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SA Migration Newsletter
04 / 2022 |
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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.
South Africa sued Huawei Technologies for exceeding the number of foreigners it’s allowed to employ
South Africa sued Huawei Technologies for exceeding the number of foreigners it’s allowed to employ in the country as the government ramps up its rhetoric against immigrants filling local jobs.
The Chinese telecommunications giant has about 90% foreign nationals at its South Africa unit, including all five top management officials, the Department of Employment and Labour said in a statement Friday. That exceeds the maximum quota of 40%, the state said.
The department has filed court papers in Johannesburg
South Africa will consider the adoption of remote-working and start-up visas as part of a push to attract more skilled workers.
In his state of the nation address on Thursday evening (10 February), president Cyril Ramaphosa said that the government was also introducing other visa reforms to make it easier for people to enter the country.
“The world over, the ability to attract skilled immigrants is the hallmark of a modern, thriving economy.
Australia will reopen to fully vaccinated travelers beginning Feb. 21, officials announced Monday.
The move comes nearly two years after it first closed its international borders to slow the spread of COVID-19, and several months after beginning a gradual reopening that allowed certain tourists and foreign workers to enter the country.
A business visa may be issued by the Department of Home Affairs to a foreigner intending to establish or invest in a business in South Africa in which he or she may be employed, and to members of such foreigners’ immediate family providing that certain requirements have been met.
The Act calls for investment of R5,0 million in a business and you need to make sure you employ 60% South African citizens or permanent residents to get both a temporary and permanent business visa, you can get these visas with less capital investment - sometimes for as low as R600,000 investment using our expert team at SA Migration.
• As of the 2019/20 financial year, the Refugee Appeal Authority
of SA says the backlog stood at more than 153 000.
• The new deal with the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees will see around R147 million given to RAASA and technical
support to eliminate this backlog.
• The number of people now who must be cleared via this backlog
is 163 000.
The Department of Home Affairs has signed an agreement with the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR ) to eliminate delays
and a backlog in decisions for asylum seekers. SA
Migration International
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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. South Africa sues Huawei over foreign employee quota 3. South Africa looking at introducing remote-working and other visas 4. Australia will reopen to fully vaccinated travelers in 2 weeks 5. South African Business Visa 6. Home Affairs signs deal with UN refugee agency to deal with asylum seekers backlog
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