The almost 200 000 Zimbabweans currently on permits issued under the Zimbabwean Special Permit (ZSP) project, have to seek alternative permits if they wish to extend their work, study or stay in South Africa beyond 2017, Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has said.
A growing number of countries determined to attract entrepreneurs to their soil are handing “start-up visas” to the best and brightest of them.
Effective 1 August 2016, visas will be issued with a “Valid From” date instead of an “Issue date” which will accurately calculate the expiry dates of visas.
The Department of Home Affairs will host an inaugural naturalization in honour of foreign nationals residing in South Africa.
Earlier this year Gigaba introduced the Lesotho Special Permit (LSP).
