Neale Richmond said the Irish government was aware of the effect this has had businesses and people, but the move was constantly under review
Most rejections by European countries and the US are based on ‘reasonable doubts about the visa applicants’ intention to return home’. Many Africans believe otherwise
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The visa system forces migrant health professionals who plug the British labour gap to stay silent on abuses ranging from rape to 20-hour days
The Mississippi court case is unique; usually the grievances are against Mexicans accused of taking work from Americans
Immigration is shaping up to be a key issue in next year’s French presidential election, when President Macron is widely expected to face off again against the far-right leader…
We need to dismantle the unequal systems we have upheld in Africa. Divesting from missionary tours is a good place to start
South Africa appears to regard all foreigners with suspicion, making visa, residency and citizenship applications a complex nightmare
No continent has suffered more from Britain’s ‘hostile environment’ immigration policy
Africans will soon be able to stay in other countries on the continent – and establish businesses there
President Cyril Ramaphosa promises a ‘fundamentally’ transformed approach to the rollout of infrastructure projects in his new stimulus package
Zukiswa Wanner reveals the lengths we go through in an excerpt from, "Hardly Working: A travel memoir of sorts"
South African government says it’s “regrettable” that Australia’s home affairs minister wants to give special treatment to white South African farmers
The department of home affairs can rightly claim success, but some key issues are entrenched in the regime.
Despite rumours and claims, there is no proof that the Gupta family is linked to visa processing firm VFS.
South Africa is like the migrant worker who has found himself a new lover and forgot about his family.
Govt’s decision to grant concessions to its new visa regime, after it was blamed for a slump in tourism, has been cautiously welcomed by trade groups.
The knock-on effects of South Africa’s new visa rules are hurting the country’s universities.
Cyril Ramaphosa will head the inter-ministerial committee set up to deal with the upheaval new visa regulations have caused in the tourism industry.
South African academic Na’eem Jeenah has fallen foul of Islamophobic bureaucrats in the UK.
