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Protecting our borders is first and foremost, says South Africa Home Affairs Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize, even if that means appearing less welcoming. Speaking in a media interview the minister elaborated saying that the South African government would have to act more ruthlessly when acting against foreigners who contravene immigration policies. The minister added that one…
Read More ›More than 300 Malawian nationals living and working in South Africa were deported after they failed to produce the necessary legal documents necessary to live and work in the Republic. According to Nyasa Times, Malawi’s deputy national spokesperson for the immigration department, Wellington Chiponde, said that half of the deportees arrived in South Africa on Tuesday and…
Read More ›According to the latest news reports massive changes to the South African visa system could be on the cards and may soon see nationals from other African countries entering the country without acquiring a visa. In what is likely to be called the “trusted travellers program” the South African Department of Home Affairs is working towards allowing certain regular travelle…
Read More ›On Friday 31 March President Jacob Zuma announced that Prof. Hlengiwe Mkhize has taken over the reins from Malusi Gigaba as Minister of Home Affairs. Gigaba in turn will now head up the Finance Ministry. The appointment of new cabinet ministers in Tourism, Transport, Home Affairs and Finance, present mixed fortunes for the travel and tourism industry says the Tourism Bu…
Read More ›Plans by the South African Department of Home Affairs will have far reaching implications on migrants entering the country and those applying for citizenship. Even stricter immigration rules could be on the cards if Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba proposed changes come in to play On Friday the minister, in a press interview, said that the country must begin to stra…
Read More ›The role of the South African Department of Home Affairs will soon be discussed at the ruling party’s policy conference in June and could see the department shifting their focus from a mostly administrative role to one of national security. Media reports are quoted as saying that the department, under the leadership of Minister Malusi Gigaba, felt it is “wrongly positio…
Read More ›South African employers must make very sure that they are sticking to immigration and employment rules when it comes to employing foreign nationals. Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba said in a recent press conference that the Department will be investigating concerns raised about companies allegedly employing more immigrants than is lawfully permitted. Gigaba has…
Read More ›New Zealand nationals entering South Africa are now required to obtain a visa announced the South African Department of Home Affairs yesterday. This announcement comes in reaction to New Zealand’s requirement for South Africans to obtain a visa prior to boarding a flight to New Zealand – which came into effect on 21 November this year. South Africa’s Minister of Home A…
Read More ›I live in Cape Town and hold a Life Partner visa. I am marrying my fiancé later this month who is South African. I am British. I work for New World Immigration and thought I would share my experience along with the documents and steps needed to get married here as a foreigner. We did a blog on this a year or so ago, but this is up to date info. We decided to use the serv…
Read More ›Fewer high income earners were living on South African shores this time last year. The number of these high net worth Individuals (HNWI) declined by 18% during 2015 - from 46,800 at the end of 2014 to 38,500 at the end of 2015. This means that South Africans with net assets of $1m (about R15 million) or more are draining out of the country’s economy. According to Fin24,…
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