South Africa will shorten the time it takes to issue work permits to foreign executives and engineers employed by the country's biggest companies in a bid to attract foreign investors.
The Home Office announced in a statement on Tuesday that processing time for work permits will be cut from 22 weeks to 20 days under the so-called Trusted Employer Scheme, which was piloted in October.
The South African-German Chamber of Commerce, which represents companies operating in South Africa such as Volkswagen and Bayer, previously said 100,000 jobs in the country were under threat as investment was restricted due to difficulties in securing jobs. Ta.
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Aaron Motsoaledi, South Africa's Minister of Home Affairs, said: “This is another step that will allow South Africa to more easily attract skills and manage immigration, particularly in processing applications for senior executives, technicians, business employees and investors. That's the plan.'' statement.
Companies participating in this program will have higher priority on their applications and fewer supporting documentation requirements and demands.
South Africa's president, who recommended the creation of the program among other measures in a report last year, said the skills crisis was the second biggest threat to economic growth after repeated power outages.
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