These are the jobs that can get you a critical skills visa in SA
By Shanice Naidoo
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi. Picture: GCIS
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Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi has gazetted the skills or qualifications needed for a critical skills visa or permanent residence in South Africa.
A critical skills visa is not a work-seekers visa. All those who are applying must have an offer of employment from their employer that is verifiable, and have a good standing with the Department of Labour.
University lecturers must specify the classification of their education subject matter. Engineering applicants need to be registered with a SAQA professional body as “candidates” and work under the supervision of a qualified professional, where applicable.
These are the jobs that can qualify you for a critical skills visa:
Policy and planning manager
Corporate general manager (medium enterprises or larger)
Programme or project manager
Quality systems manager
Customer service manager (business process outsourcing sector
Research and development manager
Manufacturing operations manager
Engineering manager
Supply and distribution manager
Chief information officer
Data management manager
Environmental manager
Call or contact the centre manager
Physicist
Climate change scientist
Chemist
Geologist
Geophysicist
Materials scientist
Mineralogist
Hydrologist
Oceanographer
Actuary
General biologist
Biotechnologist
Microbiologist
Zoologist
Agricultural scientist
Food and beverage scientist
Conservation scientist
Environmental scientist
Industrial Engineer
Industrial engineering technologist
Civil engineer
Civil engineering technologist
Mechanical engineer
Aeronautical engineer
Aeronautical engineering technologist
Naval architect
Chemical engineer
Chemical engineering technologist
Mining engineer
Metallurgist
Biomedical engineer
Quantity surveyor
Agricultural engineering technologist
Electrical engineering technologist
Energy engineer
Energy engineering technologist
Electronics engineer
Architect
Urban and regional planner
Multimedia designer
Specialist nurse educator
University Lecturer-senior lecturer
FET phase school teacher(Grades 10-12) only STEM subjects
Tax Professional
External auditor
Forensic accountant
Investment Analyst
Investment manager
Investment advisor
Business development officer
Policy Analyst
Corporate treasurer
Organisational risk manager
Internal Auditor
Occupational instructor(air traffic space)
Market reserach analyst
ICT systems analyst
Data scientist
Software Developer
Programmer Analyst
Developer programmer
Multimedia Specialist
Applications programmer
Computers quality assurance analyst
Computer network and systems engineer
Network analyst
ICT security specialist
Economist
Chemistry technician
Town planning technician
Electronic engineering technician
Mechanical engineering technician
Draughtsperson
Air traffic controller
Inbound contact centre consultant(with first language speaking and translating capabilities in German, Swiss,Flemish,Greek, Swedish,Danish, Italian, Dutch, Spanish,Mandarin and French)
Outbound contact centre consultant(with first language speaking and translating capabilities in German, Swiss,Flemish,Greek, Swedish,Danish, Italian, Dutch, Spanish,Mandarin and French)
Air-conditioning and refrigeration mechanic
Metal Machinist
Millwright
Mechatronics technician
Lift mechanic
Electrical equipment mechanic
Transportation electrician
Instrument Mechanician(Instrumentation and process control)
Dentist- specialist community dentistry
Dentist- specialist maxiollo and oral pathology
Dentist- specialist maxiollo and oral surgery
Dentist-specialist oral medicine and periodontics
Dentist-specialist prosthodontics
Medical practitioner- specialist anaesthesiology
Medical practitioner- specialist cardiothoracic surgery
Medical practitioner- specialist clinical pharmacology
Medical practitioner – public health
Medical practitioner- specialist dermatologyMedical practitioner- specialist diagnostic radiology
Medical practitioner- specialist emergency medicine
Medical practitioner- specialist neurology
Medical practitioner- specialist neurosurgery
Medical practitioner- a specialist in obstetrics and gynaecology
Medical practitioner- specialist ophthalmology
Medical practitioner- specialist orthopaedics
Medical practitioner- specialist otorhinolaryngology
Medical practitioner- specialist paediatrics
Medical practitioner- specialist pathology(anatomical)
Medical practitioner- specialist pathology (chemical)
Medical practitioner- specialist pathology (forensic)
Medical practitioner- specialist pathology (haematological)
Medical practitioner- specialist pathology (microbiological)
Medical practitioner- specialist pathology(virological)
Medical practitioner- specialist in plastic and reconstructive surgery
Medical practitioner- specialist psychiatry
Medical practitioner- specialist radiation oncology
Medical practitioner- specialist surgery
Medical practitioner- specialist urology
Registered nurse- intensive/critical care nursing
Registered nurse- mental health (psychiatric) nursing
Critical skills work Visas are issued for a period not exceeding five years and to apply for one you must submit the following:
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A duly completed application form signed by yourself, the applicant.
A passport valid for no less than 30 days after the expiry of Payment of the prescribed fee.
A vaccination certificate, if required by the Act.
Proof of financial means to cover envisaged living expenses in the Republic until you receive a salary. This should be in the form of:
bank statements
cash available,
or travellers’ cheques
A cash deposit equivalent to the value of a return or an undertaking from the employer
Medical and radiology reports
A police clearance certificate from each country in which you resided for 12 months or longer since the age of 18 years
Proof of application for a certificate of registration with the accredited professional body, council or board recognized by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).
Proof of evaluation of the foreign qualification/s by SAQA translated by a sworn translator into one of the official languages of the Republic.
Proof of employment within 12 months after obtaining a Critical skills work visa in the form of an employment contract specifying the occupation and capacity in which the foreigner shall be employed.
