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180 would-be immigrants and their immigration services providers have hauled South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs to court for delays of six years and more in attempting to secure permanent residence permits.

Home affairs minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has extended the validity period of legally issued visas which expired during the lockdown period.

Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi says that his department plans to officially roll out their e-visa system later this year. Motsoaledi said that the rollout is envisaged to commence in the second quarter of the 2021/2022 financial year for short-term visitor visa applications.

The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has eased travel recommendations for more than 110 countries and territories, including Japan just ahead of the Olympics. The CDC’s new ratings include 61 nations that were lowered from its highest “Level 4” rating that discouraged all travel to recommending travel for fully vaccinated individuals. AmongRead more

The Covid-19 pandemic and the Disaster Management Act have significantly slowed down South Africa’s Home Affairs processes to a crawl – impacting thousands of people and creating a backlog that could take years to clear.

Business Tech is reporting that South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs plans to extend its e-visa programme to a number of countries in 2021 in a potential boost for the tourism industry.

South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs is calling upon qualifying asylum seekers and refugees to renew their expired visas and statuses online to remain in South Africa before the deadline on 30 June 2021.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Minister of Home Affairs, Aaron Motsoaledi, has announced a blanket temporary concession extension of one year to all South African permanent resident holders.

Xpatweb recently conducted a survey into the critical skills currently most in demand in South Africa, which has led to businesses seeking talent recruitment from abroad.

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.