hunee:
I just thought i should add this here quickly, for those of you applying fresh for SA visa, Please get a reference letter from your bank, signed and delivered to merge with your bank statement for upload. Do not upload the bank statement alone.

Please take note. You can get a reference letter from your bank, just go and request for it. It is simple.

Department, Home Affairs has been rejecting alot of visas lately because they feel the SOA are adulterated.

Abigbo:
Please someone should help with this information, thanks!

TheLoanGuy:
After I sent them an email, they resent the notification and then I was able to see it.

My application was rejected though, it was stated that I provided insufficient proof of financial funds. I'm guessing it's because I used the account statement from my PiggyVest account. I've appealed sha.

080bjaked:


Single traveller or couple?
That's a little less than 40k Rands so it should be good for a single traveller on 2 weeks hol if flight cost is out of it actually.

Honestly, I think it depends on the official reviewing the application, some are just sadists

Good luck.

hunee:
I just thought i should add this here quickly, for those of you applying fresh for SA visa, Please get a reference letter from your bank, signed and delivered to merge with your bank statement for upload. Do not upload the bank statement alone.

Please take note. You can get a reference letter from your bank, just go and request for it. It is simple.

Department, Home Affairs has been rejecting alot of visas lately because they feel the SOA are adulterated.

Atinukemi23:


Looking like they are on mission to just punish some of us.

I applied on the 12th with a certified bank statements and PDF clearer version there was no problem they rejected because of yellow certificates.

Re applied following week with the same bank certified statements and recent re downloaded statements to show closing balance with enough sufficient Fund and business accounts all certified and yellow certificates.

Now they rejected that the bank statements are invalid.
Their e visa service is really really poor.
Be like say dem go hold their visa na my money I won go spend.
I am re routing to another country.
Good luck Everyone.

Atinukemi23:


Looking like they are on mission to just punish some of us.

I applied on the 12th with a certified bank statements and PDF clearer version there was no problem they rejected because of yellow certificates.

Re applied following week with the same bank certified statements and recent re downloaded statements to show closing balance with enough sufficient Fund and business accounts all certified and yellow certificates.

Now they rejected that the bank statements are invalid.
Their e visa service is really really poor.
Be like say dem go hold their visa na my money I won go spend.
I am re routing to another country.
Good luck Everyone.

TheLoanGuy:
Oh wow and you applied from England. I guess it's not my PiggyVest account then. I'll be considering Kenya, I just want to go on vacation.

Atinukemi23:


Yes I am on holiday presently in England so I am applying with naija passport that’s why I am doing E visa.
Kenya is lovely, been there,meself dey go Rwanda now.
Make dem
Hold their visa.
I saw another trend here in England and people from other countries who require a visa were denied sheepishly and a lot recommend you go to embassy to do actual biometrics where you have the opportunity to submit all original documents, their e visa service is not there yet.

God knows how many days it took their dha website to be responsive their e visa service is poor abeg, some were lucky tho, but because some are lucky doesn’t mean the rest of us did a wrong thing it all
Depends on the
Mood of your caseworker.

I did E Visa for kenya last year and within 48hrs no hassle it was granted.
Make southy go sit down abegii.
All the best.

hunee:
I got a report from the BMA section at OR TAMBO about Nigerians over staying in their country. One thing can lead to another. Not saying it is a reason for rejections tho, but if you get back to Nigeria, use VFS. However, if you insist on vacay in other countries, Pls see zanzibar or Casablanca.

If you have a valid UK visa, just apply directly on their portal(Morocco)

https://www.acces-maroc.ma/#/e-visa



Happy Holidays Atinuke and others.

TheLoanGuy:
Oh thanks for the heads up because I was thinking Kenya's fee is bit high when compared to SA's own but at least I go get am.

TheLoanGuy:
Oh thanks for the heads up because I was thinking Kenya's fee is bit high when compared to SA's own but at least I go get am.

Atinukemi23:


Mauritius is a place to be too visa free, but if you will be transiting through kenya, you need kenyan transit visa, with that if you use Kenyan airways and you transit through kenya the layover is actually enough to go out and do half a day safari tour in Kenya both ways you can use one stone to kill two birds.
I must warn you, the Kenyan street food are not for the faint hearted. Keep purging pills💊 handy.

Atinukemi23:


majority of those African countries will be visa free for us soon, Rwanda is considering that and
As it should be with our Ecowas passport.

Atinukemi23:


majority of those African countries will be visa free for us soon, Rwanda is considering that and
As it should be with our Ecowas passport.

Atinukemi23:


Mauritius is a place to be too visa free, but if you will be transiting through kenya, you need kenyan transit visa, with that if you use Kenyan airways and you transit through kenya the layover is actually enough to go out and do half a day safari tour in Kenya both ways you can use one stone to kill two birds.
I must warn you, the Kenyan street food are not for the faint hearted. Keep purging pills💊 handy.

