Jonathan Fetting

Experience

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  Arthur Andersen (1885 -> 2002) Official

  Jan 1999 - Apr 2002

  • Worked within the Human Capital Tax & Legal Division.• Established inbound immigration services as a client service offering for the South African practice nationally, based in Johannesburg.• Provided immigration compliance and advisory services to a local and multi-national corporate client base.• Provided immigration process and administration services, including all visa and permit application categories available in terms of South African immigration law, as well as associated appeals.• Successfully took qualifying examination and registered as an Immigration Agent with the Department of Home Affairs, as required to practise in the field. Show less • Executive Assistant to the Human Resources Director. • Responsibility for the firm's South African expatriate management. It had offices in 81 countries and approximately 370 cities, with a constant movement of personnel globally. • Responsible for implementing and maintaining the firm's global international expatriate systems and policies within South Africa and managing its immigration compliance. • Received training at Andersen in the U.K. and worked closely with external counsel and the Department of Home Affairs. Show less

  • Senior Immigration Consultant

    Jul 1999 - Apr 2002

  • Executive Assistant & Expatriate Co-ordinator

    Jan 1999 - Jul 1999
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  KPMG South Africa

  May 2002 - Jun 2002

  Senior Immigration Consultant

  • Worked within the Human Capital Tax & Legal Division post the local merger with Andersen.• Lead consultant for all inbound South African immigration services.• Provided immigration compliance and advisory services to a local and multi-national corporate client base.• Provided immigration process and administration services, including all visa and permit application categories available in terms of South African immigration law, as well as associated appeals.• Maintained registration as an Immigration Agent with the Department of Home Affairs, as required to practise in the field. Show less

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  Deloitte South Africa

  Jul 2002 - Sept 2004

  Senior Immigration Consultant

  • Worked within the Tax & Legal Division.• Part of the inbound Immigration Team for the South African practice nationally, based in Johannesburg.• Provided immigration compliance and advisory services to a local and multi-national corporate client base.• Provided immigration process and administration services, including all visa and permit application categories available in terms of South African immigration law, as well as associated appeals.• Successfully transferred to Deloitte and maintained registration as an Immigration Agent with the Department of Home Affairs, as required to practice in the field.• Due to legislative amendments, wrote qualifying government examinations to register as an Immigration Practitioner, as required by law to continue to practise in the field from 2003 onwards. Show less

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  J Fetting & Associates

  Dec 2004 - May 2011

  Owner - Immigration Compliance Specialist

  • Established J Fetting & Associates, which grew to be one of the largest privately-owned immigration practices in South Africa, employing a team of +-26, including lawyers, immigration practitioners and support staff.• Delivered professional immigration compliance and advisory services to its own local and multi-national client base of blue-chip companies and high-net worth individuals, administered associated visa, permit and citizenship application processes and appeals and provided outbound consular support and document procurement services and immigration audits.• Established strong relationships with some of the world's largest immigration providers and law firms at the time as their South African partner of choice including, but not limited to, Fragomen, until it established its own presence in Africa, Emigra (now Newland Chase), Greenberg Turner, Litter and others and delivered outsourced immigration services to their clients using various service delivery, including back-office and front line, as required.• Worked as the exclusive immigration partner for Corporate Relocations, South Africa's largest relocation and mobility provider at the time (now Intouch Relocations), delivering turnkey immigration services to its clients.• Key accounts spanned all industries including, but not limited to, well-known brands such as Accenture, Adcock Ingram, Avery Dennison, Bayer, BMW, BHP Billiton, Citibank, Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, Daimler/Mercedes Benz, JP Morgan, Hatch, Kearney, Peugeot, Renault, Standard Chartered Bank, Microsoft, Simba (Pepsico), SNC Lavalin and many more.• Transferred and maintained legal registration as an Immigration Practitioner in good standing with the Department of Home Affairs, as required.• The business was taken over by a large international law firm which established a presence in South Africa. Show less

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  J Fetting Inc. / J Fetting Service Provider Company

  Nov 2011 - Jan 2023

  Owner - Immigration Compliance Specialist

  • In 2011, relocated to Cape Town and established a new practice delivering professional immigration compliance and advisory services to its own local and multi-national client base of blue-chip companies and high-net-worth individuals, administering associated visa, permit and citizenship application processes and statutory appeals, as well as outbound consular support and document procurement services and immigration audits. • Established relationships with some of the world's largest immigration providers and law firms as their South African partner of choice including, but not limited to, Berry Appleman & Leiden (BAL), Duane Morris, Envoy Global, Morgan Lewis Bockius, Mayer Brown, Newland Chase, Santa Fe Relocation Services, Seyfarth Shaw, Tafapolsky Smith Mehlman and others delivering outsourced immigration services using various service delivery models, including back-office and front line, as required.• Provided back-office outsourced support services to one of the Big-4 Audit & Advisory firms.• Key accounts spanned a variety of industries, including Automotive, Banking/Financial Services, Business Process Outsourcing, Consulting, Energy, Fast-Moving Consumer Goods, Finance, Information Technology, Insurance, Mining, Telecommunications and Retail.• Transferred and maintained legal registration as an Immigration Practitioner in good standing with the Department of Home Affairs, as required by law until 2014. Show less

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  Newland Chase

  Jan 2023 - now

  Senior Associate (Global Immigration)

  I am a member of the Newland Chase Advisory team for global immigration, based in Miami, Florida, U.S.A. Our advisory team specializes in providing strategic compliance guidance, tailored client solutions, and the management of special projects across multiple jurisdictions. Our scope of work includes, but is not limited to:• Advising on multijurisdictional immigration strategies for corporate clients;• Handling complex immigration queries across single or multiple jurisdictions, particularly within highly specialized industries;• Developing immigration strategies in the context of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, market expansions, and other intricate cross-border matters;• Offering consultancy services, including immigration and travel change management, policy development and benchmarking, government liaison services, and talent mobility solutions;• Ensuring compliance in key areas such as Brexit-related UK-EU immigration and travel, posted worker regulations, right-to-work guidance, and the development of white papers. Show less