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SA Migration Newsletter
05 / 2017 |
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 SA Migration
International was created out of the need for a
specialist organization to assist people wishing to immigrate,
volunteer, work, bring family, study or open businesses in South
Africa.
New York-based consultants allegedly worked without the right
paperwork, and Malusi Gigaba allegedly failed to respond to the issue.
JOHANNESBURG â€" Newly appointed Home Affairs Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize
says this has been an important week for her as she’s been
familiarising herself with legislation and departmental policies.
SAs tourism sector broke records last year with the number of arrivals
jumping 12.8% to a little over 10m. But while this seems impressive it
is far short of the potential for a sector earmarked by government as
a key driver of growth and employment.
I estimate SA could be doing 20% better in terms of foreign tourist
numbers says David Frost CEO of the Southern Africa Tourism Services
Association.
Arrivals from New Zealand are down 15% for the month of January
compared with the same month last year. This is according to stats
released by Statistics SA on Monday.
Cape Town â€" The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is to review why
children born in South Africa to foreign parents are not automatically
awarded citizenship by the Department of Home Affairs.
Advocate Priscilla Jana deputy chairperson of the SAHRC said she been
unaware that unabridged birth certificates were not issued to children
born to foreign parents. We will look into this matter she said.
There would be no changes to South Africa’s strict immigration laws
due to 15 cases of child trafficking at OR Tambo since January, the
most recent being on March 29.
Many applicants submitted fraudulent accountant letters purporting to
confirm the availability of funds for business, Home Affairs Minister
Malusi Gigaba says
On Wednesday 15 February 2017 we received an unsigned circular which
we believe was produced by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), and
which Immigration Law Update: “Valid†Visas in Expired Passportsdealt
with the rectification of temporary residency visas and the transfer
of temporary residency visas from one passport to another. SA
Migration International
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SA
Migration
Tel.: +27 (0)71 632 9555 Fax: +27 (0)21 461 2611 Email: info@sami.co.za
Table of Contents
1. About SA Migration
2. SAA ‘knew’ its consultants were violating immigration laws 3. Minister Mkhize asks for patience as she settle into Home Affairs dept 4. Tourism: So much potential, going to waste 5. Stats show drop from New Zealand market 6. Children born in SA do not automatically qualify for citizenship 7. No changes to child travel requirements - Minister 8. Not a single new business application approved in 2016, Gigaba confirms 9. Immigration Law Update: “Valid†Visas in Expired Passports
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