Important Changes to UK Visa Application Process for South Africans

MoveUp.co.za, a leading immigration consultancy, announces significant changes to the UK visa application process for South African applicants. As of October 23, 2024, VFS Global has taken over as the new commercial partner for UK visa applications in South Africa, replacing TLScontact.

Key Changes and Information

New Service Provider: VFS Global is now responsible for operating UK visa application centres in South Africa

Temporary Measure: MoveUp.co.za speculates that this additional fee may be temporary, as the introduction of eVisa applications on January 1, 2025, could potentially eliminate the need for Visa Application Centre (VAC) dealings.

New Visa Application Centre Addresses

VFS Global has established new VAC locations across South Africa.

• Cape Town: No 2 Long Street ,9th Floor, Cape Town

• Durban: 3rd Floor, The Plaza, 45 Stiebel Place, Windermere, 4001

• Johannesburg: 3rd, Cnr Rivonia Boulevard and Mutual Road, Rivonia Village. Sandton

• Port Elizabeth: Greyville Hous, Greyville Road, Newtown Park, Port Elizabeth

• Pretoria: The Podium at Menlyn 4th Floor, 43 Ingersol Road, Lynnwood Glen, Pretoria

VFS Opening hours

What you need to do

If your application is affected, you will get emails from TLScontact and VFS Global.

Read all emails you receive from TLScontact and VFS Global. They may have actions you need to take to continue your application.

To confirm the email is genuine, check the sender’s email address ends in either:

• @tlscontact.com
• @vfsglobal.com

Check your junk folders to make sure you have not missed anything.

More information can be found here: VFS Global link

UK Visa Costs

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Processing Times

To find out more about how long it takes to get your UK visa, please check out this link: