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What South Africans Lose When Adopting Foreign Citizenship
Anyone who acquires citizenship in another country will automatically lose their South African citizenship. This includes all rights and privileges associated with being a South African citizen, including losing your right to a South African passport, one’s right to vote, etc.
Highest Response Rate Expected For 2022 Critical Skills Survey, Driven By Growing Skills Demand
The government’s official Critical Skills List was fully released in February this year and, already, an adjusted list was published earlier this month. However, employers cannot afford to become complacent.
Changes In The Previous Flexibility Afforded To Passport Applications And Collections For South Africans
On 11 August 2022, the Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi announced a massive change for passports in South Africa.
Dire Consequences For Non-Compliant Companies
A recent article by News24 reported on the arrest of two farmers with 39 undocumented Mozambican nationals on their premises. Both farmers are currently being held in custody on 18 charges, including human trafficking, and have again been denied bail at their hearing earlier this week. The decision is currently under appeal.
More Skills Added To The Critical Skills List
The Department of Home Affairs has gazetted a revised Critical Skills List on the 2nd of August, which sees the addition of 39 new occupations subsequent to the publication of the Critical Skills List in February 2022.
Mobility And Tax Changing Practices
Xpatweb hosted a South African first full-day Global Mobility conference on 30 June 2022, the purpose of the conference was to discuss the current landscape of immigration and mobility in South Africa and the wider African market.
Sonwabo Sibayi: Insights From The South African High Commission In London
Xpatweb recently hosted the first Global Mobility Management conference themed as Reinventing Mobility – A New Roadmap.
The Department Of Home Affairs Immigration Mandate
Key-Note Speaker at the Xpatweb Mobility Conference – Mr. Ben Makhalemele Xpatweb was honoured to host Mr. Ben Makhalemele as a key-note speaker at our Global Mobility Conference, which took place on 30th June 2022, at the Bryanston Country Club.
Department Of Home Affairs Addresses Backlog At Xpatweb Mobility Conference
Professionals from the Global Mobility Industry convened on Thursday 30 June to debate and dissect current changes, challenges and most important, solutions in immigration and mobility in South Africa and Africa as the globe opens for business after the relaxation of Covid-19 limitations.
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