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Welcome to Global Migration SA
Global Migration SA is a specialist migration company which has an INBOUND DIVISION (provides services to foreigners who wish to live in South Africa) and an OUTBOUND DIVISION which provides services to South Africans who wish to obtain visas for the UK and USA and Business Visas for all countries. OUTBOUND Information for the UK can be accessed as follows:
UK: http://www.globalimsa.com/uk.htm
USA: http://www.globalimsa.com/usa.htm
BUSINESS VISAS: http://www.globalimsa.com/businessvisas.htm
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The INBOUND DIVISION focus on South Africa Immigration services including Temporary and Permanent Residence as well as Citizenship applications.
VISA AND PERMIT OPTIONS:
There are a number of visas and permits available to foreigners who wish to be in South Africa for tourism, work, investment, study, family, retirement and many other reasons. Like most modern economies, South Africa seeks to align Immigration Laws with the needs of the country and provide options for non-South African residents and citizens to participate in the life of this country.
The country has become known internationally for many unique reasons.
Among these are:
- A History which has led to a very profound social and political change through negotiation and with a minimum of conflict. Unique historical figure such as Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu have become symbols of this change;
- A Mixture of very different cultures which has led to the development of many unique foods, art forms, music, literature and languages;
- A Mixed economy which has to cater for unskilled personnel as well as a first world component which competes with the best in the world in IT, Distribution, Mining, Telecommunications, Production, Scientific Research and many others;
- The Scenic Beauty of many famous areas including the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Kwa Zulu/Natal; and
- The Friendliness and receptiveness of the people to each other and foreigners.
There is an Immigration systems with a progressive path from Temporary Residence to Permanent Residence and Citizenship which is set out in the Legislation.
This summary provides and outline of the different types of permits as well as some additional information which can be obtained by clicking on the highlighted words.
TEMPORARY RESIDENCE VISAS/PERMITS
- Visitor’s permit extension for max 3 months
- Visitor’s permit for 3 years for academic sabbaticals
- Visitor’s permit for 3 years for voluntary or charitable activities
- Visitor’s permit for 3 years for research
- Visitor’s permit for 3 years for other prescribed activities – Accompany spouse / accompany parents by dependent children on a holder of a permit issued in terms of section 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19 or 22
- Visitor’s Permit with Authorisation to conduct work
- Spouse/ Life Partner to SAC
- Spouse/ Life Partner to SAC + work authorisation
- Add Work to Spouse/Life Partner to SAC
- Spouse / Life Partner Extension
- Study permit
- Study permit Extension / Change of Institution
- Treaty permit
- Business permit
- Medical permit
- Relative permit
- Quota work permit
- General work permit
- Exceptional Skills work permit
- Intra-company transfer work permit
- Retired permit (per passport)
- Retired permit with permission to work
- Corporate permit
- Corporate worker (authorization certificate to an individual of a corporate permit holder)
- Exchange permit – cultural, economic or social exchange
- Exchange permit – person under the age of 25 years who has received an offer to conduct work for no longer than one year
PERMANENT RESIDENCE (PR) PERMITS
- PR – five years continuous work permit status
- PR – spouse of a citizen or residence for five years
- PR - a child of a citizen or resident under the age of 21
- PR - a child of a citizen
- PR – offer of permanent employment – quota system
- PR – exceptional skills or qualifications
- PR- intend to establish or has established a business
- PR – five year continuous Refugee status
- PR - Retired (Simultaneous application- ref to Dirsct Res options and separate)
- PR – minimum net worth of R7,5 million
- PR – relative (brother, sister, parents, biological or judicially adopted children or adopted parents and step parents)
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
- Compliance Reports for Confirmation of Employment and Undertakings
- Handling Fee (per Passport-holder)
- SAQA
- Translations
- Advertising of Vacancies/Positions
- Salary Benchmarking
- Chartered Accountant Certificate
- Other services upon request of client eg.expedite
- Legalisation: 1-3 months
- Legalisation: 3-12 months (court appearance)
- Legalisation: 1 year and longer (court appearance)
- Urgent applications - Within Good Cause period
- Urgent applications - 30 - 7 days to Expiry Date
- Urgent applications - 7 - 0 days to Expiry date
- Callout fees - Port of Entry / Housecall / SAPS / other
- Additional consultations
Other useful information is available elsewhere on this site www.globalimsa.com
or e-mail us at address info@globalimsa.com or telephone Cape Town:     0027-21-419-0934; Johannesburg on 0027-11- 480 -4910 or Durban on 0027-31- 576- 0368.
For an assessment form which can be submitted to us for response please go to:
http://www.globalimsa.com/assessment.htm
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