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SA Migration Newsletter
17 / 2022 |
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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.
Two senior immigration officers attached to the Department of Home Affairs in Bloemfontein, who were arrested for bribery, have been granted bail of R5 000 each.
They were released after their appearance in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on Monday (11/07).
The Canadian government has invited 1,500 new Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residency. This is the first time Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is inviting candidates across all-programs since December 2020.
Also, Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates, which is the primary way for Canada’s large international student and foreign working population to gain residence were also included in this Express Entry draw.
Cape Town - The matter of Self-styled “Prophet†Shepherd Bushiri and pastor Tim Omotoso, whose documents in South Africa were found to have been attained irregularly, is what sent Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi on a mission to discover the truth behind the flaws in the system that enabled it.
The government is adopting a zero-tolerance stance on the hiring of illegal foreign workers in South Africa, says Ben Makhalemele, deputy director of corporate accounts at the Department of Home Affairs.
Makhalemele, who was speaking at Xpatweb’s recent global mobility conference in Johannesburg, said that his department has developed a clear mandate on addressing immigration in South Africa.
The UK is opening new routes to British citizenship for thousands of people who may previously not have qualified, says specialist migration firm Sable International.
The changes mean that if you have a parent, grandparent or great grandparent born in the UK or a former British territory, you could now have a claim to British citizenship.
• Immigration-related fraud in South Africa is rife.
• A task team has found a raft of irregularities in issuing permits and visas.
• Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has reiterated the country is not for sale.
Cape Town has been identified by Airbnb as one of the world’s most remote worker-friendly destinations and has entered into a new partnership deal with the accommodation-sharing service. SA
Migration International
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Migration
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Table of Contents
1. About SA Migration
2. `Home Affairs’ two on trial 3. Canada invites 1,500 new immigrants for permanent residency 4. Home Affairs report flags permit system flaws, fraud 5. Government sends warning to businesses hiring foreign workers in South Africa 6. Thousands of South Africans could qualify for British citizenship â€` what you should know 7. Foreigners obtain study visas in a day, task team finds 8. Cape Town partners up with Airbnb to welcome digital nomads
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