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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.

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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.

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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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Work Permit and Visa Options for Immigration to South Africa

South Africa offers a variety of Work permits and work visas for purposes of securing immigration to South Africa and being permitted to undertake paid employment.

Obtaining a work permit can seem a daunting and complex process often referred to as the chicken and egg situation.

Prospective immigrants (seeking a work permit) often first apply for a job only to be told by potential employers and recruitment companies that they cannot employ them until a work permit / visa has been secured. On the other hand immigration companies will often first of all tell you that you first need the job offer and only then can an application for a work permit / visa be made.

There are a number of different work permit and visa options to consider and the first step is ascertaining under which work permit you would make any prospective application.

Below is a brief introduction to work permits / visa's and the various criteria that must be met in order to apply for a work permit / visa. For more details simply follow the link beneath each description.

Quota Work Permits

 Applicants who fall within certain professional categories, in which skills are considered scarce, may apply for a Quota Work Permit. Foreigners who are qualified to apply within these categories do not need to provide an offer of employment. Quota work permits are based upon a skill shortage list published by the Department of Home Affairs. This skill shortage list contains professions which are not able to meet the required human resource levels with South Africans alone. They therefore allocate a number of work permits to these professions, hence the name Quota Work Permit.

Such candidates are generally attractive for South African employers as they do not have to advertise the position. Read more here »

Exceptional Skills Work Permit

 Exceptional skills work permits are by definition judged on a case by case basis as no blanket set of rules can be applied. Exceptional skills work permits may be granted to someone who has 'exceptional' skills and/or experience within their profession. This could include academics, sport professionals or professions whereby the individual has achieved 'fame' (for example being published or having letters of recommendation. Read more here »

Work Permits - Intra Company Transfers

 For employees of companies based abroad (or employees of sister companies) and being relocated to South Africa an Intra Company Work permit (transfer) is available. The Intra Company Work permit allows the employee to relocate to the South African company and undertake employment for a certain period of time. Read more here »

Corporate Work Permits

 Corporate Work Permits may be applied for by organisations that have a need to recruit a number of foreign staff over a set period of time. Obtaining a Corporate Work Permit is hugely beneficial to an organisation, as it not only reduces costs, but also speeds up the work permit application process for each individual by negating many of the requirements normally associated with a work permit. Read more here »

General Work Permits

 Where an individual does not meet the criteria of any of the above work permits an application would have to made under the General Work Permit criteira. According to the South African Immigration Act, the applicant for a General Work Permit has to provide a conditional offer of employment from a South African based employer, as well as documentation, confirming that the employer has fully endeavoured to employ South African citizens or residents. Read more here »

Work Permits - Permanent Residency Applications

 Obtaining permanent residency via the work permit option inevitably means first having to not just get temporary residency but also maintaining it for a 5 year period of time. Depending upon the work permit obtained under temporary residency obtained an application may then be made for permanent residency. Read more here »

To contact Intergate Immigration concerning your eligibility for any of the above work permits please use the links below:

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