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SA Migration Newsletter
08 / 2019 |
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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.
The home affairs committee criticised the department for its decision
to grant VFS a two-year extension, saying it violates regulations
Parliament`s home affairs portfolio committee has called on home
affairs minister Siyabonga Cwele to review the department’s contract
with VFS global.
There has been much confusion surrounding the amendments to the
unbridged birth certificate (UBC) requirements for visitors coming to
South Africa from abroad, as gazetted on November 30, and coming into
effect on December 1.
The Department of Home Affairs says it will pilot new e-gates at a
number of South African airports in 2019.
A spokesperson told BusinessTech that the gates will first be
piloted at Cape Town International Airport and will form part of
the implementation of the Biometric Movement Control System
(BMCS).
He added that a further rollout will be done in a phased approach,
with Oliver Tambo and King Shaka International airports to follow.
“The broad objective of the project is the facilitation of
movement of low-risk travellers through a self-service solution,
hence freeing capacity for the assessment of high-risk categories
by an immigration officer,” the spokesperson said.
IN a surprise turn of events, the Eastern Cape Department of
Education has agreed to allow 37 children to attend schools despite
them not having birth certificates.
This change of heart comes as the department is due to face judges of
the Constitutional Court to answer to the fact that the children have
not attended school this year.
We have written in our newsletter on previous occasions about the
unnecessary delays in processing not only Temporary Residence Visas
but also Permanent Residence Visas.
For many years, asylum seekers attempting to claim benefits from the
Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) have routinely been turned away by
the Department of Labour, despite having made contributions to the
Fund during their employment. 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. Parliament wants review of VFS Global’s visa contract 3. Demystifying birth certificate reg changes for travellers to SA 4. South African airports to get new e-gates ` here’s what you need to know 5. Twist in birth certificate case 6. TIMEFRAMES ` Temporary Residence & Permanent Residence 7. Court victory enables asylum seekers in SA to claim unemployment benefits
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