I just got my visa today in lagos high commission study permit

Pls I need a reply my people

extrovert6:
Hello house, thanks for the bountiful information, I ve really learnt a lot .
I'm a postgraduate student of university of Ibadan,
I applied for a conference in the republic, but I applied very late for my visa, i applied on the 14th of this month and the conference starts on the 26th - 28th of this month. Which means I have to leave inveriably on the 25th of November. Someone with experience should tell me the processing period. Also a cousine stands to be sponsoring me , he has about 900k in his account , hope its okay?
Thanks

You may be lucky to have it processed within a week cos av seen pple who get their visas in less than a week but most times it takes about two weeks or more. The balance in your sponsors acct is okay provided he has a good acct turnover cos that is what matters most. All the best..

extrovert6:
Pls I need a reply my people

extrovert6:
Pls I need a reply my people

Mine took three weeks and is it a visitors visa or permit

I pray I'll be lucky
Can I check the application centre myself tomorrow because i dont trust the online tracking and I have to leave on Tue by the Grace of God

qalifa:

Mine took three weeks and is it a visitors visa or permit

you mean ur study permit took 3 weeks?

thanks you all, i got my visit visa now will be flying for the first
time soon, still shopping for jackets and sweaters,.... what are the things i need knw as a first timer

extrovert6:
Hello house, thanks for the bountiful information, I ve really learnt a lot .
I'm a postgraduate student of university of Ibadan,
I applied for a conference in the republic, but I applied very late for my visa, i applied on the 14th of this month and the conference starts on the 26th - 28th of this month. Which means I have to leave inveriably on the 25th of November. Someone with experience should tell me the processing period. Also a cousine stands to be sponsoring me , he has about 900k in his account , hope its okay?
Thanks

Honestly, I don't think it will be ready, the time is just to short, but be optimistic, you might just be lucky.

yinchar:

Honestly, I don't think it will be ready, the time is just to short, but be optimistic, you might just be lucky.

Yinchar! Thanks so much but I believe in miracles
I'll share testimony here

Hello Nairaland,I want to apply for a visit visa to sa,I am working with a reputable company and I want to k ow which documents did I need and how much balance must I have and can high go to the high commission for the visa.I am going with my wife for vacation pls urgent response

Emasel:


you mean ur study permit took 3 weeks?

It must definitely be a visiting visa, study permit tajes nothing less than 45 days nowadays...

Emasel:


you mean ur study permit took 3 weeks?

Yes

yinchar:

It must definitely be a visiting visa, study permit tajes nothing less than 45 days nowadays...

Bro it was a study permit and it took 3 weeks submitted on 29th Oct and got it 21 Nov

qalifa:

Bro it was a study permit and it took 3 weeks submitted on 29th Oct and got it 21 Nov

PhD?

yinksob002:
You may be lucky to have it processed within a week cos av seen pple who get their visas in less than a week but most times it takes about two weeks or more. The balance in your sponsors acct is okay provided he has a good acct turnover cos that is what matters most. All the best..

Yinksob! Was it a visiting visa too?

Hello house, please help with d following info.

For someone who got a contract job in SA which visa is recommended.....all I see is visa, nothing about work permit for short term job say 3 months, then also the scarce skill permit. Will normal visitors visa be okay?

Also, after deciding on the visa, how long will it take to obtain, plus where is me it advicable to apply, Lagos or abuja? Learnt one is faster than the other.

Cypha8:


PhD?

Nope aviation

Yes

extrovert6:


Yinksob! Was it a visiting visa too?

yinchar:

There is little difference in the ticket prices even at this peak period, you can try out wakanow.com to compare the ticket prices of different airlines, that will surely help.

its cheaper wen u book directly with an airline

uwemubia:
Hello Nairaland,I want to apply for a visit visa to sa,I am working with a reputable company and I want to k ow which documents did I need and how much balance must I have and can high go to the high commission for the visa.I am going with my wife for vacation pls urgent response

1.bank statement .2 yellow fever card 3.download d visa form and fill 3. flight reservation 4.proof of residence(where you will stay Hotel booking)

larion:
Hello house, please help with d following info.

For someone who got a contract job in SA which visa is recommended.....all I see is visa, nothing about work permit for short term job say 3 months, then also the scarce skill permit. Will normal visitors visa be okay?

Also, after deciding on the visa, how long will it take to obtain, plus where is me it advicable to apply, Lagos or abuja? Learnt one is faster than the other.

you got a job in SA ? Apply for work permit with the assitance of the company the permit will be issued ! Discuss with the conmpany that offered you job they understand immigration laws! Cheers

samtol4:
you got a job in SA ? Apply for work permit with the assitance of the company the permit will be issued ! Discuss with the conmpany that offered you job they understand immigration laws! Cheers

Thanks boss....I didn't say its me oooo....lol.

Anyway yes, the company is applying for the work permit, they said dey will apply for 3months first then upon extension of the contract, they will apply for 4years ICT work permit.......

However my concerns and reservation :

1) Will one be able to work legally with this initial 3months visa, don't wanna get there and start hearing stories of "you can't work with this visa", "you need proper permit" cos I learnt they r very hostile to Nigerians.
In light of this, is there anoda type of work permit that cld b used for this short term apart from the scarce skill work permit (which I guess might take a while to process)? From their website, I see nothing.

