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60 DAY SUBMISSION PERIOD WAIVED FOR VISA APPLICATIONS

09 Oct 2026

The Immigration Regulations have always included a provision that visa applications whether they be new applications, extension applications or change of conditions applications must be submitted while the applicant still has at least 60 days left on their existing visa. This provision was for the most part not strictly applied provided the applicant had a good reason for the late submission and included a letter requesting condonation for the late submission. Towards the end of 2025 the Depart...

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WILL SOUTH AFRICA GET A REMOTE WORKING VISA?

23 Feb 2022

The South African Government is notoriously slow with regards to the introduction of new visa categories or amendments to the existing categories. An example of this is the Critical Skills list which was first introduced in 2014 and the first changes...

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NEW RULES FOR CRITICAL SKILLS WORK VISAS

11 Feb 2022

At the same time as the release of the new Critical Skills List the Department of Home Affairs also released Immigration Directive No. 1 of 2022. The Directive sets out the transitional arrangement for implementation of the new Critical Skills list a...

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NEW CRITICAL SKILLS LIST RELEASED

07 Feb 2022

The long awaited new Critical Skills List has finally been published by the Department of Home Affairs. This is the first update to the Critical Skills List since 2014. It is a quite comprehensive list with over 100 professions included. The followi...

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WAIVERS FOR FOREIGN GRADUATES WITHDRAWN

02 Feb 2022

In 2016 the Department of Home Affairs issued a Directive that granted certain waivers to foreign graduates who studied at South African tertiary institutions towards degrees in areas of critical skills in respect of permanent residence applications...

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UNITED STATES NOW SOUTH AFRICA’S LARGEST TOURISM MARKET

31 Jan 2022

Covid19, and the related travel restrictions, have shaken up the rankings with regards to which countries contribute the most to South Africa’s overseas tourism market. Prior to the Covi-19 pandemic the United Kingdom has traditionally occupied...

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