How to bribe Home Affairs: ‘Senior’ official arrested over R6k payment

How to bribe Home Affairs: ‘Senior’ official arrested over R6k payment

The South African – 07-06-2022

As it turns out, you don’t need *that* much money to bribe senior officials at Home Affairs – thankfully, this one was caught red-handed.

A top Home Affairs official has been detained by police this week, after he caught accepting a paltry bribe from a foreign national. The payment has enraged South Africans online, who have questioned the department’s integrity. Nonetheless, SAPS officials have been praised for their work.

How to bribe a Home Affairs official? You only need a few grand…

A number of concerning details were made public this week, after it emerged that some senior workers can be ‘bought-off’ on the cheap. A police sting operation managed to catch this criminal in the act…

  • The arrested official is said to be a ‘senior immigration official’ in Bloemfontein.
  • A foreign national offered the suspect a total of R6 000 to bend the rules.
  • The foreigner’s brother was arrested for allegedly ‘not having proper documents’.
  • A sting operation was conducted by the police and Home Affairs where the suspect met with the victim and took R6 000 as agreed.
  • He was then arrested after police found him with the money that he demanded from the victim.
  • The suspect is expected to appear before the Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court on Monday 30 May.

SAPS act swiftly to quash corruption

SAPS has since issued a statement on the matter, confirming that an elaborate scheme was foiled thanks to the help of their Corruption Investigation Squads, formed by both Hawks AND Crime Intelligence (CI)

“A 50-year-old suspect was arrested in Bloemfontein on Thursday 26 May 2022 by the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation team together with Crime Intelligence (CI) and Home Affairs officials all based in Bloemfontein.”

“The suspect’s arrest came after the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation team received information about the Home Affairs Senior Immigration Officer who demanded R6 000 from a foreign national for the release of his brother.”

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Life Partner Visa

Life Partner Visa


SA Migration – 07/06/2022

Life Partner visa is issued to someone in a long term relationship.

This type of South Africa life partner visa is available to people in either heterosexual or same-sex relationships and can apply for a life partner temporary residence visa or a permanent residence depending on the length of the relationship in question.

An application for temporary residence life partner visa requires that the partners are in a proven relationship for 2 years. Foreigners who are life partners of South African citizens or permanent resident holders may apply for permanent residence if they have been together for 5 years or more in terms the Immigration Act.

To obtain permanent residence, you would have to have been living with your partner for more than 5 years. This came about with the new regulations.

The life partner visa is very similar to the spousal visa but accommodates same sex partnerships. You will have to prove financial and emotional support and may be called upon to be interviewed by the department.

SA Migration Intl will guide you through the entire process and make sure that your application is fully compliant with the immigration law to ensure a successful outcome. Once your application has been submitted we ensure you will be able to track the progress of said application either directly via VFS or via our followup processes via our application tracking system and be kept fully up to date with the progress of your application.

Once we confirm that you will qualify for the visa we will ensure you have a successful application.

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Home Affairs ‘wages war against long queues’ with online booking system – here’s where it is available

Home Affairs ‘wages war against long queues’ with online booking system – here’s where it is available

SA Migration – 07/06/2022

‘Pre-booked clients will be serviced at dedicated counters,’ said the Department of Home Affairs. The Branch Appointment System is meant to cut queues.

The Branch Appointment System (BABS) is available in six provinces.

The Department of Home Affairs has implemented an online appointment system, which is meant to cut queues and ensure there is no need for people in need of its services to wake at the crack of dawn.

HOME AFFAIRS ONLINE BOOKING SYSTEM

The Branch Appointment System (BABS) is available at branches in six provinces, for now.

“Citizens are encouraged to make use of the online booking system because in the near future, selected Home Affairs will process smart ID and passport applications only for clients who have booked an appointment through the Branch Appointment System,” said the department of Home Affairs.

Pre-booked clients will be helped at dedicated counters. However, clients that do not have a booking will not be turned away.

 An appointment can be made by visiting www.dha.gov.za and clicking on BABS.

Clients will be asked to enter their SA ID number along with personal details, including full name and surname and a cellphone number.

“The appointment booking system is one of the many strategies that we have introduced to fight the long queues.”

Home Affairs Deputy Director-General, Thulani Mavuso, told radio station 702 that the booking system would be used for ID and passport applications.

Available at the following Home Affairs offices: 

 Province

 Office/Branch

 Gauteng

– Byron
– Akasia
– Alexandra
– Soweto
– Centurion
– Roodepoort
– Randburg
– Alberton
– Edenvale

 Western Cape

– Cape Town – Barrack Street
– Bellville
– Paarl
– Wynberg
– Khayelitsha
– George

 KZN

– Ndwedwe
– Tongaat

 Eastern Cape

– Lusikisiki
– Mthatha
– Gqeberha

 North West

– Brits
– Rustenburg
– Klerksdorp

 Limpopo

– Groblersdal
– Jane Furse

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Financially Independent

 Financially Independent


SA Migration – 07/06/2022


An alternative to the Retirement Visa route exists in the financially independent visa for which candidates would need to be able to demonstrate a net asset value totalling not less that R12 million.

