| If you are willing to immigrate to South Africa then you | | | | inhabitant if he or she wishes to immigrate to South |
| need to have specific information regarding the | | | | Africa. He or she must not be harmful to the country |
| application procedures and requirements. For instance | | | | and should not follow any occupation which already |
| you can make your inquiries at the office of the | | | | has met its need for sufficient people. |
| Department of Home Affairs in South Africa or at the | | | | Applying for Immigration |
| South African Embassy or else at the High | | | | Application for Immigration to South Africa should be |
| Commission or Consulate. Reading the Immigrations | | | | submitted within the country of residence and one |
| Act, 2002 is also highly advisable. For this, you can call | | | | should wait for the outcome before proceeding for the |
| up the department hotline number for any inquiries | | | | immigration. An application must be submitted to the |
| regarding the Act. | | | | nearest South African office abroad. In case you wish |
| Information on the internet | | | | to apply for immigration while in South Africa, you |
| You can obtain general information regarding | | | | should meet the following requirements. |
| immigration or permanent residence from the home | | | | 1. You should be in the country with a valid work permit |
| affairs of South Africa website. Apart from that | | | | 2. You should be married to a South African citizen or |
| categorical information on immigration or permanent | | | | else be the child of a South African citizen and must |
| residence, online feedback forms and downloadable | | | | have a valid temporary residence permit |
| forms can also be obtained from the site. | | | | 3. Your immigration sponsor should be a blood family |
| Eligibility | | | | member who is a permanent and lawful citizen of |
| According to South African immigration laws, the sole | | | | South Africa |
| aim is to protect the health and security and the rights | | | | 4. You should have an exemption from the |
| to employment opportunities of its citizens. | | | | requirement to have a temporary residence permit. |
| Job opportunities | | | | Benefits to Chinese Citizens |
| There is no dearth of skilled and semi-skilled workers in | | | | Chinese citizens should consult the Chinese Ministry of |
| South Africa. Therefore any potential immigrant must | | | | Trade and Economics co-operation, if they wish to |
| not join any occupation that has already had sufficient | | | | immigrate to South Africa for studies, business or else |
| people to meet its needs. Skilled workers, who apply | | | | get employed with any South African Company which |
| for any occupation that has a shortage of workers, | | | | has been financed with foreign capital from china. |
| are welcomed in South Africa especially industrialists | | | | Chinese citizens need to have an approval from the |
| who wish to relocate businesses or want to make a | | | | ministry and the relevant applications have to be |
| base in South Africa. Therefore semi-skilled or unskilled | | | | submitted to the South African Embassy in Beijing. |
| workers will not be usually allowed as immigrant | | | | After these procedures have been completed, the |
| workers in South Africa. | | | | Immigrants Selection Board takes decisions regarding |
| Basic Requirements | | | | the applicant's admission to South Africa. |
| A person must be of good character and a desirable | | | | |