About the Author

Johann van Rooyen completed a PhD at the University of Cape Town in 1992, specializing in nationalism and identity politics in pre-1994 South Africa. He lectured part-time at the Universities of Cape Town and Rhodes and published several political works during the 1990s, including the critically acclaimed Hard Right: South Africa's New White Power (St Martin’s Press, New York).

In, 2000 he wrote the definitive book on South African emigration titled: The New Great Trek - the Story of South Africa's White Exodus, published by Unisa Press. 

In 2010 he published the biography of one of South Africa's greatest Afrikaner entrepreneurs, businessman Renier van Rooyen, the founder of Pep Stores.

Following five years of research, the 4^th edition of Van Rooyen’s eBook was published in 2019, titled:  Global Mobility and Migration 2019: A comprehensive guide for skilled workers, entrepreneurs, retirees, investors, and refugees.

Six years late and interrupted by a global pandemic, Van Rooyen published the 2026 edition on Global Mobility, titled: Global Mobility and Migration 2026. The Ultimate Guide for skilled workers, entrepreneurs, retirees, golden visa investors, and Digital Nomads.

Dr van Rooyen is Director of Citizenship & Residence Research Consultants (CRRC), which focuses on select aspects of global migration. He presents new research in book form, at international conferences, and through the media and blogs.

He is originally from Cape Town but has been based in Vancouver, Canada for the past 25 years, and personally experienced relocating to a foreign land and living life as an expatriate ever since.