Spousal visa for foreigner

Hi Manon,

Welcome to Expat-Blog

For basic information you still can go check on-line and I hope the other members will soon give you more feedback from similar situations

Best wishes to you

Thank you

Maximilien
Expat-blog Team

Good-Day Manon Bechard

My Advice to you is make sure your current visa does not state anything about "Cannot change conditions", otherwise you need a waiver from mission of issue. if you did not state the reason for coming to SA was also marriage.

All should be fine once you apply 30days before current visa expires, and with the Abridged marriage certificate, and other mandatory forms.

Good luck

Hi Manon. I'm a South African guy, married to a European woman. We didn't apply for any special visa for her - just got her a standard six month visa, got married in her second month here (a straightforward affair at a local Home Affairs office - no cost!) and applied immediately for her temporary residence permit. That was granted after four months (Home Affairs here is a lot slower than you'd figure), and she was granted two years' stay.

An important note is that once you're ready to work, you'll need to get your spousal visa endorsed. The South African way means you basically take all the same documents you did the first time around back, along with your employment contract, and apply again.

One last word to the wise: I'd give Germiston Home Affairs a skip if you can (it is a real bun-fight), and rather go to the Sandton Home Affairs (it's real chaotic and you'll feel unsafe, but once you get through the doors the administration is swift).

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