SAQA, the South African Qualifications Authority, evaluates foreign qualifications against the South African qualifications framework. The output is called the Certificate of Evaluation, or CoE. Home Affairs uses the CoE to decide whether a foreign degree counts for the Critical Skills Visa, the General Work Visa, and most other skilled-migration routes. Without the CoE, your degree often does not count.
SAQA, the South African Qualifications Authority, evaluates foreign qualifications against the South African qualifications framework. The output is called the Certificate of Evaluation, or CoE. Home Affairs uses the CoE to decide whether a foreign degree counts for the Critical Skills Visa, the General Work Visa, and most other skilled-migration routes. Without the CoE, your degree often does not count.
SAQA evaluation runs in parallel with apostille work, not after it. The SAQA CoE does not need the apostille to be done first, and the apostille does not need SAQA. So both can move at the same time, and the visa file is faster when they are aligned. We coordinate the document set so the same scans feed both SAQA and the apostille chain without duplicate handling.
SAQA asks for certified copies of the degree certificate, the full academic transcript, and ID. They charge a fee, and the CoE takes typically four to twelve weeks depending on the qualification. For regulated professions like medicine, nursing, pharmacy, engineering, and teaching, the relevant South African professional body (HPCSA, SANC, SAPC, ECSA, SACE) does its own assessment on top of the SAQA CoE. We coordinate that side too.
Send a scan of your degree and transcript on WhatsApp +91-9220161774. Tell us your SAQA application reference if you have one. We will coordinate the document file for both the apostille chain and the SAQA submission, and share a written quote that separates each step.
Who finds this useful
- Indian Critical Skills Visa applicants who need a SAQA Certificate of Evaluation alongside the apostille
- General Work Visa applicants whose Home Affairs file requires the SAQA CoE
- Indian doctors, nurses, pharmacists, engineers, and teachers whose South African chamber registration uses the SAQA CoE as input
- Indian students applying for postgraduate study where the South African university wants a SAQA evaluation
- NRIs in South Africa whose Indian qualification needs SAQA evaluation done from India alongside the apostille work
The records SiZA typically handles
- Original degree from the issuing university
- Full academic transcript with grading scale
- Certified copies for SAQA submission
- Passport copy and ID for SAQA reference
- SAQA online application reference and visa-route context
Step-by-step file movement
WhatsApp scan review with SAQA application reference and visa category
Document set coordinated for both SAQA evaluation and apostille chain
Tracked return ready for VFS South Africa submission
Things to check before you courier
Quick pre-courier readiness scan
Realistic timing factors
- SAQA Certificate of Evaluation typically 4 to 12 weeks
- Apostille chain parallel (State HRD plus MEA)
- International courier transit
Where applicants commonly slip up
- Treating SAQA as a step after apostille (it runs in parallel)
- Submitting an incomplete SAQA document set (missing transcripts or grading scale)
- Missing the relevant South African professional body registration for regulated professions
What makes SiZA different on this work
- SAQA Certificate of Evaluation and apostille work coordinated as parallel tracks from one desk
- Document set prepared once for both SAQA and apostille (no duplicate handling)
- Critical Skills and General Work Visa alignment built in
Have a documentation question?
The Pre-Courier File Review
A scan-stage review confirms route correctness, document condition, and name consistency before any original is collected, saving the days that go into reprocessing a wrongly chained file.
What to send first
Review the requirement
Share the document scan, destination country, purpose, deadline, and where the original document is currently kept.
Confirm the right process
SiZA checks whether the file needs apostille, embassy attestation, HRD/Home, Chamber, translation, visa documentation, or a combined process.
Handle and update
Once the scope is clear, the file moves through the required steps with practical updates by WhatsApp or email.
Proof and return
After completion, SiZA shares completion proof, confirms payment and courier preference, then packs and dispatches the document safely.
Share scan
Process confirmed
Originals received if required
Completion proof
Payment and return
Original document safety
Trust, Custody And Safety
These documents are not ordinary papers. They may be your degree, birth certificate, marriage certificate, passport file, company resolution, or export paperwork. SiZA treats that responsibility seriously.
Original-Document Care
Original personal and company documents are handled with careful custody, privacy, and controlled handoff.
Clear Updates
Customers receive updates through WhatsApp or email as the file moves through review, submission, completion, and dispatch.
Completion Proof
When work is completed, SiZA can share photos or videos so the customer can verify the result before return dispatch.
Safe Return
Return delivery is packed carefully and sent through trusted courier options after address and courier preference are confirmed.
No Shortcut Claims
SiZA does not promise fake shortcuts, bypass personal appearance rules, or help with forged or non-genuine documents.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can documents be reviewed on WhatsApp before submission?
Yes. Send a clear scan of the document (and the destination country, the receiving authority, and any deadline) to WhatsApp +91-9220161774. SiZA Global reviews the scan, identifies any condition or name-consistency issues, confirms the correct India-side chain (HRD / SDM / Home Department, MEA apostille or embassy attestation, translation if needed), and shares a written quote and realistic working-day timeline before any original moves. The scan review is free and there is no obligation at that stage.
What past customers say
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Mohammad Hassan
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Sameer Ansari
Construction supervisor, Kuwait employment visa
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Bipin Thakur
Electrician, UAE employment visa
Chandigarh, India
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Asif Mirza
Driver, Oman employment visa
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“Bahrain requires degree attestation and sometimes police clearance depending on the job category. SiZA confirmed what was mandatory for my specific visa category, prepared the file, and handled UP HRD plus MEA and Bahrain embassy attestation. My employer confirmed documents were accepted by Bahrain immigration.”
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