Skilled-worker visas are issued to applicants who have complied with one of the route’s three requirements, which demand an offer of arranged employment for the applicant; that the applicant is an international student, a temporary worker or a foreigner who has been residing in Canada for one year or that the applicant should have at least one year experience in an occupation. Apart from complying with these requirements, the applicant should also score a minimum of 67 on a test, which contains factors such as education, language ability, work experience, age, adaptability and financial means.

In terms of PNP, each of the country’s provinces that have signed up for the programme chooses immigrants who will benefit it in some way. Temporary visas in Canada can be obtained from the Citizenship and Immigration Canada Website and includes work permits, business visas and study permits. Study permits are needed if an applicant intends studying in Canada for more than six months. Although work permits can easily be obtained, the employer must receive a positive Labour Market Opinion first.

For business visas, there are three categories in which an applicant must score at least 35 in a test. In addition, a business visa applicant must meet several other criteria, including at least two years in the management of a qualifying business for investor category; proof that his business will be able to contribute to the country’s economy in the entrepreneur programme and the need to have been self-employed in cultural activities or athletics or have farm management experience for self-employed people.

For permanent residency, sponsoring relatives through a Canadian family visa is usually the fastest route.

Citizenship in South Africa has three main types that include citizen by birth, naturalisation, or descent. By birth, a child can be regarded as a South African citizen if his parents are South African citizens or permanent residents of the country during the time that the child is born.

A person is required to submit the BI-529 form, Determination of Citizenship Status, to determine an individual’s claim to South African citizenship. Any child who is born in South Africa and is adopted by the citizen of South Africa in terms of the Child Care Act of 1983 and is registered in the country is also a citizen of South Africa by birth. A foreign child who is born in the country and has no claim to any other citizenship can also obtain citizenship in South Africa by birth. By descent, a child who is born outside the country can also claim his citizenship as a South African, provided that at least one of his parents is a citizen of South Africa at the time that he is born. The birth of the child must have been registered in South Africa for him to acquire South African citizenship. Aside from birth and descent, foreign individuals can also acquire South African citizenship by naturalisation, as long as the requirements for such have been met.

Migrating to South Africa is not just transferring to that country; it also involves an individual deciding whether to take on South African citizenship and its responsibilities.