Document checklist
Bahamas → South Africa: General Work Visa
What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.
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Required documents
8 itemsIdentity
Completed General Work Visa application form
RequiredThe duly completed and signed application form, plus proof you've paid the application fee.
Valid passport
RequiredA passport that's valid for no less than 30 days after your intended date of departure from South Africa.
Employment
Full details of your employer
RequiredFull particulars of your employer, including, where it applies, proof the business is registered with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC).
Written undertaking from your employer
RequiredYour employer must undertake in writing to: keep your passport valid for the whole time you're employed; accept the costs of deporting you and your dependent family members if that becomes necessary; tell the Director-General if you don't comply with the Act or your visa conditions; and tell the Director-General if you stop working for them or change role.
Other
Medical report
RequiredA report signed by a medical practitioner, showing their practice number, address and contact details. It cannot be older than six months when you submit it.
Police clearance certificate
RequiredA certificate from the police or security authority of any country where you lived for longer than 12 months in the last 5 years before applying. It cannot be older than six months when you submit it.
SAQA evaluation of your foreign qualifications
RequiredThe outcome of your foreign qualifications being evaluated by SAQA (South African Qualifications Authority), translated by a sworn translator into an official language of South Africa, or, if that outcome isn't ready yet, proof you've applied for the SAQA evaluation. If you submit proof of application instead of the outcome, your visa is issued for one year and later extended once you provide a positive SAQA outcome.
Yellow fever vaccination certificate
Needed only if you travelled, or intend to travel, from or through a yellow fever endemic area, not required if you're only in direct transit through such an area.
Why applications on this route get refused
Misrepresentation or fraud
If the Director-General finds a visa was acquired through misrepresentation or fraud, it will be withdrawn, and criminal charges may be laid against everyone involved.
How to avoid it: Make sure every document and statement in your application is accurate and genuine.
SAQA qualification outcome not followed up
If you applied with only proof of a pending SAQA evaluation, your visa is issued for one year only, it won't be extended to the full term unless you submit a positive SAQA outcome within that year.
How to avoid it: Apply for your SAQA evaluation as early as possible, and submit the outcome before your one-year visa expires.
Sources
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