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SA IMMIGRATION ALERT: RE-APPLICATION OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE PERMITS FOR APPLICANTS THAT APPLIED PRIOR TO 2 JUNE 2014
The Department of Home Affairs has confirmed that 4616 PR applications cannot be found on their track & trace system prior to 2 June 2014. The Director General of Home Affairs Mr Apleni has announced that a list of names has been published in the National...
UPDATE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW WHITE PAPER ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION FOR SOUTH AFRICA – 13 MARCH 201
In June 2016, the South African Department of Home Affairs published a Green Paper on Migration which was open for public comment. This paper proposed that international migration must be managed proactively and strategically in order to contribute to national...
EU VISA FREE TRAVEL FOR SOUTH AFRICANS
South Africa’s Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba held talks with the European Union Ambassador on immigration-related issues between South Africa and Europe on 27 September 2016. The issues that were discussed included a proposal for EU member states to relax visa...
MOZAMBIQUE IMMIGRATION ALERT, SEPTEMBER 2016 : NEW EXPATRIATE IMMIGRATION HIRING REGULATIONS
New Mozambique Expatriate Immigration Hiring Regulations to take effect on 29 November 2016. The new Regulations on the Mechanisms and Procedures applicable to the Hiring of Expatriates (the “Expat Hiring Regulations”), was published in the Mozambican Government’s...
SOUTH AFRICA: HOME AFFAIRS CHANGES TO SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATES – 28 SEPTEMBER 2016
Urgent Notice to all applicants for Temporary residence visas and Permanent residence permits The Department of Home Affairs issued a recent notification indicating that they will soon automate the process of obtaining a South African Police Clearance Certificate as...
LAUNCH OF THE CONCEPT OF THE “AFRICAN PASSPORT” FOR FREE MOVEMENT OF AFRICAN NATIONALS ON THE CONTINENT
Launch of the concept of the African Passport for free movement of African nationals on the continent Outgoing African Union Commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma launched the concept of the African passport at the summit which was one one of the big...
SOUTH AFRICA’S DRAFT POLICY PUBLISHED ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION – JULY 2016
The South African Department of Home Affairs has published a Green Paper on Migration. This paper proposes that international migration must be managed proactively and strategically in order to contribute to national priorities such as nation building and social...
PRESS RELEASE: BEING A SMALL GROUP MEANS FAST AND TOP-NOTCH SERVICE
In Depth / Growth Engines Being a small group means fast and top-notch service MARUSSIA van der Merwe studied financial management before coming to SA but switched to marketing management. After being offered jobs as enchanting as selling vacuum cleaners, in...
PRESS RELEASE: PAVING THE WAY FOR THE EXPAT SKILLS SA NEEDS
In Depth / Growth Engines Paving the way for the expat skills SA needs DURING an outbreak of xenophobic attacks might not be the best time to ask about foreign workers being brought into the country — albeit not permanently — but for Expats On The Globe, a...
PRESS RELEASE: PAVLO’S PERSPECTIVE: INVESTING IN AFRICA WITH GRACE AND COMMITMENT.
PAVLO’S PERSPECTIVE: Investing in Africa with grace and commitment. WITH seven of the 10 fastest-growing economies in the world, Africa is an exciting investment opportunity despite the slump in commodity prices. An African bull would argue that the slump will...