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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

Persons with school going minor children who have medical aid in place for them by an international medical aid provider (e.g. BUPA) no longer need to take up an additional South African medical aid for the children as is required in the law.Read more

With new visa regulations being implemented on Monday 1st June 2015, the department of Home Affairs has a backlog of around 4,000 applications for unabridged birth certificates. From 1 June 2015, children under the age of 18 will be required to have an unabridged birth certificate or equivalent document if they are entering or leavingRead more

Article credit: www.enca.com PRETORIA – A Zimbabwean couple has approached the South African embassy in Harare, seeking a reversal of the one-year travel prohibition imposed on them by Home Affairs officials at the Beitbridge border post. Anglistone Thembani Sibanda and his wife Sithobekile, both pastors, arrived in South Africa on July 12 for an internationalRead more

Article credit: www.dha.gov.za The Department of Home Affairs has noted with concern misleading media reports in relation to the Angolan Cessation process and wishes to correct certain misrepresentations that seek to paint the South African government in a negative light. It is of importance to note that, against the backdrop of the 1951 UN ConventionRead more

Tourism minister Derek Hanekom made the announcement at a Cabinet press conference earlier today. Hanekom says the concessions will be made to limit the impact the current regulations have had on tourism and economic growth. Read More: www.ewn.co.zaRead more

A special exemption to allow graduate international students in critical skills areas to qualify for permanent residence permits upon graduation. Read more here: http://www.gov.za/speeches/address-minister-home-affairs-mr-malusi-gigaba-mp-occasion-budget-vote-5-extended-publicRead more

Copyright World Economic Forum: www.weforum.org Last Friday, America’s President Trump issued an Executive Order, temporarily banning the entry of Syrian refugees, suspending the entire US refugee admission programme for 120 days, significantly reducing the number of refugees to be resettled in the US this year, and stemming all migration to the US from Iran, Iraq,Read more

Article credit: news24.com Cape Town – Unethical businesses that employ illegal immigrants are going to be dealt with harshly and managers will be arrested for not adhering to the law, Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba warned on Thursday. “Companies, businesses: Be warned. We are coming for you. We will charge them, there’s no doubt. TheRead more