Top 5 Things to Know about South African Visa Renewals

When is it a good time to start with the renewal ?
Picture this – it’s Monday and in a quiet moment you decide to go through your foreign employees’ documents.

To your shock you discover that one employee’s visa is due for renewal – at the end of the week.

Suddenly, your Monday is a whole lot bluer! You have no idea how you’re going to do this. You don’t even know if it’s still possible to submit a renewal!

Take a deep breath – this does not have to happen to you.
You can avoid any visa renewal shocks and surprises simply by keeping these 5 facts in mind:

1. Did you know applications must be submitted at least 60 days before the expiry date of the visa

South Africa’ Immigration Act requires visa holders to submit renewals at least 60 days before the expiry date of their visa. Visa holders may also submit renewals earlier but no earlier than 6 months prior to a visa’s expiry date.

Our advice? Don’t wait for the 60 days! Submit as early as possible to allow for unforeseen hiccups.

2. Start the groundwork early
The process of renewing a South African visa is the same as applying for a new visa. For this reason, it is advisable to start preparing for a renewal well in advance.

When it comes to work visas specifically, there are often multiple steps that need to be followed before being able to submit the renewal to the authorities. Given the backlog at Home Affairs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we recommend starting the preparation process 12 months in advance.

3. The visa holder must meet all the requirements again
To apply for a visa extension, the visa holder must be able to meet the requirements of their visa again. This includes any new requirements or changes to requirements that were made by the Department of Home Affairs since the previous application or renewal.

Applicants who can’t meet the requirements of their visa will most likely not get a visa extension.
That does not mean it’s the end of the road! Unsuccessful renewal applicants can get assessed against all of South Africa’s immigration requirements to see if they perhaps qualify for another visa that lets them work in South Africa.

4. Keep critical documentation up to date
Want to save yourself a lot of headaches? Ensure that documentation with expiry dates are always valid. By keeping documents up to date, you’ll see to it that you’re ready to proceed with renewals as soon as it’s necessary.

Police clearances is one example of documentation with an expiry date. These documents are only valid for 6 months from the date of issuance. The passport expiration date is also an important one to keep in mind. It is impossible to apply for a visa with an expired passport.

5. Extensions must be submitted in South Africa
All extensions must be submitted in South Africa, at a VFS application centre. Visa holders can’t submit extensions outside of South Africa.

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We outline the key areas that companies can focus on to help employees adjust to their new lives abroad while clearing the regulatory hurdles associated with global mobility programs.

Sending employees on international assignments has become increasingly popular. However, those in charge of managing expat employees still find the process of global mobility complex.

It is somewhat surprising that the same issues keep arising, with so many global companies – over two-thirds, at last count – sending employees overseas. However, constantly changing local regulations, coupled with ensuring employees acclimate to a new country, can break the bank. This can also put the company at risk. Here are some measures that companies can take to ensure a smooth transition when relocating employees.
• Mitigate the risks of global mobility
• Reduce the costs of global mobility
• Help the family adjust to international assignments

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Mitigate the risks of global mobility
According to the Global Mobility Survey, the biggest challenge facing global mobility programs is compliance and risk management. This is due to increasing pressure from local governments to more strictly enforce immigration and employment laws and regulations; which seem to be changing at a rapid pace.
International companies must prepare for issues regarding immigration such as income tax, wages, corporate tax, and social security. However, working with varying local authorities can be challenging for companies without a robust global mobility team. This is especially true for companies sending employees to countries for the first time.

Besides working with a global mobility advisor, companies can help themselves in terms of risk mitigation by ensuring that they streamline their data management. They should have a clear workflow in place which complies with local laws and regulations. After all, employees should not bear the responsibility of ensuring that they are in compliance. Forcing an employee to understand the taxes and immigration requirements of the new country can add even more stress to what is already a huge assignment.

Reduce the costs of global mobility
In addition to compliance and risk management, cost containment is one of the greatest challenges facing global mobility programs; according to the Global Mobility Survey. In fact, the survey reports that nearly 70% of respondents have plans to reduce the cost of global mobility programs.

Even though cost containment is high on the list of challenges, only 61% of respondents said they prepare cost estimates for all assignments abroad. Around a third (31%) prepare estimates for only some of their assignments, and 9% don’t prepare estimates at all. While cost estimates of international assignments are just that – estimates – they can ensure that the project isn’t over budget before it begins.

