NEWS | FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPEAKERS ARE AN UNDENIABLE CRITICAL SKILL TO SOUTH AFRICA
The Department of Home Affairs is currently calling for public comment on the draft of a new Critical Skills List.
Archive for year: 2021
NEWS | BUSINESSES CAN GET URGENT APPROVAL FOR PROFESSIONALS TO WORK IN SOUTH AFRICA WITH A SHORT-TERM WORK VISA
South African owned firms and locally based multi-national businesses have a range of visas to consider when seeking to employ foreigners, but clearly the most useful visa to apply for when foreign skills are needed urgently on site is the Short Term Work Visa in terms of Section 11(2) of the Immigration Act.
NEWS | CRITICAL SKILLS LIST – WHAT SOUTH AFRICANS NEED TO KNOW
The publishing of the much-awaited draft of the Critical Skills list has been welcomed with open arms by industries across South Africa, it has however also been met with disdain by many ordinary South Africans.
NEWS | CORPORATE VISAS CAN FIX SEASONAL FARM LABOUR SHORTAGES
South African farmers who operate their businesses close to the country’s borders with neighbours such as Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland and Lesotho, where sources of labour including semi-skilled workers abound, can apply for a bulk visa to import labour when required.
NEWS | DOES THE DRAFT CRITICAL SKILLS LIST MATCH SOUTH AFRICAN BUSINESS EXPECTATIONS?
On 18 February, the Department of Home Affairs gazetted an invitation for public comment on the draft Critical Skills List that was compiled in 2020.