All recent applicants. which platform did you use
/ vfs or dha

That where you are getting it wrong. It is still the money and resources you are looking at. [quote author=msbaileyz post=129423863][/quote]
You need to build some experiences, besides, it is rare for you to get a schengen visa first time on a virgin passport. Very rare, especially for tourist unless if you are lucky.

I saw that. First time applicant for (spain)schengen visa, no previous schengen

msbaileyz:


First time applicant

Any way, the information you provided is not sufficient.
If you can, please build your travel experience.
Visa is not about monies all the time or documents, that can also be an disadvantage.
From your feedbacks, looks like you do not have a travel history. That is key
Maybe you try visiting other places.
Goodluck.

Any previous schengen visa. Share some information

msbaileyz:
Hello house,

I and my husband got a refusal after submitting all required documents for a first time application

Application forms
Work and business documents
Multiple bank statements (work and personal) with over 60m balance
Marriage certificates and family pictures
Children’s pictures
Insurance
Flight booking
Fully paid hotel reservation
Holiday activities booking via viator
Purpose letter

And refusal was based on the justification of the purpose of the trip.
Please how more can I just justify the purpose of this trip because I taya ooo?

correct

saylawal2003:
Amount fully paid into BLS account and official receipt issued.

Tell us more about this category of visa. Thanks

LET THE Q AND A CONTINUE. THANK YOU

In this case, it is what she told the Uk authorities during her application , that matters. If you said you did stay for a period of 2 weeks during your application, and stayed 4months. They need to explain reasons for that. I noticed alot that they usually revisit previous applications when reviewing fresh ones. I hope this information helps!

Cashmadam:


Same process. Same documents. Hope her 4 month stay won't be an issue...

Good luck!

safe trip . My regards

mekanta7:


Yes i sent a follow-up email on Monday morning, then the visa dropped yesterday afternoon. My travel date is next week.

great

DHA Application, congrats. Your travel date is when? did you send mails to follow up

mekanta7:
Received my Evisa, multiple entry.
Application date 9th March. DHA application

was it today you received it?

hmmm......

CAN ANYONE TELL US CATEGORICALLY IF APPOINTMENT IS AVAILABLE NOW?

News Update:
Department of Home Affairs is currently upgraded and synergized with the Border Management Authority.... Currently, an upgrading ongoing across the platforms , reason for the back and forth with the websites.

Please take note for future applications and alternate with vfs if your application is urgent.

Goodmorning.

lord have mercy.

saylawal2003:
N255,200

@justwise, please close this thread. A group for portugal exist already for this purpose.

Those that applied for UK visa recently, what was the response time? As crowd no dey now , Goodmorning House?
Seems they do not have much pressure for now.

how much did you pay?

saylawal2003:
I have submitted my application. They accepted walk-in booking at their office. The online booking is temporarily down.

Kindly i ask, for those of you that applied recently for a uk visa. What is the standard processing time?

no dates na, anyone got date?

mamawa123:


https://visa.vfsglobal.com/nga/en/prt/?

The urgency matters. evisa takes a longer time tho you get response inbetween, but sticker visas are way above 3 -4 month for response.

metodman:
Morning guys, I'm trying to apply for my mom to visit. She came for two weeks in 2022 so it wouldn't be her first time. I understand there's e-visa option now.

May i know which is better between e-visa and going there physically (Sticker)?

Thanks guys

Goodluck.

Has anyone tried to apply on the home affairs DHA Website lately.. https://ehome.dha.gov.za/epermit/home


what was the feedback as i learnt many cannot upload documents. Please share your encounters.

Do you know anyone in SA?

John202412:


I tried to email dha contact but they do not respond at all, or respond very late, from my previous experience .
Sent also to border management authority.

Check for your period of stay [quote author=Sh3ba post=129197237]I got my passport,
My visa was approved,
I am a first timer,
I got a one month and 15 days visa.

But the programme I am going for has ended because I didn't get an appointment on time.[/quote

send a mail to the customer service on the website.

John202412:
Hey guys, i have a south african Evisa.
In the form i declared the entry point would be Cape Town but now i changed the plans a little bit and would like to arrive to JNB first.
Do you know if it is going to be a problem?

Copy , draft a mail and send.
Goodluck!

better to be a cleaner where things work and you switch job later than to collect 6m naira that hasnt gotten value.

Hello Everyone.
Please i just feel it is important we moderate things a bit.
For those with pending issues with their evisas, please go back back this thread , you find alot of information on that.
For those who are switching to sticker visas, please read back back the thread.
It is not easy to be repeating the same thing all the time.
It is really overwhelming.
You guys should also do some research ok.
Have a great evening.

@justwise please close this thread. There is already an existing poland group, check

antobogdan:


Oh come on, yes corruption may be everywhere but in Europe it is by no means as big as in African countries or South Africa. Yes there may be bribes in Europe, but maybe 1/10 from what is in Africa...where you can't obtain almost anything normally, without bribing someone, and most africans say that, not me.
And note that i did not use harsh language until some people here used it against me, i was only criticising dha.
So go and advise them to be well behaved also. Respect is reciprocal, as you say, and i do not have to respect anyone who treated me like some guys here, africankel or that girl/woman from SA. Yo at least have been quite moderate, but others...i do not comment anymore. So you are obviously biased criticising me.
So please, refrain from giving me behaving lessons like i am your kid.

And yes, i do not consider myslef superior for being from Europe, i know in Africa most people are great (leaders seem to suck most of the time).

