tebogo86
Batswana expat in South Africa
Forum posts
7
About me
Batswana
Lives in Johannesburg
Registration: 05 March 2014
Activity
Advice Renewal of Life Partner Permit (including a work endorsement) by The Fabulous Anon
Good morning all, after a lot of blood, sweat and tears, I became the proud owner of a Life Partner Permit with a work endorsement. The visa was applied for, and obtained before VFS started processing applications, it was therefore obtained at Home ...
I'm not certain about the procedure but for some reason I thought you couldn't renew a visitors visa and needed to apply anew each time. I don't know where I got that from though. Sorry, just thinking out loud. Read More
LIfe Partner Permit by terryZW
I'm a University student studying in Cape Town. I have been dating my South African Partner for over 2 years already and would like to apply for the Life Partner Permit. The VFS site seems pretty confusing though. Does anyone know which ...
Hi, I believe you can apply for a new visa internally, as long as you're not currently on a 90 day visitors visa. I believe your application would be an 11 (6), which is a temporary residents permit but falls under visitors visa in the act. ... Read More
Need i apply for work permit even if i get married to south african? by Stevezoe
When I marry my long time South African girl friend later this year will I still need to apply to the South African Embassy in the UK for a work permit
Hi Stevezoe, In a nutshell, yes. The 11 (6) visa allows you rights only to live with your partner/spouse legally in South Africa. Working rights arent automatically awarded and must be separately applied for (an endorsement on your life ... Read More
Life Partner Visa application - Proposed Activities & supporting docs by QuaggaKid
Hi, I'm in the process of applying for a Life Partner Visa for South Africa. My partner and I have been together since 2011 and due to the visa process, I've been back and forth between the US (my home country) and SA since then. It's ...
Hi Quaggakid, The process sounds ok to me. I follow another expat site chatted expat forum where I've read about the process. I plan to lodge one relatively soon too. as far as I've read applying under temporary residence (sec 11 (6)) is ... Read More
New immigration laws... by Silvana_Arocha
Think is important to share this info New Immigration Laws for South Africa - 2014 26 January 2014 | Presentation on the Amendments to the Immigration Act. The Introduction of New Immigration Laws and Regulations for South Africa. What does this ...
do the proposed amendments affect permanent residence applications at all? do they mention any improvement in facilities for improve waiting periods etc? anything ACTUALLY positive? i actually downloaded the doc but its 242 pages LONG!!! :( Read More