Jobs In UK For South African 2024/2025 Apply Now!!

As a South African are you looking for jobs to do in the UK, Jobs that are less stressful, better paying, and timely? Then you are at the right article cause this article consists of South Africans who are seeking jobs in the UK. The UK is a popular destination for South Africans looking to emigrate due to a shared language and culture.

There are many common traits between the UK and South Africa including a shared language (English) and cultural links, similar systems of law and finance, and a shared passion for the same sports as well as a common interest in promoting trade and a rules-based international system.

According to Home Office statistics, within the years 2018 and 2024, over 52,000 visas were issued to South Africans to live in the UK. This doesn’t include the many South African holders of British passports who have also moved over in the past few years.

Job Description

The UK and South Africa work together to protect mutual security interests, improve trade, and promote inclusive growth which makes the employment rate for South Africans in the UK high. To be able to work in the UK you must have a skilled visa.

The Skilled Worker visa is a visa that most candidates seeking jobs from different countries will use to take up work opportunities in the UK. It requires a job offer from a registered and licensed employer that provides a certificate of sponsorship to sponsor the employee from abroad. The job offer must be confirmed before you can apply for the visa. You can stay in the UK for up to five years in the same job with the same employer, and the visa can then be extended.

There are many eligibility criteria that must be met for the Skilled Worker visa, such as:

• You must be up to 18 years or older than
• You need a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) for the job you are going to do
• Proof that the vacancy is genuine
• Proof that the role you are applying for is at an appropriate level
• You will be paid a salary which equals or exceeds the general salary threshold and the “going rate” for your occupation
• Proof that your sponsor has paid the required Immigration Skills Charge
• Ability to demonstrate your English proficiency
• Proof that you can financially sustain yourself and your family without relying on public funds
• proof of your criminal record certificate
• Proof of a valid TB certificate (if needed)
• You must fulfill the specific genuineness requirement, therefore you must show you will only undertake your proposed role and will not engage in any additional employment while in the UK.

You will need to provide the following:

• Certificate of Sponsorship reference number
• Proof of knowledge of English
• Valid passport
• Document that shows your job title and annual salary, such as a contract
• Job’s occupation code
• a copy of your certificate of sponsorship

As a Skilled Worker visa applicant, you must also provide the following documents:

• Proof you meet the financial requirements
• Proof of your relationship with your dependents if they are coming with you
• Tuberculosis test results, if required
• Criminal record certificate, if required
• Valid ATAS certificate if your job involves researching a sensitive subject at PhD level or higher and you need one