by admin | Feb 2, 2023 | General
Can foreign national graduates of tertiary institutions in South Africa enter the South African job market? On 21 April 2016, the Minister of Home Affairs (“Minister”) granted a waiver allowing foreign national graduates of tertiary institutions in South Africa who...
by admin | Oct 11, 2022 | blog, General, Uncategorized
The purpose of this article is to give insight into how best to manage the risks associated with South African work visa applications for both foreign nationals and companies employing foreign nationals. The Immigration Act 13 of 2002 (“Act”) allows for and provides...
by admin | Jan 29, 2019 | blog
2018 has come and gone, 2019 is here and it promises to be quite a busy one on the immigration front. We ended the year with amendments to the Immigration Regulations, more on that later. We have a new Minister and an Acting Director General so the leadership...
by admin | Jun 4, 2017 | General
Occasionally I get an email or a phone call from someone who has had his or her contract abruptly terminated or amended by the employer on the basis that their work permit is about to expire or has expired. In some instances when an employer discovers that the work...
by 1gridadmin | Aug 7, 2016 | General
The Immigration Act Provides that an application for a Critical Skills Work Visa shall be issued to a foreigner for a period not exceeding 12 months where an applicant does not have an employer in South Africa. This visa is renewable provided that the applicant...