Published by Niall J Rice on February 3rd, 2010 in South African Immigration
I feel we have slightly been neglecting our old friend South Africa on this blog recently, so today I attempt to right the wrongs of past months and hope to pacify the baying crowd that wish to see me strung by the toe-nails as punishment for this gross misdemeanour.
As the World Cup is fast approaching being held in SA, preparations have been well under way for the mass arrival of thousands of lovely football fans to descend on South African immigration and each city hosting games. This has seen some remarkable changes and new buildings being built as well as five new stade de South Africa.
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Published by Mark Johnstone on September 23rd, 2009 in South Africa World Cup 2010, South African Immigration
Move to South Africa for the World Cup 2010.
With only 260 days to go until the World Cup moves to South Africa, things are beginning to reach boiling point for the first ever tournament on African soil.
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Published by Mark Johnstone on August 27th, 2009 in Global Immigration, South African Immigration
Dalai Lama: Praying for a travel visa
Not since he tried to get a South African visa has the Dalai Lama encountered such a furore.
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Published by Mark Johnstone on August 26th, 2009 in South Africa World Cup 2010, South African Immigration
South Africa World Cup news
Things seem to perking up at last in South Africa as preparations for the nation’s biggest sporting spectacle gathers fresh steam.
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Published by Rebekah Nahai on August 17th, 2009 in Global Visas, South African Immigration
With the global economy in a slump, many graduates and jobless professionals are making a point to enjoy what would have been ‘dead time’ by embarking on gap-year adventures.
Game reserve work in South Africa is popular for gap years
Gap year opportunities abound, from working as a ski instructor to serving drinks and canapés on Caribbean yachts. Compensation for travellers’ hard work varies between handsome wages to paying significant sums for the honour of toiling for a charitable organisation.
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Published by Mark Johnstone on July 28th, 2009 in South African Immigration
Is the South Africa 'events' visa an 'own goal'?
A leading South African immigration official has warned that the 2010 Fifa World Cup could attract an influx of migrants to the country after the tournament ends.
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Published by Mark Johnstone on July 21st, 2009 in Global Visas, South African Immigration
Nelson needs overseas workers with South African visas
South Africa should be tackling its bureacratic work visa system as the nation prepares for 2010 Football World Cup, claims a leading global immigration consultancy.
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Published by Mark Johnstone on July 10th, 2009 in Australian Immigration, Canadian Immigration, Expats, Global Immigration, Global Visas, Immigration Tips, Move to Australia, South African Immigration, Studying abroad, UK immigration
A work visa can boost your brainpower
Don’t just take Global Visas’ word for it that living and working abroad is better for your mental health. A research project has proved there is actually a proven link between improved creativity and living abroad.
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Published by Mark Johnstone on July 1st, 2009 in Australian Immigration, Canadian Immigration, EU immigration and Blue Card, Expats, Global Immigration, Global Visas, Immigration Tips, Move to Australia, South African Immigration, Studying abroad, UK immigration
We at Global Visas offer you some handy hints as to how to most efficiently secure your all important work visa:
1. Patience is paramount in the visa process.
We all know someone who thinks the rules don’t apply to them. But Immigration laws apply to everyone equally and the process takes time. In only very exceptional cases, fast tracking visas is possible, but in most cases, the visa process must run its set course. Make sure you plan well head, allowing plenty of time for the visa(s) to be granted.
2. Don’t book a flight until the visa has been issued.
This may sound like obvious advice, but even the most straightforward cases can be delayed. Recently we had a client who booked a flight thinking the case visa would be issued in ample time. Unfortunately the employee’s passport was expiring within six months and this prevented a visa being granted. The visa would have taken 24 hours to secure. His passport took six weeks to renew.
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Published by Gareth McConnell Global Visas on February 11th, 2009 in South African Immigration, UK immigration
UK immigration minister 'getting tough'
Such is the threat to our country’s security, and the apparent ambivalence of several governments around the world, UK immigration has taken matters into their own hands to stem the flow of smugglers and ‘terror suspects’.
South Africa, a country with historical ties to colonial UK, once stood high in the demographics of international arrival numbers. Almost half a million greeted UK immigration officials in 2007, but security experts have long believed the country is being used as a back door for terrorists and people smugglers because it’s so easy to obtain passports illegally.
Out of non-EU countries, South Africa ranked fifth after the US, Australia, Canada and Japan in terms of visitors. 168,000 South Africans came to the UK to visit friends and relatives in 2007, 46,200 on UK business visas and a further 6,983 on the working holiday maker visa.
What a shame then the government of South Africa has failed to meet the same requirements their commonwealth neighbour Botswana has.
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