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Critical Skills Visa: Recommendation letter no longer required

On November 1, 2014 / by Andrew Wicks / Leave a comment

Critical skills visa South Africa

Immigration Regulations South Africa
Changes to the Critical Skills Visa requirements
Update 31.10.2014

The application for the Critical Skills Visa no longer requires a recommendation letter from the accredited professional body or council. The applicant for the Critical Skills Visa will still need to have his/her foreign qualifications reviewed by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), and will be required to register with the professional body or council.

The registration certificate with the professional body or council will serve as confirmation that the applicant’s qualifications and relevant work experience have been reviewed by the professional body and that all requirements have been met.

The critical skills visa is considered a good visa options for foreign nationals with native European language skills or with skills that have been categorised as critical by the Department of Home Affairs.

For a complete current critical skills list 2014 follow the link. Please contact Initiate Immigration to see if you qualify for the critical skills visa.

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Andrew Wicks

Andrew Wicks

Over the past 11 years, Andrew’s entrepreneurial spirit, as well as his business acumen, has led to the establishment of small to medium enterprises worldwide. Promising opportunities in the fields of IT, mobile distribution and advertising (amongst others) have been converted into successful business units in a variety of global markets. Andrew returned to South Africa after seven years in Europe to found Initiate International. He remains totally hands-on and has expanded the company across three continents.

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