₦airaland Forum

"Must you rent a 2 bedroom flat? Are you European? What happened to huts?"

Babsreus:
Please If someone needs to travel to South Africa urgently a week before the valid date of their visa is it possible?

For example your visa is valid from 15th and you need to be there on 13th is there anything one can do about it?

No Sir, you won't even be allowed to board. You have to wait till the start date of the visa

Babsreus:
Please guys for application of Evisa

Which ATM do you guys use that would work for the Evisa payment because it seems that not all dollar cards work for payment.

Thanks

Based on recent news on review of forex transactions on Naira cards, I think local bank cards should work.

Exactly what Nigerians deserve.
Overtime we have shown the tendencies of selling our votes for monetary gain and in each cycle, politicians have also reduced the value that they buy these votes.
From Bag of rice to 10k to 7k to 5k to bread and now to garri and groundnut.

ChildOfDoom:
betting hard since 2015

oloshos here and there since 2022


multiple loan sharks indebtedness since 2021



had to flee from my 6-digit paying job as i owe a lot physically and online


my misery is about to start

Oga, no let them gaslight you o. Put it truly up to God to help you.
I had a terrible gambling addiction too but God saved me. I believe he can save you too.

sKeetz:
Good day house,

please apart from study and spousal visa... are there other ways one can migrate and reside in south africa legally?

General Work visa, inter-company transfer, critical skills, asylum, business visa, investor visa and many other options.

All of them just have one or more caveats that make them difficult to obtain.

SoftSport:
This whole thing is really surprising, how can someone stay in prison for two weeks just because of an old video that many people have seen before? Thank God for president Tinubu, because things are more open now, and we hope the court gives Dr. Ahmad bail today.

Man must hustle for daily bread


Seun, you sef take this

dslam5832:
My people I greet una. God no go shame us.

I wan ask one question, because am getting mixed opinions.

My 2year student visa was issued on my old passport that had a six month validity and it shows expiring 30th June but 2 year validity. I have a new passport now, but would I need to transfer the visa to the new passport ( how can I do that) or I can use both passports like that?

Thanks.

Please confirm with DHA or SA consulate (if you can reach them). Had a similar issue before (missing passport though so not 100% the same), and I was delayed at the airport. Immigration officer said visa (evisa or physical) are tied to only the passport on which they are issued.

Which is interesting cos I know other some other countries accept the arrangement.

You are looking for 1,460% interest per annum.
Weh done Sir.

stephoye:
Hi all . I need a free and independent adviser in Glasgow. The one I’m currently using is asking for £700 lifetime membership fee and £140 admin fee

Sounds like Peter Alan or one of the Connells Group member coys

Vatican no get ambulance and emergency services shey?
Chai, dem no rate una.

Desperadooo:
Can I book a one way flight for a one year posdoc with TAAG on a long term visitor's visa?

If the condition of your visa doesn't require a return ticket, you are good to go but be ready to contest it with the overzealous, "I sabi pass everybody" custom officers at both MMIA and ORThabo.

Watch how these emergency Burkina Faso lovers won't comment now. Instead when the millitary overthrows him, you'd start hearing "Democracy should be restored"

What is happening in Northern Nigeria?

Leave Burkina Faso alone, they are doing better than Nigerians. Focus on Nigeria's problems.
They're not dealing with kidnapping, corruption or ethnic/religious cleansing at the level Nigeria is.
What advancement has the french-backing of Yoweri Museveni or Paul Biya brought to Uganda or Cameroon in the decade?

kettykin:
What of Paul Biya, Bola Tinubu and William Ruto in Kenya, why are the west against this man

Good question. A country should be allowed to develop on it's own term without external interference.
Ask all these emergency "Burkina Faso lovers" why they never cared about the country in the past when it was shipping it's resources to the west.
Poor pathetic beings.

Seun using Helinus account to practise blocking is funny sha.

Make it 40years. Make he retire for prison.

Permanently ban reoffenders. 24hrs ban isn't changing anything

Abidx22:
Good evening everyone.

I just received a message from VFS that my visa application (study) is ready for collection. I applied on the 27th March. I am a bit worried by the swiftness of the entire process compared to the delay which most people have experienced.

Is this normal please??

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It's a good sign. Be hopeful

My opinion

Block button,
in app messaging
actual mobile app
communities and groups

rowlandwhy:
Guys, sorry to derail, but were can one get Nigerian food in Capetown?
Is there any market where one can get Nigeria groceries?

Iyalaje Restaurant, 191 Voortrekker Rd, Maitland, Cape Town. It's at Parow

Or you can try Aaron's place at CBD as previously advised.

hunee:
No be their fault na. No be as country take be na him make these embassies they misbehave.
In their countries, can their own people apply for visas and it takes this long.
The disrespect is too much.
Everybody just dey do as they like.
There are people I know who applied since Jan 20th at the Lagos center, till now no response.

Someone here was saying the other time that because you signed one document you can not remonstrate your delayed visa processing.

I even advised some of us here to come together and submit a joint letter, everyone just lock up. Na so una go dey una passport go dey embassy for 4 months for tourist visa.

