know:


Do me a mail at toinmet@gmail.com. I ll be in Joburg 22nd Sept.

Thank you very much.

I dropped you a email.

friendly101:


I will be coming October..............

Thanks. Not a problem. If by October, no one arrives, I’d be glad if you could assist.

etoman1:
please what is this im hearing about vfs? is the syst update true?? my agent told me they will not open on monday and tuesday. pls i need an honest response. pls

Have they finally resume

mzjennypher:
Hello house, please will an account statement of 620k be okay for 5 days SA visa application?

more than okay

olystic:
please could someone tell me the lagos address of south African embassy in lagos so i can address my letter of intoduction from my organization to them

A quick search on Google will give.you.this

mzjennypher:


@easyxtan its N450k

You guy's bring about rejection of.your application most times,how on earth can you spend 450k for a 5 day holiday out of 620k savings ? you do not need to impress anyone a modest figure of not more than 300j makes sense

Solatium:

You guy's bring about rejection of.your application most times,how on earth can you spend 450k for a 5 day holiday out of 620k savings ? you do not need to impress anyone a modest figure of not more than 300j makes sense

okay thanks @solatium i really appreciate.

@Justwise how are bro
Pls can you tell me the lists of documents needed to secure SA one month visa pls? I want to apply from UAE .. That's where I reside. And it's just for tourism. Thanks brother

When do south African unis admit students for honours especially ukzn?
the wait is excruciating.

Have anyone receive his or her visa of recent, I don't know why South Africa vfs is delaying my application

Please someone should confirm and how long it took to get approved

Last week I went to vsf to apply for a study visa, actually going for postdoc. I was told at the vsf that only 2 categories of visa are processed now: Study and visitor. They told me the postdoc falls under visitor. I was also applying for my son since my wife is already there, 1 I was told my son can't be attached to me since I don't have the visa yet (understandable), 2 I will also apply for visitor visa for him even though he will be attached to my wife. I expected to apply for relative visa for him but based on the argument that only visitor and study visa are applicable, I also applied for visitor visa for him. I submitted on Tuesday and received an sms on Wednesday that our visa application was under processing at the high commission. We are still waiting.
To come back to your point, either I was also misled or actually things have changed and only those 2 visa categories are available for your wife to apply. Thank you

caesar247:

Im currently working in South Africa , I just got married to my wife and Im inviting her on an accompanying spouse Visa to come and stay with me, I provided every document as requested by the South Africa High commission but to my surprise the agents working/accepting applications at the VFS office in Lekki keep refusing her application and they dont understand what a spouse visa means, I think they are only familiar with a visiting Visa, They have been frastrating me and turning down all my effort..
She has been going there since Monday and today they gave her a visiting Visa form to complete, I feel they are only misleading me and trying to make contradict all my document..
Could you please advise me what to do because Im inviting her here to accompany me on my critical skill permit and not for a visit..

any advise

Last week I went to vsf to apply for a study visa, actually going for postdoc. I was told at the vsf that only 2 categories of visa are processed now: Study and visitor. They told me the postdoc falls under visitor. I was also applying for my son since my wife is already there, 1 I was told my son can't be attached to me since I don't have the visa yet (understandable), 2 I will also apply for visitor visa for him even though he will be attached to my wife. I expected to apply for relative visa for him but based on the argument that only visitor and study visa are applicable, I also applied for visitor visa for him. I submitted on Tuesday and received an sms on Wednesday that our visa application was under processing at the high commission. We are still waiting.
To come back to your point, either I was also misled or actually things have changed and only those 2 visa categories are available for your wife to apply. Thank you

abnice2004:


It takes like 6weeks base on what I read here. Please what are d doc u will be submitting?

6 weeks how?

Mine took 5working days. dats about a week.

dats about 3months ago.

Pls can anyone tell me what to expect at the POE joburg immigration......likely questions they might wanna ask and docs to carry.

beebwai:
When do south African unis admit students for honours especially ukzn?
the wait is excruciating.

Should be around October ending. Hope u applied to other schools like wits, up, uj just incase.

geekybabe:


6 weeks how?

Mine took 5working days. dats about a week.

dats about 3months ago.

5 days probably cos of few applicants. Propably anybody applying now will take less dan 2 weeks.
Around Nov,dec,Jan South Africa Embassy receive more study permit application cos that's when most people going for honors and Masters apply taking more weeks.

friendly101:
Pls can anyone tell me what to expect at the POE joburg immigration......likely questions they might wanna ask and docs to carry.

Depends on the permit u traveling with, if its visitor they expect u to have a PAID hotel reservation and they can call the hotel to confirm same as tourist.. If you going to visit someone that has PR or citizenship then hold the necessarily documents they may also call to confirm. You have nothing to be afraid of. Make sure u hold ur yellow fever card.

Nulasco:


Should be around October ending. Hope u applied to other schools like wits, up, uj just incase.

Thanks for your kind response. Yes i have a back up at nmmu. But one question though, what are fees like generally in sa schools now(ballpark).

