Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 12:54pm On Dec 14, 2022 |
Gernny: I used Lagos office I submitted physically E-Vfs would have been better for you. Because it takes like 10working days processing time for short visit. It would take a bit longer for physical submission. They would treat your short visit application like long term. I’d only advise those going for long term to submit physically. But short term use the E-VFS Route because it’s faster. Now you have your passport, you can apply now so you won’t hear they have backlog online again. |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 8:44am On Dec 13, 2022 |
chuksozy: Guys I'm new here. Please help me out. I urgently need to book for nursing exam visa in SA. It will take just about 3 days or 4 max. What category of visa should I apply for and which service or office should I go through. In the past few months, many colleagues have been denied visas after retaining their passports for months. Thanks. Visitor’s Visa + Use the E-Vfs route for your visa and apply a month or two before your departure 1 Like |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 9:31pm On Dec 09, 2022 |
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Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 11:17am On Dec 08, 2022 |
iaskquestions: Please how did you pay for your hotel? My fidelity bank visa card is rejected. I want to pay Zar 11,000 No, it won’t work. There is Forex scarcity right now and CBN has directed all these banks to limit their international spendings on the Naira card Some banks 20$ some 10$, some nothing at all, every month. So use a dollar domicillary card or Chipper card. 1 Like |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 11:16am On Dec 08, 2022 |
GloryJoyeux:
Hello,
I used my Chipper USD card.
You're welcome. |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 6:05am On Dec 08, 2022 |
iaskquestions: okay thanks a lot.. I actually prefer airbnb apartment.. I don’t know if they accept that Well if it’s genuine & verifiable it’s fine. Because most of the time, if they try to verify if you have a reservation, and they can’t, they will just put reservation lacks credibility or unverifiable reservations. So a booking confirmation receipt from the AirBnB which will have the owner’s full names, accommodation address which must be in the main city you are visiting or going to, Duration and dates, and the owner’s phone number and email address is very much acceptable. |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 5:57am On Dec 08, 2022 |
pufframmy: i dont think dey do that every time when i travel there was not ask for my hotel at all
just ASK How many days and she stamp me in
Well it’s not always like this sha, and it depends on the Immigration officers on duty that day. But just make sure you’re sorted anyways before departure. |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 9:42pm On Dec 07, 2022 |
iaskquestions: Please house , how true is this? Yes ooo, even if the visa officer didn’t call the hotel to confirm if you have reservations. The immigration officers at port of entry will definitely call, and if they find out you don’t have reservations, they’ll turn you back to your home country. Just make sure as you land you have all things sorted out because they will surely confirm all things even PTA and all that. 1 Like |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 1:14pm On Dec 06, 2022 |
Tesclaros: Anybody traveling to SA on the 23rd Dec? I got south african airways return ticket for sale
FROM 23rd dec To return on 4th Jan Hi, Did you use Naira to purchase the ticket because the last time I checked they were in dollars ? Thanks |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 8:13pm On Dec 04, 2022 |
This South Africa E-Visa by VFS thingy is really fast & I’ll advice people going on visitor’s visa to utilize the platform, or if your passport is stucked at the high commission, you can use it and within 10 workings days when your E-visa is out, you can withdraw your passport. |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 11:43am On Dec 01, 2022 |
awollowo: Thanks for the feedback sir and what other schools can recommend please? I would have love to explore UKZN but it seems Honours degree is a must in UKZN before Masters award Try Capetown & Stellenbosch those are the ones I know don’t require SAQA to admit. So far your undergrad degree results are excellent! |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 8:58am On Dec 01, 2022 |
awollowo: Good evening everyone Please I need clarification on this. I applied for Master degree at uj and after submitting all the required documents(including saqa certificate).l got this mail respond them. So please is there any step and I can to savage the situation?? Hi, The only thing now to apply to other schools that accept a NQF 7 for MSc in SA or better still you opt in for honors at UJ. One thing I know for sure is that UJ will never accept a NQF 7 for MSc. It is only a NQF 8. That means you did a 4 year degree program in Nigeria. |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 7:55pm On Nov 30, 2022 |
Maz8:
Hi Tryhard. Can you please not plagiarize my advice as if it's your advice? We are all trying to assist but, kindly respect the contributor's messages by referencing it or referring people to the thread. If we are going to help each other, we should please respect and recognise the source of information. So sorry, I’m just trying to refer him to what you said. No vex 1 Like |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 4:34pm On Nov 30, 2022 |
Rachyekong: I don't understand this people again. I even saw somewhere that VFS South Africa will close on 16 December till 9th January, 2023, yet some applications are not attended to. Mine is even a year study Visa and no outcome since 5th July.