Na wa for Nigerians. You guys should learn to resist things like this because these countries can't take same.

As I learnt sha, the embassy is now under pressure to expedite these pending applications. My only concern is that there "maybe" massive disapproval in cases like this.
South Africa is a very notorious country known for these kind of things, just as they did recently with their "bomb squad" team.


Those waiting shouldn't expect magic to happen, I wish them luck.

You are right that people in these situations should come together to submit petitions or hire a immigration lawyer but I just want to note that it's not a Nigerian problem, South African immigration is just a big mess. I know Brits and Dutch with issues with SA visas too. infact if you go to VFS centre in Jborg, you'd be surprised at the number of people on the queue everytime. I've always used premium for all my applications there not cos I need the convenience but that's the only assurance that you won't spend the entire day there to submit application.
I'm just putting it out there so applicants know it's not about them, their documents or applications, the system is just a mess that SA hasn't been able to sort out for years.
All to best to everyone.

Yourfavoriteman:
It’s been 1 week now and I haven’t been able to complete my E visa Application, I have only been able to fill up the application form, and it’s not letting me upload my documents and make payment 🤦🏻‍♂️. I am so confused about this, do you have any idea why my E visa application has been pending? And what can I do abeg 🙏

Advice Sir
Open new account with another email and resubmit. 100% faster that way. Email is the unique identifier not passport number.

9rad:
I just got my study visa today, exactly 1month I submitted my application to vfs Lagos

Congratulations Sir.

Congratulations Sir. God bless your work and break you from inconvenient cycle.

Why not rehabilitate them like you've been doing for Boko Haram?
Or is that plan only good for the north?

Why are they there?
How long were they there?
Where are the cows?

Ofcourse, they just woke up and decided to go hungry. Abi?
Issokay.

sirrotex:
TESTIMONY ALERT !!! TESTIMONY ALERT!!! TESTIMONY ALERT!!!

I applied for a visit visa to visit Cape Town on the 10th of December 2024 after using about 3 months to prepare for the submission and I submitted everything i ought to have submitted including my previous visa to South Africa and other countries. On the 19th of December 2024, I received my Passport with a visa refusal note and the ground of refusal was solely that the date on my hotel reservation does not tally with the date of my flight reservation, which is obviously not true.

I immediately wrote a written representation explaining clearly that the Visa Officer who assessed my application was hasty in making the decision and has erroneously refused my application and I re-attached my relevant documents. I personally went to the VFS office to submit the written representation and on getting there, the VFS staff present all admitted that the decision was wrong but still persuaded me to re-apply and attach the refusal note rather pursuing my appeal as they had never seen a situation where an appeal was successful but i was adamant in pursuing the appeal. When the Staff saw that i was insistent on proceeding with the appeal, they collected the written representation and supporting documents from me without any form of acknowledgment. I did not hear from them for a short while but one mind kept telling me that it is possible that the VFS staff would just throw my documents somewhere so i went online to get the email address of DHA.

On the 27th of December 2024, I sent the DHA an email firstly introducing myself and thereafter expressing my discontentment with the decision and urging them to review it. I initially did not get a response to the email but after a short while, the CG sent me an email and copied another Senior Consular Officer in the email directing him to look into my concerns.

It was quiet for about 2 weeks until the 15th of January, 2025 when i decided to do a follow up via email. There was no response to the email but after about 30minutes, I received a call from VFS requesting that i submit my passport. Shortly afterwards the CG responded saying I should confirm if my query has been resolved and I replied giving him the update.

On the 17th of January 2025, I went to VFS to submit my passport and on getting there, none of them believed me as they had never seen such happen before. I had to show them the call i received and my mail communication with the CG before I submitted my Passport.

I was called yesterday to come and pick up my Passport and upon getting there today, to the Glory of God, my visa was quietly sitting in my Passport. The person who gives Passport out also did not believe it when i told her the story and she had to refer me to her superior.

When I met the superior, he asked for my tracking ID and all and i told him i don't have any as my case is different, immediately after saying this, he called my surname and asked if i was the one who appealed and I said yes. He reiterated that he had never seen such happen.

I took my time to share this here to encourage someone never to give up, i recall sometime last year when some guys were asking about the success of the written representation and the advice given to them was to go and reapply just like i was advised.

I wish all the people awaiting decisions , good luck.

Cheers!

Oh whao, this is good and encouraging. Congratulations

Try Homii apartments on commercial street in Cpt CBD.
Furnished apartment with central hubs, right in the CBD, close to nice places like V & A waterfront (15-25 mins walk) and you can get a room for between 6-11k depending on size or co-sharing.
You also don't need to commit for long term or pay any deposits, you pay monthly.

aragbaboy:
Hello,

Please is there any lender or broker that can get a mortgage for someone on a skilled worker visa with a 5% deposit? The property in question is not a new build and the broker that was approached is saying lender will not lend unless one has a 10% deposit.

I'm only aware of Principality Building Society in that category.
And like their name, the APRC (for 95% LTDR) is around 7.3% or so.