UKBA [UK Border Agency] has decided to bring new priority visa service for UK in order to increase the visa applications. According to this recent move, South African applicants can visit UK with Fast Track visa process. The UK immigration department will process the visitor visa applications faster than the other routine UK visas.
Apart from regular fee for UK visa application this special service of offering priority fast-track UK visitor visas to South Africans will cost R675. Payments for this visitor’s visa will be accepted through credit cards and debit cards. Processing time for UK visit visa applicants is normally around 15 days while South African nationals will get their UK visit visas processed within 5 days.UK will grant limited number of visitor visas every day and will be served on first come first basis.
Dame Nicola Brewer, The British High Commissioner in South Africa said that new visa service of UK will enhance the quality of UK visa services for South African applicants. To be eligible for priority UK visitor visa the applicant must fulfill the UK immigration norms.
Several exemptions of visitor visa:
Visas of the applicants falling under the below mentioned cases might get delayed: