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Critical Skills Visa Document Pack
Prepare a immigration law document pack by organising identity, authority, core matter records, official records, correspondence, financial records, deadline notes, and fee questions.
Time to prepare1-4 hours
Before you contact a lawyer
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Before the consultation
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You need a clean immigration law document pack before a first consultation.
Professionals, employers, recruiters, spouses, and advisers preparing a critical-skills visa consultation need qualifications, work history, professional registration, official references, and status records organised.
Not For
- Drafting legal documents, choosing a legal route, or making binding decisions without tailored advice.
Documents
- Passport
- Qualification records
- SAQA evaluation
- Professional registration proof
- CV
- Employment offer or contract
- Experience letters
- DHA or VFS receipts
- Identity records
- Authority records
- Official records
- Financial records
- Correspondence
- Question list
Timeline
- Before consultation: collect identity, authority, core matter, official, and money records.
- During review: confirm controlling records, missing documents, and next route.
- Afterwards: save final versions and calendar next dates.
- Ongoing: update the document index as records change.
Tips
- Send documents in date order.
- Keep draft and final versions separate.
- Name who has authority to instruct the lawyer.
- Ask what can be handled remotely and what needs original documents.
Warning Signs
- Authority to sign or instruct is unclear.
- An official deadline or filing date is close.
- Records conflict with each other.
- A document is being pushed for urgent signature.
Official sources
- Department of Home Affairs: immigration servicesVisa and permit service context.
- South African Government: temporary residenceTemporary-residence public-service context.
- South African Qualifications AuthorityQualification-evaluation context.
- Immigration Act 13 of 2002Immigration-law framework context.
This checklist is for general information only and does not constitute legal advice.
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