Useless and money making scheme

I had to apply for my permanent residency through a VFS office and did so in Bloemfontein. Granted they said it would take 8 months but it has been over a year and after paying them over R1000 to 'facilitate' the process. I should have rather done it through Home Affairs for free and waited over a year.<br> My temporary permit now expires end of December and Home Affairs says I have to renew it in October if my PR hasn't come through yet.<br> So they expect me to pay another R1350 to VFS to extend my temp permit, maybe only for it to take another year to confirm ( like it has previously when it took almost two years but at least it was for free done through HA)???<br> It seems like it's one useless organization over another. <br> VFS is really useless because when you call for feedback, they have to email Home Affairs for feedback..<br> Money making scheme, waste of money and time. I have been here for 8 years with my South African husband and doing everything legally, but they are taking advantage. Losing patience over this