Nulasco:


Should be around October ending. Hope u applied to other schools like wits, up, uj just incase.

Thanks for your kind response. Yes i have a back up at nmmu. But one question though, what are fees like generally in sa schools now(ballpark). Are u in sa?

Which date did you apply?
I applied on 22nd myself and I am yet to get a response. I even called the embassy on Tuesday and they told me it takes minimum of 6 and maximum of 10 working days to process the application.
Although my friends that applied on the 19th got a message yesterday to come and pick up their visas today so I am hopeful I get a response before the end of the day.

guttentag:
Have anyone receive his or her visa of recent, I don't know why South Africa vfs is delaying my application

Please someone should confirm and how long it took to get approved

beebwai:
Thanks for your kind response. Yes i have a back up at nmmu. But one question though, what are fees like generally in sa schools now(ballpark). Are u in sa?

Depends on what u going for (Ug or Pg), the discipline, and school. Ug quite expensive including honors. Msc by Research is relatively cheap. Msc by course work+research is quite expensive (like 1m+). You can check different sa school fee structure online.

I must add that mine is a visitors visa. [color=#990000][/color]

mojohnny:
Which date did you apply?
I applied on 22nd myself and I am yet to get a response. I even called the embassy on Tuesday and they told me it takes minimum of 6 and maximum of 10 working days to process the application.
Although my friends that applied on the 19th got a message yesterday to come and pick up their visas today so I am hopeful I get a response before the end of the day.

Getting relative/spousal visa is now getting difficult from the SA High Commission in Lagos.

I am aware that if you apply for these type of visas, those guys at VFS would insist you complete Visitor's visa application. Two families I know, recently experienced these issues, the family members were granted Visitor's visa - even when one of their parents was on Study Visa - Doctorate.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

Staggerlee, any ideas?

Pls can anyone tell me the cheapest flight available from Lagos to J'Burg.
And pls can Anyone tell me if I can attach bank statement of my country of residence together with other docs I will submit for SA visa. I am not based in Nigeria at the moment but wish to apply when I come. Is foreign bank statement acceptable? Thanks.

mojohnny:
I must add that mine is a visitors visa. [color=#990000][/color]

I applied on 20th. No response yet

Keneking:
Getting relative/spousal visa is now getting difficult from the SA High Commission in Lagos.

I am aware that if you apply for these type of visas, those guys at VFS would insist you complete Visitor's visa application. Two families I know, recently experienced these issues, the family members were granted Visitor's visa - even when one of their parents was on Study Visa - Doctorate.
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Can anyone shed some light on this?

Staggerlee, any ideas?

Same here. My wife is there on her study visa. Had to apply for visitor visa for my son to join her. Still waiting for response.

mojohnny:
Which date did you apply?
I applied on 22nd myself and I am yet to get a response. I even called the embassy on Tuesday and they told me it takes minimum of 6 and maximum of 10 working days to process the application.
Although my friends that applied on the 19th got a message yesterday to come and pick up their visas today so I am hopeful I get a response before the end of the day.

I applied on 20th and still waiting as well.

Could someone give me some cheap hotels in Johannesburg for me to book reservation directly with the hotel I plan applying for tourist visa by 1st week of October. I plan visiting by November.

I am an engineer with over 3years of professional experience. Saqa has evaluated my honours degree to be equivalent to the SA standard but the engineering council had me registered as a technologist not as a engineer. In light of this should i apply for Critical skills Visa as a technologist or as Engineer ,Bearing in mind i have three years of experience as an Engineer and my saqa attest to this.

Also what are the chances of me getting a masters schoolarship for part time study as a foreigner on a work visa.

lastmonth:
I am an engineer with over 3years of professional experience. Saqa has evaluated my honours degree to be equivalent to the SA standard but the engineering council had me registered as a technologist not as a engineer. In light of this should i apply for Critical skills Visa as a technologist or as Engineer ,Bearing in mind i have three years of experience as an Engineer and my saqa attest to this.

Also what are the chances of me getting a masters scholarship for part time study as a foreigner on a work visa.

Good day Bros, how u dey? Forget about scholarship as per-time student. As per your critical skills you need to think very well o. Whats is your area of specialization. i mean mechanical/civil/electrical/computer etc.

ftromy:


Same here. My wife is there on her study visa. Had to apply for visitor visa for my son to join her. Still waiting for response.

So what ia the plan, ia it permissible for someone apply for change of status from Visitor to Spousal/ relative visa in SA.

What is the plan. It appear the VFS personnel have other plans.

femiaction:
Good day Bros, how u dey? Forget about scholarship as per-time student. As per your critical skills you need to think very well o. Whats is your area of specialization. i mean mechanical/civil/electrical/computer etc.

Good Day, Thank you for the reply. My specialisation is in Mechanical Engineering (SAQA NQF level Eight). Both Mechanical Engineer and Mechanical Engineering Technologist appear on the CSV list now im perplexed on which one to choose. Do employers/companies in SA really give much thought into this, whether your visa says engineer or technologist?