Send your complaint to IMSqueries@dha.gov.za. Indicate your VFS application ref, location of embassy you submitted to, and date you applied etc .Keep following up until you get a feedback. Good luck. |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 10:38pm On Nov 29, 2022 |
Yinksman23: Hello everyone,
Please i need suggestions about my study visa application. I submitted my application since march and I am yet to get any response. I contacted vfs some weeks ago and i got a response that my application is still being processed. I just hope all is well..... Thank you for your contributions. Maybe yours was part of the application sent to DHA Send your complaint to IMSqueries@dha.gov.za. Indicate your VFS application ref, location of embassy you submitted to, and date you applied etc .Keep following up until you get a feedback. Good luck. 1 Like |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 9:31am On Nov 28, 2022 |
Tesclaros: I noticed something when i went to zenith bank to request for a 3 month bank statement. Now on a normal day what they will do is get you the statement and stamp at the front page only. So when i told the front desk man that i needed it to submit at the embassy , he changed his plans and got me a very nice envelope for it and sent it to the manager. I waited for 30mins and when it arrived i noticed all the pages were stamped. So always tell your bank the purpose of requesting for your bank statement Okay what of signature ?? |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 8:29pm On Nov 27, 2022 |
Quick one please, is it all banks that sign on statements? Some will just stamp on the first and last page of the statement and that’s all. Hope it’s acceptable? |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 1:50am On Nov 27, 2022 |
Quick Reminder, VFS For South Africa will be closing soon for the year, so you should be fast with all neccesary application. |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 12:23pm On Nov 25, 2022 |
Anu24:
Sorry for bothering you,can I stick to the dha site in submitting since have gotten someone to pay for me or I should use the vfs site in submitting,which is more better ,am just asking so to be on a safer side to know which link is more better to use without any form of delay in responding to my application I think the VFS E-Visa is faster than the DHA. But right now both are working. |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 11:58am On Nov 25, 2022 |
Anu24:
Tnx for the reply,can someone who stays in South Africa pay the 425 rand for me using his acct for the debit transaction,since I don't have a domiciliary acct Yes, they can make the payment for you. |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 11:33am On Nov 25, 2022 |
Anu24: Good morning ,for people that used dha home link to apply for Evisa,am seeing 425rand for payment of Visa fee,I filled the form on both the dha and vfs ,but am having issue on payment cos my Naira card is not going tru for vfs,also for people that use dha,is it the 425 rand you paid for the Evisa,I want to get clarity on mode of payment pls, 425Rands is 24USD and Nigeria’s International Spending Limit is $20, so it definitely cannot work. so try getting a domicillary credit card and try the transaction again. |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 10:55am On Nov 25, 2022 |
Tesclaros: avoid applying for study visa in Lagos.. there are only 2 active VFS offices in Nigeria. Abuja and Port harcourt. Applying in lagos is like u wasting your time by telling Lagos to help you forward it to abuja office lol Lol it’s still better than booking 100k ticket to Abuja to submit. When VFS Lagos can forward it themselves without them collecting a dime for courier lol. Only if Lagos isn’t accepting application then he can now tender his app to Abuja Vfs. Do you get � |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 10:42am On Nov 25, 2022 |
Tesclaros: example of strong ties are
You either own a property in your name (car not included) You either in school with evidence You either married and have prove that ur family is in Nigeria Or u own a business with prove
Those are example of strong ties
And u must have active bank account with a good closing balance (avoid using company account, must be personal account) What if the company is yours? You can as well use the account and attach reference letter na |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 10:40am On Nov 25, 2022 |
SaintBees: Thanks so much.
