What is an South African Exceptional/Extraordinary Skills work visa?

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   Immigration South Africa on Jun 27, 2011 Log in to Reply

   A foreigner wishing to immigrate to South Africa, who is seen as someone with an exceptional/extraordinary skill, may apply for a South African exceptional skills work visa.

   Applicants under the exceptional skills visa category should demonstrate that they have experience and qualifications that are not common within South Africa, with accompanied letters from foreign or South African organs of state or from an established South African academic, cultural, business body confirming the exceptional skills of the applicant. 

   With these letters, any proof which substantiates the foreigner’s claim to exceptional skills/qualifications must be submitted, such as testimonials from former employers, publications or dissertations would need to be shown to the Department of Home Affairs.

   Each case is judged on its merit and the advice of an immigration practitioner should be sought before arrival in South Africa.

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