Work Permits - South Africa

There are four common types of Work Permits:

1. General Work Permit
2. Inter Company Transfer Permit
3. Quota Work Permits
4. Exceptional Skills Work Permits

1. General Work Permits

Under the General Work Permit there are very strict requirements.
The South African government, although trying to promote work
and trade in South Africa, recognise the need to give South Africans
the chance to get work before any foreigner.

You will have to prove that you are the only person who can fill that
position and that no other South African can play that role. This is done by
placing an advert in a national newspaper advertising the position. If
none applies, the chances of you getting the position are that much
greater.

You will also have to have a job offer/contract from your future employer.

2. Inter Company Transfer Permit

The conditions become a lot more relaxed with the Intra Company Transfer
where your local company sends you to South Africa on a contractual
arrangement to join up with the same company but on South African soil

3. Quota Work Permits

There is a mandatory 5 years experience necessary and the applicant is granted a 3 month work permit.
Once the applicant is in the country he/she has 3 months to seek employment. Once he/she has found employment, Home Affairs has to be notified.

Download the list / government gazette here (Updated: 25th April 2009)

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4. Exceptional Skills Work Permits This permit type is similar to the quota permit above but is broader then the above in that there is no published list but the measurement is against very specific criteria: a) A letter from a foreign or South African organ of state or from an established SA academic, cultural or business body confirming the exceptional skills of the applicant. b) Publications and testimonials.

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