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SA Migration Newsletter
10 / 2023 |
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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 South African Department of Home Affairs has issued a new directive providing relief to visa and permit applicants from April 11, 2023. It does not apply to those with applications which have already been filed and are currently under adjudication.
Previously, applicants for long-term temporary residence visas (“TRVs”) and permanent residence permits (“PRPs”) had to submit police clearance certificates (“PCCs”) from all countries resided in for 12 months or more since their 18th birthday, they are now only required to submit PCCs from all countries they resided in for 12 months or more, since having attained the age of 18, in the five years immediately preceding the date of submission of their application.
The Department of Home Affairs has committed to finalising the implementation of new visa types in June of this year, with the State Law Advisor approval process already underway.
In its annual performance plan for 2023/24, published in April, the department made it clear that the groundwork for new visas was being laid.
In the plan, Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi said that the department is currently exploring new visa categories, including start-up visas and remote working visas.
Over half of e-visa applications are rejected, because they were not processed in time
The poor performance of the department of home affairs in the issuance of e-visas is of great concern to Western Cape finance & economic opportunities minister Mireille Wenger, who says this hampers tourism recovery in the country.
She noted on Wednesday that according to a presentation made by the department in the National Council of Provinces, 58% (3,697) of failed e-visa applications totalling 6,329 were rejected because the date of travel had already passed.
The permits, which grant temporary legal status to Zimbabwean nationals living in South Africa, will be terminated on 30 June. There are about 178,000 holders of the permits. With less than two months before the South African government terminates the Zimbabwean Exemption Permits, gloom and despair have set in for the permit holders and their families.
In January 2022, the Cabinet decided that the ZEP arrangement had to be terminated by 31 December 2022, and applicants should apply for other visa regimes for which they qualify, or for a waiver of certain requirements of the visas they apply for to retain their legal status in South Africa.
South Africa has announced plans of overhauling its work visa system as part of an effort to raise $110 billion of investment by 2028.
Addressing the fifth SA Investment Conference, South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa said the government would streamline application requirements to reduce the time frames for obtaining a work visa.
“We will introduce a Trusted Employer Scheme for qualifying companies and establish a points-based system to provide more flexible pathways for applicants, in line with global best practice,” Ramaphosa said.
The average age of artisans in the country is about 55 years.
• South Africa does not only have a shortage of artisans, but the average age of artisans in the country is about 55 years old.
• Gone are the days when you needed a university degree to enjoy a successful career.
• The focus is on training young people in key areas regarded as critically needed for the economy to grow.
South Africa does not only have a shortage of artisans, but the average age of artisans in the country is about 55 years, according to data available on the website of the False Bay Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College. 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. SOUTH AFRICA, Radiological Report and Police Record Waivers 3. New visas and e-Visa countries for South Africa 4. Western Cape concerned about high rejection rate of e-visas 5. Our lives are on the verge of ruin, say Zim Exemption Permit holders as termination draws near 6. South Africa announces overhaul of its work visa system as part of a $110 bn plan 7. These are the artisans SA so desperately needs to grow the economy
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