chemenger:
How long does SA study visa renewal takes?

"I am in the middle of my PhD study and submitted my visa renewal application since January 2023 back here in Abuja. I would have applied in SA but had to leave because my passport was expiring and my school also advised to come and apply in Nigeria to avoid been declared undesirable.
My application status has always remains the same "the application was received and under processing at SA High commission"

Is this normal or does anyone know how long this takes, I'm running out of patience here because I have an ongoing LAB work to complete back in SA"

Any thoughts or opinions are would be helpful, please help my friend and thank you all.

lymelyte:
when was that if I may ask?

lymelyte:
why didn't you renew the passport in SA?

Bursttt:


Trust me, there are some study applicant that submitted since September and have not received. Some submitted in January and received in February. We don’t know how the adjudicate or process. It’s a bit confusing. But I think you should constantly. When I mean constantly I mean every 3 hours everyday you mail the SA High Commission till you get a feedback, because that’s the only hope and you continue to call them.

yinksob002:
Let me assist in addressing the issues raised below:

1) i will advise you to put in your application early probably July cos the SA embassy's processing time for visa varies and could take between two to six weeks though you might be lucky to have it processed quickly. However, submitting early will help to forestall any delay as experienced by some applicants in the past.
2) Pls ensure that your letter of invitation is signed by the organisers cos it could be a valid reason for refusal.
3) Ensure you do a paid hotel booking so as to boost your chances
4) In addition to the docs listed, you can include evidence of previous trainings attended (i.e cert. of attendance) and other suporting documents and your hotel booking as stated above.
5) You don't need a police report due to the nature of your application
6) Yes you do. A letter of introduction from your employer is needed. They can as well state that you will be on leave during the period
7) You can visit www.vfsglobal.com/southafrica/nigeria/ to download the visitors visa application form and get other info for your visa application

I hope this info will assist in a long way.

I wish u all the best.

chemenger:
Please SirRiddy add me to the GRE FB group on surrytt@gmail.com. Thanks for the good job here bro

sirRiddy:
You have been added for quite a while. Check your mail for the invite and accept.

DanjaNinja:
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After joining the group, head to the file section and you will find every book and test questions there. #OneLove

Inxyz:


Yes! The address is correct.

I also got admission at NTNU. I don't know if the format has changed but as at last year, you have to submit a preliminary application. During this process you don't need to send any hard copy by post only upload your documents. By December 15 - 25, candidates that passed through the preliminary screening will receive aa mail to send their documents to the above address before February 1.

Hope it helps, good luck.

Gambros:
Please Inxyz and co, I need to be clarified on some things. I would like to do my masters in NTNU. I studied chemical engr and had 2:1. I am a bit confused on how to even start up the process,like what n what to put together first. I have gone through their site but really am not clear on how to start up the process. Please I need assistance. Thank you.

MaxiDj:


Did you add a colored photograph of yours to the last page?

financial docs will be printed from the bank for you then you scan and upload them. Copy the scanned pics and paste them in ms word. then you can either save it as a word file or pdf. tjen you upload it.

MaxiDj:


1. You can either fill it online or with pen. If online, you print it and sign it and then scan and upload it.
2. Work experience, I think your cv and recommendation letters are enough.
3. Upload the financial doc anytime you like provided you beat the Jan 15 deadline.

TYPOP:


You can go to your school and confirm if they received SAQA's e-mail and surface mail and if they responded to that. Some schools WILL not do anything about the mails till you come and pay the necessary admin charges. That is true for AAUA at least. You may not need to apply for a new transcript. Just call SAQA, ask for when the e-mail was sent (date and time), what the subject was, what e-mail address it was sent to, the sender's e-mail address. This will help you to advise your school's registry in searching for their e-mail. Once they have responded, call SAQA back to inform them of the date the reply was sent, the sender's e-mail address and the time it was sent. The moment they get this, they will reopen your application.

Cheers.



And if Surdik said applying for a new transcript worked for him, that's great. You may want to explore that option as well. I cannot say it won't work since I never tried that option.

surdik:
is your transcript addressed to SAQA?

Emasel:


Then maybe you should try calling them,because as long as there is no communication between SAQA and your school,your application will remain suspended.

Emasel:


Try sending to

dfqeas@saqa.co.za

philsteez:

you would be issued another I -20 letter by the school, but most likely u'll have the same servis no on both the old and the new I-20

Emasel:


You can call SAQA and ensure you confirm they have sent a mail requesting for verification of your results from your school before contacting your school,and most times SAQA send mails to the registrar of your school,who inturn forwards to Exams and Records for Verification of your results.

samtol4:
NO cause for worry ! Contact your school let the school give response to Saqa emails or verification letter since it is clearly written "information about d .............. Being sought"

TYPOP:


It depends on what you fill on your forms. If you asked them to send to both you and Wits (and paid for that service, of course), then the certificate will be sent to both. If you didn't pay any extra cost, they will post only to you.

I also know of people who ask them to send to addresses of people in SA as it is cheaper and faster. The ones in SA then scan it to them back home.

TYPOP:

Yes sir/ma, you may.



They asked for originals, not certified copies. I believe they have your certified copies already. Meanwhile, they are not asking for your international passport.

May I ask if you have applied already or you are just planning to apply? If you are just planning to apply, then certified copies will do. If they sent you a mail requesting for your originals, then you need to send those.

Cheers.

TYPOP:

Yes sir/ma, you may.



They asked for originals, not certified copies. I believe they have your certified copies already. Meanwhile, they are not asking for your international passport.

May I ask if you have applied already or you are just planning to apply? If you are just planning to apply, then certified copies will do. If they sent you a mail requesting for your originals, then you need to send those.

Cheers.

yinksob002: I will advise you to send the certified hard copies to the person in question and as well include a letter to SAQA asking them to post a copy of the evaluation certificate to Wits univ. directly upon completion (Note that you will be asked to pay for d postage).

As per your second question, you will still need to send the certified hard copies of your credentials to Wits University. Upon receipt of the certified hard copies, the status on your online portal will change from 'Not certified" to ''Received". (N.B: Ensure that you use a reliable courier coy like DHL).

In terms of processing time, I will advise you to do your SAQA in SA cos it is faster going by my experience. I did mine during my vacation in SA u sing the 10days option (being the fastest) and it came out in two weeks.

All the best.

TYPOP:

It depends on what you fill on your forms. If you asked them to send to both you and Wits (and paid for that service, of course), then the certificate will be sent to both. If you didn't pay any extra cost, they will post only to you.

I also know of people who ask them to send to addresses of people in SA as it is cheaper and faster. The ones in SA then scan it to them back home.

yinksob002: I will advise you to send the certified hard copies to the person in question and as well include a letter to SAQA asking them to post a copy of the evaluation certificate to Wits univ. directly upon completion (Note that you will be asked to pay for d postage).

As per your second question, you will still need to send the certified hard copies of your credentials to Wits University. Upon receipt of the certified hard copies, the status on your online portal will change from 'Not certified" to ''Received". (N.B: Ensure that you use a reliable courier coy like DHL).

In terms of processing time, I will advise you to do your SAQA in SA cos it is faster going by my experience. I did mine during my vacation in SA using the 10days option (being the fastest) and it came out in two weeks.

All the best.