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    Hopefully going to Ireland later this year

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    It's a good day Final visa granted. Now it's time to book the flights.
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    Hey guys where is the best place to get info on immigration. I have been teling my family for at least over 5 years now that we should all book it.
    The next elections will be my deciding factor. Really don't want this thread to turn into a political debate but there's no way this country can survive another 5 years of ANC rule.

    The thing is my family are staunch Coetzee's and we flippen love this country, despite its failings. I can see us hanging on till things come right or we turn into a failed state. If that day comes we will probably go on an epic road trip and seek refuge in Namibia

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    Quote Originally Posted by bradbear117 View Post
    Hey guys where is the best place to get info on immigration. I have been teling my family for at least over 5 years now that we should all book it.
    The next elections will be my deciding factor. Really don't want this thread to turn into a political debate but there's no way this country can survive another 5 years of ANC rule.

    The thing is my family are staunch Coetzee's and we flippen love this country, despite its failings. I can see us hanging on till things come right or we turn into a failed state. If that day comes we will probably go on an epic road trip and seek refuge in Namibia
    Depends where you want to go. There are lots of helpful sites for a country, but I'm not sure if you'll really find one that lists all of the different sites. Look at SaAustralia.org for example.
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    I'm from the States and have been living in South Africa for a few years now. I definitely would not want to live in SA permanently, but I've enjoyed most of my time here so far.

    I'll probably be going back home next year or the year thereafter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kimitar View Post
    I'm from the States and have been living in South Africa for a few years now. I definitely would not want to live in SA permanently, but I've enjoyed most of my time here so far.

    I'll probably be going back home next year or the year thereafter.
    It's interesting hearing that from a different perspective. Are your reasons for not staying similar to those of us leaving?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wyzak View Post
    It's interesting hearing that from a different perspective. Are your reasons for not staying similar to those of us leaving?
    I didn't come to SA to live here, it was always going to be temporary.

    There are things I really like about South Africa, such as the fairly temperate climate, the food, the wildlife (yes, I've been to the Kruger National Park and it's awesome) and the inherent natural beauty of the place, but the poor service, poor infrastructure (particularly with regards to the internet and the constant power outages) and the crime (or at least the threat thereof, as I haven't personally been a victim of crime in SA, but it's almost tangible in the sense that you can't just walk around wherever you want without worry, the way I did back home) all come together to make it really hard to want to stay for any longer than is strictly necessary.

    That said, the relative freedom of religion here, in the sense that people don't make a big deal out of what religion you do or do not adhere to (at least in my experience), is a really cool benefit for me personally, as I'm an atheist and I come from a southern state, where atheists are ostracized, and in some cases, barely tolerated. People seem really chill about religion in SA, which is nice.

    Like the old adage says: nice place to visit (if you can avoid load shedding... I can't even begin to imagine how that must affect tourism), but not a place I'd want to live.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kimitar View Post
    I didn't come to SA to live here, it was always going to be temporary.

    There are things I really like about South Africa, such as the fairly temperate climate, the food, the wildlife (yes, I've been to the Kruger National Park and it's awesome) and the inherent natural beauty of the place, but the poor service, poor infrastructure (particularly with regards to the internet and the constant power outages) and the crime (or at least the threat thereof, as I haven't personally been a victim of crime in SA, but it's almost tangible in the sense that you can't just walk around wherever you want without worry, the way I did back home) all come together to make it really hard to want to stay for any longer than is strictly necessary.

    That said, the relative freedom of religion here, in the sense that people don't make a big deal out of what religion you do or do not adhere to (at least in my experience), is a really cool benefit for me personally, as I'm an atheist and I come from a southern state, where atheists are ostracized, and in some cases, barely tolerated. People seem really chill about religion in SA, which is nice.

    Like the old adage says: nice place to visit (if you can avoid load shedding... I can't even begin to imagine how that must affect tourism), but not a place I'd want to live.
    Thanks for the informative reply
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kimitar View Post
    /snip
    Judging by your rant & raves during Dota games, I almost thought you we're definitely going to mention that SA has the worst Dota players :P


    Anyway... in light of our beautiful country's amazing leadership, I'm considering exploring career options overseas. I am currently busy studying part-time during full-time employment, which is not really a fun thing but once I am done with some of my certifications, I might take a look at what availability there is in my field, overseas and I'm also highly interested in further education abroad.

    Then of course there's the aspect of leaving your friends and family and almost 30 years of your established roots behind to start a new life.... I still need to put a lot of thought into all of this, but overall, being forced to go look for opportunities in another country I can only blame on this country's disgustingly inept government.

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    Quote Originally Posted by to0kenZA View Post
    Then of course there's the aspect of leaving your friends and family and almost 30 years of your established roots behind to start a new life.... I still need to put a lot of thought into all of this, but overall, being forced to go look for opportunities in another country I can only blame on this country's disgustingly inept government.
    I don't think it's an easy decision for anyone to make, it's a decision of necessity.

    We are flying out on the 3rd of July.
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