by admin | Feb 4, 2022 | blog, General
The year 2022 has gotten off to a very busy start on the immigration front. Starting off with the grace period for ZEP permit holders ,followed by the withdrawal of the SA graduate waiver for foreign students who graduate with a qualification falling within the...
by admin | Sep 3, 2021 | blog, General
Applying for critical skills work visa in South Africa as an artisan has been a challenge for the longest time. In 2014 when the current amendments to the Immigration Act were gazetted several gaps were identified in the Act which included the absence of a SAQA...
by admin | Aug 24, 2021 | blog, General
2021 has been a very busy period for us working in the field of SA immigration. The continued national state of disaster has meant that with every lockdown level new immigration directions are provided and keeping up with these has been interesting to say the least. ...
by admin | May 9, 2021 | blog
For the past 3 years speculation has been rife about an amendment to the Critical Skills List. At some point a leaked document was doing the rounds and led many people into a panicked state. Some even believed that the critical skills list was changed then. In all...
by admin | Mar 27, 2021 | blog, General, News
After several weeks of speculation, the Minister of Home Affairs published amendments to the Covid-19 Immigration Directives. The Directives deal with visa extensions and Home Affairs services during lockdown level 1. The Minster has extended visas that were set to...
by admin | Feb 21, 2021 | blog, General
The Curious Case of the 1997 Exemption Permits 2021 has started on a busy note in terms of the South African immigration landscape. The Border Management Agency began its work having been signed into law by the president in December, a draft critical skills list has...