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@ SA Visa Applicant
Wed, 22 Mar 2017 09:55 EDT
Relatives Visa
How may I help?
SATEESH BHAMBURE BABOO TRAVELS PUNE MORE THAN T
Wed, 22 Mar 2017 02:48 EDT
DELAYS IN PROCESSING VISAS AND NO UPDATES AT ALL
ALWAYS DELAY IN GETTING VISA TO VISIT YOUR COUNTRY EVEN THOUGH YOUR OFFICIAL SITE SHOWS PROCESSING TIME IS FIVE WORKING DAYS.
FOR DELAY NO REASONS ARE GIVEN OR EVEN NOT UPDATED ON WEBSITE WITHIN STIPULATED
TIME.
REF NO DHMU070317/0054/01 APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED AT V F S OFFICE ON 07 MARCH17
FOR ATTENDING INTERNATIONAL WORLD CONGRESS TO BE HELD AT CAPE TOWN19-2 3 MARCH 17. VERY BIG EVENT OF MEDICAL FIELD.
PASSANGER DR SHAILESH PUNTAMBEKAR WORLD RENOWED ONCOLOGIST TRAVELLED ALL OVER WORLD FOR LAST MORE THAN DECADE. CHAIRMAN OF GALAXY LAPAROSCOPY INSTITUTE PUNE INDIA.
CONTACTING VFS OFFCIE IN MUMBAI AS WEWLL AS SOUTH AFRICAN CONSULATE ALWAYS VAIG REPLY WAS GIVEN THAT WILL CONSIDER FOR URGENCY THE VISA WAS NOT DELIVERED TILL 21 MARCH EVENING AND HENCD HE HAS TO CANCEL THE CONFERENCE AND PRESENTATION ON CANCER.AND SO AS TO WITHDRAW HIS PASSPORT AS HE HAS TO TRAVEL TO SOME OTHE COUNTRY IMMEDIATELY.
SAME PROCESS OF WITHDRAWL TOOK PLACE EVEN LAST YERA FOR SAME CONFERENCE AFTER WAITING FOR TWELVE DAYS.
I AM IN THE TRADE FOR MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS AND WOLD LIKE TO PROPOSE FOR IMPROVEMENT IN THE PROCESS AND CONSIDER CASE TO CASE
Sachin
Wed, 22 Mar 2017 02:23 EDT
Visa Status
Hi All...

I applied for CSV on 20-Jan.
60 days are already over.. but from the discussions, it looks like it takes much more than that.

Can you help me with the following...
1) Do you think follow up with the embassy helps?
2) How do we get the passport back? We have to collect it from VFS or couriered to us via Bluedart?
3) Do they give any tentative timeline for grant, in case we call embassy? I am more worried as my passport is with them.
@Raju
Tue, 21 Mar 2017 07:29 EDT
CSV VISA
Have anyone applied VISA in Jan-2017 and received.I applied CSV on 24th Jan in India and still waiting for processing..
SH P
Mon, 20 Mar 2017 09:29 EDT
WORST VISA EXPERIENCE
APPLIED FOR VISA IN 2015 AND AFTER WAITING FOR MORE THAN TWO WEEKS, HAD TO WITHDRAW THE PASSPORTS.
NOW APPLIED ON 8TH MARCH TO LEAVE FOR A VERY IMPORTANT CONFERENCE ON 19TH. TODAY IS 20TH AND SITTING HERE HELPLESS WITH NO PASSPORT/VISA. MANY MAILS/CALLS TO EMBASSY/VFS WERE OF NO USE AT ALL. ALL YOU GET IS AN AUTOMATIC MAIL! WILL SOMEONE EVER TAKE NOTE?? 3 YEARS GONE BY AND THINGS GONE FROM BAD TO WORSE
SA visa applicant
Mon, 20 Mar 2017 05:32 EDT
Help each other
Guys, anyone here has any experience with relatives visa?
To All
Mon, 20 Mar 2017 05:06 EDT
So happy for you all. Congratulations.

Please stay active on this forum & please advice / help the one in need.
S.B.Reddy
Sat, 18 Mar 2017 07:34 EDT
Got visa
Hi same here

1. Applied DEC -13
2. MUMBAI
3. NO JOB
4. With experience letter

Dec-13 till Mar-16. (93 days approx)

Regards
SA visa applicant
Sat, 18 Mar 2017 03:55 EDT
Recieved CSV
Hi all,

I applied for csv in d 1st week of december and received it today.
It was with a job offer and a reliving letter.
Apparently there was no one at work for over a month at the embassy during december, and they clearing the back log now.
Recd visa
Fri, 17 Mar 2017 13:32 EDT
Recd visa
Applied on 21st dec..
Csv visa recd today
Finally

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