On 11 October 2023, the Department of Home Affairs officially launched the Trusted Employer Scheme (TES).
The pilot of the scheme invites corporate employers to submit an expression of interest to join the scheme, with applications closing on 20 November 2023.
Read more Home Affairs Officially Launches Trusted Employer Scheme
South African employers who enlist the services of immigration consultants don’t need to know the Immigration Act back to front. That’s the job of the consultants.
However, it’s helpful to understand the basic requirements associated with work visas when employing foreigners. That’s why we’re sharing the basic requirements of each South African work visa with you below. Read more South Africa’s Work Visa Requirements: A Guide for South African Employers
On 1 February 2023, the Department of Home Affairs implemented changes for Spousal and Life Partner visa and permanent residence applications. Read more New requirements for Spousal and Life Partner Visa applications
The Department of Home Affairs is notorious for taking their time with permanent residency applications. PR applicants often wait years on outcomes!
South Africa’s lockdown has slowed down the process even more. This situation has caused applicants with PR applications in the system an enormous amount of stress and anxiety.
It doesn’t help that communication from Home Affairs is virtually non-existent!
Unfortunately, we can’t tell you how long Home Affairs is going to take to process applications. However, we can give you some insights into PR applications and the way forward. Read more Existing PR applications: What’s the delay?
We have a question for you – can a foreign national start working for you as soon as the work visa application has been submitted?
If your answer was either “Yes’ or “I don’t know”, keep on reading.
There are many (costly) misconceptions around South African work visas, and we’ve put together a guide to the five most common ones for employers. Read more South African work visas: Here’s the truth about 5 common myths
Picture this – it’s Monday and in a quiet moment you decide to go through your foreign employees’ documents.
To your shock you discover that one employee’s visa is due for renewal – at the end of the week.
Suddenly, your Monday is a whole lot bluer! You have no idea how you’re going to do this. You don’t even know if it’s still possible to submit a renewal!
Take a deep breath – this does not have to happen to you.
You can avoid any visa renewal shocks and surprises simply by keeping these 5 facts in mind: Read more Top 5 Things to Know about South African Visa Renewals
In March, the Department of Home Affairs had good news for visitor visa holders still in South Africa due to border restrictions and PR holders.
Visitor visa holders got a further extension until 30 June, and PR holders received a temporary blanket concession to meet their PR requirements. Read more South African Immigration News: March 2021
Everyone in business know that time is money. Unfortunately, the South African visa application process is notorious for long waiting times.
The general work visa, for instance, could take up to a year to finalise.
The last thing you want is for delays to slow down the process even more. And you certainly don’t want a rejection and for the waiting to have been in vain!
What you want is to get a visa application right the first time. That’s how you ensure the process is smooth and give yourself a greater chance of success with the application.
Our pointers today will help you do just this:
Read more 5 Tips to help you get a South African visa application right
This article is the third in our series which covers some of the most popular critical skill occupations through which foreigners can apply for a critical skills work visa.
We have covered the IT profession, as well as foreign language speakers in the BPO sector. Today, we’ll discuss the Life and Earth Sciences category.
Topics of discussion will be:
Read more Critical Skills Occupation: Life and Earth Sciences
Have you ever interviewed a candidate for a position who was on a South African spousal or life partner visa? Most employers in South Africa have had a foreigner short-listed for a role, however, we all know that work visas for South Africa can be daunting, right?
We have some good news for you! When it comes to the spousal and life partner visa, it’s MUCH easier to get the candidate working rights for your organisation. All that is needed from you is a job offer.
We’ll be guiding you through the following four topics:
Read more Spousal and Life Partner Visas | Adding a work endorsement