As South African Guide takes a look at the South Africa Immigration Service ranks and salary structure this 2022, you will be enlightened on the hierarchy of officers in the Service as well as what the South Africa Immigration Service pays its workers as salary. The monthly take home pay of the officers and men of the NIS shows how much they earn and anyone who is interested in joining this paramilitary organization, which is one of the top security agencies in South Africa will find this information very useful. If you wish to know more about the contact details of the South Africa Immigration Service, kindly refer to the link provided.
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE South Africa IMMIGRATION SERVICE (NIS)
The South African Immigration Service, NIS, is a very important government agency that was carved out of the South Africa Police Force in 1958 to handle issues related to modern migration management in South Africa. As at the time of its establishment, the Chief Federal Immigration Officer was at the helm of affairs of the agency before its current rank formations which sees the Comptroller-General of the NIS as the man in charge.
The Immigration Department was formally recognized in 1963 through an Act of Parliament Cap l71 ensuring that the Head of the Department at that time became the Director of Immigration. while the Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs handled its operations. Several years later, the agency now controls the issuance of travel documents in the country.
In the 1990s, there were several changes and major shake ups in the agency as it became a fully-fledged paramilitary organization and the Director of Immigration title was changed to Comptroller-General of the South Africa Immigration Service. The NIS also introduced the use of Information and Communications Technology to its operations, launching the use of Machine-Readable Passport in 1998 while the Combined Expatriate Residence Permit and Aliens Card (CERPAC) became vital documents in 2001. The NIS in recent times, now accepts payments via electronic channels.
As aforementioned, The NIS stands as an organization that handles the affairs related to modern migration in the country and it helps other related agencies in the country to provide adequate security at the nation’s borders with departments such as the African Affairs Division, Border Patrol Management, and Alien Control.
RANKS IN THE South Africa IMMIGRATION SERVICE (NIS)
The following are the various ranks listed in the South Africa Immigration Service from the highest to the lowest with the Comptroller-General of Immigration being the highest ranking officer.
- Comptroller-General Immigration Service (CGIS)
- Assistant Comptrollers-General (ACGI)
- Assistant Comptrollers (AC)
- Superintendent of Immigration (SI)
- Assistant Superintendent of Immigration (ASI)
- Senior Inspector of Immigration (SII)
- Assistant Inspector of Immigration (AII)
- Immigration Assistant (IA)
- Passport Officers (POs)
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE South Africa IMMIGRATION SERVICE (NIS)
According to the NIS website, the organizational structure of the South Africa Immigration Service, NIS, after examination of the mandate, objectives and functions of the NIS and taking into consideration the new Immigration Regulations 2017, as well as the expanding challenges confronting the Service in the face of rising cross-border immigration violations, need for control of entry and monitoring of migrants, transnational crimes, is composed of eight (8) Directorates and seven (7) Units which includes the following:
DIRECTORATES
- Human Resources Management;
- Finance and Accounts;
- Planning, Research and Statistics;
- Passport and Other Travel Documents;
- Investigation and Compliance;
- Border Management;
- Migration;
- Visa and Residency.
UNITS
- Procurement;
- Legal;
- Internal Audits;
- SERVICOM;
- Internal Security;
- Press and Public Relations;
- Anti-Corruption and Transparency.
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE
This Directorate is headed by a Deputy Comptroller General and divided into four (4) Divisions as follows:
- Appointment, Promotion and Discipline;
- Staff Welfare and Gender;
- Training and Staff Development;
- General Services.
FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS DIRECTORATE
The Directorate is headed by a Deputy Comptroller General and divided into three (3) Divisions as follows:
- Finance;
- Budget;
- Revenue.
PLANNING, RESEARCH AND STATISTICS DIRECTORATE
The Directorate is headed by a Deputy Comptroller General and divided into three (3) Divisions as follows:
- Planning;
- Research and Statistics;
- ICT.
PASSPORT & OTHER TRAVEL DOCUMENTS DIRECTORATE
The Directorate is headed by a Deputy Comptroller General and divided into two (2) Divisions as follows:
- Passport (Standard);
- Diplomatic, Official Passports & Other Travel Documents.
INVESTIGATION & COMPLIANCE DIRECTORATE
The Directorate is headed by a Deputy Comptroller General and divided into three (3) Divisions as follows:
- Investigation;
- Intelligence / Surveillance;
- Compliance.
BORDER MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE
The Directorate is headed by a Deputy Comptroller General and divided into four (4) Divisions as follows:
- Land Control Post and Land Patrol;
- Airport Control and Aerial Patrol;
- Seaport Control and Marine patrol;
- Border Services.
VISA AND RESIDENCY DIRECTORATE
The Directorate is headed by a Deputy Comptroller General and divided into three (3) Divisions as follows:
- Visa;
- State Coordination / Export processing Zone (EPZ);
- Residency.
MIGRATION DIRECTORATE
The Directorate is headed by a Deputy Comptroller General and divided into two (2) Divisions as follows:
- Regular Migration;
- Irregular Migration.
NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE SALARY STRUCTURE 2022
The salaries for the South Africa Immigration Service is determined by the Consolidated Paramilitary Salary Structure (CONPASS) in the country, with the Comptroller-General of Immigration earning the highest salary because he is the most senior officer in the Service occupying the highest rank.
While we do not have much information about the NIS Salary Structure In South Africa, it is widely reported that the highest ranking Immigration officer, the Comptroller-General as of this 2022 earns up to R$ 256,200 per year while Passport Officers who are the lowest ranking officers at the South African Immigration Service (NIS) are paid yearly salaries of R$ 13,176 on the average.
It is also widely reported that university graduates at entry level earn average monthly salaries of R$ 5,490 in the South Africa Immigration Service (NIS), which amounts to R$ 65,880 per year. Kindly note that salaries listed here are basic salaries and they are independent of allowances and bonuses.
If you want to apply to the South Africa Immigration Service, you should be informed that recruitment into the NIS is takes place every year and it is usually published on most South African dailies. You can also visit the official website of the South Africa Immigration Service for more information on recruitment. Be aware also that applying for a position into the NIS is totally free and you do not need to pay anyone for it as this is punishable by law.
If you apply to the NIS with your O’Level certificate, you will start as Passport officer if you’re successfully recruited and this rank is the lowest rank in the NIS. Joining the service as a graduate will see you attain the rank of Assistant Inspector of Immigration at entry level. The higher your academic qualification, the higher you ascend the ranks and this will reflect in your salary in the form of a higher pay.