Independent Membership Fee

R1700 ex VAT

Visa application letter confirming Independent Membership: SAMRA is the SAQA recognised, non-statutory professional body for market research. We are a voluntary membership association, and we do not conduct critical skills assessments or issue letters specifically for visa application purposes. For visa application purposes, we issue  a membership certificate as well as a letter confirming membership, provided that membership is activated and paid for in advance for the duration of the work visa being applied for, from date of application approval, instead of one year, as would otherwise be the case.

Organisation Membership Fees

To work out the fee for an organisation’s membership, add the Fee per Organisation and the Fee per Employee (multiplied by your headcount) that applies to your organisation together. All fees are given in South African Rand and exclude VAT. SAMRA is a registered VAT payer and VAT is charged where relevant.

Annual Turnover from data/analytics/research (supply-side), or Spend on/Budget for data/analytics/research (client-side)	Fees per Organisation
< R 2 million	1,180.00
R 2 million – R 5 million	3,300.00
Between R 5 million & R 10 million	6,580.00
R 10 million – R 20 million	10,570.00
Between R 20 million & R 50 million	14,680.00
R 50 million – R 100 million	16,680.00
Between R 100 million and R200 million	19,030.00
R200 million and more	21,050.00
Headcount (Employees)	Fees per Employee
1 to 10	440.00
11 to 20	360.00
21 to 50	290.00
51 to 100	250.00
100+	140.00

NB: All membership applications incur a R590 exc. VAT non-refundable application fee, which is payable before the application is considered.

Professional Recognition Fees

	Application Fee	Annual  Recognition Fee	Reinstatement Fee
SAMRA Partner	440.00	440.00	880.00
SAMRA Accredited Researcher	720.00	720.00	1440.00
SAMRA Accredited Qualitative Researcher	720.00	720.00	1440.00
SAMRA Accredited Quantitative Researcher	720.00	720.00	1440.00
SAMRA Accredited Survey Interviewer	1700.00	690.00	1380.00
SAMRA Accredited Participant Recruiter	440.00	440.00	880.00