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Cyprus EU Blue Card: an opportunity for highly skilled South African professionals

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On 7 July 2025, Cyprus officially opened applications for the EU Blue Card, paving the way for a new era of professional migration for highly skilled non-EU nationals. The Cyprus EU Blue Card is a residence permit enabling highly qualified employees from countries outside the EU such as South Africa to reside and work in […]

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Urgent DIRCO Apostille for the Netherlands

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If you are a South African citizen planning to travel, study or work in the Netherlands, you may have come across the term ‘DIRCO Apostille’ while applying for a visa. The DIRCO Apostille is a vital procedure that ensures official documents obtained in South Africa are recognised as valid by the Dutch authorities, and is

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A Guide to Understanding DIRCO vs. High Court Apostille

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Individuals travelling from South Africa to other countries are typically required to present a set of legalised documents to immigration authorities when applying for a visa and, occasionally, upon arrival in the destination country. Those trying to meet this requirement in South Africa often come across two terms: ‘DIRCO apostille’ and ‘High Court apostille’. While

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Dirco Apostille for Visa Applications: What You Need to Know in 2025

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If you’re planning to apply for a visa in South Africa, you may come across the requirement of obtaining a DIRCO apostille for certain vital documents. The apostille is an additional authentication that ensures the legal validity of your South African documents in foreign countries. While this process may seem unfamiliar to many South African,

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Express expedited apostille services – Johannesburg – Cape town

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Are you travelling abroad, for educational, employment, immigration or business purposes and urgently need your documents apostilled? Global Apostille offers express expedited apostille services for anyone who requires their documents to be apostilled as soon as possible. Rapid document legalisation is more important than ever in today’s fast-paced world, particularly for individuals involved in international

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DIRCO Apostille Guide for China work visa

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Since 7 November 2023, applying for a work visa for China from South Africa has become significantly easier. This positive development occurred when China officially joined the Hague Apostille Convention, eliminating the need for document legalisation at Chinese embassies or consulates. Previously, the process was time-consuming and costly, involving multiple steps at various government offices.

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Importance of the DIRCO Apostille for immigration

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It’s no secret that, in today’s interconnected world, documents frequently cross borders. That’s why many South African individuals and businesses who are either starting to immigrate or pursuing opportunities abroad often come across the requirement to obtain a DIRCO apostille for their documents, such as corporate certificates or personal certificates. DIRCO apostilles play a critical

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Certified Passport copies for Visa application – South Africa

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When completing forms and documents for visiting another country, many South African travellers are often required to submit certified passport copies for visa applications. A certified passport copy is a photocopy of one or more pages of your passport, signed and certified by a notary public as an accurate and complete reproduction of the original

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South African document legalisation instructions for Saudi Arabia

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If you’re planning to use your South African documents in Saudi Arabia, for business or personal reasons, the Saudi authorities may require your documents to be legalised with an Apostille before they can accept them for a visa application. Therefore, South African citizens and companies need to be aware of the South African document legalisation

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5 Tips for Couriering Documents for Dirco Apostille to Pretoria

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Whether it's safe to courier important documents such as immigration papers, university degrees, medical records or legal and financial documents is a common concern for South Africans living outside of Gauteng who require DIRCO Apostille Certificates. As DIRCO Apostille can only be obtained in Pretoria and given the importance of the documents, ensuring the safe

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