Hello to everybody!
I have a question to ask... I've searched in the Net and got really confused after reading some of topics on applying for a spousal or relative's permit.
I'm in SA on a visitor's visa (intended marriage) which expires on the 17th of March. After I marry my fiance I'm supposed to apply for a permit to stay here. So the question is: what is the difference between a SPOUSAL and a RELATIVE'S permit?
From the forum I realized that it's better to get a spousal permit but how to apply for it? If you go to the official website of home affairs in the category of "temporary residency permit" you'll find only a relative's permit. There's no spousal permit mentioned at all. The same in the form BI-1738 which we have to fill in for a temporary residency - only relative's permits.
Then I found stories of people who had asked for a spousal permit but in the end got a relative's... How could they even apply for it if there's nothing mentioning it in the form of Home Affairs?
Thank you in advance for any help!
P.S. I found as well that a spousal permit is a Section 11(6) permit but it doesnt help me to find any links to the original document or to a form which is supposed to be for applying for that permit.