The easiest route to Permanent Resident PR is Critical skill Visa, it allows you to apply for PR immediately you secure employment in SA. After 4years preceding your PR you are eligible to apply for citizenship. Your immediate family member first kin can also apply for PR if they arrive through Relative permit.

welf99:
The easiest route to Permanent Resident PR is Critical skill Visa, it allows you to apply for PR immediately you secure employment in SA. After 4years preceding your PR you are eligible to apply for citizenship. Your immediate family member first kin can also apply for PR if they arrive through Relative permit.

How can I get register with professional body because as a n Engineer you need a register Engineer in South Africa to stand as a reference. Mechanical Engineer with 5 years experience is Energy management

welf99:
The easiest route to Permanent Resident PR is Critical skill Visa, it allows you to apply for PR immediately you secure employment in SA. After 4years preceding your PR you are eligible to apply for citizenship. Your immediate family member first kin can also apply for PR if they arrive through Relative permit.

@welf99, great to have you back again.

I have been processing my CSV since mid last year but I'm presently stuck at registering with a professional body.

Having submitted my documents to IBASA, I then made payment for the CS Letter as a Business Analyst

However, two weeks after making payment, they sent me a mail...see below:

"Kindly note that our ABSA bank has reversed your R5000 made to our account back into your account.
We are experiencing problems with our international payments.
You would need to make another payment. If it is possible to have someone that is in South Africa to make the payment for you."

We have been having a back and forth since Nov 26 2020 and the said reversal has not even been made to my account. The drama is totally unending.

I don't want to make another payment to them unless I received the initial one. What do you suggest?

The CS Letter is the only thing remaining for me to apply for the CSV at the Embassy.

Please who is going to the embassy soon? Need help regarding when one can visit the embassy

qhunlay:


@welf99, great to have you back again.

I have been processing my CSV since mid last year but I'm presently stuck at registering with a professional body.

Having submitted my documents to IBASA, I then made payment for the CS Letter as a Business Analyst

However, two weeks after making payment, they sent me a mail...see below:

"Kindly note that our ABSA bank has reversed your R5000 made to our account back into your account.
We are experiencing problems with our international payments.
You would need to make another payment. If it is possible to have someone that is in South Africa to make the payment for you."

We have been having a back and forth since Nov 26 2020 and the said reversal has not even been made to my account. The drama is totally unending.

I don't want to make another payment to them unless I received the initial one. What do you suggest?

The CS Letter is the only thing remaining for me to apply for the CSV at the Embassy.

It will take some days before your account will be credited. But you will surely get it.

Meliszwe:
Pls, I have PhD from another country, do I still need to apply for SAQA ?

Every qualification that is obtained outside SA goes for evaluation if you must use it in SA to work

Thecassanova:

Thanks, is it true graduate from critical skill area can apply immediately for PR?

Yes, as soon as you have your certificate!

DrOA:

It will take some days before your account will be credited. But you will surely get it.

Actually it's over a month (about six weeks) now that they informed me about the reversal and yet nothing is showing in my bank account.

I am still following up with them and I hope they get things sorted out quickly. I'm more interested in getting the CS Letter from them which I'm sure would be ready by now, I believe they are holding on until they have the payment.

Anyways, I'll keep pushing until this is resolved.

Thanks @DrOA

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What is you dont need it to work or your employer states that you can get all registration within 12 months of employment. Can you go ahead and apply for visa without SAQA? ccDrOA

DrOA:

Every qualification that is obtained outside SA goes for evaluation if you must use it in SA to work

welf99:
South Africa PR opens unlimited possibilities for professionals. ask me any question.

Can an HND holder with well over 10years.work experience and renowned international certification in the aviation sector qualify

Please what is the latest update

Seems CSV processing got faster but PR processing got slower

I think they are waiting to pass new legislation on the immigration policy draft.

I saw a recent interview where the Home Affairs minister claims there are no backlogs with Critical skills visa anymore hence response times have significantly improved.
Also turn around time seems to have greatly improved for permanent residence applications under section 27b. Got a response in 5months.

