Your immigration to South Africa, with a clear next step.

It depends on why you are moving and for how long. The main routes are work visas (the General Work Visa and the Critical Skills Work Visa, both now scored on a 100-point eligibility test), the spouse and relative’s visas for family, study visas, the retirement visa, the financially independent permit, and the business visa. Permanent residence is a separate set of pathways under Sections 26 and 27 of the Immigration Act. We assess your situation against every category first, so you apply for the route you actually qualify for.

No. A job offer is only one route. The General Work and Critical Skills work visas need South African employment, but the retirement visa, the financially independent permit, the business visa, and the spouse and relative’s visas do not. If you have a pension or steady income, sufficient net worth, capital to invest, or a South African spouse or close relative, there is usually a route open to you without an employer.

For the retirement visa you show a guaranteed income of at least ZAR 37,000 per month, plus ZAR 3,000 for each accompanying dependent, or an equivalent net-worth basis. The financially independent permit requires a net worth of around ZAR 12 million and a once-off fee of ZAR 120,000 to the Department of Home Affairs. These figures are set by Government Gazette and change over time, so we confirm the current amounts with you at consultation.

Yes. Permanent residence is available under Sections 26 and 27 of the Immigration Act, including through employment, business, retirement, financial independence, and being the spouse or close relative of a South African citizen or permanent resident. The right pathway depends on your circumstances, and some routes can be applied for from your first temporary visa. We assess your eligibility honestly before you commit to a category.

You have options. Many refusals come down to gaps in the original submission, which is why we prepare and check every document to withstand scrutiny before it is submitted. If a decision is delayed or goes against you, we review the reasons with you and set out the realistic ways forward, whether that is a stronger fresh case, an appeal, or following up through the proper channels until the matter is resolved. You are not left to work it out alone.

Everything from the first eligibility check to settling in. We assess which visa or permit fits, prepare and check your documents, and manage your immigration case through to the outcome. Submissions are in person: if you are our client, we can personally accompany and support you at the VFS centres in Cape Town, Pretoria and Johannesburg. For submissions at a South African mission abroad, we guide you through what is needed, but we cannot attend with you. For SAQA qualification evaluations and document legalisation, we guide you through exactly what is needed, since those steps must be completed by you directly. Beyond the visa, a dedicated coordinator helps arrange banking, medical aid, schools, and property, so you have one point of contact for the whole move.