About Us
Bodley & Jones Immigration Solutions provides cost-effective and efficient document concierge and retrieval services.
We source, retrieve and expedite documents such as:
• Birth & death certificates (Vault & Unabridged)
• Marriage certificates
• Certificates of naturalisation
• Any documents related to immigration, such as proof of ancestry and other copies of old documents and records (sometimes over 100 years old!)
We do it all for you.
We liaise and collaborate with various embassies and consulates in Europe and the United Kingdom (and others) to get your documentation to you. We endeavour to have a quick turn around time of 1-2 weeks if you are requesting an EU or UK document.
For South Africans, no matter where you are in the world, we can help you get what you need from Home Affairs, with a remarkably quick turn around of 8 weeks.
Once our clients are in possession of their documents, they then go on to apply for long-term visas, or additional nationalities and dual citizenship.
What makes our service bespoke is that we find documents long thought to be lost or too difficult to find.
Whilst we don’t provide immigration advice, we can refer to the official government guidance for various countries.
We often get niche requests for unusual documents and we welcome this. We’d love to hear from you to help you find a solution.
What does it cost?
Popular services for South Africans 🇿🇦 in the UK who need documents from Home Affairs:
Unabridged or vault birth certificates, marriage certificates and death certificates cost £320 (8 weeks) for the standard timeline and £400 for the priority service (4 weeks).
Delviery via DHL is free if you are in the UK 🇬🇧
For everything else:
✅ Decree Absolute/ Divorce Certificate - 4 weeks - £450 excluding settlement or £500 including settlement
✅ Registration of marriage - 2-4 weeks - £320
✅ Letter of no impediment - 3-4 weeks - £320
✅ Confirmation of drivers’ license - 3-6 weeks - £240
✅ Police Clearance Certificate - 6 weeks due to delays - £300
✅ SAQA - 6 weeks - £250
✅ Umalusi Matric Verification - 2 weeks - £250
✅ HPCSA Medical Verification Certificate - 2 weeks - £250
If you are in the UK, free delivery via DHL ✨
Costs elsewhere for tracked delivery through DHL:
£26 ✈️ EU
£31 ✈️ Non EU
£32 ✈️ USA, Canada, Mexico
£42 ✈️ Anywhere else
For those seeking ancestral documents outside of the UK 🌍
For a limited time only, UK & EU birth or death certificates request costs R3700/£160. This is the cost for a digital copy of the birth or death certificate from the UK or anywhere in Europe. A digital copy is sufficient 9 out of 10 times. See above for courier information.
We agree on the costs once we have assessed your needs in our initial consultation, which is free. If we can’t find what you’re looking for, you don’t pay. Sometimes, you might not be sure which document you need; we can help with that, too.
There are no hidden fees.
📣 'Bodley & Jones helped me get my birth certificates and necessary ancestral documents so that I could apply for my Irish Passport. Thanks you so much, such an amazing team I would definitely recommend.' 🫶