(1) The tender inviting bids for the appointment of transaction advisory services to conduct a feasibility study and public private partnership (PPP) procurement for visa and permit application centre services for a period of three years is currently on the Home Affairs website and will be closing on 25 February 2022.
The bid specifications for the appointment of a project officer for the management of the project for the procurement of visa and permit application centre services through a public private partnership (PPP) were approved by the Bid Specification Committee on 9 February 2022. The tender inviting bids for the Project Officer is expected to be published on the Department’s website on 18 February 2022.
(2) The Immigration Act and its Regulations stipulate that the Director-General may from time to time designate any place to receive applications. VFS is the appointed service provider to receive applications on behalf of the Department. Section 8(6) of The Immigration Act sates that “an applicant aggrieved by a decision of the Director-General contemplated in subsection (5) may, within 10 working days of receipt of that decision, make an application in the prescribed manner to the Minister for the review or appeal of that decision.
Appeals, similar to all visa and permit applications, must be submitted through an office designated by the Director-General. Visa Application Centres operated by VFS are such designated offices.
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