The South African Embassies in Nigeria are not open to study visa applications all year round. They only open in November, so it does not matter if you are start school in September the same year. You have to wait till November to apply for study visa. To make matters worse, applications take more than a month to be processed. This is terrible.

Where did you get this info from?

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Keneking:
Where did you get this info from?

A friend who secured admission to SA in September had to wait till November to apply for visa. More than a month after application and he still doesn't have a reply.

I advise you take this conversation to Travel section especially SA thread.

Justwise would guide you accordingly.

In a delay unprecedented, it takes the South African Embassy in Nigeria more than two months to process study visa to South Africa. This might not be unconnected with the diplomatic roar between both countries. Think twice before you throw your passport in there. It might get stuck.