Africankel:


Rwanda is actually visa on arrival for Nigerians and it is free.

I have no idea why your SA visa was refused. Maybe you should take your time to look at it again if you did something wrong. In the last two months (June/July), I've applied for a couple of visas and all were approved. SA, Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique and Kenya. While I agree that Nigerians have a tainted reputation I believe the content of your application might stand you out.

I've never used the SA eVisa thingy, so I have no idea how it works. Perhaps you should try the sticker Visa, I hear it's fast these days.

Atinukemi23:


No Lies!! The rate in which other countries are even refusing us no matter your past travel history if you like have a visa of heaven on your passport na refuse you dey.
They just look for a flimsy excuse and truth be told anywhere Nigerians touch we too dey over do.
Canada is the one opening their doors to us now but sooner or later we may be banned.
Dubai banned us, US took us off the Visa lottery and so on.
E go better that I don’t know when.

Africankel:


Rwanda is actually visa on arrival for Nigerians and it is free.

I have no idea why your SA visa was refused. Maybe you should take your time to look at it again if you did something wrong. In the last two months (June/July), I've applied for a couple of visas and all were approved. SA, Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique and Kenya. While I agree that Nigerians have a tainted reputation I believe the content of your application might stand you out.

I've never used the SA eVisa thingy, so I have no idea how it works. Perhaps you should try the sticker Visa, I hear it's fast these days.

Lionessza6:


@ Sharone21 come and read here you . Words from an actual sane human who has the ability to self critic , and not always play the victim card even though it's pretty clear that your desperate Japa culture is causing you a lot of problems in many different countries.

@ the poster. Unfortunately your countrymen will resent you for saying the things you said up there, what you should have said to get their attention:
" South African home affairs is xenophobic , they hate us because we are better than them , blah blah " . Owning up to why Nigerians are forever singled out in different countries is not something they're ready to face.

As for the free movement of people, I think that's just a fantasy(even from well-meaning people), it sounds nice on paper and when it's preached by fat politicians, but it would be a disaster for the Southern and Northen parts of the continent ( Pan africanists will hate this part ) .That can only work only when others force their own governments to prioritise the most basic; healthcare , education, human rights and other basic infrastructure like roads and access to running water etc. We pay huge taxes for these to work. These I believe are some of the things that attract migrants to South Africa and them. South Africa isn't perfect either , it has a mountain of its own problems but South Africans aren't the type who take pride in burdening outsiders or strangers for pity ; peaceful and stable countries like Botswana and Namibia can attest to that. I just wonder why so many of your people behave like hooligans in other people's countries , and wonder why the host communities treat them like garbage ? . We don't seek to live in Nigeria, and we don't want you to bring Nigeria here. If you know that you cannot adapt to a new way of living why move out of Nigeria to go and recreate Nigeria in somebody else's home? Nigerians in Hillbrow kidnap and shyt in street corners where humans should be walking ....and you expect us to clap our hands whilst you turn our communities into mini Lagoses. These are grown ass man squatting in fckn public....for what ?

All countries have hooligans but your country seems to be fond of exporting them to other societies before grooming them to be good guests or ambassadors of their own nation. If you don't change that ,your passport will keep getting more worthless and well- meaning Nigerians will keep on getting unfair treatment ( because others readily assume they're uncouth and criminally minded or coming at them with evil intentions).......and its human nature for one to try and protect their homes from perceived wickedness. Western countries like Canada and Australia made smart decisions by making their tourists visas difficult and only allowing in the best of the Nigerian society . The countries that were lenient * brotherly * like South Africa, Tanzania, Asian countries etc learnt a hard lesson (Nigerians think nice and welcoming people are weak and stupid and therefore will provoke you till you snap and treat them as they are treated back home, so that they'll have something to wail about just as they do in Nigeria)....its like you guys have this need to be hateful or hated everywhere you go......or you just can't live in a functional or non- chaotic environment. More visa bans will fall on your heads and I sincerely wish the SA government will frustrate you guys more. I feel sorry for the real intending tourists but atleast other countries like Kenya and them are still lenient to you guys so you have those options but I hear that the everyday citizens aren't so fond of you either..........

Lionessza6:


@ Sharone21 come and read here you . Words from an actual sane human who has the ability to self critic , and not always play the victim card even though it's pretty clear that your desperate Japa culture is causing you a lot of problems in many different countries.

@ the poster. Unfortunately your countrymen will resent you for saying the things you said up there, what you should have said to get their attention:
" South African home affairs is xenophobic , they hate us because we are better than them , blah blah " . Owning up to why Nigerians are forever singled out in different countries is not something they're ready to face.

