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Immigration Policy

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Namibia

Ministry of Home Affairs opens 2025 student permit applications

The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security has announced that the application period for student permits for the 2025 academic year is now open for prospective foreign students who have enrolled or plan to enroll at Namibian educational institutions. Ministry spokesperson Margaret Kalo.       The fees for annual student permits have been set at N$1,600 for primary and secondary education and N$2,200 for tertiary education. Payment […]

todayOctober 28, 2024 23

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South Africa

South Africa’s amended Employment Bill targets foreign workers

South Africa’s Public Servants Association's acting deputy general manager, Claude Naiker, says the Employment Services Amendment Bill may reduce the number of foreign nationals employed in South Africa but does not address the country’s skills shortage. This follows the revelation that six-thousand-220 foreign nationals, including permanent residents and temporary employees, are working in the public sector.

todaySeptember 12, 2024 15

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Africa

Namibia denies visa extension for King of Buganda

In a surprising turn of events, the government has declined the visa extension request for Ronald Mutebi II, the King of the Buganda tribe of Uganda. King Mutebi, who travelled to Namibia for medical treatment in April, will not be allowed to extend his stay beyond the maximum 90 days set by the Immigration Control Act of 1993, as confirmed by Penda Naanda, the Executive Director of the Ministry of […]

todayJuly 17, 2024 42

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Lifestyle

Emigration: The hidden catalyst behind the rise of the radical right in Europe’s depopulating regions

Smaller towns and villages in Sweden have suffered economically as a result of out-migration. Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images     By Rafaela Dancygier, Princeton University and David Laitin, Stanford University     Earlier this spring, the European Parliament voted to overhaul its immigration policy to more evenly distribute responsibility among member states for managing the arrival of migrants and asylum-seekers. Lurking in the details of the agreement, however, are provisions […]

todayJune 7, 2024 14

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World

Biden Enacts Restrictive Immigration Policy

    U.S President Joseph Biden has signed his most restrictive immigration policy yet, halting asylum requests at the southern border if crossings exceed a daily average of 2,500 people over a week. Exceptions include unaccompanied children and humanitarian cases. This move aims to demonstrate Biden's toughness on illegal immigration as Donald Trump focuses on mass deportations in his campaign, framing immigration as a central issue. From Washington, Benji Hyer […]

todayJune 5, 2024 23

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South Africa

South Africa clarifies immigration regulation

South Africa's Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has moved to clarify a misunderstanding on the gazetted regulations recommendations on the Critical Skills and General Work Visas. This comes after some media reports stated that the department had done away with the Critical Skills Visa in favour of a point-based system. The South African Government news agency says that while briefing the media on the Second Amendment of the Immigration […]

todayApril 10, 2024 10

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