My girlfriend is South African and circumstances dictate I need to move to SA. We will shortly qualify for life partner status, however I fear that I am unemployable. Employment law seems to insist that you must hire a South African unless it can be proven that any immigrant is more qualified for that position and truth be told I have no demonstrable skills beside being a good bar manager and excellent salesman, though I have no qualifications in either. Do I have any shot of finding employment?
Life partner visa and work.
MarkHWilliams
10 June 2014 22:16:21
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Phantom_Raven
11 June 2014 11:05:41
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Everybody so negative. YES you would find a job. There's everywere a need for marketing. If you got experience in marketing you wil be enrolled befor you can say "knife". just get yourself a good resume and send starting now. Abattoirs always good place to start.
MiaCulpa
13 June 2014 12:40:05
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All countries say that foreign workers must have some skill that locals do not have, but that is rarely true.
ImmigrationSouthAfrica
14 June 2014 09:19:24
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The only real way to easily find a job in South Africa is to come here. Employers want to meet you in person for interviews, unless you have a very rare skill. Have you seen the new Critical Skills Work Visa list yet?
MarkHWilliams
19 June 2014 13:56:44
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Thank you all for your responses. Nice to know it is a possibility. I do plan from applying from within the country so that should make things a little easier. And no MiaCulpa, I haven't seen that yet. I'll look into it.
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