In addition, it would also be necessary to demonstrate proof of payment of R120,000 as a non-refundable sum to the Director General of Home Affairs. The application for a financially independent visa will lead to permanent residence.

  • A retired persons visa may be issued for a period exceeding three months to a foreigner who intends to retire in the Republic, provided that the foreigner provide proof that such foreigner has the right to a pension or an annuity or retirement account which will give such foreigner a prescribed minimum payment for the rest of his or her life from the country of his or her origin; or a minimum prescribed net worth.
  • The Department may authorise the holder of a retired person Visa to conduct work under terms and conditions as the Department may deem fit to determine under the circumstances.
  • A retired person visa may allow its holder to sojourn in the Republic on a seasonal or continuous basis; and not exceed a four-year period, at the expiry of which it may be renewed one or more times.

 

 

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Corporate Visa

Corporate Visa

SA Migration 07-06-2022

The Corporate visa is an excellent way for companies to manage their human capital and staffing needs. As a result of South Africa’s fast growing economy and increasing demands for services and products from the domestic and international market, your business may struggle to fill all available positions with South African personnel. Certain high qualified and skilled employees in highly specialised areas may simply not be accessible in South Africa. The Corporate visa provides a facility for your company to obtain the permission from Home Affairs to recruit a certain number of foreign employees to fulfill certain roles . Note there is a requirement that company applying for a corporate visa must provide proof that at least 60% of the total staff complement that are employed in the operations of the business are citizens or permanent residents employed permanently in various positions. In addition at any time during the duration of the visa, the holder of a corporate visa must provide proof that at least 60% of the total staff complement that are employed in the operations of the business are citizens or permanent residents employed permanently in various positions . The corporate has to demonstrate to Department of Labour and Trade and Industry of the 60% local staff component's.

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When the Corporate visa has been approved by Home Affairs, the individual employees may obtain work permits in a quick and cost-saving procedure as the positions are pre approved . Your company can with confidence look toSA Migration to compile and submit all the required documentation and to make sure that the individual work permits are issued successfully in a short period of time.

A Corporate visa may be issued to a Corporate applicant after consultation between the Departments of Home Affairs, Labour and that of Trade and Industry. The said consultation is designed to determine the maximum number of foreigners which may be employed in that industry.

Note the department has made it a lot more difficult for the Corporate Visa to be issued in that they now require financial guarantees of R30,000 per corporate employee to be posted by the Corporate and paid to Home Affairs.

When offering Corporate Visa service advice, SA Migration provides a no nonsense, no jargon approach. Our dedicated consultants will explain every step of each application while ensuring all documentation is processed in the most efficient, cost effective manner.

It is also important to note that a SA Migration consultant will be processing the entire application. These consultants are qualified to handle cases and personnel on international secondments, localizing staff and obtaining citizenship(s), overseas recruitment s or simply business visitor visas.

SA Migration corporate services offers the benefits of our unique management systems providing your organization with immediate access to the latest international immigration support, as well as the latest updates to immigration law.

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Our online systems and consultants offer an online and face-to-face reporting capability, allowing key professionals dealing with international mobility and their respective companies to plan effectively and budget accordingly. We also provide monitoring of the immigration status of staff and the respective expiry dates of passports, permits and any other immigration status. In short, we are a tried and tested outsourced solution for all your immigration and visa requirements. SA Migration offers a flat fee structure to all of our corporate visa service clients and partners. There are no hidden costs for further documentation or ongoing policy advice. We supply all of our corporate visa services in-house and we do not bill on an hourly or time basis. This can translate as a tremendous saving for companies who recognize the importance of immigration for their staff and it will also prevent any overstayers or staff becoming illegal.

As organizations worldwide face larger fines for non-compliance with immigration legislation, SA Migration offers a neutral outsourced solution.

This is particularly useful when explaining to senior management they cannot employ foreign nationals at will and also allows larger organizations to monitor the movement of overseas employees as often local managers can overlook the importance of following the correct process.

We remove all the paperwork and maintain tight controls easing the process. We have a highly trained team of migration specialists to assist you in every aspect of the immigration process.

The Corporate visais differs from the general work permit in that each person / applicant is assessed on a case by case basis and granted at the discretion of the department whereas the corporate visa is approved for a specific number of positions for a fixed period of 5 years and therefore is both predictable and facilitates planning by your company and ensures continuity of the business.

The introduction of a corporate permit, which will allow a corporate applicant to employ a predetermined number of skilled /semi-skilled / unskilled workforce will assist not only the mines and farmers, but also companies who require more than one skilled foreigner. These permits are generally issued for 3 years.

 

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