Entries by workpermit southafrica

The Importance of South African Permanent Residency to your Expatriate / Human Resource Strategy

23/09/2016 in /by

The work permit process can be time consuming and even painful, depending on your permit categorisation. One question often asked is whether an expatriate should not consider Permanent Residency application sooner, effectively lifting the expatriate’s status above the noise of normal work permit requirements. We found that there can be a significant upside however, depending […]

South Africa Not Renewing Zimbabweans Special Permits – Gigaba

12/09/2016 in /by

The almost 200 000 Zimbabweans currently on permits issued under the Zimbabwean Special Permit (ZSP) project, have to seek alternative permits if they wish to extend their work, study or stay in South Africa beyond 2017, Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has said. “Those from Zimbabwe, as we announced last year when we announced the […]

Start-up visas: Countries draw top talent

08/09/2016 in /by

A growing number of countries determined to attract entrepreneurs to their soil are handing “start-up visas” to the best and brightest of them. A start-up visa enables entrepreneurs to live and start businesses in countries where they are not citizens or permanent residents, for a defined period of time. According to global entrepreneur network Startup […]

Validity period of visas now solidified

29/08/2016 in /by

Effective 1 August 2016, visas will be issued with a “Valid From” date instead of an “Issue date” which will accurately calculate the expiry dates of visas. This is an issue that has been plaguing expatriate employees. The time employers have previously spent on correcting visas to ensure correct expiry date will no longer be […]