UK to impose new visa requirements on South Africa - 2009-02-13 LONDON – Britain took new measures Monday to protect itself against the changing tactics of violent Islamic extremists by requiring visas for South Africans.Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said South Africans will now need to apply for visas to enter Britain, tightening the entry process into the country for some 420,000 South Africans who visit each y...more SA to lose out on visas? - 2008-11-26 sourced from: http://travel.iafrica.comIt looks increasingly likely that South Africa will not be accepted into the United Kingdom’s Youth Mobility Scheme, which replaces the popular Working Holidaymaker Visa on 27 November.This follows the announcement made by the British High Commission confirming that Australia, Canada, Japan and New Zealand hav...more SA is addressing UK concerns on immigration - 2008-11-26 sourced from: http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=6&art_id=vn20081118054213441C986011There has been much talk about changes to UK immigration policy that may affect South Africans. These are the UK's Visa Waiver Test and the replacement of the Working Holiday Visa with the Youth Mobility Scheme. Immigration policy is by its very n...more Tighter visa rules may be imposed on 11 countries - 2008-11-26 sourced from: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2008/1124/1227293467651.htmlTHE GOVERNMENT will shortly consider whether to introduce new visa requirements for visitors from almost a dozen non-EU states in light of an imminent British decision on whether to impose a tougher visa regime on citizens from 11 states.The British Home Office wi...more UK Ancestry Visa - 2008-11-26 EligibilityIf you have a grand parent who was born in the UK, or you are a dependant of someone who qualifies for the Ancestral Visa you should be able to qualify for your ancestral visa. Visa InfoCommonwealth citizens aged 17 or over. If you of your grandparents were born within the UK you will be allowed to work for 5 years in a professional p...more The Schengen Visa - 2008-11-26 The Schengen Visa has made traveling between its 15 European member countries much easier and less bureaucratic. Traveling on a Schengen Visa means that the visa holder can travel to any (or all) member countries using one single visa, thus avoiding the hassle and expense of obtaining individual visas for each country. This is particularly benefici...more UK IMMIGRATION NEWS - 2008-11-26 sourced from: http://www.migrationexpert.comFirst Identity Cards Issued to UK immigrantsWednesday, 26 November 2008Foreign nationals in the UK can begin applying for identity cards from 25 November.The card is evidence of the holder's nationality, identity and status in the United Kingdom. It will help understand what the migrant is entitled t...more The Schengen Agreement - 2008-11-26 sourced from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_AgreementThe term Schengen Agreement is used for two agreements concluded among European states in 1985 and 1990 which deal with the abolition of systematic border controls among the participating countries. By the Treaty of Amsterdam, the two agreements themselves and all decisions that have been...more South Africans now need UK visas - 2008-10-15 Sunday, February 10, 2008 at 9:04 AM by NewserI was amazed after reading an article in the Sunday Times headlined UK visas to cost South Africans R1000 . This surely is not a good sign for South Africans as South Africans are now being made to look like criminals. The reason the UK is now insisting on South Africans to have visas is because they sa...more Schengen visa & schengen insurance - 2008-02-14 We start by planning your holiday with you THEN optain alternitive hotel reservations in your name with your credit card with no actual payment until you actual book in at the hotel chosen (you only pay our 10% fee in South Africa)We quote for all flight arrangements and then confirm your choice!We arrange Insurance cover per schengen requirementsW...more UK VISA REFUSALS - 2008-02-14 Actual case history of Darren Dean Morris dated 23/11/2007. Dean Morris a South African national visiting family in the UK. His family confirmed with the visa section that he did not require a visa. They supplied all the information that was requested."DO I NEED A UK VISA?" The response from the UK was, "NO YOU DO NOT NEED A VISA" On arrival at He...more
