Immigration specialists, online job portals and human resources departments across South Africa, have been anticipating the release of the 2021 Critical Skills List (CSL).
Citizenship planning has become an important element of every financial plan. Today investors are incorporating the benefits of citizenship planning in their estate planning, retirement planning, legacy planning and tax planning.
Those seeking to relocate to the United Kingdom for added benefits of a good standard of health, better education options, or overall quality of life, often neglect to consider stringent visa requirements coupled with hefty financial costs.
Australia’s borders are currently closed and entry to Australia remains strictly controlled to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
With unemployment figures at an all-time high and South Africa facing numerous economic challenges, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and the Department of Labour (DoL) are again taking steps to curb the employment of illegal foreign nationals living in South Africa.
The South African Covid-19 regulations published on 06 July 2021, states that passengers travelling to South Africa may only land at the following airports: Cape Town International, King Shaka International in Durban, Nelspruit, Lanseria and OR Tambo International.
Due to the continued restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 outbreak, the U.S. Consulates General in South Africa remain unable to resume the routine immigrant and non-immigrant visa services.
Many South Africans are relocating to other countries. While the motivation behind their decisions vary, there is no denying that they will face a mountain of paperwork and be bombarded with terms and requirements that are alien to them.
Due to the latest Covid wave in South Africa, the country is on adjusted alert level 4 from 28 June 2021. The increase in numbers of daily infections across the country, could result in lockdown restrictions being extended for a further period.
About 97% of listed and multinational companies in South Africa say engineers are indispensable to their business operations and often have to be recruited abroad.