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Work Permit

If you are coming in on a work permit the chances are that your new employer is the one who will be dealing with all the red tape on your behalf. However, it is advisable to leave nothing to chance. Be sure to confirm this.

In order to enter South Africa on a work permit you need to have a legitimate job offer and there are a lot of obligations on the part of your new employer. The legitimacy of your stay will be checked when you apply and again in the future. - Coming in on a work permit therefore does not mean you are free to stay and do as you please indefinitely.

Apart from very stringent entry requirements, you will need to remain with the same employer in the same job in order to remain in the country.

It is therefore not advisable to attempt entry on this basis unless it is absolutely legitimate.

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