Applying for Critical
Skills Work Visa for South Africa
Applying for Critical Skills Work
Visa for South Africa
The critical
skills work visa offers those applicants who practice within designated
professions and who have 5 years appropriate post qualification experience, the
opportunity to apply immediately for permanent residency.
If you
are seeking to make an application under the critical skills category but do
not possess 5 years post qualification experience please see here for more
details on the critical skills work visa.
Below we
discuss how to go about applying for a critical skills work visa.
Before submitting your application
Assessing
whether you qualify for a critical skills work visa is the first step. The
critical skills work visa has a number of criteria that includes:
- Your qualification.
- Your occupation.
- Your years of experience.
- Your registration with the
appropriate professional bodies.
You can
view the critical skills list on our website www.samigration.com
Preparing your application for a critical skills
work visa
- You will need to complete
the permanent residency application form and pay the applicable
application fee.
- Submit a copy of your
unabridged birth certificate.
- Undertake biometrics.
- Submit a yellow fever
vaccination certificate where applicable.
- Provide police clearance
certificates for all countries you have stayed in for in excess of 12
months since 18.
- Submit medical and
radiological reports.
- Submit a marriage
certificate where appropriate.
- Include unabridged birth
certificates in respect of each dependent child.
- Proof that the applicant
falls within the critical skills category.
- A certificate of
registration with the professional body.
- Proof of post-qualification
experience of at least five years.
- Testimonials from previous
employers and a comprehensive curriculum vitae.
- A letter of motivation
indicating that the critical skills possessed by the applicant will
be to the benefit of the South African environment in which the person
intends to
operate and which relates to the critical skill in question.
Submitting your application for a critical skills visa
It is
important to note that when applying for a critical skills work visa this can
only be done in South Africa if you are on an appropriate visa. As an example,
if you are an existing critical skills work visa holder you may apply for
permanent residence in South Africa. It is always best to seek professional
guidance on this matter as permanent residence applications take some time (up
to 24 months) and where you submit your application can have far reaching
consequences.
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