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If you study or have experience in a business or IT related profession, then you can apply to become a member of IITPSA Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa and obtain a Critical Skills certificate. Then you’ll be able to use this certificate to obtain your Critical Skills visa.
In this post, I’m going to tell you everything you need to know to become a member of IITPSA and get your certificate of registration and letter confirming your critical skill. I did it and now I’m living in Cape Town, South Africa with a Critical Skills Visa as a Business Analyst.
Critical Skills Visa
Let’s start from the beginning. If you are you trying to obtain a Critical Skills visa to work in South Africa, you should have read on the official website of the Department of Home Affairs that 2 of the documents that you’ll need to get are:
- Proof of application for a certificate of registration with the professional body, council or board recognized by SAQA
- A confirmation, in writing, from the professional body, council or board recognized by SAQA confirming the skills or qualifications of the applicant and appropriate post qualification experience
Professional Body recognized by SAQA
In my case, I have experience as a Business Analyst and there are 2 institutions that can process this critical skill certificate: IITPSA Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa and IBASA Institute of Business Advisors Southern Africa.
I contacted both institutions but IBASA never followed up on my application. After many phone calls and emails they never helped me so I strongly recommend you to become a member of IITPSA – the staff was very efficient and friendly during all my application process.
*Important: this post is exclusive for IITPSA applications but if your critical skill is not related to business or IT, then you should become a member of another institution (each institution will have different requirements and application process). You can check all the institutions HERE and you can read about the whole process to obtain a Critical Skills Visa HERE.
The following are the steps:
- Check if IITPSA recognizes your profession
- Get all the documents needed
- Pay for the application, fill in the formulary and upload the documents online
- Wait for 6 to 8 weeks for your application to be processed
- Receive your original certificates
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