazette, may re-submit their Permanent Residency applications at their earliest convenience.
What to Expect from Minister Malusi Gigaba | Lessons from Immigration and Work Permit Professionals
As the African saying goes, a leopard cannot change its spots and the zebra its stripes. Perhaps there are some lessons to be learned, optimistic but also cautionary, now that the immigration fraternity pass on the baton to fellow professionals with vested interests in National Treasury and SARS.
Private Institutes To Be Registered With Department of Higher Education – WAIVED
The (ex-)Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba had granted study visas to the learning institutions which are still currently in the process of registering with the Department of Higher Education (DHET).
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