Are you a foreign national studying in South Africa? Keen to live in South Africa permanently after completing your studies?

You stand a good chance of doing so if you’re studying in a critical skills area!

The Department of Home Affairs allows students in critical skills areas to apply for permanent residency immediately after completing their studies, with many of the usual requirements set aside.

Continue reading to find out more. Read more ‘Critical skills’ graduates have a quicker route to SA permanent residency ›

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Just last year, it was a seller’s market in Cape Town. Today, things look much differently. The past month we’ve been seeing headlines such as ‘Property prices in popular Cape Town areas decrease’ and ‘Cape Coastal property lag benefits holiday investors’.

The price decrease has hit all the areas most popular with local and foreign property investors – from the Atlantic Seaboard to the Southern Suburbs. Read more Now is the time to buy property in Cape Town! ›

On Monday, 3 June 2019, co-founder and shareholder of Intergate Immigration Stuart James joined SAfm’s Bongi Gwala to discuss South Africa’s immigration policy. The big question posed was whether South Africa should review its immigration policy. Read more Intergate Immigration discuss SA’s immigration policy on SAfm ›

If you’re reading this, it means you want to know how to become a resident of South Africa. Who can blame you? South Africa’s natural beauty is beyond compare, our private healthcare is exceptional, and we’re the third most inclusive country in the world!

Let’s get straight into it then, shall we? The starting point to becoming a South African resident is asking yourself two key questions: Read more How to become a resident of South Africa ›

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This month we took some time out to chat to Natalie Samuels, one of our newest team members.

Natalie previously travelled the globe as an air hostess, a role that prepared her well for dealing with people from all across the world. Working as a client manager at Intergate, where she could continue using the people skills she learned, was a natural progression for Natalie. Read more Meet the Team: Natalie Samuels ›

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South Africa is known as one of the most beautiful, unique, and vibrant places on earth – and for good reason! Where else do you find more than 3000 species of flowers in bloom in one area each year? Or lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants, and African buffalos? Yes, the Big 5 in one country.

We could write about South Africa’s charms all day but only photos would do them justice. Here’s South Africa showing off in grand style:

The locals of the Namaqua National Park

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Namaqualand is a semi-desert region located in northwest South Africa 🇿🇦, considered highly inhospitable for human beings due to the absence of water sources. Every year after the winter rainy season (which runs from May to August), just like a Fairy Godmother to her Cinderella, Mother Nature dresses the Namaqua National Park in a jaw-dropping kaleidoscopic frock of wildflowers🌷, reminiscent of an Impressionist painting. Check out 👉 our guide to South Africa and come discover the more than 3000 floral species of the park: http://bit.ly/SouthAfricaTravelGuides Photo 📸 by Cathy Withers-Clarke . . . . . #arrivalguides #lonelyplanet #southafrica #namaqualand #namaquanationalpark #capetown #africa #flowers #Nababeep #Springbok #Kamieskroon #Calvinia #tourism #photography #travelphotography #adventure #wanderlust #travelgram #explore #holiday #traveling #travelphoto #travelblog #traveladdict #tourism #mytravelgram #traveltheworld

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Read more 9 Photos of South Africa showing off ›

Limited spots so book as soon as possible.

A great many of our clients over the last 14 years have emigrated to South Africa from the UK.

With the increasing costs and tax liabilities attached to inheritance tax we are delighted to introduce you to the chance to attend a free seminar on the subject – and more importantly how to plan against it. Read more Free seminar for UK nationals based in South Africa ›

There has been a lot of press around the draft critical skills list that is rumored to come into effect in this month (April 2019).

Thus far, Intergate has refrained from commenting simply because we don’t want to create unnecessary panic among our clients.

However, with the intended date of signing in rapidly approaching, we decided to give input on the matter. Read more The 2019 draft critical skills list: Here’s our advice to our clients ›

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