The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber announced a welcome and timeous reprieve to foreign nationals with pending waivers, long-term visas and appeal applications, submitted in South Africa to travel and remain in the country with specific conditions, just days before the current concession comes to an end.
As the 31 March 2025 deadline for the current Department of Home Affairs (DHA) concession approaches, many foreign nationals with pending visa and appeal applications are anxiously awaiting news. However, there is growing optimism that Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, will announce another extension, continuing his track record of protecting valid visa holders […]
South Africa’s Critical Skills Work Visa offers skilled professionals an opportunity to work in the country in occupations with a shortage of local expertise. This visa, akin to other global work permits, targets sectors vital to economic growth and development.
Prominent South African business figures are stepping up to the task in chairing several working groups of the B20, consisting of captains of industry across the globe, who will in the run up to the G20 Summit in November, formulate recommendations ensuring business has a voice at the highest levels of international economic governance.
In the first three months after the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) introduced the new Points-Based system (PBS) to streamline the processing of Critical Skills and General Work Visa applications, the success of this transparent points scale in objectively determining applicant eligibility, is already noticeable. Phindiwe Mbhele, Director of Corporate Accounts at DHA, said since the […]
South Africa’s imminent implementation of an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system, as announced in the State of the Nation Address (SONA), will allow a full digital visa application process, ensuring a quick and effective turnaround time for travellers coming for short-term visits. This will help boost tourism numbers which have not yet recovered to pre-COVID-19 […]
How Home Affairs’ Immigration Reforms Could Drive SA’s Growth in 2025 Since the Government of National Unity (GNU) was formed in July 2024, consumer and business confidence picked up, and many global leaders see the creation of the GNU as positive and a sign of stability. There is also improved sentiment towards South Africa and […]
Almost three months after South Africa introduced the long-awaited Remote Work Visa to attract foreign digital nomads who can choose any exotic destination in the world to work from, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) sees an uptick in enquiries from these remote workers who want to move to South Africa, and specifically to Cape […]
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