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Apply for a corporate permit

About applying for corporate permit

If you are a South African based company and wants to employ a number of foreigners to conduct work for you, apply for corporate permit at the Department of Home Affairs.

A corporate permit is a temporary resident permit for South African companies who need to employ foreign personnel. It offers the possibility to employ large number of employees abroad.

The company needs to provide proof that the skills required for the job are not available from a South African applicant.

Once the corporate permit has been approved, the individual employees may obtain work permits in a fast–tracked and cost saving procedure.

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What you should do

  • Complete form DHA-1738 if abroad or DHA 1740 if applying in South Africa.
  • Submit the following:
    • valid passports for no less than 30 days after the expiry of the intended visit 
    • medical and radiological reports 
    • a job description and proposed remuneration of each foreigner
    • original corporate worker authorisation certificate 
    • proof to employ the requested number of foreigners
    • employment contracts 
    • valid return tickets or cash deposit 
    • yellow fever vaccination certificates.
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Timeframe

It might take a month to finalise your application.

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Forms to complete

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