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SA Migration Newsletter
12 / 2021 |
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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.
Foreigners may purchase and own immovable property in South Africa without any restrictions, as foreigners are generally subject to the same laws as South African nationals. The only foreigners disqualified from owning property in South Africa are foreigners that are here illegally.
According to VFS, there is a backlog of applications at Home Affairs` Head Office, so we are seeing applications from November and December 2020 being finalised at the moment (during May 2021).
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has locked South Africa down to level three. With infections rising, provinces like Gauteng, Free State, North West and the Northern Cape are officially in a third wave. The president has partially banned off-site alcohol sales, while the curfew has been extended from 10pm to 4am.
WASHINGTON (AFP) â€` Julien Rocher has been able to see his son Zadig, who lives in the United States (US), only once in 15 months since Washington shut the country’s borders over the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It’s like he has disappeared,” Rocher said.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has highlighted workforce skills as the “single biggest challenge facing the Australian economy” in recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Employer surveys also show it’s a top concern.
The Republic of Ireland has said it will soon be allowing visa-free entry to South African visitors.
Earlier this year, in a bid to mitigate the spread of the new COVID-19 variants in that country, the Republic of Ireland revoked visa-free travel privileges to several high-risk nations including South Africa.
Home Affairs has been interdicted from implementing certain provisions of the Refugees Act and new Regulations (both implemented on 1 January 2020), which sought to return asylum seekers back to their home country where they could be face detention without trial, rape, torture, or death, merely because he or she was a month late in renewing a visa.
Our dynamic team of immigration consultants provide specialist advice on temporary residence visas, permanent residence permits, appeals on rejected applications, undesirable declaration waivers, V-listing and legal immigration services. SA
Migration International
Tel.: +27 (0)71 632 9555 Fax: +27 (0)21 461 2611 Email: info@sami.co.za |
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. Can foreigners own property in South Africa? 3. Processing times for Temporary Residence visas 4. Ramaphosa locks SA down to #Level3 to contain third wave as vaccination rollout lags 5. After 16 months, COVID border closures keep families separated 6. Migration is a quick fix for skills shortages. Building on Australians’ skills is better 7. Ireland to reopen visa-free travel to South Africans shortly 8. Scalabrini court victory for people seeking asylum in South Africa 9. Visa Appeals - rejected applications, Undesirable Declaration Waivers, V-listing and Legal Immigration Services
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