South Africa’s Work Visa Reform Plans Slowed by Tax Issues
- Nomad visa will be implemented after tax regulations changed
- Skills shortage worsened by slow work visa approvals
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South Africa’s plan to attract more professionals to its skills-starved economy through the introduction of a so-called nomad visa for remote workers has been slowed by the need to amend tax regulations.
The impediment comes after an initial delay when changes to the visa regime had to be temporarily withdrawn because mandatory public consultation procedures hadn’t been followed. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his intention to introduce a remote-working visa in his 2022 state-of-the-nation address.