infofta:


You must have a return ticket that shows when you are living SA and must corresponds to your paid hotel reservation. A day more or less you will be denied entry.

Must one have a paid hotel bookings before he's allowed to enter the republic ? I made a reservation through bookings.com but payment on arrival

Please gurus in the house. I need to clear some questions. My younger bro was denied a study visa on the grounds of insufficient funds. He was told to re-apply within 10 working days.
My questions are as follows :-

1. How much is the cost of applying again
2. What should be the minimum balance in the account of his sponsor for study visa
3. How long will his visa take as the School he was admitted into will be resuming January 2017

Please anyone with answers should kindly help me out..

Nadratan:


Travelstart is not an airline... Example of airlines are South Africa Airways (flysaa), Kenya airways, Rwanda Airways, Ethiopia Airways etc... like I advised, use flysaa...and the process of reservation is very easy. You have to make the booking on the day you want to go and submit your application. its very fast, you should be done under 10mins.

And while filling, please ignore the VAT INVOICE option.... You don't need it.

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Why can't one make the booking ahead of the day he wants to submit visa application? Any detriment for that?

And after finally security visa, how will i pay for the flight, i can see cost in USD dollar here?

Thanks

Annybens1993:
Please gurus in the house. I need to clear some questions. My younger bro was denied a study visa on the grounds of insufficient funds. He was told to re-apply within 10 working days.
My questions are as follows :-

1. How much is the cost of applying again
2. What should be the minimum balance in the account of his sponsor for study visa
3. How long will his visa take as the School he was admitted into will be resuming January 2017

Please anyone with answers should kindly help me out..

1. Same visa fee amount 32,600
2. 2million should do, also with a good cash flow
3. Just reapply every school resumes 27th of every year. He should reapply within that 10 days provided he has all is required of him. He should get his visa by January.

xpress101:


1. Same visa fee amount 32,600
2. 2million should do, also with a good cash flow
3. Just reapply every school resumes 27th of every year. He should reapply within that 10 days provided he has all is required of him. He should get his visa by January.

Thanks alot. Really appreciate

Nadratan:


Book directly from the airline. You can use South Africa Airways. Even though the reservation is going to be cancelled after 5 days, its still going to serve its purpose. just make sure you book directly from the airline. Its not going to cost you anything. But I'd advise you use South African Airways.

SAA is after 3 days oo. Or 2 sef

abdullahi45:


UFS, i got my offer letter already but on the verge of applying for my visa.

Do you think off campus accommodation will be better and cheaper than on campus?

I was only referring to hotel reservation which i will just use to show to submit my visa application, since i haven't obtained school accommodation yet.
Like i was told a residence in form of hotel reservation or school hostel is also a prerequisite for submitting visa application.
What do you think i can do?

Oh u can do the hotel reservation then. Off campus is usually cheaper than on campus for the schools I know. And staying on campus there are some restrictions sha

Lawprince:
Hello everyone,
Please, how can I go about the purchase of the medical cover/insurance? Thank you in anticipation of your kind reply.

I would advise u to use momentum. That's what most students use sha. It should be around 4000+ rand for a year . visit their website for info

abdullahi45:


Thanks for your response (pls reply my pm).

Can you help with with link of south Africa airways (flysaa)?

Why can't i book before the day i want to submit my application?

Will they deduct any money for the reservation?

I await your response. Thanks.

Booking doesn't take time and they won't deduct ur money

aragonbaba:
I will stay in a hotel at kempton very close to the OR tambo airport. Please which tourist sites are there that are very common? Or better still just advise me on places to mention. I await your reply.

Maybe Gold reef city. Lions park. And the casinos there like monteo casino

Please, where is vfs Lagos current physical address?
Full address please.

imoniyi:

Booking doesn't take time and they won't deduct ur money

..
Thanks for your response.
Can i book before the day i want to submit application?
How many days is minimum allowed to book for?

infofta:
Please, where is vfs Lagos current physical address?
Full address please.

Lekki third round about or Marwa garden

Hi house pls my sister got a visa to SA but can only be admitted for 7days, meanwhile her family can be admitted for 14days. What can she do to be able to stay for that long(14days) too?
Yes, she was also given a 3months visa and it's also a visiting visa.
Please treat as urgent, I need a response asap. Thank you

abdullahi45:
..

Thanks for your response.

Can i book before the day i want to submit application?

How many days is minimum allowed to book for?

Yes u can book the same day. U can book towards the time u are travelling like the date. But after 2-3days they cancel the booking

abdullahi45:
..

Thanks for your response.

Can i book before the day i want to submit application?

How many days is minimum allowed to book for?

