HR Future Articles

Articles written by Julian for HR Future Advisory on new Immigration Regulations “Own business” visas Foreign nationals must confirm employment Home Affairs … damned if you do and damned if you don't Accounts closed unnecessarily? Home Affairs blind spots When Foreigners Wish to Become South African's Home Affairs tightens things up Marriages come under microscope How to verify a work permit Exceptional skills work permit “Policy” what to do and what not to do “Policy” what to do and what not to do 2 More on work permits Department of Home Affairs 2012 report card Corporate Work Permits Bouquets and a challenge Accompanying" family member's permit and visa requirements Immigration Act myth busting Zimbabwean Ministerial Dispensation badly bungled Quota Work Permit Confusion We need foreign skills Citizenship dilemma for returning South Africans Clarity on the issuance of Section 11(2) visas New pitfalls obtaining work visas and business permits Home Affairs did not do so well last year New Quickies Expired work permit means no work Section 11(2) visitors permits revisited Onion for home affairs Intra Company Transfer Work Permits Brief overview of Immigration Amendment Act Immigration law still a HR function Giant leap for skilled foreigners Plan well when using expat skills Government puts foreign skills out of reach Amendment bill and skills shortage Minister, please revisit amendments Immigration Amendment Bill of 2010 Home Affairs Creates Visa Overstayers Home Affairs drops the ball Dispensation and amnesty for Zimbabwean nationals Visitors permits technicalities Border Crossing – Turn around or turn about? Slating of immigration practitioners before portfolio committee Border Crossing - Bureaucracy kills exceptional skills permits Border Crossing - Another centralisation attempt Border Crossing - Section 27(a) of the immigration act Border Crossing - Assessment of the year that was Border Crossing - Section 21 corporate work permits Border Crossing - Foreign nationals need valid work permits Border crossing - Who should process permit applications? Offences and Penalties in terms of the Immigration Act Number 13 of 2002 (as amended) Service delivery concerns Working in SA re-visited Business permits Limits and Regulations Service delivery reportback Intra company transfer work permits Corporate permits Schedules gazetted Corporate permits Resident permits Intra-company transfer work permits Comment on draft bill Permit delays Permanent residence applications Shortage of engineers in SA Asylum seekers and refugees The great homecoming Border Crossing 3 Border crossing 2 Border Crossing 1 Border crossing 4 Border Crossing 5 Border Crossing 7 Border Crossing 6 Border crossing - changing status PART II Border crossing - Processing 2010 arrivals Border crossing - Quota work permits for skills shopping Border crossing - Immigration amendment act number 19 of 2004 Border crossing - Problems with leaky borders Border crossing - Backwards and forwards Editorial - A salute to the supporters Border crossing - Is an immigration audit necessary? Border crossing - Work permits and the national critical skills list Border Crossing - Should foreign nationals apply for permanent residence? Border crossing - Critical skills list News quickies Border crossing - More certainty for asylum seekers Border Crossing - Labour brokers under the spotlight Border Crossing - Verify foreign certificates Border crossing - Foreign skills needed in short term Border crossing - When foreign students get ill Border crossing - Repatriation fees and security deposits Border crossing - How to deal with Home Affairs PART ONE Border Crossing - How to deal with Home Affairs PART TWO Border crossing - 2008 report card for Home Affairs Border crossing - Work permits/Study permits Border crossing - Study permit saga continues Border Crossing - Debacle surrounding late registrations of birth Border Crossing - Debacle surrounding late registrations of birth Border crossing - Quota work permits Border crossing - Praise and problems of home affairs Border Crossing - Professional registration Border Crossing - More on quota work permits Border Crossing - Foreign nationals need valid work permits Border Crossing - Waivers or advertisements for general work permits Home affairs out of line with presidential initiatives Border Crossing - Section 21 corporate work permits Border Crossing - Permanent residence for spouses Border Crossing - Another centralisation attempt Border Crossing - Assessment of the year that was