May 16, 2012

Applying for a business permit in South Africa

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South Africa is not only a popular destination among holiday makers, but also attracts those wishing to relocate on a more permanent basis and set up their own business in the Republic. This is a highly complex undertaking and in addition to the usual hurdles associated with a start-up foreign entrepreneurs often encounter immigration related difficulties. In order to set up and run a business it is important that one is on a correct permit, which means the business owner has to comply with the numerous requirements prescribed by the Department of Home Affairs. One of the most important conditions for obtaining the business permit is the availability of funds to be invested. The Department currently requires a minimum investment of R2.5 million, but this requirement can be waived in case the business falls into a certain category. Please don’t hesitate to contact us for more information on this issue. Continue reading →

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May 10, 2012

Are you the Happy Employee?

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You are benefiting all of us if you are. Did you know that better working environments can reduce absenteeism and could save the economy billions per year?

Recent research has show that the country’s best employers boast a 46% lover rate of absenteeism then the average South African company. If you are happy at work you are healthier, you work more often and longer.

CRF Institute carries out – The Best Employers Certification Index which lists the top employers in various countries across the world, primarily evaluating their performance on their HR policies and practises. Employers with the best HR systems in place are not only more productive and profitable; their rate of absenteeism is nearly half their competitors. Continue reading →

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May 2, 2012

Visitors permits and the extension thereof

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South Africa, in general, receives a huge number of foreign visitors every year. Most of these visitors, especially Europeans, obtain a 90-day visitors permit at the airports and border posts of South Africa.

If it is the wish of the foreign national to extend his or her visitors’ permit, it must be done at their local home affairs branch. The visitors permit extension must be applied for at least 30 days before the permit expires. To extend a visitors permit, one fortunately does not require alot of paperwork. Continue reading →

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April 25, 2012

Home Affairs wants to clear work permit backlog

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Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has established a special “backlog adjudication unit” to clear up thousands of outstanding applications for work permits.

To create jobs and to accelerate growth it’s important for South Africa to speed up the granting of permits.

In the 2010-11 financial year were 22 676 wok permit applications, of which 16 639 were approved and 2 643 rejected. This leaves a backlog of about 3 000. In the 2011-12 financial year have been even more than 7 000 unresolved. Ms Dlamini-Zuma did not indicate how many of the 10 000 outstanding applications over the two years had been resolved, meaning the backlog could be that high.

Ms Dlamini-Zuma admitted that there is a backlog and said that the department has separated the adjudication of visa and permits into two separate functions, namely the daily adjudication and backlog adjudication. The two units would operate in parallel to each other. One would prevent the backlog from growing while the other would ensure that the backlog was wiped out. Continue reading →

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