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Three Major Changes at VFS centres in South Africa

VFS South Africa has introduced new procedural requirements, effective August 2025, that reshape the visa submission process for both applicants and immigration representatives.

Incredibly High Rejection Rates Threaten South Africa

Nobody wants to get a Visa Rejection, and while IBN Immigration Solutions has been submitting applications for decades, rejections have always been an extreme rarity. If the Department of Home Affairs is not already aware of the consequences of their actions, we hope that this brings light to their behaviour, and the detrimental knock-on effect it will most certainly have.

Large Number of South African Visa Rejections

Nobody wants to get rejections, and while IBN Immigration Solutions has been submitting applications for decades, rejections have always been an extreme rarity. Worryingly, at the time of this article, November 2022, there has been a significant increase in rejections of visas by the Department of Home Affairs.

How to Draft a Visa Appeal

Can I Appeal if my Visa is Rejected? We explore your options for appeal after receiving a rejection from the Department of Home Affairs. If you have applied for a visa, and it gets rejected, you are able to submit an appeal. You have 10 working days to submit an appeal after receiving your rejection.

Visa Application: Information on VFS and Embassies

Explaining what a VFS centre is, an embassy, and the different roles they play in your immigration journey.

From the desk of the CEO – August 2020

Read this article from the desk of our CEO, Andreas Krensel, where he discusses updates on the reopening of SA's borders.