#teamhomeaffairs

Just met the hardest-working group of government officials in South Africa. The backlog project at #TeamHomeAffairs is working night and day to eradicate a backlog of over 306 000 applications dating as far back as 2014. Clearing this backlog securely will inject skills and capital directly into the veins of our economy. It will also lay the foundation for the digital transformation and modernisation of Home Affairs to become an engine of job creation. Our rallying cry is clear: no backlog by Christmas! 🇿🇦
Leon Schreiber738,215 次观看 • 1 年前

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South African can verify their citizenship and confirm reinstatement of citizenship if it had been unconstitutionally withdrawn.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 Schreiber103,530 次观看 • 7 个月前

Weekend or not, #TeamHomeAffairs is at work preparing 14 mobile offices to serve thousands of clients during a weeklong outreach across the Cape Metro. We are doing so in collaboration with partners in the City and SAPS. By working together, we can deliver dignity - on wheels! 🇿🇦
Leon Schreiber143,393 次观看 • 1 年前

It has been one year of massive progress for #TeamHomeAffairs! Some highlights - with much, much more to come over the next year: 🗞️ Cleared 306 000 visa backlog 🪪 Delivered over 3.5 million Smart IDs - the most ever 🛂 Deployed drone and body camera technology at the border, increasing detection and prevention of attempted illegal border crossings by 215% 🧹 Launched Operation New Broom and effected 46 000 deportations – the most in 5 years and more than countries like France and Germany combined ✈️ Attracted over 17 000 more tourists from China and India through the digital Trusted Tour Operator Scheme 💘 Recognised Muslim marriages on marriage certificates for the first time 🆔 Enabled 1.4 million naturalised citizens and permanent residents to obtain secure Smart IDs for the first time 💭 Appointed the Immigration Advisory Board for the first time in a decade ⚖️ Dismissed 37 crooked officials and secured 8 convictions up to 18 years Built Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) prototype that will digitalise and secure visa processes from beginning to end
Leon Schreiber80,172 次观看 • 1 年前

📣 For the first time, we have deployed drones and deportation buses to enhance immigration enforcement. This reflects our commitment to enforcing the rule of law. When you see these drones in the sky or buses on the road, know that #TeamHomeAffairs is working for you! 🇿🇦
Leon Schreiber68,437 次观看 • 1 年前

📈 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 Schreiber74,034 次观看 • 1 年前

The backlog group at #TeamHomeAffairs are the most powerful economic enablers in #SA right now. Treasury found that - after ending loadshedding - a secure & efficient permit process to attract skills, investment & tourism is the single most powerful tool to create jobs. #DHA
HomeAffairsSA 🇿🇦56,556 次观看 • 1 年前