2) like u said, the company is truly working that (permit n others) all out but its a UK recruiting agency they might just do the basic things. How do I mean,? The initial three months visa might be good for an Indian or Philippine to start work, but with d bad tag on Nigerians, they might want sometin more concrete, if u get wat I mean. So while they r doing theirs (the recruiting firm), m trying to do mine, just to get it right, as I will be resigning here to start there (don't wanna b on a long tin) Besides one of d ladies in d recruiting firm told me to start my visa process early cos Nigerians have the problem of visa each time they recruit them (so sad we've got a bad name).

Also the question of where to apply, lag or abj? Which is faster.....thanks for your time

Evening,
1. Please in respect to flights booking; do I need to pay for the flight before I submit my visa application? If No, am I to pay for the same flight reservation I submitted to the embassy which has a 72 hour reservation holding since i choose the 'pay later' option OR can i move on and pay for another flight on a later day?
2. how much is the visa processing fee for study permits; is it 8,600 or 18,000?
3. Do I need to photocopy my vaccination card?

Thank you for your help.

larion:


Thanks boss....I didn't say its me oooo....lol.

Anyway yes, the company is applying for the work permit, they said dey will apply for 3months first then upon extension of the contract, they will apply for 4years ICT work permit.......

However my concerns and reservation :

1) Will one be able to work legally with this initial 3months visa, don't wanna get there and start hearing stories of "you can't work with this visa", "you need proper permit" cos I learnt they r very hostile to Nigerians.
In light of this, is there anoda type of work permit that cld b used for this short term apart from the scarce skill work permit (which I guess might take a while to process)? From their website, I see nothing.

2) like u said, the company is truly working that (permit n others) all out but its a UK recruiting agency they might just do the basic things. How do I mean,? The initial three months visa might be good for an Indian or Philippine to start work, but with d bad tag on Nigerians, they might want sometin more concrete, if u get wat I mean. So while they r doing theirs (the recruiting firm), m trying to do mine, just to get it right, as I will be resigning here to start there (don't wanna b on a long tin) Besides one of d ladies in d recruiting firm told me to start my visa process early cos Nigerians have the problem of visa each time they recruit them (so sad we've got a bad name).

Also the question of where to apply, lag or abj? Which is faster.....thanks for your time

what will be the status of the 3months visa? Work or visitor visa ?

[quote author=yinksob002 post=28114594]Kindly note that repatriation fee is no longer applicable for visa application to SA.

Best of luck
Pls I want to know how sure you are about this because the day I went to submit my apllication,I filled in my brother's numba because in stays in abj and I received a call from him that the embassy demands I pay a sum of 110k for repatration fee

Canadidacy:
Humbledbygrace, you are awesome. Ladies like you are very rare. Thanks all the way.

If you are coming to SA for visit and don't want to be sent back at Point of entry, please don't just book hotel, ensure you PAY for the exact days you intend staying. Alternatively you can get an invitation from anybody with an I.D.

This is from experience.

tanx a lot for the information,pls I dnt understand what you mean by I.D

Canadidacy:
Humbledbygrace, you are awesome. Ladies like you are very rare. Thanks all the way.

If you are coming to SA for visit and don't want to be sent back at Point of entry, please don't just book hotel, ensure you PAY for the exact days you intend staying. Alternatively you can get an invitation from anybody with an I.D.

This is from experience.

thank you for this information, pls I'd luv to know wat you mean by any one with an I.D,pls what type of I.D?

samtol4:
what will be the status of the 3months visa? Work or visitor visa ?

Oh yes, I guess I was bin worried for nothing, I just checked wen u asked, d initial 3 months is 11.2 visa according to wat he sent. Just saw that now.

I did a Google on it, 11.2 is a visit visa with permission to work, so I guess they r on track and I was d ignorant one over d issue

They shld be sending everything this week, I guess I don't v much to do but wat do u advice, my yellow fever is 3 years old, wat other bottlenecks shld I expect and how do I tackle it, also how long will it take and where do u advice I apply lag or abj?

Thanks for ur time once again.

HankVoight:
Evening,
1. Please in respect to flights booking; do I need to pay for the flight before I submit my visa application? If No, am I to pay for the same flight reservation I submitted to the embassy which has a 72 hour reservation holding since i choose the 'pay later' option OR can i move on and pay for another flight on a later day?
2. how much is the visa processing fee for study permits; is it 8,600 or 18,000?
3. Do I need to photocopy my vaccination card?

Thank you for your help.

No u only need a flight booking. And study permit fee is N8600. You need a photocopy of both the back and inside of the yellow card

larion:

Oh yes, I guess I was bin worried for nothing, I just checked wen u asked, d initial 3 months is 11.2 visa according to wat he sent. Just saw that now.

I did a Google on it, 11.2 is a visit visa with permission to work, so I guess they r on track and I was d ignorant one over d issue

They shld be sending everything this week, I guess I don't v much to do but wat do u advice, my yellow fever is 3 years old, wat other bottlenecks shld I expect and how do I tackle it, also how long will it take and where do u advice I apply lag or abj?

Thanks for ur time once again.

.apply anywhere with the right documents. I prefer Lagos based on my personal reasons .Your yellow fever has expired and too old Get the new card.