Source document
Immigration Act, 2002 (Act No. 13 of 2002), Government Gazette No. 23478, 31 May 2002
Has everything in it been taken?
CompleteReviewed 11 Oct 2026
Reviewed. Everything in it that belongs in the tables has been taken.
What the document holds
Immigration Act 13 of 2002 as gazetted (Government Gazette 23478, 31 May 2002; scanned, 43 pp., OCR text): definitions, visas and temporary residence permits incl. the business permit (s. 15: prescribed financial or capital contribution, accountant's certification renewed within 24 months and every two years, waiver for national-interest businesses), permanent residence incl. s. 27(c) for business investors (certification renewed within two years and three years thereafter or the permit lapses) and s. 27(f) financially independent (net worth, out of scope), offences, commencement by proclamation (s. 55). No amounts in the Act (contribution prescribed by regulation). Earlier: the publication event. This pass added 4 rules (the certification renewal periods for the business permit and s. 27(c) permanent residence), after checking the figures against a fresh OCR of the page images (PDF pp. 16 and 22).
What it supports
6 rows on this site come from this document. Each one opens with the page and the exact words.
Rules and prices (4)
- How often the permit must be renewedbusiness permit holder: subsequent renewals of the accountant's certification of the investment2 years (after the first renewal)Since 12 Mar 2003 · South African Government 2002South Africa · Business visa (formerly business permit) and permanent residence for business investors (Immigration Act 13 of 2002, ss. 15 and 27(c))
- How often the permit must be renewedpermanent residence permit for a foreigner who establishes a business investing the prescribed contribution (s. 27(c)): permit lapses if the accountant's certification is not renewed in time2 years from issuance (first renewal)Since 12 Mar 2003 · South African Government 2002South Africa · Business visa (formerly business permit) and permanent residence for business investors (Immigration Act 13 of 2002, ss. 15 and 27(c))
- How often the permit must be renewedpermanent residence permit under s. 27(c): subsequent renewal of the accountant's certification (permit lapses otherwise)3 years (after the first renewal)Since 12 Mar 2003 · South African Government 2002South Africa · Business visa (formerly business permit) and permanent residence for business investors (Immigration Act 13 of 2002, ss. 15 and 27(c))
- How often the permit must be renewedbusiness permit holder: renewal of the chartered accountant's certification of the investment (s. 15(1)(c))24 months from issuance (first renewal)Since 12 Mar 2003 · South African Government 2002South Africa · Business visa (formerly business permit) and permanent residence for business investors (Immigration Act 13 of 2002, ss. 15 and 27(c))
About the document
What it covers Original text: s. 15 business permit for foreigners investing the prescribed financial or capital contribution; s. 27(c) permanent residence for those establishing a business with the prescribed contribution; s. 55 commencement by proclamation.
Notes Scanned gazette with an OCR text layer of poor quality; quotes chosen from legible passages and should be checked against the page image. Commencement is by presidential proclamation (date not in this document). Later amended (business permit renamed business visa by the Immigration Amendment Acts 2004/2011).
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