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Today, #TeamHomeAffairs breaks new ground as we launch where any South African can verify their citizenship and confirm reinstatement of citizenship if it had been unconstitutionally withdrawn. In keeping with our commitment to use digital transformation to deliver 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘈𝘧𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴 @ 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦, this process involves no queues and no paperwork whatsoever. Instead, it uses facial recognition and machine learning to verify your identity and securely correct your record on the population register - all from the comfort of your own home, anywhere in the world, instantly. This not only ensures compliance with an order issued earlier this year by the Constitutional Court on the reinstatement of citizenship, but also positions Home Affairs at the global cutting-edge of biometric verification and machine learning technology to deliver digital public infrastructure. Very few countries on earth offer digital citizenship services at this level of sophistication. Over time, the powerful underlying technology we have built for this portal will also significantly enhance other services, as well as immigration and citizenship law enforcement, by eliminating reliance on paperwork and manual verification. Home Affairs is building a digital service delivery revolution, storming into the future to transform South Africa into a world leader in smart government that delivers dignity for all! 🇿🇦

Leon Schreiber

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📈 A key aspect of the GNU’s collective mandate was outlined by President Ramaphosa at the opening of Parliament in July: “Overhaul the visa regime to attract skills and investment and grow the tourism sector.” Just three months later, #TeamHomeAffairs delivers through the single most pro-jobs regulatory reform South Africa has seen in decades. The Department’s meticulous attention to detail to ensure that these reforms are fit-for-purpose and market-friendly, has resulted in two products that begin to reposition South Africa as a world-class destination for investment and tourism to create thousands of new jobs for South Africans. Importantly, the new points-based system also introduces a transparent framework to adjudicate visas in order to tackle corruption. •The Remote Work Visa enables highly paid individuals who are employed abroad and thus do not compete with local workers, to spend their valuable foreign currency right here in South Africa, pay Value-Added Tax into the South African fiscus, eat at South African restaurants, and buy South African goods and services from South African producers. •The new Points-Based System for Work Visas combats corruption and inefficiency by cutting red tape and introducing a transparent points scale to objectively determine who qualifies for a Critical Skills or General Work Visa. Additionally, for General Work Visa applications submitted outside of the Trusted Employer Scheme, a newly-introduced threshold of R650 796 in gross annual income – which amounts to double the median income in the formal sector – will better protect existing jobs at the lower end of the market while injecting skills at the top. Independent research commissioned by the Reserve Bank and the International Food Policy Research Institute shows that growing the number of high-end skills as a share of the total South African population by just 0.02%, can boost annual economic growth by up to 1.2%. The same research projects that an enhanced Visa regime can create seven new jobs for every additional skilled worker attracted into the economy. By harnessing the power of market-based regulatory reform to cut red tape and enhance transparency, Home Affairs is fighting corruption in our immigration system while delivering on the GNU’s apex priority to grow the economy and create thousands of new jobs for the people of South Africa! 🇿🇦 More here:

Leon Schreiber

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