In April of this year, the Department of Home Affairs granted visa and waiver applicants a visa extension until 30 June 2022.
Home Affairs had to issue this extension because of the severe backlog at its offices. The extension was supposed to give Home Affairs more time to process applications. Read more Visa extension until 30 September 2022 for visa and waiver applicants
The latest Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs found that South Africa is one of the best African countries for female business owners in the small and medium enterprise sector.
South Africa came second only after Botswana and in 37th place globally. This position puts us above countries like Hungary, Italy, Ghana, and Angola. Read more South Africa is the second-best African country for women entrepreneurs!
Eager to apply for a South African work visa? Then this article is essential reading. This information will familiarise you with eight of South Africa’s most important work visa rules and regulations. Read more 8 Facts worth knowing about South Africa’s work visas
The South African government is busy reviewing South Africa’s work visas and is exploring the possibility of new visa categories, including a remote-working visa.
President Cyril Ramaphosa made this announcement in his 2022 SONA address. Read more South Africa might get a remote-working visa in the future
Do you want to settle in South Africa? Are you a skilled and experienced worker? Then the South African critical skills work visa could be your best route to SA!
This work visa is based on a list of scarce skills in South Africa. Some of the occupations on the list are engineers, scientists, IT experts, and STEM school teachers. Read more The South African Critical Skills Work Visa: 8 Facts Worth Knowing
Considering living and working in South Africa? Then you probably have a lot of questions.
It’s quite normal too! After all, you’ll move yourself and perhaps even a family to a brand-new country. A country that maybe you haven’t even visited.
To help you get some clarity, we’ve answered seven common questions about working in South Africa. Read more Working in South Africa: Is SA a good place to work? (Plus 6 other questions)
On Sunday, 15 March, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that a national state of disaster has been declared in South Africa in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
While we are still waiting on clarification from the Department of Home Affairs on some matters, the information below is correct at the time of writing. We will update this article as information is released, but please follow us on Facebook or LinkedIn for updates as it happens. Read more #COVID19 and South Africa: Travel bans and more in effect
There was a lot of change in South African immigration last year. Most of it was good! We thought we’d look back on it all, seeing as we’re now at the start of a new year. We’re also going to share some thoughts and advice for what 2020 might bring. Read more A look back at 2019 immigration changes plus our thoughts on 2020
The Department of Home Affairs is introducing a number of changes that’ll make it easier for people to travel to South Africa.
The Minister and Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi and Hon. Njabulo Bheka Nzuza respectively, announced these changes during the Home Affairs Budget Vote on 10 July. Read more DHA scrapping visitor visas to South Africa for 7 countries plus 3 more major changes in the pipeline
Friday, the 28th of June, was a huge day for the foreign spouses and children of South Africans. The Constitutional Court ruled that it is unconstitutional to expect spouses and children to leave the country to change their visa status. Read more Major win for families delivered by the Constitutional Court!
