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1st Contact has over the past 13 years become the largest service provider to South Africans in the UK

The company offers a range of services to make your life easier, leaving you free to get on with the stuff you enjoy.

  • UK job assistance
  • UK bank accounts
  • Money transfers
  • UK visas
  • Limited companies
  • Tax refunds

Whether you’re planning your trip to the UK, or have already arrived - 1st Contact can help you make the most of your time and money.

Delhi Diary
Are letters written by a South African journlist who has moved to Delhi. Discover the fascinating city with her...

Meandering through the Karoo
On the road to to Cape Town. The Owl House in Nieu-Bethesda in the Karoo, a striking memorial to the sad story of Helen Martin

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Let it snow, let it snow
you’ve seen it on a card, you know the words to the songs, but you don’t quite know how to behave or what to expect. So, some pointers to help the England-bound Saffers, through the biggest test of your life.


Adventures and high drama
I think Dr Johnson was right on the button when he said that if you are bored of London you are bored of life. It seems to be one adventure after another for me. Some highlights...

French Schengen Visas and the implications for SA Passport Holders

An Aussie View
It has taken Australian Joe Murtagh just 18 months of living and working with South Africans to fall in love with us. He thinks the two nations share more than their beautiful, sunny landscapes and boozy habits ...

Notes from Mud Island

A year after her move to London Lisa Macleod describes her journey from fear to fascination...

District Six museum

Top visual arts museum...

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