Comments on: UK Visa Clampdown for South Africans

By: RGed

RGed — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:06:31 +0000

My husband is on an IDR visa. We are married 5 years. Does he need a visa to return to uk if we go to Ireland for a weekend. He still has SA passport?

Thank you

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By: Penelope

Penelope — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:11:12 +0000

Doe this include swazi passport holders?

By: 1st Contact Visas

1st Contact Visas — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:18:30 +0000

Hi Emmy,

Thank you for your enquiry.

Unfortunately you have not stated your nationality or passport country, so this is difficult to answer.

Please contact your nearest 1st Contact office for further assistance:

In the UK:
0800 856 2473

In South Africa:
0800 003 163

In Australia
1800 039 300

or via email to visas@1stcontact.com

By: Emmy

Emmy — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:27:55 +0000

I’m planning to go to UK for 6 months on tourist visa visiting friends in UK but also going to Germany and Austria during this time but returning to UK. Would it be difficult to get the visa as I would not have a job during this time and will be supported by the people I’ll be visiting? Which documents should I provide?

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:40:00 +0000

Hi there,

I have dual citizenship. S.A and U.K passport. Would like to know if i go to the U.K will i still need a visa.

By: 1st Contact Visas

1st Contact Visas — Wed, 27 May 2009 07:01:00 +0000

Hi Sher,

Thank you for your enquiry.

Visas in SA are processed in around 10 working days. It is not easy to get hold VFS and a person to assist. You can go on their website and track your application if you desire at: http://www.vfs-uk-za.com/index1.aspx

By: SHER

SHER — Wed, 27 May 2009 04:03:00 +0000

Can anyone tell me how long their visitor visa took? And is there anyone that you were able to contact to help you.

I live in S.A and applied for my visitor visa 5 days ago … I am supposed to be flying to U.K on Monday the 1st June 09. I cant get hold of the British visa section in Pretoria, all I get is the call center and they are no help. I have sent emails to vfs but my email gets answered buy an auto messaging system. Can anyone give me some good advice or better yet help me.

sher

By: Stephen Atkinson

Stephen Atkinson — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:36:00 +0000

Hi Chris,

Until midnight on 30 June 2009, South African passport holders who have evidence of travel to the UK in their current, active passport are exempt from requiring a Visitor visa prior to entering the UK.

From 01 July 2009, this concession will end, and all South African passport holders will require a Visitor visa endorsed into their passport from a British foreign post abroad before they arrive in the UK.