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Intergate Immigration Service has an expert team of immigration consultants and certified Home Affairs practitioners. The team has the latest knowledge on immigration legislation and has well established researched information on expected relocation procedures and changes.

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Exchanging money can be a daunting experience. Our well-informed experts can save you avoidable charges. Incompass Financial Solutions will guide you through the exchange process. The experts will advise you on the best solutions, whether it is a lump sum of money or a staggered monthly transaction.

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SA Homebuyers has been established with the aim of providing a sophisticated property buyers service. Acting as an independent property consultant, the service provides an unashamed bias towards protecting the buyers interest and assists in securing you the right property, in the right area and at the best price.

Tax

Seeking tax advice is never high up on anyone's shopping list, however the perception that tax advice is a necessary evil is not always correct. Yes it is true that tax advice helps you to comply with legislation and ensures compliance but it can also offer the opportunity to structure your affairs in the most tax advantageous fashion.

Insurance

Whether it is house and home, car insurance, medical aid or commercial cover, Incompass Insurance offers a free and independent assessment on your specific insurance needs. Furthermore, Incompass Insurance is one of the biggest guest house insurance brokers in South Africa.

Banking

Opening up an appropriate bank account in South Africa often proves more difficult than you may think. We are able to provide our clients with advice on local banking, cash accounts for lump sums and Swiss banking.
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South Africa Immigration Services - South African Citizenship

How to get Citizenship in South Africa

Achieving South African citizenship, when immigrating to South Africa, is often a 'three step' process. An immigrant cannot simply apply for citizenship straight away but must first hold permanent residency. As permanent residency can take up to 30 months (in some cases longer) to achieve, immigrants mainly first apply for temporary residency, whilst waiting for their permanent residency to be approved.

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Once permanent residency is approved the following criteria will apply:

For people who are citizens of another country but want South African citizenship she or he can apply to the Minister of Home Affairs for citizenship.

These are the conditions that the person must fulfil:
  • Must be over the age of 21
  • Must have a permanent residence permit to live in South Africa
  • Must have lived in South Africa with that permit for at least 5 years before applying for citizenship, and one of those years must have been the year before making the application. The other 4 years must have been within the 8 years before making the application. This 5 year period can be shortened to 2 years if the person is the wife or husband of a South African citizen.
  • Must be able to communicate in one of our official languages
  • Must be of good character

Please note an application for citizenship can be refused by the Minister even if the person seems to fulfil all the conditions. It is not a right but a privilege.

What if I am not sure if I am still a Citizen of South Africa

For South Africans that have emigrated to another country and subsequently taken up citizenship of that country, there is often confusion as to whether they are still citizens of South Africa.

This can depend on whether disclosure to the Department of Home Affairs was made at the time of applications for citizenships in other countries, what undertakings were made to the country they were obtaining citizenship from and under what circumstances this citizenship was applied for.

To contact Intergate Immigration Service about your citizenship enquiries please use the below links

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