25 illegal immigrants nabbed for contravening Immigration Act
At least 25 illegal foreign nationals has been arrested for contravening the Immigration Act, Cape Town Police said on Thursday.
SA looking at ways to simplify travelling with minors: Gigaba
Home Affairs wants to simplify the current requirements of travelling with minors, which requires a person travelling to and from South Africa to have an unabridged birth certificate, said Minister Malusi Gigaba.
Immigration Engagements Accountant to Compliment Business Visa Service
Applying for Business Visa in South Africa can be both time-consuming and complex. Amendments to the Immigration Act No.13 of 2002 make it possible for an Immigration Engagements Accountant to issue certificates for Business Visa purposes. Whereas before only registered CA(SA) could perform this function.
Department of Home Affairs To Enforce Legal Immigrant Employment
Companies may expect “a knock on the door” from the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) to conduct required audits and investigations on their employment practices of immigrant workers, Director from the DHA’s Corporate Account Unit, Ben Makhalemele has warned.
NEWS | EMPLOYING EXPATRIATES? – DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF SOUTH AFRICAN EMPLOYERS
Employers are often hard pressed to find the necessary (and scarce) skills to fill selected roles within their organisation. Time and again employers turn to the international labour market to seek individuals possessing the required skillsets to support and sustain the needs of the organisation.
Media statement on the extension of the closing date for the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP)
The Department of Home Affairs has extended the closing date for payments and submission of supporting documents and biometrics for the new Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP), until 15 February 2018. The cut-off date was initially 30 November 2017 and was extended to 31 January 2018 in the hope that all those who had applied online […]
How to Fill SA’s Immediate Skills Gap
A new report compiled by expatriate solutions provider Xpatweb, “Critical Skills Survey Results 2017”, confirms that local companies are hard pressed to find the right expertise to achieve their corporate goals. It is therefore to every business and professional body’s benefit to engage with government to make work visa applications as easy as possible.
NEWSFLASH: CABINET RESHUFFLE – NEW MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS, MS AYANDA DLODLO
President Jacob Zuma announced early Tuesday morning, 17 October 2017 more changes to the current roles within the Cabinet.
GETTING A WORK VISA FOR A FOREIGN SKILLED EMPLOYEE
Marisa Jacobs, director and head of immigration and mobility at Xpatweb, unpacks what’s required to obtain a work visa for a foreign skilled employee. In truth, it’s extremely easy if you know what you need and how to go about it, but near impossible if you are inexperienced and make school boy errors.
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