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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Like a deer in the headlights

City Press – 11 April 2022

Listening to Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi and some of his Cabinet colleagues talking about the immigration question, you could be forgiven for believing that they were powerless folk.

It is as if the crisis of illegal immigration and the pressure it puts on public resources and services just miraculously happened.

You would also swear that nobody foresaw the violent backlash from working class South Africans against foreign nationals.

Motsoaledi was on JJ Tabane’s show Power to Truth on TV channel eNCA this week, pontificating about this crisis.

It is really bizarre that government seems to be waking up to this tinderbox issue only now that the populists and vigilantes are fanning the flames of hate towards immigrants and taking the law into their own hands.

One of the myriad disasters of those who have run our country for the past 28 years is the failure to manage immigration.

We say this recognising that the illegal movement of people across the borders is inevitable, as South Africa is perceived as an island of prosperity on the continent.

With wave after wave of undocumented immigrants flowing into the country and making this their home, government has been like a deer caught in the headlights.

Besides the pointless exercise of arresting those who are undocumented and deporting them, very little sustainable work is done to manage the crisis. The borders have remained porous, enabling the deported to immediately make their way back to South Africa as soon as they have said their hellos to their families and friends.

Government even failed to heed the bloody warnings of the massive xenophobic outbreaks in 2008 and 2015, and the sporadic flare-ups that take place from time to time in different locales.

Now government has promised to intensify its border management efforts. But that only tackles the inflow of the new immigrants.

The question is: What can be done about the millions of undocumented immigrants who are already in the country and are the targets of populists who prey on the grievances of the poor?

The opportunists who are waging a campaign of vigilantism are filling a leadership vacuum left by government’s paralysis.

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Don’t have a visa? Not to worry. South Africans to get visa on arrival when travelling to Egypt

IOL 11-04-2022

Egypt announced this week that South Africans travelling to Egypt for tourism no longer have to acquire a visa in advance from Egyptian embassies. They can now get their visa upon arrival at Cairo International Airport.

The land of the pharaohs is a destination that has long been on the bucket list of many South Africans given Egypt’s rich cultural heritage and attractively priced seaside resorts. According to an Egypt Today report, on April 3 The Pharaohs’ Golden Parade celebrated its first anniversary.

Golden Parade was an event held in Cairo on April 3, 2021, during which 22 mummies were moved from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation in Fustat.

Although Egyptian tourists travelling to South Africa still need to get a visa in advance, Egypt’s Ambassador to South Africa HE Ahmed El Fadly hopes that this move will encourage South Africa to consider following Egypt’s example. He said it would “enhance people-to-people relations between Africa’s two largest economies” and might one day lead to the lifting of all visa requirements between the two.

El Fadly said that this decision by Egypt, which for now doesn’t apply to any other African country, means that travel to Egypt is now easier for South Africans especially given the resumption of Egypt Air’s regular direct flights from Cairo to Johannesburg.

He said that Egypt expected the number of travellers from South Africa to increase significantly.

The Egyptian Embassy said visas upon arrival would be valid for a period of 30 days and that this this procedure puts South African tourists on par with visitors that come to Egypt from the EU, Japan, the US and Canada.

Egypt Travel and Covid-19

Travellers who have a Covid test on arrival should stay in their hotel room until they receive the result, which takes 12 – 24 hours.

In the case of a positive result, self-isolation for 14 days is mandatory. The traveller covers the cost of this test.

People travelling to the coastal governorates with a valid vaccination certificate do not need to get tested before departure or on arrival.

At the airport, passengers arriving from overseas will be asked to present this certificate, a public health declaration form, and proof of health insurance.

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How much a UK visa will cost South Africans in 2022

Businesstech  - 11 April 2022

Every year on 6 April, the prices of most UK visas increase as the Home Office revises pricing,.

Immigration Health Surcharge

“If you are moving to the UK for more than six months, you will also need to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS),” said Dunn. The IHS allows the use of the National Health Service (NHS) as soon as you arrive in the UK.

“Paying this surcharge gives you access to free basic medical care while you are in the UK.”

Below is a table that shows the fees charged by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI):

Current conversion rate: £1/R19.23.

How does the IHS work?

The IHS is an upfront fee that is paid in full along with your visa application.

The amount you’ll have to pay depends on which visa you are applying for and how long you’ll be staying in the UK, said Dunn.

The current fee is R12,000/£624. If you’re applying for an Ancestry visa which is valid for five years, you’ll have to pay R60,000/£3,120 upfront as part of your application.

The surcharges for other common visas are as follows:

• Spouse visa – R23,993
• Spousal extension – R23,993
• Youth Mobility Scheme – R18,071
• Student visa – R9,035

Correct Application

Every year, thousands of visa applications are rejected because they are filled out incorrectly or applicants haven’t included the right documents, said Dunn.

“The Home Office will keep your visa fee whether your application gets accepted or denied, to avoid throwing money away, or paying the same amount twice, it’s important that your application is as watertight as possible.”

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