The British High Commissioner in Pretoria released figures which show that 24 859 South Africans applied for a working holidaymaker visa last year and 2 547 were turned down. In 2002, there were 17 520 applications. The main reasons for being turned down is failure to prove that you will not return to South Africa or that you will not be able to support yourself for 2 years.
South Africans are also finding work on oil rigs in the Atlantic Ocean, teaching English in Taiwan or working on farms in New Zealand. There are about 30 000 South Africans working in Dubai, according to Emirates Airlines who employed a number of South African cabin staff and baggage handlers. According to Camp Councillors USA (South Africa), there are about 2 000 South Africans working at ski resorts in the US.
