by Ryan Rennison | Mar 17, 2014 | Move Up, News, Visas
Effective 1 April 2014, TelePerformance has now been appointed the new commercial agency to handle the front of house of all UK visa applications lodged in South Africa. TelePerformance (www.tpcontact.co.uk) has replaced the Visa Faciliatation Service (VFS Global)... by Ryan Rennison | Jan 22, 2014 | British Passports, News
Effective 20 January 2014, British passport applications (both first time and renewal applications) have to be first processed online. The online process incorporates the previous paper-based questions found on the C1 form and the modernized OS form. The previous... by Ryan Rennison | Oct 8, 2013 | Move Up, News, Opinion Piece
There is a lot of constructive development being made at Move Up. Especially over the past 2 months. The motivation behind writing this article is to confirm that Move Up is growing and improving. I would like to take this opportunity to first address our change of... by Ryan Rennison | Oct 1, 2013 | Move Up, News
The UKBA announced today that VFS Global will be taking over the major majority of commercial partnership. Increasing their portfolio to include America and Asia. Interestingly enough, Africa is not included in their new growth. An internationally established company,... by Ryan Rennison | Jul 29, 2013 | Move Up, News
Dear readers, Last night, 28th July 2013, our local M-Net show -Carte Blanche revealed the unethical approach of one of the biggest online immigration companies providing “visa assistance” to the general public. The TV show revealed how their travel... by Ryan Rennison | Feb 23, 2013 | Move Up, News, Visas
The UKBA yesterday announced what seems to be an annual increase in their visa fees. ‘These increases are mostly in line with inflation and will ensure that the UK continues to welcome the brightest and the best. It is only right that those who use and benefit... by Ryan Rennison | Feb 19, 2013 | News, UK Visitor and Transit Visas, Visas
The UKBA have begun the implementation of a 24 hour processing time in UK visa applications. As previously announced on the 9th January 2013 – Super Fast Track Service made available in South Africa, it is now clear that the UKBA have had a change in... by Ryan Rennison | Jan 9, 2013 | News, UK Visitor and Transit Visas, Visas
The UKBA are in the process of finalizing a way to process UK visas within 48 hours. After the 2012 Olympic hosting, the UK received global critism for their “technical” approach to leisure visas. The current visa system is being used as a deterent to... by Ryan Rennison | Jan 3, 2013 | Family Dependency, Move Up, News, Student Visas, UK Birth Rights, UK Work Permit, Unique Visas Available, Visas
Effective 31 December 2012, all South African passport holders seeking permission to work or live in the UK for periods longer than 6 months now require a compulsory TB X ray. Further to this requirement, the UKBA have only accredited 3 testing institutions that grant... by Ryan Rennison | Nov 2, 2012 | News, Opinion Piece
Hugh Cortazzi, a former British Ambassador to Japan, writes this article in line with Move Up’s visa perspective confirming that the current “open door” policy that the UK has with the EU is where their immigration approach is going wrong. Released...