Tell us more about this category of visa. Thanks

Hello,
Could you assist on these;

1. I did not notice proof of fund in the latest information/list of 2023 Oct. I will like to know if proof of fund is still required or adviced to be stated to apply as at today. If yes, the minimum amount is?

2. I know other countries(Canada and USA) only calls for passport when there is an outcome on one’s application.
Is my passport required to be submitted during application?as I can’t predict how long the process may take.

3. submitting CSV application via VFS. Would this be okay or what do you advise?on when to submit; I have read people say they submitted their applications(not sure it is CSV though) via evisa portal and at the embassy.

4. Can one requests for SAQA NQF7 re-evaluation after the stipulated 90 days?
I sent you DM, do check and kindly approve so that I can ask some clarification.


I will value response from anyone too on the above, please.

080bjaked:
I saw a recent interview where the Home Affairs minister claims there are no backlogs with Critical skills visa anymore hence response times have significantly improved.
Also turn around time seems to have greatly improved for permanent residence applications under section 27b. Got a response in 5months.

This category is called Critical Skill Visa(CSV); issued to migrants that posses the skills as found in the official CSV documentation (you can easily find this DHA website, latest one is dated 2023 October)

1. If you posses the skill, then apply to SAQA to evaluate your degree(if not obtained in South Africa). This is the first thing to do as your professional body will need it to admit you(I know for ICT professionals body, can’t say for others)

2. Join the professional association/body of your skills and/or degree studied

3. Secure a job offer. This is a must, now

4. Get police character certificate (you can get it online at https://possap.gov.ng/

5. Get radiology and medical report from a government hospital. I think you need to download the forms and take along; you can download the forms from VFS, just search

6. Yellow fever vaccination card

7. I should think you need accommodation proof, maybe for a month or two, of course you have employment offer already and you have not be a liability in the eyes of the government they are assessing your application

8. I think you should have some funds to proof you have something to start life until your first salary comes. This was a requirement prior to the latest CSV list, but don’t know if it is still a requirement

9. Marriage certificates and/or any other documents around this area of life.

10. I think you can’t apply with your family members, but could apply after you have arrived in SA or after you have received your visa approval

These are what you require for this type of visa. For item 7 and 8 and any other that I use “I think”, you need to double check or let others advice if I am correct and/or if there are changes

See you in SA soon.

hunee:
Tell us more about this category of visa. Thanks

standfit007:
Hello,
Could you assist on these;

1. I did not notice proof of fund in the latest information/list of 2023 Oct. I will like to know if proof of fund is still required or adviced to be stated to apply as at today. If yes, the minimum amount is?

2. I know other countries(Canada and USA) only calls for passport when there is an outcome on one’s application.
Is my passport required to be submitted during application?as I can’t predict how long the process may take.

3. submitting CSV application via VFS. Would this be okay or what do you advise?on when to submit; I have read people say they submitted their applications(not sure it is CSV though) via evisa portal and at the embassy.

4. Can one requests for SAQA NQF7 re-evaluation after the stipulated 90 days?
I sent you DM, do check and kindly approve so that I can ask some clarification.


I will value response from anyone too on the above, please.

1. Somewhat . I think it's 3-5k Rands, one ridiculous amount like that. Infact, my first CSV in 2020, I had less than 90k NGN (4.5k Rands then , make God restore naira) when I printed my statement.

2. SA changed this in 2023 or 2023, before then you needed to submit your passport but now, you only submit passport when decision is out. Which is a positive cos of the belated responses then.

3. Evisa is only for Visit / short term visas. In 2021 whenthe platform was first introduced, I tried to use it to submit Critical skills application then but it was not allowed. Maybe that has changed but to the best of my knowledge, it's only for Visit / short teQFrm visas.

4. Yes you can, infact, you may not need to wait for 90days, you can challenge the decision once you receive it (I know someone who did) but SAQA can be quite adamant. Most IT related roles are NQF7 I think.