Home Affairs Recruits 301 More Immigration Officers Nationwide

Home Affairs recruits 301 more immigration officers nationwide

The Department of Home Affairs is increasing the size of its immigration inspectorate by 35% through the recruitment of 301 additional Immigration Officers, Minister Leon Schreiber announced on Monday. According to Schreiber, the appointments form part of government’s broader efforts to strengthen immigration enforcement and improve compliance with South Africa’s immigration laws. In a post shared on X, the minister... Read more → The post Home…

Home Affairs ramps up crackdown with 301 new immigration officers

SA's Home Affairs To Recruit 301 Immigration Officers

The Department of Home Affairs says it is moving to strengthen immigration enforcement capacity through the recruitment of an additional 301 immigration officers. At present, the department has only 868 immigration officers. “This limited capacity is expected to support immigration enforcement across the entire country. Despite the severe resource constraints that the department continues to face, reprioritisation work has been done to enable th…

Home Affairs Set To Recruit Hundreds Of New Immigration Officers

Johannesburg – The Department of Home Affairs has announced that it is recruiting at least 301 new immigration officers. The department on Monday, 6 July 2026, said the move was aimed at strengthening immigration enforcement capacity across the country. The department revealed that presently it has only 868 Immigration Officers, noting that this limited capacity was expected to support immigration enforcement across the entire country. Despite t…

Home Affairs Recruits 301 Immigration Officers

The Department of Home Affairs has announced the appointment of 301 additional Immigration Officers to strengthen immigration enforcement across South Africa. The appointments will increase the number of frontline officers from 868 to 1,169, boosting the department’s enforcement capacity by 35%.   The department says the recruitment forms part of its broader strategy to build a secure, efficient and technology-driven immigration system.   It add…

Home Affairs to recruit 301 immigration officers

The Department of Home Affairs says it is moving to strengthen immigration