SOUTH AFRICA – Maintenance of Online Visa Portal to Cause Delays

Posted on September 4, 2015

South Africa’s Visa Facilitation Services (VFS) online portal is undergoing system maintenance which has affected visa appointment scheduling and completion of online application forms among other services. Visa application centers are unable to process submissions as a result of their… Read more »


IRELAND – Additional Occupations Added to Skills-Shortage List

Posted on September 4, 2015

Ireland’s Employment Permit Act which contains the list of ineligible occupations and the shortage-occupations skills list was recently amended and these changes took effect on September 1st, 2015. The Irish labour market has been experiencing a shortage in certain occupations… Read more »


GERMANY – Appointment and Processing Delays for Immigration Services

Posted on September 4, 2015

In response to the growing number of asylum seekers, the German government has been contributing resources which in turn may affect appointment and processing times for immigration services. All applications requiring approval from an immigration office in Germany will most… Read more »