South Africa · Startup Visa
Entrepreneur and startup visa programs, investment thresholds, and application criteria.
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South Africa does not present a single consumer-style startup visa as a separate route. Founders generally examine business visa, investment facilitation and permanent-residence categories, including InvestSA visa recommendations for qualifying investment cases.
- A CIPC company registration alone does not grant residence or work rights.
- InvestSA's Visa Recommendation System supports business visa recommendations, extensions and permanent residence recommendations.
- Sector permits, funding source, job creation and local compliance may be central to founder cases.
- InvestSA — visa recommendation system
Official investment and business-visa support overview.
- South African Government — permanent residence
Official investor and business permanent-residence categories overview.
Government portals
- South African Government — Central portal for departments, services and official documents.
- SARS — South African Revenue Service — Tax number registration, income tax filing season and customs.
- Department of Home Affairs — Visas, critical-skills and work permits, permanent residence and civil records.
- CIPC — Companies and Intellectual Property Commission — Company and co-operative registration, annual returns, trademarks and patents.