If you are a foreigner that needs to conduct any business in South Africa for any reason and you don’t want to leave your family behind for the time being, there is always a solution. A dependent visa allow your partner and kids to come with you to the country and be here for moral support.

A dependent visa takes around 30 working days to get processed and gets granted the same duration as the main applicant, for however long you need to stay in South Africa. If you need to extend your stay, the dependents are also allowed to extend once. If you need a second extension then your the dependents might have to apply for their own visa, depending for what they’re going to stay for in South Africa.

I assume after one extension a dependent in South Africa will definitely find more than one reason to stay here. There will be an array of visas or permits to choose from to keep the dependents busy while you are doing business. This is not a very familiar visa but I still think it is a friendly gesture from the South African government to show that they do care about families and that it is important for families to be together.

If you are in need of a dependent visa or any other here at New World Immigration we can spare you the psychological torture of home affairs and do it for you. Leave an enquiry on our webpage or contact us on +2721 555 0951.