VFS Visa Facilitation Service centres South Africa

VFS Facilitation Service centers open in South Africa Modern Vfs visa facilitation centers accessible now! South Africa is busy setting up 11 brand new visa facilitation centers, managed technology service specialist VFS Global and by international outsourcing, in order to streamline services for foreign nationals applying for visa extensions or changes in South Africa while tightening the nation's security. Speaking to journalists in Pretoria latest week, Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba said the centers would economically enforce the country's new immigration rules, which came into an effect endmost months, while making life easier for exotic tourists, business people, workers or students who need extended or altered visas within a brief space of time. "This is a revolutionary deviation from the existing mode of manual program processes that are liable for inefficiencies within the allowing environment," Gigaba said. VFS Facilitation Service centres open in South Africa A specialist service provider for authorities and diplomatic missions worldwide, VFS global, has been contracted to automate and run the program process, including managing the 11 facilitation centres spread across the nine states of South Africa and also the call centre. Foreigners in South Africa who, for example, need to extend their temporary residence visas for study or work, will have the capacity to apply online and set up an appointment before visiting the nearest facilitation centre to submit their personal biometrics (fingerprints and photos). Visa and management fees will be paid electronically. The determination to approve or reject applications still lies with the Department of Home Affairs, although VFS Global will be responsible for processing visa applications. "We will be able to exercise complete control over the decision-making procedures to ensure that our national interests and security imperatives are served at all times," Gigaba said. The decision to set up the new facilitation centers and contract their running outside to a private company had been informed "by none other than our commitment to improve efficiencies and turnaround times," he added. Such centers have been already introduced by the section in several its high-volume missions overseas - including its assignments in China, Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria - where it had previously struggled to reduce prolonged queues and lengthy turn-around times, Gigaba said. "We have visa facilitation centers at quite a few of our high-quantity missions outside the country, and they've been working fairly successfully ... bringing, I might add, to the success of our tourism stats over the last few years. It's this great practice that we hope to roll out in South Africa." In line with the Department of Home Affairs, the 11 visa facilitation centres will all be fully functional and open by the end of June. They contain two centres in Gauteng province and the Western Cape, and one in every one of the other seven provinces, as follows: Eastern Cape - Port Elizabeth Free State - Bloemfontein Gauteng - Johannesburg and Pretoria KwaZulu-Natal -Durban Limpopo - Polokwane Mpumalanga - Nelspruit Northern Cape - Kimberley North West - Rustenburg Western Cape - Cape Town and George Update 1 VFS Visa Facilitation Services South Africa South Africa: SA Starts Visa Facilitation Service Centres (VFS) All the immigration guidance and data you'll need for a brand-new future. Please note: Immigration South Africa is a private immigration law firm and not VFS. Please contact them on the details given below if you are looking for VFS. The Department of Home Affairs spokesman, Thabo Makgola, said a private company, VFS Visa Processing SA Pty Ltd (VFS Global), was named to receive and manage visa and permit applications in South Africa. He said South Africa is taking immigration issues "seriously." VFS - Visa Facilitation Services (South Africa) VFS Global, therefore, won’t offer visa seeking immigrants any guidance of the immigration rules and is a processing operation. Prospective immigrants will thus still need to consult with immigration lawyers or gather the rules from the Departments website. VFS will not make a determination to allow or refuse a Visa. This determination remains with the Department of Home Affairs. Specialists and South African immigration lawyers have recently expressed concern over its feeble migration policy saying the government would want to tighten laws to ensure security for the country. Even when the new immigration regulations were published, the organization around this was done, and they were criticized to the stage that specific immigration professionals are considering legal action against the Department of Home Affairs The country is home to thousands of refugees from Somalia, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, India, Rwanda, and Democratic Republic of Congo among others. Malusi Gigaba was recently named Home Affairs Minister. South African Home Affairs said the new Visa Facilitation Services (VFS) centres (called VACs) would open on Thursday (5 June 2014) in an effort to reinforce its immigration policy. Not all VACs have started yet, depending on the region involved the opening dates are as : --Pretoria VAC, Kimberley, Rustenburg - 02 June 2014 — Durban VAC, Bloemfontein VAC, George VAC - 09 June 2014 — Johannesburg VAC - 18 June 2014 — Cape Town VAC - 20 June 2014 — Polokwane VAC, Nelspruit VAC, Port Elizabeth VAC - 23 June 2014 The VFS South Africa website is already accessible by the following web address: http:// www. vfsglobal . com/dha/southafrica/ Immigration South Africa strives to provide fast and accurate advice to anybody wanting to immigrate to South Africa. Whether you require a permit, advice on finance, tax, how to purchase a property, or anything relating to immigration and relocation to South Africa - Immigration South Africa is for you. Upgrade 2 VFS Visa and Permit Centres in South Africa - Permit & Visa Center open now Department of Home Affairs has announced the launching of the VFS Visa & Permit Facilitation Centre in 9 states and 11 cities within South Africa. Permit and Visa applications will be accepted at 11 centres in South Africa. These applications will soon be assessed by Department of Home Affairs in Pretoria. Non-South Africans using a legal residency permit in South Africa can apply for a visa or permit at these centers. Department of Home Affairs directly handles Zimbabwe nationals on Special Dispensation for Zimbabweans Project, Asylum and Refugee cases. Submission Timings: 08h00 to to16h00 Monday-Friday A service fee of R 1350 incl. VAT has to be paid per program. SIGNIFICANT: VFS operates a call centre to answer your questions about the application procedure but CANNOT provide immigration advice. Latest Update VFS Global - Offices LIST OF VISA FACILITATION CENTERS City - Address Durban Suite 3, Silver Oaks, Ground Floor 36 Silverton Road, Musgrave --------------------- Cape Town Cape Town 8001, 21st Floor, 2 Riebeek Street, Absa Building --------------------- Port Elizabeth Office 7D, 1st Floor Moffet on Main, Cnr 17th Ave and Main Road,Walmer, Port Elizabeth, 6070 --------------------- Johannesburg 1st Floor Rivonia Village, Cnr Rivonia Boulevard and Mutual Rd Pretoria Cherry Lane Office Park, 1st Floor, 114 Fehrsen Street, NieuwMuckleneuk, Brooklyn, 0181 Rustenburg Von Wielligh 26, Bo Dorp, Rustenburg --------------------- Kimberley Unit 3, Building 2, Agri Office Park, N12, Kimberley --------------------- Polokwane Bendor, shop 13, Thornhill Shopping Centre, C/O Veldspaat & MunnikAve. --------------------- Nelspruit Office 5F, Nedbank building, 30 Brown street --------------------- 1George 5 Progress Street, unit 5, Royal Eagle --------------------- Bloemfontein Suite 4, The Park, 14 Reid Street, Westdene

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