South Africa's got a new critical skills list but graduating in one of those fields isn't enough to get a permanent residency permit anymore.
Foreign graduates who've acquired"critical skills" in South Africa are no longer automatically offered permanent resident status.. Foreigners who posses a critical skill are prioritised for a working visa or permanent residence in South Africa. The updated list, officially gazetted by Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi earlier in February, contains 101 job descriptions.
Foreign students studying towards a critical skill in South Africa could previously look forward to obtaining a PRP upon graduating., signed into law by then-Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba in 2016. "The problem with this is that our universities are attracting the brightest [minds] in Africa and a lot international students and that's a competitive advantage for our economy," Andreas Krensel, CEO of IBN Immigration Solutions, told Business Insider South Africa.
, which deals with applications which have already been lodged under the 2014 criteria. Previously, foreigners could apply for a 12-month critical skills visa without an offer of employment. Krensel refers to this as a"job seekers visa" which attracted young foreigners with critical skills to look for employment in South Africa.
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