Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi is extending visas that expired during lockdown. Longer term temporary visas, such as study visas, critical skills visas and general work visas, have had their validity extended until July.

Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi is extending visas that expired during lockdown. Longer term temporary visas, such as study visas, critical skills visas and general work visas, have had their validity extended until July.
As Business Tech reports, the beginning of March marked the start of new rules around financial emigration for South African nationals. Financial emigration is the process used by many South Africans abroad to formalise their non-resident status for both tax and exchange control purposes.
Good news for those needing services from the Department of Home Affairs: under South Africa’s level 1 lockdown of Level 1 lockdown, a number of services will resume.
Thulas Nxesi, South Africa’s Minister of Employment and Labour has announced a new labour policy to regulate foreign workers in South Africa.
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has published a draft of its new official identity management policy, which is open for public comment until 28 February.
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has published the 2021 Critical Skills List for public comment. This list is a crucial resource for businesses wanting to attract critical skills.
Among the latest changes to regulations on international travel restrictions in light of the Covid-19 pandemic is that all international travellers arriving in South Africa must provide a valid certificate of a negative Covid-19 test.
Business Tech has reported that the South African government has published updated travel rules, which take effect immediately and deal with borders and travel regulations.
A recent High Court decision has been widely viewed as an important victory for the rights of unmarried opposite-sex life partners. Until now, if one such partner died intestate (without making a will), the other could not inherit on the same basis as could a married spouse. Nor could the surviving life partner claim maintenanceRead more
“If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is” (wise old adage) 2021 could well be a bumper year for Ponzi schemes (and their equally evil cousins, pyramid schemes). They flourish in all countries and at all times, but with our pandemic-related economic woes and general disruption we will no doubt provide theRead more

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