Why choose AK Pinnacle Immigration?

AK Pinnacle was established as a Professional Immigration Consultancy to facilitate the smooth entry of Foreign Nationals into South Africa and requiring the correct Visa or Permanent Residence Permits to reside in South Africa – including Temporary Residence Visa and Permanent Residence Permits under all categories as provided for under the Immigration Act of South Africa.

The founders of AK Pinnacle, an Immigration Attorney and Senior Immigration Practitioner have an in-depth knowledge of South Africa’s ever-changing immigration landscape and are able to provide a competent & professional immigration advisory service. The firm combines a sound knowledge of the law & immigration processes and networks successfully with the VFS Centres, statutory and professional bodies. As a result, AK Pinnacle Immigration is a wise choice for clients seeking professional assistance from a well-established, reputable Immigration Practice.

Our Immigration Attorney and Senior Immigration Practitioner, the founders of AK Pinnacle, are dedicated to assisting & welcoming foreign nationals to South Africa and are proud to present our clients with…

Company Focus: Critical Skills & Other Visa Types for Both Corporate Clients & Individuals


AK Pinnacle Immigration prides itself in dealing with “cream-of-the-crop" applicants possessing exceptional or critical skills, particularly in the IT, engineering, architectural, scientific, technical, medical, financial and corporate general management fields. Our firm is at the forefront in handling Critical Skills Work Visa applications and has successfully processed a wide spectrum of such applications.

Our focus is to provide a dedicated and efficient immigration service to both our individual as well as corporate clients seeking either Temporary Residence Visa or Permanent Residence Permits for South Africa.

TEMPORARY VISA CATEGORIES

1Visitors Visa

SA offers Visitors Visa for a wide variety of purposes such as tourism / vacation, visiting family members, attending business meetings, training sessions or seminars and even for work-related activities. Should you wish to extend your stay, whilst you are in the RSA, we are able to assist you in applying for a renewal of your Visitors Visa from within the country so as to enable you to continue your visitors stay for business or holiday purposes.

Dual Visa – Spousal | Work & Own Business Visa

We have extensive experience in preparing Dual Visa applications where one of the partners to a marriage or life partnership relationship is an SA Citizen / SA Permanent Resident and the other is a foreign national in need of a Spousal Visa with authorization to work in South Africa for a SA Registered business entity OR to conduct own business.

Dependent Visa

We assist clients in applying for dependent family member Visa so that dependent wives / spouses and children may accompany and reside with the main breadwinner holding a valid own business, work, retired person, study or voluntary server Visa.

2Relatives Visa

We prepare Relatives Visa for the following persons to accompany an SA Citizen / SA Permanent Resident :

  • Foreign spouses who are married to or in a Permanent Life Partnership relationship with a SA Citizen / SA Permanent Resident may apply for a Relatives Visa (Spouse) ;
  • Foreign Children who are accompanying and residing with an SA Citizen / SA Permanent Resident parent are eligible to apply for Relatives Visa (dependent child) ; Foreign parents who wish to accompany and reside with an adult major child who is an SA Citizen / SA Permanent Resident are eligible to apply for a Relatives Visa (Major Parent)
  • Note :
    • In all cases where an immediate family member of a SA Citizen / SA, Permanent Resident ( as described above ) applies for a Relatives Visa, the SA Citizen is required to comply with a minimum prescribed Income to be earned / received on a regular monthly basis.
    • Where foreign spouses and dependent children of a SA Citizen / SA Permanent Resident are in South Africa on a valid Visitors Visa such persons may apply from within South Africa to change to a Relative Visa and are no longer required to return to their home country to do so.
3Short-Term Work Visa

We professionally assist in preparing Visa extension applications for work purposes / work activities for foreign nationals who are in South Africa on Visitors Visa and who are in need of an extension of their visitors stay for a further 3 month period in order to finalize essential unfinished work related activities undertaken in South Africa at the invitation of a SA Registered business enterprise.

4Study Visa

Should you intend to study full-time in South Africa at any one of our quality primary or secondary schools (whether public or independent), colleges, further education and training institutions, universities, special skills schools or learning institutes, you will require a South African Study Visa. Your application to study must be accepted by the relevant SA institute concerned and acceptance is proven by way of an official letter of acceptance signed by or on behalf of the registrar or principal.

5Critical Skills Work Visa

South Africa is experiencing a critical shortage of skills especially in the ICT specialisation field and qualifying foreign nationals are eligible to apply for 1 to 5 year Critical Skills Work Visa as well as Permanent Residence under the particular IT Critical Skills category.

We assist foreign applicants to apply for Critical Skills Work Visa where they have a job offer / employment contract in hand from an SA Employer.

6General Work Visa

We assist foreign applicant’s to apply for General Work Visa who have received a job offer / temporary employment contract to take up employment with a specific SA Employer and where they are able to provide a service which is in demand or unique / unusual or which will add value / benefit to the particular sector. The first step in this process would be to apply for a Waiver of labour requirements.

7Intra Company Transfer Work Visa

We professionally assist applicants in applying for Intra Company Transfer Work Visa abroad where they are transferred within a business group / corporate entity from a foreign branch / affiliate to a local branch / affiliate within South Africa and who have already been in the employ of the foreign head office / branch entity for a period in excess of 6 months.

8Own Business / Self Employment Visa

We assist business owners / company directors who have or intend to invest the minimum prescribed Capital Contribution in a new or existing business enterprise to obtain a Self-Employment / Own Business Visa to conduct their own business in South Africa. Business Visa are granted to foreign business owners who transfer funds from abroad for investment in a wide range of business activities in the RSA ranging from mineral beneficiation, manufacturing, wholesaling / retailing and distribution, building construction projects to business ventures in the IT, engineering and other professional services sector.

9Retired Person's Visa

SA boasts a unique offering of spectacular and varied landscapes, world-class game parks and a well-developed infrastructure including advanced electronic banking, road, rail & air networks as well as international standard commercial, residential and tourism facilities. Because of its affordable housing and the high quality of life offered in the RSA which enjoys a moderate, temperate climate with numerous days of sunshine, persons across the globe have chosen South Africa as their ultimate retirement destination. Should you too wish to take up retirement in the RSA we will gladly assist you in obtaining the necessary Retired Persons Visa.

10Voluntary Server Visa

We are well experienced in successfully preparing applications for Volunteers / Voluntary Servers wishing to undertake voluntary service in South Africa at Non-Governmental Organisations (NPO’s) or other SA Registered charitable organisations in the fields of inter alia public health, women’s and children’s empowerment and HIV / AIDS prevention & control.

11Visitors Visa Extensions

We competently assist in preparing Visa extension applications for holiday or business purposes for foreign nationals who are in South Africa on Visitors Visa and who require an extension of their Visitors stay for a further 3 month period ( e.g. for vacation or business purposes ) depending on their circumstances.

PERMANENT RESIDENCE CATEGORIES

1Spousal

Marital or Permanent Life Partners

2Relatives

Spouse, Parent or Child of an SA Citizen or PR Holder within 1st step of Kinship

  • Includes both minor or major dependent children of an SA Citizen or SA Permanent Residence Permit Holder).
35 Years Continuous Work Visa Status
4Critical Skills Category
5Own Business / Self Employment
6Financially Independent / Net Worth