The preamble of the Immigration Act provides that the Act aims to ensure that visa applications are processed speedily and without consuming excessive administrative capacity. A lot of words can be used to describe the process of acquiring a General...
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Applying for a South African Spouse Visa? What you need to know
The South African Spouse visa is perhaps one of the simplest visa applications available. A Spouse is defined by the Immigration Act as a person who is a party to a marriage or permanent homosexual or heterosexual relationship with a...
How To Apply for a South African Critical Skills Work Visa
The Critical Skills Work Visa is perhaps the most progressive move in the Immigration Act by the Department of Home Affairs. South Africa is dogged by a severe skills shortage and government has long recognized this as can be seen...
South African Work Authorisation
In the modern day world of Business being able to secure the right skills as quickly and painlessly as possible can be the key to ensuring long-term business sustainability. This need is amplified when the labour market is riddled with a...
What to do when your application for a visa or Permanent residence permit has not been finalised
Introduction Applying of a visa in South Africa has several challenges, but none is more common that not receiving a timeous response from the Department. Many applicants are kept at the pending status for many months and sometimes years with...
What to do when you have overstayed your Visa
Overstaying ones visa is a common occurrence among expats in South Africa and in recent months overstaying one visa has moved from being a minor inconvenience to a possible criminal offence with potentially serious ramifications. The changes brought about by...





