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In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and its associated travel restrictions, Health Minister Zwele Mkhize has clarified South Africa’s current travel and quarantine rules. Under South Africa’s current level 1 lockdown restrictions, there are several rules in place for foreigners arriving into South Africa, as well as those South African citizens arriving back andRead more

Looking to take up residency in another country while retaining your South African citizenship? At KVN, we can help you with any advice you need in keeping your South African citizenship while becoming a foreign resident or citizen elsewhere. As South African immigration law specialists, we have extensive experience and insights into anything immigration relatedRead more

In the thick of the COVID-19 outbreak around the world, the President of the Republic of South Africa has resolved to impose strict travel restrictions between South Africa and high risk countries affected by the coronavirus, namely, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom and China. With respect to the imposedRead more

Article from Business Traveler Magazine May 2018. Passports and Visas are oft-overlookmission-criticalcritical necessities for the business traveler. With the looming rumors of trade wars, armed conflicts, fears of terrorism and increasingly isolationist stances by major world powers, the international business picture is anything but clear these days. Yet globalization marches on with very little signsRead more

With effect from the 1st of May 2015 a holder of a valid temporary residence visa issued for the categories mentioned below will be allowed to register and undertake part-time studies with Institutions of Higher Learning as defined by the Immigration Regulations of the Immigration Act, 2002 (Act No. 13 of 2002) during the validityRead more

From 1 January 2016, the procedure around registering a child’s birth more than 30 days after having given birth will become considerably more onerous. Parents who have not yet registered their child’s birth with Home Affairs including children of South Africans born outside the country, should do so before the deadline of 31 December 2015.Read more

Permanent residence applications which are based on a marriage or spousal relationship to a South African citizen or permanent resident are being investigated to ensure that they are genuine and not based on a marriage or relationship of convenience. Longer than average processing times should be expected.Read more

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has developed fairly sophisticated procedures to checks on business permit or visa holders for compliance with their visa or permit conditions. Starting with in-depth desktop research to verify location and appearance of business premises, company registration, SARS compliance etc., the DTI establishes whether the business is up andRead more

South Africa is intent on ensuring that its BRICS partners are accommodated under the new visa rules. Home Affairs has created a new 10-year multi-entry visa allowing a stay of 30 days per visit, available to business visitors who are BRICS citizens (Brazil, Russia, India, and China). Seven additional visa centres have been opened inRead more

The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), which is responsible for evaluating foreign academic qualifications, has started including the documents’ verification in its process. This means that foreign qualifications are now only being evaluated once the issuing university (or institution) has confirmed in writing that they have in fact issued the certificate and that it isRead more