As for the free movement of people, I think that's just a fantasy(even from well-meaning people), it sounds nice on paper and when it's preached by fat politicians, but it would be a disaster for the Southern and Northen parts of the continent ( Pan africanists will hate this part ) .That can only work only when others force their own governments to prioritise the most basic; healthcare , education, human rights and other basic infrastructure like roads and access to running water etc. We pay huge taxes for these to work. These I believe are some of the things that attract migrants to South Africa and them. South Africa isn't perfect either , it has a mountain of its own problems but South Africans aren't the type who take pride in burdening outsiders or strangers for pity ; peaceful and stable countries like Botswana and Namibia can attest to that. I just wonder why so many of your people behave like hooligans in other people's countries , and wonder why the host communities treat them like garbage ? . We don't seek to live in Nigeria, and we don't want you to bring Nigeria here. If you know that you cannot adapt to a new way of living why move out of Nigeria to go and recreate Nigeria in somebody else's home? Nigerians in Hillbrow kidnap and shyt in street corners where humans should be walking ....and you expect us to clap our hands whilst you turn our communities into mini Lagoses. These are grown ass man squatting in fckn public....for what ?

All countries have hooligans but your country seems to be fond of exporting them to other societies before grooming them to be good guests or ambassadors of their own nation. If you don't change that ,your passport will keep getting more worthless and well- meaning Nigerians will keep on getting unfair treatment ( because others readily assume they're uncouth and criminally minded or coming at them with evil intentions).......and its human nature for one to try and protect their homes from perceived wickedness. Western countries like Canada and Australia made smart decisions by making their tourists visas difficult and only allowing in the best of the Nigerian society . The countries that were lenient * brotherly * like South Africa, Tanzania, Asian countries etc learnt a hard lesson (Nigerians think nice and welcoming people are weak and stupid and therefore will provoke you till you snap and treat them as they are treated back home, so that they'll have something to wail about just as they do in Nigeria)....its like you guys have this need to be hateful or hated everywhere you go......or you just can't live in a functional or non- chaotic environment. More visa bans will fall on your heads and I sincerely wish the SA government will frustrate you guys more. I feel sorry for the real intending tourists but atleast other countries like Kenya and them are still lenient to you guys so you have those options but I hear that the everyday citizens aren't so fond of you either..........

Lionessza6:


This is a flawed writeup and I’m sure you are a South African. There are criminals everywhere in the world and your people are not any better, from extreme drug abuse to joblessness and begging on the streets😓. Let’s not act like SA is heaven on earth. Let me add that , people will also relocate and look for greener pastures, it’s just so sad that have government has rendered our country useless, that is not to see we don’t have Nigerians thriving all over the world. How many well meaning Nigerians are even given the opportunity to flourish in SA, these people can discriminate ehn. With your good degree and certifications, trust me to get a job in SA will be almost impossible that’s why you see a lot of Nigerians, albeit foreigners opening businesses but no , they will not applaud those ones but rather focus of the nonentities that has decided to spoil the image of our country by selling drugs and being a nuisance in another man’s country. I live in SA, I mind my business, I do not engage in any illegal activities but I have to be judged just because I’m a Nigerian. Should we also say you guys are lazy and druggies and the only reason why your country is this good is because of the “whites”? In essence, there are alot of responsible Nigerians, same way we have alot of irresponsible Nigerians as same applies to every country across the world!!!!

@ Sharone21 come and read here you . Words from an actual sane human who has the ability to self critic , and not always play the victim card even though it's pretty clear that your desperate Japa culture is causing you a lot of problems in many different countries.

@ the poster. Unfortunately your countrymen will resent you for saying the things you said up there, what you should have said to get their attention:
" South African home affairs is xenophobic , they hate us because we are better than them , blah blah " . Owning up to why Nigerians are forever singled out in different countries is not something they're ready to face.

As for the free movement of people, I think that's just a fantasy(even from well-meaning people), it sounds nice on paper and when it's preached by fat politicians, but it would be a disaster for the Southern and Northen parts of the continent ( Pan africanists will hate this part ) .That can only work only when others force their own governments to prioritise the most basic; healthcare , education, human rights and other basic infrastructure like roads and access to running water etc. We pay huge taxes for these to work. These I believe are some of the things that attract migrants to South Africa and them. South Africa isn't perfect either , it has a mountain of its own problems but South Africans aren't the type who take pride in burdening outsiders or strangers for pity ; peaceful and stable countries like Botswana and Namibia can attest to that. I just wonder why so many of your people behave like hooligans in other people's countries , and wonder why the host communities treat them like garbage ? . We don't seek to live in Nigeria, and we don't want you to bring Nigeria here. If you know that you cannot adapt to a new way of living why move out of Nigeria to go and recreate Nigeria in somebody else's home? Nigerians in Hillbrow kidnap and shyt in street corners where humans should be walking ....and you expect us to clap our hands whilst you turn our communities into mini Lagoses. These are grown ass man squatting in fckn public....for what ?

