Aaron Motsoaledi Reveals How Bangladeshi Enter SA, Illegally. They Pay R110k To Come To SA

Opera News – 13 April 2022

The South African immigration crisis has been worsening. Each and everyday there are illegal immigrants news of how they tried to enter the country of the illegal activities that they have recently been involved in. 

This afternoon news broke that an immigration officer at the OR Tambo airport was arrested after letting a Bangladeshi citizen illegal into the country.  View pictures in App save up to 80% data.

The Home Affairs Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi has spoken on the incident and revealed how these Bangladeshi pass through the airport into the country illegally. These were revealed from one the eNCA reporters on twitter. 

According to Aaron Motsoaledi " In Bangladesh, the syndicate includes a runner who recruits Bangladeshi who do not qualify to visit South Africa and members of the airline. All of these operations are coordinated by a kingpin. 

Motsoaledi says the kingpin get the runner to recruit Bangladeshis who want to come to SA but do not qualify. He charges them around R110 000". The story is developing and Motsoaledi says that more arrests are expected to be made. 

Clearly this is not a crime that happens only on the borders and airports of South Africa but also starts from their own countries. At the same time, immigration officers are to be blamed for this. This now explains why there are so many undocumented foreign nationals from overseas and not only Africa. 

Perhaps the problem is not illegal immigrants but the criminal syndicate and corrupt border officials. Each and everyday there are news of how illegal immigrants enter the country but this is getting too much. 

Considering what has just happened, it is not even clear if Operation Dudula will ever win the fight because the problem started at the borders. 

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South Africa Working Visas

South Africa seeks highly skilled individuals to live and work in SA.

SA Migration Services will provide professional assistance to arrange your work visa for you if you qualify.

Work Visas are regulated in terms of Section 19, Regulation 18 and items 18 (1), 19(2), 20, 21 and 22, of Schedule A.

There are three common types of Work Visas:

• General Work Visa
• Inter Company Transfer Visa
• Critical Skills Visa

General Work Visa

Under the General Work Visa there are very strict requirements. The South African government, although trying to promote work and trade in South Africa, recognize the need to give South Africans the chance to obtain employment ahead of any foreigner.

You will have to prove that you are the only person who can fill that position and that no other South African can play that role. This is done by placing an advert in a national newspaper advertising the position.

A Department of Labour report would need to be obtained.

You will also need to have a job offer/contract from your future employer.

The most important part of the process is skills assessment by SAQA (South African Qualifications Authority) in SA which evaluates your formal qualifications and compares them to a SA qualification. This process is mandatory and for this we would need your academic transcripts and award diplomas. Note under the regulations provision is made for the recognition of work experience in the absence of formal qualifications and this therefore makes provision recognition of prior work experience (RPL).

This is a paper based system which merely compares the foreign qualifications and arrives at an equivalent qualification in SA, and if qualified in SA then no SAQA needed.

Next your employer has to prove that you are the only person that can fill the position and no other South African can fill that role. This is done by placing an advert in a national newspaper advertising the position.

Please note the work Visa is issued in the name of the employer so the person is tied to the employer. If they change the job they will require a new work Visa.

There is some good news for people who are qualified through work experience only and they can qualify if they don’t require formal qualifications, ie SAQA.

Inter Company Transfer Visa

An intra-company transfer work Visa may be issued by the Department to a foreigner who is employed abroad by a business operating in the Republic in a branch, subsidiary or affiliate relationship and who by reason of his or her employment is required to conduct work in the Republic.

An important factor is that the applicant has to have been employed with the company abroad for a period of not less than 6 months.

The Intra company transfer is not designed to be a long term visa. The idea is to bring in foreign workers employed by the company abroad with a branch or subsidiary branch here in South Africa; they work or conduct training for four years, and then return home.

This Visa does not require the hassle of proving the company could not find suitable applicants and it does not require the hassle of verifying an applicant’s formal qualifications. It is based purely on employment. If you are a company that needs to transfer in foreign employers, please contact us and we will make this go as smoothly as possible.

It is important to note that this category of work Visa cannot be granted for more than four (4) years and this type of Visa is not extendable.

Critical Skills Work Visa

The Critical Skills Visa South Africa is for skilled workers whose occupation is on the Critical Skills Visa List for South Africa. This list reflects the occupations that are in demand in South Africa.

The newly published "Skills or qualifications determined to be critical for the Republic of South Africa in relation to an application for a Critical Skills Visa or Permanent Residence Visa"

This category of work visa may be issued to an applicant who falls within a specific professional category or specific occupational class determined by the Minister by notice in the Government Gazette. This is done after consultation with the Minister of Labour and the Minister of Trade and Industry.

If an applicant falls within one of the professional categories listed on the critical skills list and also has the appropriate post qualification working experience in that profession then such applicant may qualify to apply for this category of work Visa.

The applicant also needs to where applicable register with the relevant South African professional accreditation body regulating that industry as stipulated by Minister of Home Affairs. Such body must also confirm the applicant’s skills, qualifications and working experience.

