Home affairs has published amendments to legislation regarding critical skills, with plans to issue digital nomad visas.
home affairs has published amendments to legislation regarding critical skills and so-called “digital nomad” visas in an effort to attract highly skilled individuals into the country.
“A remote worker who wants to work in South Africa while being employed by a foreign company will be able to receive such a visa.” If the legislation comes to pass, South Africa will join Namibia, Cape Verde, Mauritius and the Seychelles as the fifth country in Africa to offer digital nomad visas. Highly skilled workers in the IT sector, such as programmers and software architects, are typically the target of such visas.
“The introduction of a remote working visa responds to the rapidly evolving world of work, where increasing numbers of skilled workers, notably in the tech industry, are attracted by the lifestyle benefits of working from a remote location,” said Ramaphosa.As a popular tourist destination, South Africa has the potential to attract a large number of remote workers and those with critical skills.
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