Spouse Visa convertion to Work Visa -Looking for a job in South Africa

Member since 27 June 2014

Sana. FalahMember27 June 2014 12:27:54

Hey,

My husband is moving to Jo burg on work visa and though I will be on spouse visa I am looking to convert it to a work visa. Can anyone please help me identify how to go about looking for a job in the development sector/Research with an organization that will be willing to process my visa.

Thanks,

Erum

tharinduwije Active member

Member since 05 September 2014

tharinduwijeActive member12 August 2015 21:08:25

Hi ,
Did you find out any useful information about convertion to work permit? I have the same issue with my wife's spouse visa.Really appreciate if you can share some information.

Bhavna Team

Member since 01 June 2015

BhavnaTeam13 August 2015 11:13:48

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Hi tharinduwije,

Better you start a new thread on the Johannesburg forum for your query. This thread is inactive for quite some time.

cheers,
Bhavna

angiel_p New member

Member since 17 July 2012

angiel_pNew member17 August 2015 06:51:53

You can't convet a spouse visa, you can endorse a work or study permit to your visa.

If your qualifications fall within a Critical Skills List, you can ask for a critical skills permit, it would be granted for 12 months is you do not have yet a contract, or up to 5 years if you have a contract.

Otherwise you will have to go the normal work permit route, for what you need a job offer and a contract (and some other annoying documents like a certificate from the labour department, etc.)

Another option is that she gets hired by a company that can make use of the premium facilities in Sandton (usually big multinationals and universities), then the processing time gets reduced significantly.

All info can be found here

Hope it helps.

Angie