Home Affairs Nibister Leon Schreiber announced new reforms to combat corruption and create jobs.
The Department of Home Affairs on Wednesday announced the gazetting of the Remote Work Visitor Visa and the new Points-Based System for Work Visas.
“The Department’s attention to detail, to ensure that these reforms are fit-for-purpose and market-friendly, has resulted in two products that begin to reposition South Africa as a world-class destination for investment and tourism to create thousands of new jobs for South Africans. The new Points-Based System for Work Visas combats corruption and inefficiency by cutting red tape and introducing a transparent point scale to objectively determine who qualifies for a Critical Skills or General Work Visa., the general work visa applications outside of the Trusted Employer Scheme, applicants must earn at least R650 796 per year.It said the goal is to safeguard lower-end jobs for locals while allowing highly skilled foreigners to contribute to the economy.
“By harnessing the power of market-based regulatory reform to cut red tape and enhance transparency, Home Affairs is fighting corruption in our immigration system while delivering on the GNU’s apex priority to grow the economy and create thousands of new jobs for the people of South Africa,” he added.
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