by 1gridadmin | Oct 27, 2015 | General
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 Work Visa but...
by 1gridadmin | Oct 14, 2015 | General
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 South African Citizen or Permanent...
by 1gridadmin | Sep 9, 2015 | General
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 in the previous Act that had a quota...
by 1gridadmin | Aug 27, 2015 | General
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 shortage of skilled manpower...
by 1gridadmin | Jul 29, 2015 | General
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 no end in sight. This has...
by 1gridadmin | Jul 29, 2015 | General
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 the new...