Yes , but you need to apply for a relative’s visa first.
The whole question
My daughter is a South African citizen. Does this mean I can apply for permanent residency? If not, are there other permits or visas I can apply for?
The long answer
You are eligible to apply for permanent residence on the basis of your daughter being a South African citizen, but as you are the parent of a South African citizen, you can apply for a relative’s visa. The South African citizen – your daughter – would need to provide financial assurance (R8,500 a month) for you as the foreign relative.
It could take months for Home Affairs to process a visitor’s visa, given the massive backlog of applications they have.
A relative’s visa is issued for two years and you are not allowed to work or study while on this visa, but you can apply for the visa to be endorsed to allow you to work if you are offered employment. That is called "changing the conditions of existing visa".
"You are eligible to apply for permanent residence via your child and if you have been in possession of work visas for at least the past five consecutive years, with a permanent job offer secured in South Africa. A minimum of five years’ work permits need to have been endorsed in a passport."
The Ernst & Young website reports that there has been a revised Critical Skills list published by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) on 3 October 2023:
"Effective 3 October 2023, engineers who possess 'candidate registration status' with a professional body are eligible to apply for Critical Skills Work Visas and permanent residence permits. In addition, university lecturers who are not members of the South African Council of Educators (SACE) can now apply for Critical Skills Work Visas provided they are registered with a professional body in their field of expertise and employed as educators or lecturers in an accredited higher learning institution in certain subject matter areas."
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