I booked mine the day before the two times I applied and it still served the purpose. If you can book same day, it is still good. I used South African Airways but you can use any other airline.

seun1975:
Hi house pls my sister got a visa to SA but can only be admitted for 7days, meanwhile her family can be admitted for 14days. What can she do to be able to stay for that long(14days) too?
Yes, she was also given a 3months visa and it's also a visiting visa.
Please treat as urgent, I need a response asap. Thank you

I'm sorry to say that she cannot do beyond what's stated on her visa. Over stay will result to banning which might affect her from applying or coming in again.
I would suggest they plan a 7 days family trip.

Regards

Hello fellow Nairalanders,
Please l need your opinion and suggestions urgently, l have submitted my study permit application before noticing that third party hotel booking is not acceptable. Although l have called the hotel and they said my booking is confirmed. Do l have to book directly and send the confirmation via email directly to s.a embassy? My other documents are good, I hold a phd scholarship and I am also lecturing in a federal university... moreover l have visited s.a twice in the last 1 year for scientific workshops. I don't want to take any risk of denial of visa, so l am urgently waiting for your inputs, thanks and God bless.

xpress101:


Lekki third round about or Marwa garden

Thanks

seun1975:
Hi house pls my sister got a visa to SA but can only be admitted for 7days, meanwhile her family can be admitted for 14days. What can she do to be able to stay for that long(14days) too?
Yes, she was also given a 3months visa and it's also a visiting visa.
Please treat as urgent, I need a response asap. Thank you

Nothing much. She was given 7 days based on her purpose of visit.
By law she can apply for extension inside SA but it could take some weeks or months to process by home affairs.
She should leave within the period to make things easy next time.

@xpress101 thank you for your honest response

infofta:


1. Places in SA you will be visiting, paid hotel reservation, return ticket, yellow card
2. $500 cash and also in your master card. Airline always require cash before boarding.
3. No agent or airline will reserve ticket for a long time without payment.

Thanks a lot. Can I have a friend who’s over there book hotel reservation on my behalf and forward to me or I must book directly with the hotel ?
Thanks

HelpingHands100:
Hello fellow Nairalanders,
Please l need your opinion and suggestions urgently, l have submitted my study permit application before noticing that third party hotel booking is not acceptable. Although l have called the hotel and they said my booking is confirmed. Do l have to book directly and send the confirmation via email directly to s.a embassy? My other documents are good, I hold a phd scholarship and I am also lecturing in a federal university... moreover l have visited s.a twice in the last 1 year for scientific
[size=8pt][/size][font=Lucida Sans Unicode][/font]workshops. I don't want to take any risk of denial of visa, so l am urgently waiting for your inputs, thanks and God bless.

Please I am still waiting for your response. .... Thanks

imoniyi:


SAA is after 3 days oo. Or 2 sef

2 or 3 days What exactly can one do to address this. When is best to book?
Thanks.

despam:


I booked mine the day before the two times I applied and it still served the purpose. If you can book same day, it is still good. I used South African Airways but you can use any other airline.

I hope there's no problem booking a day ahead?

Also the south Africa Airlines, i can see payment here in Dollars, how do i finally pay for the flight, let assume i got the visa and want to fly?

TimoBriggs:
@Femiaction and the experts ...

Please what duration of hotel should i book as verifiable confirmed hotel booking for a critical skills visa : 10days , 20days or 30days ??

Please what duration of hotel should i book as verifiable Hotel booking for a study visa: 5 days, 10 days,, 15 days or...... Before i get a residence on or off campus when i arrive in school?

Anyone currently in free state please, i need info on how i can pay for my medical cover and hotel reservation??

Thanks.

abdullahi45:


Please what duration of hotel should i book as verifiable Hotel booking for a study visa: 5 days, 10 days,, 15 days or...... Before i get a residence on or off campus when i arrive in school?

Anyone currently in free state please, i need info on how i can pay for my medical cover and hotel reservation??

Thanks.

Hotel duration - 2days is okay.
Medical cover - pay for your momentum from Nigerian card.

Processor01:


Hotel duration - 2days is okay.
Medical cover - pay for your momentum from Nigerian card.

@processor,
Pls l need your response to this:
Hello fellow Nairalanders,
Please l need your opinion and suggestions urgently, l have submitted my study permit application before noticing that third party hotel booking is not acceptable. Although l have called the hotel and they said my booking is confirmed. Do l have to book directly and send the confirmation via email directly to s.a embassy? My other documents are good, I hold a phd scholarship and I am also lecturing in a federal university... moreover l have visited s.a twice in the last 1 year for scientific workshops. I don't want to take any risk of denial of visa, so l am urgently waiting for your inputs, thanks and God bless.

Processor01:


Hotel duration - 2days is okay.
Medical cover - pay for your momentum from Nigerian card.

Thanks for your response (please reply your pm).
How do i pay for hotel reservation? Can i pay with my naija card as well. I was told I should book directly from the hotel, can you suggest some for me? I am heading to Free State, i will land in Bloemfontein Airport.

Thanks in anticipation