Visas and sponsorship
Visitor, working and employer-sponsored visas for South African passport holders, referred to a registered migration agent. We never give visa advice ourselves.
Referred to: MARA-registered agent
Aussiekaners is a referral hub run by South Africans who have already made the move. Ask a question, get pointed to someone trusted: visas, jobs, travel, police clearances, money, schools, the lot. No agency gloss, no call centre.
The hub does not do everything itself. It connects you to people who have done it properly for other South Africans, and it tells you honestly when something cannot be done.
Visitor, working and employer-sponsored visas for South African passport holders, referred to a registered migration agent. We never give visa advice ourselves.
Referred to: MARA-registered agentMechanics, diesel techs, construction trades, drivers. How to get your trade recognised and in front of Australian employers who sponsor.
Referred to: Aussie JobsRoutes, fares, baggage for the big move, and visiting home without the visa headache.
Referred to: travel partnerThe South African Police Clearance Certificate from Australia: fingerprints, courier, timing. The step that stalls most applications.
Referred to: clearance serviceMoving rands, opening an Australian account before you arrive, tax file numbers, superannuation basics.
Referred to: money-transfer partnerRentals, schools, driver's licence conversion, Medicare, the first ninety days.
Community answersFree. Tell us where you are (South Africa or Australia) and what you are trying to do.
Visa, job, clearance, money, school. One form, plain language.
We point you to a trusted person or service that has done it for other South Africans. Some are free, some charge, and we say which.
When you have made the move, refer the next person. That is the whole idea.
Australian workshops and fleets are short of qualified mechanics and tradespeople, and employer sponsorship is a real route for South Africans with the right trade and paperwork. Our recruitment partner, Aussie Jobs, places motor, diesel and prestige technicians and handles the visa side with a registered agent.
You will not be charged for the placement. If you want the full job-ready guide for your trade, that is a paid pack from Aussie Jobs, and we will say so before you buy anything.
Motor mechanics · diesel and heavy vehicle · European prestige · more trades to come
Free to join. We reply within a couple of days with a referral or an honest "that will not work, here is why".
Already in Australia and willing to help someone coming over? Join as a helper and say what you know about.
No. It is a community referral hub. Visa questions are passed to a registered migration agent, and that agent, not the hub, gives the advice.
Joining and asking is free. Some of the people and services we refer you to charge for their work, and we say so up front.
No. South Africa has no working-holiday agreement with Australia, so the Working Holiday (417) and Work and Holiday (462) visas are not available. The routes that exist are visitor visas, employer sponsorship and skilled migration.
Register with Aussie Jobs. They will tell you which occupation code your trade maps to, what the skills assessment needs, and whether a sponsor is realistic for you.
South Africans who have made the move and remember how little clear information there was. The hub is operated by an Australian company; it is not affiliated with any South African employment agency.