Some 56 000 foreigners working or intending to work in South Africa were facing having their visas cancelled at the end of March, purely because HomeAffairs has been unable to process their applications. Moneyweb BusiMavuso2
BLSA has been working hard with government to fix our visa regime. But last week, I felt like we were making very little progress at all. Some 56 000 foreigners working or intending to work in South Africa were facing having their visas cancelled at the end of March, purely because Home Affairs has been unable to process their applications. They were given a last-minute reprieve – two days before the deadline – extending the validity of their existing status until the end of the year.
We need to give international companies the sense that they are welcome in South Africa and the confidence to plan on investments here without the fear that they will simply be unable to send their people because we cannot manage our own bureaucracy. If we are to be a welcoming destination for skilled professionals, we need to welcome their families too. They must be able to send their kids to schools where they will be able to further their home curricula.
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