Originally Posted by SW00SH (Post 5035823)

Any help please. moving to SA from UK

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Hi folks , just wondering if any one had any words of wisdom?? im a uk resiedent and want to move to south africa as the girl friend is from there and her visa has run out so she must return to her home land.!!:sad_smile.


i want to go out there and and live , so i would be taking advantage of the three month visa. more than likely i would want to stay on in SA. would i be able to apply for a work permit over there or would i have to come back to the uk to apply for it? and which would be the easyier to obtain there or here.

any help would be very much appriecated.

many thanks

swoosh

Originally Posted by 6000 (Post 5035850)

Come over on a tourist visa and apply for a life partner visa as soon as you arrive. Some people accidentally forget to mention that they plan on staying when they arrive, apparently. *shrug*

Rod at samigration.co.za can advise you further and is well worth his fat fee.

Originally Posted by SW00SH (Post 5035868)

thanks ill give him a shot. thought about forgetting to mention it but thought that would have adverse effects on finding work?

Originally Posted by SW00SH (Post 5035924)

thanks mate. 'you can but try!!!'

Originally Posted by NTS (Post 5036015)

Hi Swoosh,

I applied for my intra company transfer visa from UK. It was a paid in the a** to go up to London to the embassy, but it only took 2 weeks. (After I had queued for 2 hours)

Other colleagues have been waiting a few months when they applied from within South Africa. The fat fee person 6000 knows may try and get you to apply while you are here so he gets his fat fee. I am sure it wont be quicker to do this. Your 3 months may be up before you hear anything back.!!

If I am wrong and he can do this for you quickly it is possible the most hassle free option. Saves trips to London etc.

Where are you planning on staying? Johannesburg, Durbs or Cape Town, (or somewhere else)?

Originally Posted by NTS (Post 5036015)

Hi Swoosh,

I applied for my intra company transfer visa from UK. It was a paid in the a** to go up to London to the embassy, but it only took 2 weeks. (After I had queued for 2 hours)

Other colleagues have been waiting a few months when they applied from within South Africa. The fat fee person 6000 knows may try and get you to apply while you are here so he gets his fat fee. I am sure it wont be quicker to do this. Your 3 months may be up before you hear anything back.!!

If I am wrong and he can do this for you quickly it is possible the most hassle free option. Saves trips to London etc.

Where are you planning on staying? Johannesburg, Durbs or Cape Town, (or somewhere else)?

Originally Posted by 6000 (Post 5036144)

You can stay in SA for as long as it takes your visa application to come through once you've applied - even if that extends past your 3 month tourist visa.
Then you either get to stay. Or you don't.

Just be careful applying before you come in. I tired and failed, simply because of the queue at SAH in London - they just ran out of time that day - thank goodness. Only found out once I was here that I wouldn't have been allowed into the country if I'd applied.

Originally Posted by SW00SH (Post 5036181)

hmm thats some use full information mate. thanks. i think thats the way im going to go is wait till i get out there. can i ask why you woulent of been allowed in if you had applied??

Originally Posted by DIANE UK (Post 5037042)

Hi 6000,
Could i also ask you why you would have been refused entry as i am looking to move to the Cape as soon as my house is sold. I am married to a south African so im hoping it will be straight forward.

Originally Posted by Pablo (Post 5039164)

People planning formal immigration should rely on more than just a chat board for their information.

Pablo

Originally Posted by Pablo (Post 5039164)

People planning formal immigration should rely on more than just a chat board for their information.

Pablo

Originally Posted by Kitten24 (Post 5039240)

Btw my Aunt works in immigration.