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Originally Posted by grace
I'm a South African and have a job offer from a school in Mexico. They would like me to start ASAP and come over there on a visitors visa and they will apply for my work visa once I am in the country. They are telling me one thing and the embassy here in South Africa is telling me that I need the work visa before I leave South Africa.
Does anyone know if I will run into trouble trying to have a work permit issued while I am in the country? Or if I will have to leave the country to activate the visa - as this could be a problem if my closest friendly border is SA!
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You should normally get it before you leave SA, however Mexico is one of the friendliest countries towards South Africans actually to anyone coming to Mexico and extremely helpfull. Cuba Jamaica Belize, Caymans and several others are friendly towards SA's and you do not require visas for them.
The Mexican immigration offices will refer you to the closest country which is Belize or Cuba with direct flights to it.
Cuba signed a treaty with SA in March 2004, but most visa companies does not even know about it and are not always up to date.
So do not despair. The school will apply and get it done for you.
With the international laws changing in most countries it is just wise to get all your papers and documentation in your country of legal residency or origin .