Applying for a South African relatives permit allows the immediate relatives of a permanent resident or citizen to move to South Africa based upon their familial connections.

 

Eligibility

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In South Africa, immigration for family members can be applied for as either a temporary or a permanent permit. Like South African retirement permits, both temporary and permanent routes are available with slightly different requirements.

Applying for a South Africa visa under this route as a temporary solution is open to people within the second degree of kinship.

• In these circumstances, the permit would be granted for a period of two years and applications would rest on a sponsor being in place that is either a South African permanent resident or has a grant of South African citizenship.
• The sponsor would be required to sponsor the applicant and provide evidence that a minimum of R5000 per month can be provided.
• In cases where permanent residence permits are applied for by relatives with sponsors in place, the applicant must be within the first degree of kinship with the sponsor.
• In cases where the applicant is a minor child of a permanent resident - that is, a person below the age of 21 - it will be necessary for such candidates to confirm their status within two years of reaching the age of 21.
• Once again, the sponsor in these circumstances would need to be able to demonstrate the ability and intention to financially support the applicant.
• In South Africa, visas for permanent residency on the whole take significantly longer to obtain than temporary residence permits. This is true of South African relative visas, which can take more than two years to process.

As a result, a common practice is to enter the country through a grant of temporary residency whilst also applying for permanent resident status in South Africa, while allowing an applicant to enter the country more quickly whilst the long-term visa is processed.

Benefits

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• Much like a South African spouse visa or life partner visa, visas for relatives allow successful applicants to immigrate based entirely upon their family connections.
• Unlike South African business visas which require candidates to invest in the country and South African work permits which require a job offer to be in place, successful applicants immigrating to South Africa through relative visas need only to be related to their sponsor in an applicable category.
• Applicants entering the country through this immigration service are not permitted to work in the country when their temporary residence permit is granted.

However, in some circumstances where an applicant is successful in applying for a permanent residence permit, he or she would be permitted to work.

Working in South Africa

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A relative entering the country through a South Africa relatives permit will not be permitted to work in South Africa, start a business, or undertake a course of study.

However, in cases where applicants wish to apply for permanent residency, successful candidates would be permitted to work in the same way as all permanent residents.

Spouse and dependent immigration

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Applicants migrating to South Africa via this immigration visa service may not bring their partner, spouse or dependents with them on the application.

For immediate family members of the applicant to join them in South Africa it would be necessary for them to apply and qualify in their own right.

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Price List, Fee Schedule & Refund Policy

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