Immigration

Our Immigration team is made up of experienced lawyers at all levels from across our various practice areas that have specialist knowledge of the immigration laws of South Africa.

Immigration Services

Our Immigration team assists international and South African companies with immigration requirements normally associated with the import of foreign skills.

The team consists of experienced lawyers at all levels from across our various practice areas that have specialist knowledge of the immigration laws of South Africa.

All of our immigration lawyers are trained and qualified in all aspects of employment law, which gives them the ability to offer a full corporate employee migration service involving all legal aspects in relation to recruitment, obtaining work authorisation, appointment, contracts, statutory compliance with local labour laws and dispute resolution.

Whether you wish to second an employee to a foreign entity, subsidiary or parent company or you need to import talent for a local business, our Corporate Immigration team offers tailor-made advice and assistance, at a fee appropriate to the complexity and scope of the instruction.

Our services include:

  • Advising corporate applicants on the South African income tax and exchange control laws that are likely to affect them.
  • Identifying tax exposures and advice on tax planning strategies.
  • Assisting in drafting business plans into the registration of a business in terms of the Companies Act and registering the business with the South African Revenue Service. In the event that an investment of less than the prescribed amount is made in the South African economy, we assist in obtaining a waiver from the Director-General of the Department of Home Affairs to reduce the prescribed capital requirement.
  • Advising on own business visas, issued to foreigners who intend to establish or invest in their own business in South Africa.

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Immigration Services

Our Immigration team assists international and South African companies with immigration requirements normally associated with the import of foreign skills.

The team consists of experienced lawyers at all levels from across our various practice areas that have specialist knowledge of the immigration laws of South Africa.

All of our immigration lawyers are trained and qualified in all aspects of employment law, which gives them the ability to offer a full corporate employee migration service involving all legal aspects in relation to recruitment, obtaining work authorisation, appointment, contracts, statutory compliance with local labour laws and dispute resolution.

Whether you wish to second an employee to a foreign entity, subsidiary or parent company or you need to import talent for a local business, our Corporate Immigration team offers tailor-made advice and assistance, at a fee appropriate to the complexity and scope of the instruction.

Our services include:

  • Advising corporate applicants on the South African income tax and exchange control laws that are likely to affect them.
  • Identifying tax exposures and advice on tax planning strategies.
  • Assisting in drafting business plans into the registration of a business in terms of the Companies Act and registering the business with the South African Revenue Service. In the event that an investment of less than the prescribed amount is made in the South African economy, we assist in obtaining a waiver from the Director-General of the Department of Home Affairs to reduce the prescribed capital requirement.
  • Advising on own business visas, issued to foreigners who intend to establish or invest in their own business in South Africa.

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Welcome announcement for foreign nationals in possession of a Zimbabwean or Lesotho Exemption Permit

On 1 December 2023, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, the Minister of Home Affairs (Minister), announced his decision to grant an exemption to Zimbabwean and Lesotho foreign nationals who are in possession of either a Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) or Lesotho Exemption Permit (LEP). This exemption has been granted in terms of section 31(2)(b) of the Immigration Act 13 of 2002 (Act) which empowers the Minister to grant inter alia a category of foreigners the rights of permanent residence for a specified, or unspecified period, upon the existence of special circumstances which would justify such decision.

Revised fees for immigration services in Kenya from 1 March 2024

Kenya is the largest and most advanced economy in East and Central Africa. The country is open for business to well-positioned companies with strategic objectives to tap into the growing potential of emerging markets in theregion.  

Electronic Travel Authorisation: Visa in disguise?

During Kenya’s 60 th independence anniversary celebrations on 12 December 2023, the president directed that Kenya will be a visa-free country, effective from January 2024. This development in the immigration sector is now implemented through the electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) system that was unveiled on 5 January 2024. Notably, the eTA system departs from the public understanding of a visa-free experience as travellers (including infants and children) are required to obtain the document before embarkment. Travellers who expected a seamless entry into the country have aired their disappointment with the unexpected costs and additional documentation for persons from initially visa-exempt countries