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on 12 Jan 2017
Hi All
Hope someone can help.
We are a couple (British Citizen)living in the UK with 2 children (age 4 & 5).
After visiting Johannesburg several times and having family over there we would like to and considering a move to Johannesburg.
I am not sure if it’s possible to get any kind of visa status without a job but this would be the plan, my wife would not work and I would most likely be a partner in a families business or start a small business of my own if it’s possible. My rental income from the UK will provide for some of the expenditure in Johannesburg.
Taking the above into consideration, will I be given a visa where I can come and work – I understand I will have to get the children students visas.
Hope you guys can help out.
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You can have a look at the visa page on the South African Home Affairs website (link), but I'm afraid there's no easy answer. To stay in South Africa permanently, you need to show your motivation for moving to the country (to work, to study, to retire, etc) by the visa you apply for. So, without a clear-cut official purpose for the move, I'm not sure which, if any visas, you'd qualify for, but it's worth perusing the Home Affairs page just to check the options. You could also try consulting an immigration lawyer, or otherwise finding employment in the country.
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