yinksob002:
Congrats bro

andre99:
Good day house, i plan visting SA next month, I already av my visa, is it compulsory i pay for hotel before going, and any advise on visiting Nelspurit.

femiaction:
I GOT MY CRITICAL SKILLS WORK VISA TODAY IN LAGOS (DIY). MANY THANKS TO ALL MEMBERS. BIG THANKS AND KUDOS TO SAMTOL4, SULTAN003, PYR8TE, CHEMASHIE YINKSOB002 AND OTHERS. LASTLY BABA AGBA ORACLE JUSTWISE.

blujosi:

Hi Femiaction. Please i need to know if there are specific Hospitals for medical and radiology reports. DO i have to take the medical form from the DHA website to the hospital. Secondly in terms of Financial Requirement,are they particular about actual sum in your account (being no less than 3000 rand) or cash flow through your account. I will appreciate your response as this are the areas i do not yet have covered. I am looking at applying upper tuesday.Thanks

femiaction:
Hello Blujosi. It's government General hospital. Yes u can Google d form because its not in the dha website. I have 1. 3 m in my account with cash flow. Thanks

muhaogunlo:


The MSc. Study visa application is still on, though there is an information on the notice board in the south africa high commission lagos office that application for MSc. Study visa has been suspended till november, however, you can still go and apply, they are accepting applications. But your programme is starting Jan 2016, they may ask you to come back by november to apply, processing time is about 6wks, but u can go on any tuesday btw 9am-12pm to make enquiries about when to apply and also how to go about the application for your kids. @the kids, I think you need to file separate applications for yourself and your wife first, after your visa has been granted, either of you may now file an application for your kids as accompanying relatives. Though there is also a section in your application where you will indicate if you have relatives that will need to accompany you. I'll advice you apply for the kids using your own visa when granted because you will have a longer stay than your wife since you are going for a PhD and she is going for masters. PhD will most definitely be longer. I hope this information helps.

andre99:
@samtol4, thanks for the reply, l'll go ahead and book the hotel and make payment for 2 days, looking forward to my experience in Nelspruit. How is the naija community there in the city.

meagainstdem:


Yes Muhaogunlo. Thank you very much for your comprehensive write-up after weeks of neglect from busy nairalanders. Pls can I get ur personal contact like phone number,bbm or email so that I can ask some private questions. I have so many issues concerning the visa and I have been receiving divert pieces of advice from different people. Thanks I appreciate.

muhaogunlo:


@megainstdem, You are welcome bro. I really don't know if it is allowed to share personal contact here, I've seen nairalanders argue on whether or not to exchange contacts so as to keep the information open to whoever visits the thread in future and also for other people to contribute and debunk wrong/stale information, no one knows it all. However, I'll try to answer your questions ASAP and I'm sure other nairalanders will also answer.

Kind Regards.

femiaction:
Hello Blujosi. It's government General hospital. Yes u can Google d form because its not in the dha website. I have 1. 3 m in my account with cash flow. Thanks

meagainstdem:


Alright. Thank you. Some of my questions are that the application form I av wit me is about 12 pages containing some information pages. Are we submitting all these 2gether wit d pages that contain data? In addition, I learnt there is timetable for filing the application as regards days of d week (Tue, Wed & Thurs). Finally, where is d embassy located, how much sud I av in my account to qualify me and like how much will d whole application cost me? Thank u once again.

yinksob002:
Its not advisable to do an unpaid booking as far as SA visitors visa application is concerned as it might lead to refusal. I will advise you to do a paid booking with option of cancellation. However, u can try agoda.com, All the best

igelomo:


Hmmm, its important you have a paid hotel...even though, my first ever application to SA wasnt a paid hotel but maybe i was lucky. You can do a reservation where you will pay for a night and the remaining when you arrive

blujosi:
Good morning Femiaction, thanks for your help thus far.I dont know if this forms part of your experience. I plan on applying with details of my wife and child (for the associated accompanied member visa). DO i need to get medical reports and yellow fever certificates for them too and part of my submission. Thanks a lot

Bimsebony:


Ok please! @yinksob002 Which hotel do you advise I can book thru. I am staying for 11days. But do I have to pay for all the 11days?. Please respond. Thanks.

olabanji88:
Guys I need ur help with something urgent I registered and applied for a course on unisa student portal I logged on uploaded my certificates from school but don't see space for uploading my tertiary academic records and also my waec cert but I uploaded my ND and HND certificates.am I safe or I should logg in with another email and try and apply again with a different I'd document

olabanji88:
nobody get idea ni

muhaogunlo:

Yes, you are to submit the firm with the data page.
Yes, there is timetable, Tuesday is for verification of your documents at the SA High Commission, the following Wednesday is for payment but that can only be done when your documents have been verified and they are all in order, your name will be sent to diamond bank (adeola odeku branch) for visa application fee payment (NB: you can't make payment at diamond bank except your are told to go there on Wednesday to make payment, Thursday is for submission of your application at the SA High Commission. I really can't say @how much you must have in your account, but you must have enough funds to cover your tuition, accommodation, ticket and living expenses, also considering the fact that you are going with your wife and 2 kids, they may factor in their travel and living expenses too. If you have a scholarship then it will be nice to include the scholarship documents while applying and also state it in your letter of introduction. The visa application fee is #8,500 for study visa with charges of about #1,500, making a total of about #10,000. You are welcome sir.

muhaogunlo:

Once again I thank you most profoundly

@megainstdem, You are welcome bro. I really don't know if it is allowed to share personal contact here, I've seen nairalanders argue on whether or not to exchange contacts so as to keep the information open to whoever visits the thread in future and also for other people to contribute and debunk wrong/stale information, no one knows it all. However, I'll try to answer your questions ASAP and I'm sure other nairalanders will also answer.

Kind Regards.

Pls did you apply for the 3 months multiple entry you received or was it just given to you. If yes, can you share what amount of time and the number of entries you requested for when you applied?

moniquemoha:


Please can anyone help me with the south African flight and hotel booking before I submit? Should get from the agents? Please I don't have time cos m submitting on Friday. Tnx

surdik:
i just got my 3month multiple visitors visa from the south African embassy. i submitted my application on the 9th of Nov, and i was called on mon 26th Nov to pay repatriation fee on or b4 wed 28 Nov whc i did. And i received a notification for collection on the 30th of Nov. A very big thank you to COLLINSFBI and JUSTWISE for their invaluable contributions here.
And to those aspiring for a southafrican visa please adhere strictly to the advise of these 2 great men. YOU DONT NEED AN AGENT TO GET SOUTH AFRICAN VISA. Thanks.

moniquemoha:


Please how do I go about the ticket and hotel without paying?

FeyiDOT:
Good house, pls I got an email today that , the processed application is ready for collection. Does it mean that my visa is approved cos I submitted last week wednesday. Any one with any idea please