All countries have hooligans but your country seems to be fond of exporting them to other societies before grooming them to be good guests or ambassadors of their own nation. If you don't change that ,your passport will keep getting more worthless and well- meaning Nigerians will keep on getting unfair treatment ( because others readily assume they're uncouth and criminally minded or coming at them with evil intentions).......and its human nature for one to try and protect their homes from perceived wickedness. Western countries like Canada and Australia made smart decisions by making their tourists visas difficult and only allowing in the best of the Nigerian society . The countries that were lenient * brotherly * like South Africa, Tanzania, Asian countries etc learnt a hard lesson (Nigerians think nice and welcoming people are weak and stupid and therefore will provoke you till you snap and treat them as they are treated back home, so that they'll have something to wail about just as they do in Nigeria)....its like you guys have this need to be hateful or hated everywhere you go......or you just can't live in a functional or non- chaotic environment. More visa bans will fall on your heads and I sincerely wish the SA government will frustrate you guys more. I feel sorry for the real intending tourists but atleast other countries like Kenya and them are still lenient to you guys so you have those options but I hear that the everyday citizens aren't so fond of you either..........

Lionessza6:


@ Sharone21 come and read here you . Words from an actual sane human who has the ability to self critic , and not always play the victim card even though it's pretty clear that your desperate Japa culture is causing you a lot of problems in many different countries.

@ the poster. Unfortunately your countrymen will resent you for saying the things you said up there, what you should have said to get their attention:
" South African home affairs is xenophobic , they hate us because we are better than them , blah blah " . Owning up to why Nigerians are forever singled out in different countries is not something they're ready to face.

As for the free movement of people, I think that's just a fantasy(even from well-meaning people), it sounds nice on paper and when it's preached by fat politicians, but it would be a disaster for the Southern and Northen parts of the continent ( Pan africanists will hate this part ) .That can only work only when others force their own governments to prioritise the most basic; healthcare , education, human rights and other basic infrastructure like roads and access to running water etc. We pay huge taxes for these to work. These I believe are some of the things that attract migrants to South Africa and them. South Africa isn't perfect either , it has a mountain of its own problems but South Africans aren't the type who take pride in burdening outsiders or strangers for pity ; peaceful and stable countries like Botswana and Namibia can attest to that. I just wonder why so many of your people behave like hooligans in other people's countries , and wonder why the host communities treat them like garbage ? . We don't seek to live in Nigeria, and we don't want you to bring Nigeria here. If you know that you cannot adapt to a new way of living why move out of Nigeria to go and recreate Nigeria in somebody else's home? Nigerians in Hillbrow kidnap and shyt in street corners where humans should be walking ....and you expect us to clap our hands whilst you turn our communities into mini Lagoses. These are grown ass man squatting in fckn public....for what ?

All countries have hooligans but your country seems to be fond of exporting them to other societies before grooming them to be good guests or ambassadors of their own nation. If you don't change that ,your passport will keep getting more worthless and well- meaning Nigerians will keep on getting unfair treatment ( because others readily assume they're uncouth and criminally minded or coming at them with evil intentions).......and its human nature for one to try and protect their homes from perceived wickedness. Western countries like Canada and Australia made smart decisions by making their tourists visas difficult and only allowing in the best of the Nigerian society . The countries that were lenient * brotherly * like South Africa, Tanzania, Asian countries etc learnt a hard lesson (Nigerians think nice and welcoming people are weak and stupid and therefore will provoke you till you snap and treat them as they are treated back home, so that they'll have something to wail about just as they do in Nigeria)....its like you guys have this need to be hateful or hated everywhere you go......or you just can't live in a functional or non- chaotic environment. More visa bans will fall on your heads and I sincerely wish the SA government will frustrate you guys more. I feel sorry for the real intending tourists but atleast other countries like Kenya and them are still lenient to you guys so you have those options but I hear that the everyday citizens aren't so fond of you either..........

Lionessza6:


This is nice and objective. Hopefully they will no get all emotional and attack you for pointing out the obvious.
Let me add something as well. One of the reasons people generally assume most Nigerians are just evil is that , when a Nigerian gets killed by a South African or police , you see all these Nigerian groups twerking for human rights activists. But when a Nigerian is caught with missing underage girls chained and drugged in his flat , you don't see these so called * good* Nigerians. So people readily think the Nigerian community is an evil community with evil intentions for the country. They will never condemn Nigerian evil doings in the country but are quick to appear and milk a situation when a Nigerian gets a bullet in his skull. Now tell me, would you welcome such * good* hypocritical people without suspicion in your community?