Data, again, is key here. According to the survey, the most common challenge in terms of cost containment is the use of multiple systems and data sources. A lack of sufficient technology is the second most common challenge. Cost estimates can be a tricky endeavor for companies unfamiliar with the local economy. With this in mind, partnering with a specialist based in the region can help more accurately estimate the costs.
Around 10% of respondents in the survey said they would reduce employment provisions and payments as a way to reduce costs. However, employees that move abroad expect an equal or better standard of living than they have in their home country.

One of the largest costs associated with relocation packages is housing. This is because employees may receive an allowance of up to a certain amount to find the housing they prefer. Although these costs are high, if employees have a high standard of living abroad, this can increase the chance of each assignment’s success.

Help the family adjust to international assignments
When preparing an employee for an assignment abroad, it can be easy to forget that it is a person; not just an extension of the company. However, the failure of an international assignment often has to do with family-related issues and the employee’s inability to adjust; rather than how much the company paid them or how well they arranged visas and housing.

To ensure the success of an international assignment, companies must not only mitigate the legal risks associated with global mobility but also prepare employees for expat life. Companies should ensure that family members traveling abroad with the employee are also cared for. Any family-related expenses should at least be partially included in the cost estimates. This might include things such as schools for the children and housing that comfortably accommodates the entire family.

Each international assignment that a company undertakes is a learning experience and those lessons should not be wasted. Companies should document the processes as well as personal experiences. That way, they can ensure that future international assignments are even more successful.
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South African Citizenship

• SA Visa
• Citizenship
Citizenship Options
• South African Citizen by Descent
• South African Citizen by Naturalisation:
• Automatic loss of Citizenship
• Resumption of South African citizenship
• Deprivation of Citizenship
• South African Citizen by Naturalisation:
• Automatic loss of Citizenship
• Resumption of South African citizenship
• Acquisition of the citizenship or nationality of another country
South African Citizen by Descent:

Anybody who was born outside of South Africa to a South African citizen. His or her birth has to be registered in line with the births and deaths registration act 51 of 1992.

South African Citizen by Naturalisation:
Permanent Resident holders of 5 or more years can apply for citizenship. Anybody married to a South African citizen qualifies for naturalisation, two years after receiving his or her permanent residence at the time of marriage.

A child under 21 who has permanent residence Visa qualifies for naturalization immediately after the Visa is issued.
Automatic loss of Citizenship.
This occurs when a South African citizen:
Obtains citizenship of another country by a voluntary and formal act, other than marriage, or;
Serves in the armed forces of another country, where he or she is also a citizen, while is at war with South Africa.

Deprivation of Citizenship:
A South African citizen by naturalization can be deprived of his citizenship if;
The certificate of naturalisation was obtained fraudulently or false information was supplied.

He or she holds the citizenship of another country and has, at any time, been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment in any country for an offence that also would have been an offence in South Africa.
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Inter Company Transfer Visa

An intra-company transfer work Visa 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.

An important factor is that the applicant has to have been employed with the company abroad for a period of not less than 6 months.

The Intra company transfer is not designed to be a long term visa. The idea is to bring in foreign workers employed by the company abroad with a branch or subsidiary branch here in South Africa; they work or conduct training for four years, and then return home.

This Visa does not require the hassle of proving the company could not find suitable applicants and it does not require the hassle of verifying an applicant’s formal qualifications. It is based purely on employment. If you are a company that needs to transfer in foreign employers, please contact us and we will make this go as smoothly as possible.
It is important to note that this category of work Visa cannot be granted for more than four (4) years and this type of Visa is not extendable.
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The short answer
All extensions must be submitted through VFS Global. Here is a list of everything you will need.

The long answer
As you probably know, the retired person's visa usually expires after four years and you have to submit any visa renewal at least 60 days before the expiry date of your visa. You can apply for renewal earlier than the 60 days, but only within the last six months of the validity of the existing visa.
All extensions have to be submitted in South Africa through VSF Global,

They advise that if you have previously qualified under the R37,000 a month income, you should check the current exchange rate as this fluctuates, and ensure that you still qualify.

SA Migration says that the R37,000 income may originate from a pension, retirement account, or irrevocable annuity or from assets providing the required monthly income. They explain that accepted income from assets are dividend payments, rental income as well as interest payments
“With the continued visa application backlog challenges facing the South African Department of Home Affairs and the need to address the impact of the pending visas, waivers, and appeal applications, the Minister of the Department of Home Affairs has approved the extension of the temporary concession of affected foreign nationals until 30 June 2024.

“This temporary concession, effective December 2023, allows foreign nationals who have pending long-term visas, waivers, and appeal applications to continue to reside and work in South Africa on their current visa conditions pending the decision of their applications. Any reference to the Immigration Act refers to the Immigration Act No13 of 2002, as amended.”

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