And , yes, usually my language is very decent, but this visa situation was the most annoying i have dealt with so far.
I said "was", because fortunately i have good news: i have obtained the evisa this morning! After i reported those corruption suspicions to the relevant authorities and DHA leadership , and also explaining how they rejected my app on wrong basis after waiting too much time, while other ones applying through suspicious travel agencies get approved on the spot, they invited me to apply again yesterday, and this morning i got the visa approved at 9 am!
Yes i said i won't apply again but this time they practically guaranteed i get the visa, they even gave me multiple entries and one month even if i asked for single entry and one week.
Now i am not really that much interested anymore in it but it seems they are serious with an investigation about what happens with that travel agents that "miraculosuly" get the evisas so fast, when most people wait months. And what huge sums they ask, i was shocked, almost 1000 euros for a simple visitor visa? How can one no be angered by that?

So, no reason to be bitter anymore. Cheers!
PS: They may have issues with corruption, but they also have very kind and helpful govt officials, such as the one who helped me.
So, in the end, no hard feelings anymore!

Typical of people of your kind.
After several weeks of bombarding these spaces with insults and commotion now you know they have been very kind and helpful govt officials.

And please do not come here again to pour out anger over a system you are still willing to use ok. After several weeks of insulting the home affairs, the same home affairs offers you the visa and you are now changing mouth.

Go and rest , and if you com here again to disturb us with tales , we will school you like a kid.
Cos only kids are uncontrollable and overly emotional.
A whole man like you with beards behaving like a 10 year old.

Lol.
Congratulations 🎊
Ire ooo

Corruption is everywhere in the world. It is not peculiar to Africa. We have seen and read these on the pages of numerous journals of how the super and mighty fell even in that Europe that you are. Many scandals. I repeat, corruption is not peculiar to Africa. Manage your anger and take your rejection. Your outburst is very disgusting, especially coming from someone is supposed to be well exposed and coordinated. Is this how you behave and interact with people? Be polite and courteous. I am not against your agitations, Please get the message. I totally support the movement for cleansing of the home affairs. However, be courteous, you seem to be very wild and aggressive from all your posts. Work on yourself ok, and wait for the judgement from the home affairs. You can not be the judge and the complaint. Refrain further from using abusive and vulgar words on this platform, none of your tantrums will be tolerated. Respect is Reciprocal ok.

antobogdan:
@hunee: Yes i am chasing the evisa issues and evidence of possible corruption everywhere , you can be sure of that!

Everything i wrote here and more evidence, i have already sent to the corruption reporting department in SA government, and a couple more relevant institutions. They gave me feedback and will do some investigations.
So, yes, someone imay be going to face consequences, as you say.

"Travel agent" companies are asking for big fees to help desperate people get visas (for which they are waiting for months), and you pretend it is some "frivolous" matter and i , the one who exposes it, am the wrongdoer? And the very slow processing of visas by DHA is encouraging this phenomenon.

I am not afraid to speak my opinion when i know i am right. As i have told you before, you africans seem to be so fearful of what happens if you have courage to speak about the problems or unmask corruption ! And that is why your leaders treat you so bad and the continent is still in the situation it is...

Have a good day!

Take note

Just one more rant from you, footprint!
[quote author=antobogdan post=128729630]

It is dodgy if they contact the bank and expect to be given details about the accounts. In most countries it is strictly forbidden for banks to give any details about the accounts to any person, except the owner. They do not even tell a third party if someone has an account with them or not. DHA is completely unprofessional here...
SA Evisa is a catastrophic failure...they are either incompetent or they simply abuse applicants by charging the tax and then arbirtrarily rejecting the application.
They incorrectly rejected my aplication because "bank statement could not be verified". Bank statement was all right.
And it took them 10 weeks for this absurd rejection.
I was so annoyed...that i filed a Chargeback procedure for the visa tax, and guess what, it was approved fast! It seems they are well known by banks internationally for what they do. They practically extort money from applicants.
I will just apply at a physical consulate, where you are respected and not treated like trash.
Of course i sent them some emails asking what was the problem with my bank statement, first of all they do not even respect their own procedures. Cause they say in the utcome letter that i have the right to appeal in 10 days but...guess what when you send the appeal requeste they deny it. Thet just repeat one after another like robots "apply again apply again apply again send the new reference sdend the new reference"... Never! They just want to take your money. I won;t give them one more cent.

At least i am happy i recovered the fee from these bastards.
Oh, and i attach you something "spicy": one employee of DHA, yogie travern even told me "but who forces you to come to south africa?" So they disconsider applicants all the time.


PS: I am 99% convinced they give rejections/approval on a very arbitrary basis.
Why? Because o happen to know at leats 5 people from my country, who have accounts at the same bank, submitted the bank statement with the exact same format, and...it was approved!
I even know another person from my bank who submitted a statement from a bank that was not even in English, not translated, no signature, no stamp, and visa was approved! [b]While anothe person, with the statement from the same bank, translated, signed and stamped on every page, with reference letter...was rejected! These people are a disgrace.../

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I am very much aware you are re- applying now, according to your trial of comments and posts

So lets roll.

You can not be tearing down an entire system and you go back to re apply.

One more rant!
Or you allow us rest?
If it happens now, all your supporters will run and leave you.
You are liable for any posts and comments you make on these platforms as such you can be held accountable for them (Read the disclaimer beneath the page of nairaland and every other platform you have being messing around)
I thought you were wise, but you are not, you obviously do not understand the implications for all these frivolous and unsolicited posts. You even went on to share the contact of a TOP home affairs director, so that "gullible" people can be making insensitive comments.
Continue you hear, you will learn the hard way.
You think those of us that are quiet are mumu or ignorant abi? Na you sabi talk, because say you dey Europe.
Kontinu!
You will learn !
You are already everywhere, you are popular!