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NEW EXTENSION CONCESSION APPLICABLE TO VISA APPLICANTS AS WELL

31 Mar 2026

The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has had a backlog of Waiver and Appeal applications for some time. Despite managing to clear the visa backlog that started during the Covid-19 pandemic it has become apparent recently that they now have a backlog with regards to visa applications as well. How this has managed to happen so soon after the Covid 19 backlog was cleared is hard to fathom. DHA have been issuing directives that provide concessions to waiver and appeal applicants allowing them to ex...

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FURTHER EXTENSION FOR APPLICANTS WITH PENDING VISA APPLICATIONS

04 Jul 2024

The saga of South Africa’s visa backlog is never ending. Each time the Department of Home Affairs appears before Parliament it states that is it making progress with the visa backlog, but yet always reports higher number of visas in the backlog...

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SOUTH AFRICAN REMOTE WORKING VISA GAZETTED

21 May 2024

The Remote Working Visa was first gazetted at the end of March 2024. Unfortunately, the Minister of Home Affairs (in his wisdom) gazetted it before the public participation process had ended thus leaving it susceptible to legal challenge. It was thus...

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BUSINESS VISA FOR SOUTH AFRICA

09 May 2024

The Business Visa is specifically available for applicants that wish to establish a new business or invest in an existing business in South Africa. The Business Visa application process is, at least, a two-step process: The first application is to...

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CRITICAL SKILLS OCCUPATIONS TO BE REGULARLY UPDATED

11 Apr 2024

The Critical Skills List was previously revised and updated every 4 years. This process was primarily managed by the Department of Higher Education and Training. The job market is however dynamic and typically by the time a new Critical Skills List w...

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SOUTH AFRICAN GENERAL WORK VISA – WELCOME CHANGES

10 Apr 2024

It was recently announced that the South African work visa regime would be changed to a points-based system. There was general confusion though with regards to how this would be implemented, and which visa categories would be affected. This confusion...

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