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BL Premium reports that the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has at last issued new work visa regulations that will make it easier for skilled foreigners to come and work in SA.
The regulations, gazetted on 28 March, introduce new remote work visas for foreigners earning more than R1m a year who want to relocate to SA. They introduce a points system to replace the controversial critical skills list. The DHA minister has to publish a notice outlining the points system criteria, promised for end-April. This approach will provide more flexibility for skilled visa applicants than the existing system, enabling foreigners with appropriate qualifications and experience earning above a threshold to seek work in SA, rather than targeting particular skills or professions. This was one of the recommendations of a 2023 review for the Presidency led by former DHA director-general Mavuso Msimang. The review recommended a new “trusted employer” system to fast-track skilled work visa applications by large companies that needed foreign expertise and were accredited by the department. That was introduced, and more than 100 employers are accredited. The new work visa regulations will make it easier to get work visas for skilled foreigners such as film crew, academics, journalists and teachers at international schools who need to work in SA. They streamline lengthy requirements to get foreign qualifications accredited by local bodies and rules requiring applicants to submit X-rays and police clearance certificates.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Hilary Joffe at BusinessLive (subscriber access only)
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