VFS Global Visa Application Centres moves to a more spacious and easily accessible location in Pretoria

• Residents of Pretoria can apply for a visa/permit service for 20 countries at the new location
• The newly opened Centres in Pretoria are located on the Ground & First Floor at Brooklyn Pavilion, 217 Bronkhorst Street, Nieuw Muckleneuk 

For the convenience of applicants in the city of Pretoria, VFS Global announces the relocation of all its existing Application Centres to a new address (Brooklyn Pavilion, 217 Bronkhorst Street, Nieuw Muckleneuk) in a phase-wise manner as follows:

• 7 August 2023 - Israel, Lithuania, Liberia, Nigeria, South Africa (DHA), Thailand, and Ukraine*
• 14 August 2023 - Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, and The Netherlands**
• 15 August 2023 - Australia and New Zealand**
• 4 September 2023 - Canada**

Our new premises will be on the *Ground and **First floors of Brooklyn Pavilion, 217 Bronkhorst Street, Nieuw Muckleneuk.

Commenting on the relocation of the Application Centres in Pretoria,Mr. Hariprasad Viswanathan, Head – Sub Saharan Africa, VFS Global, said “The surge in travel activity in 2022 took the industry by surprise, exceeding the conservative recovery projections. This is continuing into 2023 with visa application volumes in South Africa nearly tripling versus 2021 already and is almost near the 2022 application volumes. With the industry witnessing peak ‘revenge’ travel and outbound travel continues to be on the rise from South Africa, we have decided to relocate our existing centres to a much more spacious and easily accessible location for the convenience of our applicants in Pretoria.”

Key features (optional for greater convenience) of the centres* include:

• Premium Lounge facility with personalised service by dedicated staff
• SMS service facility to track your applications
• Optional Courier Service facility for delivery of passport at your doorstep
• Dedicated contact centre and email support to answer queries and track application status
• Wide selection of optional value-added services like document digital check, photocopy, and photograph services to enhance the overall experience of applicants
• Optional extended operating hours enabling applicants to submit applications at their time of convenience

* Optional value-added service for applicants which varies depending on the location. Please visit www.vfsglobal.com for more information.

VFS Global is a trusted partner for 18 governments in South Africa for visa, passport, and consular services since establishing its operations in 2007. Since then, the company has grown its presence to an extensive network of 36 Application Centres which are present in 11 locations across South Africa with a strong workforce of over 300 employees.

About VFS Global

VFS Global is the world's largest outsourcing and technology services specialist for governments and diplomatic missions. VFS Global is the trusted partner of 70 client governments, operating a global network with more than 3,300 Application Centres in 147 countries. The company has processed over 268 million applications since its inception in 2001. The company manages non-judgmental and administrative tasks related to applications for visa, passport, and consular services for its client governments, enabling them to focus entirely on the critical assessment task. VFS Global has its headquarters in Zurich/Switzerland.

VFS Global is majority-owned by funds managed by Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager. The Swiss-based Kuoni and Hugentobler Foundation and EQT, a global investment organisation, headquartered in Stockholm/Sweden, hold minority stakes in VFS Global.

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