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Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Nobody: 6:46am On Oct 19, 2019 |
walejummy:I don’t have bro, but I have applied in Ghana through an agent, I sent my passport to him |
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Nobody: 7:01am On Oct 19, 2019 |
shygunXs:No, I don’t have a job bro, just hustling. My Acct balance was 2.9m Yes, I was alone I did single entry I have used host and hotel reservation I have got both introduction letter/invitation letter from host I haven’t started that I have been denied before I reapply after like 2 to 3months Did any factor or employment/financial situation change before reapplying?; yes bro I have not done any airline reservation that expired within 24hrs |
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by IMUSTgoToUSthis: 7:17am On Oct 19, 2019 |
Dear Family, please advice; my brother is about to get married to his SA wife, they met about 3years ago, she was here in Nigeria, done family intros and court and now gone back to prepare for him coming over for the Lobola. He only got passport yet, please, where do we begin in getting a SA Visa? Will he be needing any form of documents from her? Kindly assist. Thanks. |
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Incandescent(m): 7:36am On Oct 19, 2019 |
IMUSTgoToUSthis: What type of visa does he want to apply for? Visitors? Relative permit? |
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by shygunXs(m): 9:42am On Oct 19, 2019 |
Strongmercy123: Did your host provide their proof of residence, utility bill? Like Slme recently paid water/data bill? Does your host have a legal proof of residence that will not expire soon? Visa page / Social Security document Did the 2.9m in your account enter as a lump sum or built over time? Other tips: I think you should also state that you were once denied. They have the record and they usually ask this question on their form. If you said no, then there might be a problem. In your introduction letter, you might need to state what you do as your work and that you needed a vacation. All countries want to be sure you will leave their country when you are supposed to and that you show a strong tie to your home country. If you can't demonstrate that strong tie to your home country, you will be denied. That tie often comes as a current employment. Or your host might put in their own invitation letter stating that you will vacate the republic when your Visa expires. My situation when I applied: For me, I had to rewrite the letter and resent to my host. It must be convincing. When I applied for 3 of us, my air reservation was active till the end of my application which was about 5weeks then. Funds in account was about 900k, but had turnover on the accounts were about 3m showing activity in the account: Frequent Salary Payment. In your case, it may be business payment turnover, revenue and expenses inflows, that currency must show. When you use hotel reservation, your airline itinerary timelines must tally with when you land in the country, and when you leave. Also, when denied, SA will always tell you why they denied you. What have been the reasons for all the times, if we can correlate them? |
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by cucumbar: 11:07am On Oct 19, 2019 |
shygunXs:they will normally ask if you have been refused entry into the republic. People have varying opinion about this, in the sense that denial of visa is different from refusal of entry, therefore making the answer to that question a ‘NO’. I wonder which is correct. |
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by shygunXs(m): 11:32am On Oct 19, 2019 |
cucumbar: Well, I want to agree that it is different. Refusal of ENTRY means you turned up at the port of entry but could not enter. so, it should be NO. |
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Nobody: 2:14pm On Oct 19, 2019 |
[quote author=shygunXs post=83270235] Did your host provide their proof of residence, utility bill? Like Slme recently paid water/data bill? Does your host have a legal proof of residence that will not expire soon? Visa page / Social Security document Did the 2.9m in your account enter as a lump sum or built over time? Other tips: I think you should also state that you were once denied. They have the record and they usually ask this question on their form. If you said no, then there might be a problem. In your introduction letter, you might need to state what you do as your work and that you needed a vacation. All countries want to be sure you will leave their country when you are supposed to and that you show a strong tie to your home country. If you can't demonstrate that strong tie to your home country, you will be denied. That tie often comes as a current employment. Or your host might put in their own invitation letter stating that you will vacate the republic when your Visa expires. My situation when I applied: For me, I had to rewrite the letter and resent to my host. It must be convincing. When I applied for 3 of us, my air reservation was active till the end of my application which was about 5weeks then. Funds in account was about 900k, but had turnover on the accounts were about 3m showing activity in the account: Frequent Salary Payment. In your case, it may be business payment turnover, revenue and expenses inflows, that currency must show. When you use hotel reservation, your airline itinerary timelines must tally with when you land in the country, and when you leave. Also, when denied, SA will always tell you why they denied you. What have been the reasons for all the times, if we can correlate them? [/quote |
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by IMUSTgoToUSthis: 2:43pm On Oct 19, 2019 |
I think it will be Visitor for the main time. Or which do you think is better and stand a better chance? The wife to be works in a government agency there. Every assistant will be most appreciated. Incandescent: |
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Incandescent(m): 3:13pm On Oct 19, 2019 |
IMUSTgoToUSthis: He should apply straight up for relative permit. So he can have at least 2 years visa. He can then later proceed to applying for a permanent resident permit Only that he can't work with a relative permit except he gets a sponsor. He might need to read up more on that online |
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Geenosko: 4:05pm On Oct 19, 2019 |
IMUSTgoToUSthis: If they have done court wedding, let him apply for spousal visa. The requirements for spousal visa are on the home affairs website. Note spousal visa is different from relative visa. 1 Like |
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by j3log: 4:32pm On Oct 19, 2019 |
shygunXs: TIMELESS ADVICE! |
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by IMUSTgoToUSthis: 4:52pm On Oct 19, 2019 |
Thanks Fam! Geenosko: |
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by IMUSTgoToUSthis: 4:54pm On Oct 19, 2019 |
Thanks fam! Many appreciations on this! Incandescent: |
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by elgorethi: 6:08pm On Oct 19, 2019 |