Furthermore, such applicant’s qualifications need to be evaluated relevant to a South African level. An applicant for a Critical Skills Visa may enter South Africa on such visa without having secured a job offer first. It is, however, required of the applicant to confirm employment with the Department of Home Affairs within a period of one (1) year upon arrival in South Africa, failing which, the Visa would automatically lapse.

The Critical Skills Work Visa is tied to an individual and not to an employer so under this Visa a person can leave from one employer to the next without obtaining a new work Visa.

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Citizenship Options

• South African Citizen by Descent
• South African Citizen by Naturalisation:
• Automatic loss of Citizenship
• Resumption of South African citizenship
• Deprivation of Citizenship
• South African Citizen by Naturalisation:
• Automatic loss of Citizenship
• Resumption of South African citizenship
• Acquisition of the citizenship or nationality of another country

South African Citizen by Descent:

Anybody who was born outside of South Africa to a South African citizen. His or her birth has to be registered in line with the births and deaths registration act 51 of 1992.

South African Citizen by Naturalisation:

Permanent Resident holders of 5 or more years can apply for citizenship. Anybody married to a South African citizen qualifies for naturalisation, two years after receiving his or her permanent residence at the time of marriage.

A child under 21 who has permanent residence Visa qualifies for naturalization immediately after the Visa is issued.

Automatic loss of Citizenship.

This occurs when a South African citizen:

Obtains citizenship of another country by a voluntary and formal act, other than marriage, or;

Serves in the armed forces of another country, where he or she is also a citizen, while is at war with South Africa.

Deprivation of Citizenship:

A South African citizen by naturalization can be deprived of his citizenship if;

The certificate of naturalisation was obtained fraudulently or false information was supplied.

He or she holds the citizenship of another country and has, at any time, been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment in any country for an offence that also would have been an offence in South Africa.

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The rules on Additional Working for Skilled Workers – UK

The South African – 11-04-2022

Migrants in the UK with Skilled Worker visas often consider undertaking additional employment or doing charity work.

The rules on Additional Working and Studying for Skilled Worker. Image: AdobeStock

However, many Skilled Worker migrants are unsure about the immigration terms and conditions for additional work or study. 

Sami has compiled some guidelines to avoid the pitfalls. 

Skilled Workers and Supplementary Work 

Generally, workers with permission to work in the Skilled Worker visa category can only work for their employer (sponsor). They may also only do the work as specified in the Certificate of Sponsorship. 

Skilled Workers can take up supplementary employment. However, they still have to continue to work in the employment for which the Home Office assigned their Certificate of Sponsorship. 

The supplementary work has to meet the following criteria; 

• It must be in the same profession and at the same professional level as the work described in the Certificate of Sponsorship; OR 
• The supplementary work must be for a job on the Shortage Occupation List. 
• The work may not be for more than 20 hours per week; and 
• It must take place outside the normal working hours of the sponsored job, for which you have received a Certificate of Sponsorship. 

The employer who provides the supplementary work does not need to be a licensed sponsor. The employee also does not need to inform the Home Office about the supplementary work. However, the employee has to make sure that the work fulfils the criteria of supplementary work. Otherwise, it will be a breach of your conditions of stay of your UK skilled worker visa. The Home Office does advise that the employee informs the employer that the work is supplementary so that the employer can make the necessary checks recommended for employers. 

Secondary Employment 

Skilled worker migrants can also take up a second job for which they do require a Certificate of Sponsorship. This is called secondary employment. 

Please speak to your Sami consultant for more information on the process of obtaining a second Certificate of Sponsorship for secondary employment. 

Voluntary Work 

Skilled Worker migrants will be allowed to undertake voluntary work. 

The worker may not receive any remuneration or payment for the voluntary work. However, the employer may reimburse the employee for reasonable expenses. 

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Motsoaledi: Migration in SA has been a crisis for more than a decade

EWN – 11 April 2022

JOHANNESBURG - Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said that migration in South Africa had been a crisis for more than a decade now.

The department has set up a Border Management Authority, however, there are no boots on the ground yet.

The Home Affairs Department has set up a Border Management Authority, however, there are no boots on the ground yet. Minister Motsoaledi has explained why the authority has not started working yet.

In September, Nakampe Masiapato, was appointed commissioner and David Chilembe as deputy commissioner, however, six months later, there was still no deployment of guards.

Speaking on 702, Motsoaledi said that it would take time before there were any results.

"We've just bought them cars that are being branded - the border guards need to have their own identity. We are busy with the Department of Trade and Industry for their logo. We have all their uniforms but we can't it to them because they are not yet branded - we are waiting for the logo to be registered officially," the minister explained.

The minister hopes that this will strengthen South Africa's security and that it will, in theory, prevent illegal immigrants crossing the border without legal documents.

Motsoaledi said that the first group would be deployed at hotspots where counterfeit goods were smuggled in and where stolen vehicles left the country.

"We have divided the country into 10 segments. Out of those 10 segments, four are very problematic in terms of illegal migration," Motsoaledi said.

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