I even tried checking the E-VFS E-Visa, there wasn’t any slot for study. I checked and checked. You should apply through VFS physically and VFS Lagos Slot (December) for Study get filled up quickly like flash, but VFS Abuja doesn’t in fact there are slot for study for this month. But then both VFS Centsr they will close for the year prolly second week of December, till January! Check DM |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 10:37am On Nov 25, 2022 |
Gernny: Thanks I have submitted Okay cool, E-Visa or You appeared at VFS Abuja? Did you use hotel booking ? |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 10:36am On Nov 25, 2022 |
Tesclaros: not really True bro
I applied on 9th Nov.. and my departure date is 22nd dec.. yet i got my visa yesterday !!!
But a man i met at my agent’s office applied on oct 31st and got plan to travel on nov 18th
And got his visa on nov 10th lol
Once u have strong ties with your country and a good closing bal of like 5mil up
And also tell them u planning to stay for a week or 2 with good itinerary
Omoh they will give u visa Okay he should just reapply and ensure he has good/strong ties. Plus how can one proof strong ties with home country? |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 10:32am On Nov 25, 2022 |
Tesclaros: not really True bro
I applied on 9th Nov.. and my departure date is 22nd dec.. yet i got my visa yesterday !!!
But a man i met at my agent’s office applied on oct 31st and got plan to travel on nov 18th
And got his visa on nov 10th lol Wow! It could be they attended to his Visa before yours. Me I feel this visa application is just random thing. |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 10:28am On Nov 25, 2022 |
Swoxcode: I got this from for my evisa application after applying since 25 Aug. 2022 for a trip on 8th to 15 November
NOTIFICATION - REJECTED
With reference to your TRV_VISITOR_LESS_THAN_90_DAYS application for passport number B50205520 on 25 Aug 2022 you are, in terms of the provisions of section 8(3) of the Act, hereby, notified that the decision is as folows: Rejected
The reason for the decision is/are the folowing: Intended duration of stay has lapsed
You may, within 10 working days from date of receipt of this notice, make written representations to the Director-General to review the decision. Should you fail to make representations, or fail to keep the Department informed of your whereabouts, the decision set out above shal remain efective. It is your responsibility to enquire about the outcome of your representations within 30 days after submission thereof.
Should you have any queries, please cal the Home Afairs Helpline on 0800601190 or visit our website @ www.dha.gov.za. Sincerely
Pls what can I do and where should my review go to since its evisa.
Embassy or ehome rejection director email?? Reapply! And this time apply like 3 months to the date of departure. Allow a lot of time because now this is festive period and the volume of visa application is high, hence the longer Processing period. If you want to re-apply today, let your date of departure be within Feb 25 upwards as the case maybe. |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 7:11pm On Nov 24, 2022 |
SaintBees: I can get an evisa.. register in school and get a permanent one Check your DM! |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 6:44pm On Nov 24, 2022 |
SaintBees: I can get an evisa.. register in school and get a permanent one Okay that will be cool then… |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 6:29pm On Nov 24, 2022 |
SaintBees: Thanks so much..how much did you pay And which documents did u submit? Yours is a study Visa, if I am not mistaken, you should confirm first if there is an E-visa category for study “The new e-visa is opened to Nigerian ordinary passport holders for a short-term visitor’s visa to South Africa. “No other visa category except a visitor’s visa, not exceeding 90 days will be issued via the e-visa platform,” the Home Affairs Department stated. https://voyagesafriq.com/2022/09/05/south-africa-announces-e-visa-portal-nigerian-travellers/ |
Travel / Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 12:24pm On Nov 24, 2022 |
Rachyekong:
Imagine oooo.... Hmmmm.... This matter don tie gele... Tell your University to write a very strong letter to the SA Consulate here in Nigeria. That should speed up things for you. |