Don't feel bad about that. You can try other destinations too. You could try Rwanda, Kenya, Dubai and few other destinations. That'll help your situation later. No be spiritual oo. Many people have had their fair share of visa refusals. I can offer you assistance on your next application to SA if you don't mind. Strongmercy123: 1 Like |
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by elgorethi: 6:13pm On Oct 19, 2019 |
Let him get a Visitors visa if he does not want to get denied. Relative or Spousal visa is a NO for now. IMUSTgoToUSthis: 1 Like |
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Geenosko: 6:47pm On Oct 19, 2019 |
elgorethi: Why should a person who's legally married to a South African citizen apply for visitors visa? Sounds very strange. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by dre44k(m): 8:29pm On Oct 19, 2019 |
Are you sure there is anything like Spousal Visa coz I can only see relative Visa on home affairs website Geenosko: |
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by shygunXs(m): 12:00am On Oct 20, 2019 |
Strongmercy123: Im sorry about this. If you are using a host, please tell them their passport must be very clear and preferably color and also notarized or stamped at the police. My host had to redo it like 3 times. The guys at VFS were very helpful with advice and patience to review ever th document. The invitation documents should include: 1. Passport showing host Visa/PR/condition of residence and address, which must not expire any time soon 2. Utility bill/showing address that matches item 1. 3. Invitation letter showing your relationship, why you are visiting, duration, start and end date, and that you will return to your country. 4. Host statement of account according to them should be 3months if you are in Lagos, and 6 if in ph. Also, what can make a bank statement inconsistent? Is it his/her name? Or address? Or cashflow from his type of business? You might need to do your own vetting of the documents and resolve any inconsistencies you may notice before you submit. I hear that often, Visa officials dont have much time to review documents or even verify them, they just bounce them at the slightest issues. If you want to do hotel reservation: they said you must book directly with the hotel. This way, hotel shouldn't be unavailable. The hotels mostly require that you may some fees upfront to book. |
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Samtoog: 10:00am On Oct 20, 2019 |
Geenosko: IMUSTgoToUSthis: Geenosko: Incandescent: Please apply for a visitors visa and not a Relative Permit. 1. With all the ongoing issues surrounding marriages between South African citizens (especially women) and foreign nationals, which is usually tagged marriage of convenience, its a no to relative visa for now. 2. Your brother has not negotiated and paid lobola for the said lady, so according to South African customary laws, they are not married until he’s done that. Presenting a court wedding certificate at the embassy might look like marriage of convenience to the Visa officer since no concrete evidence shows he has fulfilled traditional rites of getting married to the lady. Find more details about South African laws governing lawful marriage http://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/civic-services/marriage-certificates He stands a better chance if he applies for a visitors visa and states in his letter of introduction that he wants to go finalize the traditional rites in South Africa. He can later convert his visitors permit to a relative permit after paying the lobola and registering his marriage with Home Affiars. I hope this helps 3 Likes |
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Incandescent(m): 10:33am On Oct 20, 2019 |
Samtoog: Makes plenty sense. Pls follow this 1 Like |
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Geenosko: 6:23pm On Oct 20, 2019 |
My last take on this, if your brother is legally married, let him apply for a spousal visa. If there's any issue, she can easily petition home affairs and everything would be easily sorted. Home affairs would accept any valid marriage certificate that's authenticated by the ministry of foreign affairs Apply for a Visitors visa and it goes side ways, he's on his own. For the records, you can't change status from visitors to relative permit. In fact, you can't convert from visitors visa to anything in South Africa. Be guided Shalom |
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Ashirioluwa: 2:42am On Oct 21, 2019 |
Geenosko:We don't have leaders in this country. We only have LOOTERS. This more reason our youth are looking for ways to travel out by any means. And even travel to a SHIT HOLE country like South Africa where human life means nothing to them. |
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Geenosko: 7:52am On Oct 21, 2019 |
Ashirioluwa: K |
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Hillybankz(m): 12:55pm On Oct 21, 2019 |
After waiting patiently for my application that I submitted sinc june. Finally no visa was issued on my passport.. So my brother in south African ask me to look for any African country that I cn start life wit a sum of one million.. Pls NL which African country can I go without visa nd start life afresh.. PS.. Am a graduate of education chemistry nd also a computer engineer |
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Juwohn: 1:17pm On Oct 21, 2019 |
Hillybankz: So your initial plan was to come to South Africa to start a business with 1m? 2 Likes |
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Incandescent(m): 1:33pm On Oct 21, 2019 |
Hillybankz: Na wa o. Sorry for the disappointment but my brother why not start something in Nigeria. As someone who has travelled, I can tell you for free that it's not that easy in other places. Travelling has its perks no doubt but so does staying back. If you insist on travelling out for "business". All the best sir. But I'd advise you start something here in naija, make money & you can visit the world as you like. 2 Likes |
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Hillybankz(m): 2:36pm On Oct 21, 2019 |
Juwohn:No sir... He jst wanted me to join him in south africa so he can easily process my paper to Australia because he said it will be easier If I hv south African passport which he will run fr me.. So sinc i was denied visa... He ask me to either re apply or look for any African country I can enter ns start from there with good life |
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Hillybankz(m): 2:39pm On Oct 21, 2019 |
Incandescent:I appreciate ur concern bro bt I jst dnt wana stay fr 9ja again. All my life I hv nt left d shores of ds country.. So I jst wana experience life on the other side.. Cos av bin tinkin of wt bizness can a million naira open fr me considering the current situation of ds country |
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Ugosample(m): 3:22pm On Oct 21, 2019 |
Hillybankz: do not rush into business in Nigeria especially now that I hear that the economy is totally finished. your money will just go down the drain you have to be calculating at this point.... N1m as small as it looks is a lot of money be careful 1 Like |
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