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Tourist Visas in SA: Border Hopping Legislation Being Followed

Are you entitled to get another 90-day visitor visa by border hopping? We discuss why this previously used system is no longer working, and how the Department of Home Affairs is now correctly following the legislation.

Even Worse News for South African Visa Processing

A high number of visa applications are being rejected by the Department of Home Affairs, likely due to the increasingly long visa processing times in South Africa.

Permanent Residence based on Financial Independence for South Africa

South Africa offers various routes to permanent residence, with finacial independence being a popular option. We discuss the requirements and process of applying for permanent residence in this video and article.

Permanent Residence in South Africa

Permanent Residence opens many doors in South Africa, and the Path to Permanent Residence offers many options to the applicant. We go into them in detail in this article and video.

South Africa Immigration Directive 15: Overseas Applications

If you submitted before August 2022, at one of the South African missions, they should now process your application themselves without the interference of Pretoria, addressing the massive backlog of applications submitted while the centralization was in place.

Large Number of South African Visa Rejections

Nobody wants to get rejections, and while IBN Immigration Solutions has been submitting applications for decades, rejections have always been an extreme rarity. Worryingly, at the time of this article, November 2022, there has been a significant increase in rejections of visas by the Department of Home Affairs.

How to Draft a Visa Appeal

Can I Appeal if my Visa is Rejected? We explore your options for appeal after receiving a rejection from the Department of Home Affairs. If you have applied for a visa, and it gets rejected, you are able to submit an appeal. You have 10 working days to submit an appeal after receiving your rejection.

Workshops with Government Officials

In the month of September, we had the benefit of attending two important workshops with government officials. Both sessions provided important insights from first-hand sources.

Digital Nomad Visas: How South Africa Has to Get This Right

When South Africa implements a Digital Nomad Visa, they need to get it right! In this article, we outline what a Digital Nomad Visa is, the standard international requirements and trends, and what South Africa should be doing in order to launch their best visa option possible.

Extension of Pending Visa Applications in South Africa

Another extension has been granted to those awaiting the outcomes of their waiver applications or who have visas pending.

South Africa: Visa Process Decentralised at Home Affairs

With the reversal of the Centralisation of Visa Processing, what happens to Visa Submissions from before 1st of September 2022?

Critical Skills Rejections: Candidate Status Not Good Enough

We have noticed a practical challenge emerging from the Critical Skills List that affects many foreigners trying to apply to work in South Africa. In this video and article we detail this issue and suggest a potential fix to the Department of Home Affairs.