{"id":2472,"date":"2014-10-21T10:40:27","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T10:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/?page_id=2472"},"modified":"2014-10-21T17:40:29","modified_gmt":"2014-10-21T17:40:29","slug":"south-africa-investment-immigration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/south-africa-investment-immigration\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa Investment Immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Investment Requirements:<\/h3>\n
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  1. Temporary Business Visa<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Temporary Retired Person Visa<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Permanent Residence Permit on basis of investing in new or existing business<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Permanent Residence Permit on basis of retirement in South Africa<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Documents Required\u00a0for all Temporary Visas<\/a><\/h3>\n

    Application Procedure: South Africa Investment Immigration<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    The application procedure involves the following steps:<\/p>\n

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    1. Choosing and filling the right form for the chosen temporary visa or permanent residence permit.<\/li>\n
    2. Submission of all common documents required for the temporary visa or permanent residence permit.<\/li>\n
    3. Submission of documents specifically required for the temporary visa or permanent residence permit applied for including proof of investment and financial means.<\/li>\n
    4. Payment of the application fee.<\/li>\n
    5. An applicant residing in South Africa can apply in the country.<\/li>\n
    6. An applicant residing in a foreign country can submit the application to:\n
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      1. South Africa\u2019s Mission in the applicant\u2019s country of usual residence including the country of origin, country of permanent residence, or country of long-term temporary residence, or<\/li>\n
      2. South Africa\u2019s Mission in a country of which the applicant is holding a valid passport, or<\/li>\n
      3. If a South African Mission is not present in the applicant\u2019s country, then the applicant can submit the application in a Mission designated by the Director General as permitted to receive applications from adjoining countries.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      4. After the documents are processed and the visa is approved, the applicant and family members included in the application are entitled to stay in South Africa.<\/li>\n
      5. The applicant is not required to reside in South Africa. However, the visa or permit holders must visit South Africa once in three years.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Inclusion of Family Members:\u00a0South Africa Investment Immigration<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n

        The immigrant investor can include his\/her immediate family members in the application. Immediate family is defined to include persons within the second step of kinship. Normally, the investor can include the following family members:<\/p>\n

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        1. Spouse<\/li>\n
        2. Dependent children<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Validity:\u00a0South Africa Investment Immigration<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n

          Business Visa\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Three years<\/p>\n

          Retired Person Visa\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Four years<\/p>\n

          Business Permanent Residence Permit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Permanent<\/p>\n

          Retirement Permanent Residence Permit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Permanent<\/p>\n

          Net Worth Permanent Residence Permit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Permanent<\/p>\n

          Fees:\u00a0South Africa Investment Immigration<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
          Temporary Business Permits Application fee<\/td>\nR1520<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Temporary Retired Persons\u2019 Permits Application fee<\/td>\nR 425<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Temporary Business Permits Renewal fee<\/td>\nR1520<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Temporary Retired Persons\u2019 Permits Renewal fee<\/td>\nR 425<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          <\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          New\/Existing Business Permanent Residence Permit<\/td>\nR 1520<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Retirement Permanent Residence Permit<\/td>\nR 1520<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Net Worth Permanent Residence Permit<\/td>\nR 1520<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

          Processing Time:\u00a0South Africa Investment Immigration<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
          Temporary Business Visa<\/td>\nAverage 8 weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Temporary Retired Persons\u2019 Visa<\/td>\nAverage 8 weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          New\/Existing Business Permanent Residence Permit<\/td>\nMinimum of 8 months<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Retirement Permanent Residence Permit<\/td>\nMinimum of 8 months<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Net Worth Permanent Residence Permit<\/td>\nMinimum of 8 months<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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          Investment Requirements: Temporary Business Visa Temporary Retired Person Visa Permanent Residence Permit on basis of investing in new or existing business Permanent Residence Permit on basis of retirement in South Africa Documents Required\u00a0for all Temporary Visas Application Procedure: South Africa Investment Immigration The application procedure involves the following steps: Choosing and filling the right form…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8hnWW-DS","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2472"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2472"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2472\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}