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South Africans can now apply for passports at their respective banks
South Africans will now be able to apply for their passports and Smart Card IDs at their respective banks. The South African Department of Home Affairs is trying SA passportto improve it’s turn-around times and providing more convenience for the applicants. Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba recently launched the innovative initiative. The new application process is available at the following banks in SA: Standard Bank, FNB and Nedbank. Department of Home Affairs spokesperson Thabo Mokgol... Read More
Chinese closure due to public holidays
Please note that China will be celebrating Public Holidays from 01 – 07 October 2015. This means that both the Chinese Consulate in Cape Town and the Chinese Embassy in Pretoria will be closed and therefore will not be taking in any visa applications. Read More
Apply for an EEA Family Permit
The EEA Family Permit can be used for immigration as well as tourism purposes. To apply for this permit you/ your partner/spouse EEA Family Permitmust be a EEA citizen such as Spanish, Italian, French, German etc. This DOES NOT include British passport holders. You can bring over your dependents such as partner/spouse and children under 21 years old. The EEA family permit has a validity of 6 months and there is no UK consular fee attached to it. The EEA citizen you’re joining must either: be... Read More
UK Ancestry visa for my family
If you have at least one biological British born grandparent, are over the age of 17 and intend on working upon your arrival in the UK then you do qualify for a UK Ancestry visa. The visa is initially valid for 5 years UK visaafter which time she can continue the naturalisation process to become a British citizen. This visa can be used to take over your spouse/partner and your child dependents (under 18 years old) to the UK as many find it difficult to meet the basic financial threshold that... Read More