Working Permits / Working Visas

South Africa seeks highly skilled individuals to live and work in SA. SA Migration Services will professionally help to arrange Work Permits for you if you qualify.

Work permits are regulated in terms of Section 19, Regulation 28 and items 19(1), 19(2), 20, 21 and 22, of Schedule A.

There are four categories of work permits as defined in the Act. They are: Quota Work Permit, General Work Permit, Exceptional Skills Work Permit and Intra-company Transfer Work permit.

1. Quota Work Permit
    Quota Work Visa

A quota work permit may be issued by the Department as prescribed to a foreigner if the foreigner falls within a category determined by the Minister at least annually by notice in the Gazette after consultation with the Ministers of Labour and Trade and Industry and as long as the number of work permits so issued for such category does not exceed the quota determined in the notice.

Quota work permits fall into two sub-categories; either "General Quota" or "Extraordinary Quota".

2. General Work Permit
    General Work Visa

The Department may issue a General Work Permit to a foreigner who does not fall within the Quota Work Permit category, providing that the prospective employer meets certain requirements as prescribed.

3. Exceptional Skills Work Permit
    Exceptional Skills Work Visa

Subject to any prescribed requirements, an exceptional skills work permit may be issued by the Department to an individual of exceptional skills or qualifications and to those member of his or her immediate family determined by the Department under the circumstances or by regulation.

4. Intra-Company Transfer Work Permit
    Intra-Company Transfer Work Visa

An intra-company transfer work permit may be issued by the Department to a foreigner who is employed abroad by a business operating in the Republic in a branch, subsidiary or affiliate relationship and who by reason of his or her employment is required to conduct work in the Republic for a period not exceeding two years.

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