Marisa Jacobs

Marisa Jacobs is the Managing Director at Xpatweb, the premium work permit practice in South Africa. She also sits on the Minister of the Department of Home Affairs’ Immigration Advisory Board. Marisa is a recognised industry specialist on all work visa categories and her Critical Skills Survey was used for validation of the Critical Skills List, she serves on BUSA and Nedlac and day-to-day runs the practice on a hands-on basis. Marisa has extensive experience in expatriate management, which goes beyond just work visas and she has also developed the Immigration Tracker, which is now widely used by South Africa’s largest expatriate employers. Her solution-based methodologies extend to operating and managing a confidential payroll for various expatriate groups, various SARS tax directives and rulings, Reserve Bank clearances for expatriates and optimal banking solutions. She is deeply passionate about work visa matters and is in close contact on a daily basis with senior immigration officials and executives around the world.