Thousands of Nigerians who applied for visas to South Africa in the last two months have been thrown into confusion following the closure
The development was fallout of increased incidents of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other African nationals in several suburbs of Pretoria and Johannesburg, and reprisal attacks in some Nigerian city.
Our reporter, who visited the South Africa Visa Application Centre in Woji – GRA Phase II office in Port Harcourt on Friday, reports that the place was under lock and key. Applicants who had submitted applications before the crisis wore worried looks as they left the office in disappointment. A terse notice at the entrance to the VFS Global Service office at the Vineyard Shopping Centre stated: “Kindly note that the South Africa Visa Application Centre will remain close to applicants till further notice.”
“NOTE: VFS is only a visa application submitting centre,” the notice added, ostensibly to discourage similar angry attacks that were visited on South African-linked companies in some parts of the country. VFS Agency handles application on behalf of the South African High Commission, and the Port Harcourt office was opened not long ago to cater for applicants in the South-south and Southeast.
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