Tax Clearance

[Whippy 0]

Hi all,

I wonder if someone can help us out a bit....

My wife is trying to get her South Africa tax clearance before leaving and the tax man is telling her that he needs a visa number (whatever) before being able to apply for her clearance. She should receive her visa package in a couple or few days and I was wondering...does the unopened visa package have some sort of visa number stamped on the outside of it that this guy will be using or should we find another tax person that knows what they are doing? lol

thanks,

Steve

[Zee Bee 61]

Not sure what visa number they are talking about but I am assuming that whatever number she would need would be printed on the visa in her passport.

Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES should she open the sealed envelope.

[Bassi and Zainab 1]

The Visa Number is in the upper right side of the visa that is in her passport.

Edited October 2, 2008 by Bassi and Zainab

[Bassi and Zainab 1]

I'm back. Did she get a nonimmigrant visa? The immigrant visa looks different, so I'm telling you where to find it on the nonimmigrant visa.

Ok. See ya!

[idocare 3]

She might want to ask the man to clarify what the number looks like and where she could find it.

He could mean the number that's on your NOA2, or the number that came with packet 3 and 4.

Which ever way he should be able to direct her as to where to locate the number.

[Whippy 0]

Hi, thanks everyone, i really appreciate your help

It turns out my intuition was right and this dude did not know what he was talking about. Leslie spoke with a friend who is an auditor and she told her the real deal...all she needs to do is contact SARS (tax department) and give her income tax number to apply for clearance.

I'm going to post this lady's e-mail here for reference in case anyone else finds this thread and has questions because it has some good info in it...hope it will help someone else in the future:

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I really don't know why he requires a Visa number. When you apply for a tax clearance, SARS only requires your income tax number. Also, is he stupid or what? At present, don't tell SARS you are immigrating. Just get a tax clearance to take the money out of the country, but apply for a foreign investment tax clearance for about R500 000. Then you know you are covered with whatever you want to take out of the country. Because an immigration tax clearance takes forever, most of my clients only take the foreign investment tax clearance and once they are overseas, they notify SARS that they are now non-resident and don't intend returning to SA. A Tax clearance is valid for one year. If you don't come right, go see XXXXXXXX at SARS. E-mail her at XXXXXXXX to make an appointment with her. Ask her for a foreign investment tax clearance certificate and give the details of a bank of your husband's overseas for R500 000. Don't tell her you are immigrating. That can be sorted out later.

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Thanks again