| With South Africa's diverse and highly recommended | | | | parents (guardians) of financial support for during their |
| range of schooling and tertiary education institutions, it | | | | stay in RSA while studying. |
| is no surprise to know that many foreigners who | | | | The second option would be for individual (stand alone) |
| immigrate to RSA, either as individuals or families with | | | | foreigners wishing to continue their studies in South |
| children, will receive the best education for the | | | | Africa (e.g. university, college, etc). These permits are |
| person(s) concerned. There are so many different | | | | issued by the Department of Home Affairs to the |
| options of education institutions (from pre-schools, | | | | applicant who has been "provisionally accepted" to a |
| primary schools, secondary schools and tertiary | | | | South African Registered Educational Institution. RSA |
| schooling facilities) to choose from. South Africa is | | | | Study permits are issued to the length of the course; |
| abundant with students who thrive on knowledge and | | | | this is done with the Department's discretion. |
| highly qualified teachers/lecturers to provide the | | | | What documentation would be required for a study |
| knowledge required to go forward in life. | | | | (individual) permit ? |
| In South Africa, a foreigner who would like to study in | | | | The documentation required for a South African |
| one of these institutions would require a study permit | | | | (individual) study permit would include an acceptance |
| (temporary residency). There are two options for this | | | | letter from the South African educational institution |
| type of permit for the respective foreigner(s): | | | | concerned, South African Registered Medical |
| The first option would be for families immigrating to | | | | Insurance and proof that the applicant can sustain |
| South African with children from the age 6 to 16 (as all | | | | themselves financially during their stay in RSA while |
| children from the age of 6 - 16 are required by law to | | | | studying. |
| attend schooling, therefore, requiring a study permit). If | | | | Can a foreigner work on a South African on this |
| a child is young enough to attend crèche, | | | | permit? |
| pre-school, etc, provision may be made by the | | | | The student (over the age of 16 years) may work 20 |
| Department to issue a permit to the child(ren), this is | | | | hours per week during their term (semester) or when |
| done with their own discretion. These permits are | | | | the workplace is a learning institution on this permit. |
| issued to the length of the schooling period, the | | | | In order to retain a study permit while in South Africa, |
| maximum period length of a study permit is 3 years. | | | | the foreigner must attend the courses/school-days. As |
| What documentation would be required for a study | | | | this permit is a specific permit, if a child/person moves |
| (children accompanying families) permit ? | | | | to a different institution or from primary to high school |
| The documentation required for a RSA (children | | | | (secondary school), etc - a new study permit would |
| accompanying families) study permit would include an | | | | need to be applied for in order to legally attend the |
| acceptance letter ("provisionally accepted") from the | | | | new institution. Correspondence courses/distance |
| RSA educational institution concerned, South African | | | | learning courses do not allow for the issuance of a |
| Registered Medical Insurance and proof from the | | | | South African study permit. |