yacha77:
I am going to a flight school not a university. Also my passport will expire 27 days after end of Intended stay. Will that be a problem seeing as my passport is still valid for over 2 years.

Which aviation school are u going to? I am at madiba bay school of flight

Samtoog:

Hello,
I have followed your story, you have a valid reason. I’ll advise you email the director general of home affairs in South Africa. In May, I applied for a relative visa for my wife and after waiting for 14 weeks, there was no response. I emailed him and by the next day, my wife received a call from the embassy. By the he next week, her visa was issued. Find attached the DG’s response. Any other person with a similar story can write any of the contacts on copied. All the best

Thanks I emailed the 3 of them mine is relative visa applied since Jan 30th 2019

cucumbar:
Please, how is the tourist visa like? Am I allowed to travel within a specified period or I would be given a specific date which I must enter their country?

It would be specified on your visa a date which you should travel on or before and maximum duration of stay there.

Samtoog:

Hello,
I have followed your story, you have a valid reason. I’ll advise you email the director general of home affairs in South Africa. In May, I applied for a relative visa for my wife and after waiting for 14 weeks, there was no response. I emailed him and by the next day, my wife received a call from the embassy. By the he next week, her visa was issued. Find attached the DG’s response. Any other person with a similar story can write any of the contacts on copied. All the best

Thank you. I will do just that. Although I have been sending mails to DHA since june and i have always gotten response. Infact a file was opened for my case. I hope they do something this time. It is long overdue.

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Thanks I emailed the 3 of them mine is relative visa applied since Jan 30th 2019
Pls what is the email address of south African home affairs.. I need to Email them because I applied since june 28 for a tourist visa.. Am yet to hear from them

Esteem landers ! i have a master admission for 2020 ! please how do i go about the legalization the my degree certificate ! who will do it a public notary , court or embassy ?... and how much is okay for sponsor statement of account ? thanks

padyt007:
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I don't know about your Flight School, but most Flight Schools in SA don't require any school certificate to apply for training as long as you meet the age requirement. So, you don't need to notarize or certify any certificate, transcript or any document for that matter, as you won't be needing them for visa application, unless you are below 18, then your birth certificate has to be.
I also applied for a study visa for flight training 4 weeks ago. I did submit my university certificate and NYSC certificate along, even though I didn't use them in the admission process. And no, they weren't notarized or certified. Cheers

While I agree with CaptainDee about your certificates not being needed (I don't know how flight schools operate), I'll still advise you certify your academic certificates if you will include them. This is to be on the safer side as you don't know the VO that will attend to you and you will be better for it if the VO is looking for such documents and finds them.

The other alternative is to clearly indicate in your letter of self introduction that you didn't include your academic certificates since they are not a requirement for your admission process.

Cheers and all the best.

padyt007:
Esteem landers ! i have a master admission for 2030 ! please how do i go about the legalization the my degree certificate ! who will do it a public notary , court or embassy ?... and how much is okay for sponsor statement of account ? thanks

Are you sure about the date?

I assume you mean 2020. Please check this post for clarification on certification https://www.nairaland.com/944102/general-south-africa-visa-enquiries/65#19440619.

It is difficult to put a figure to the sponsor's statement of account. This is because sometimes, flow of cash may allow someone with little balance presently to be looked at favourably while someone with a less cash flow may need some higher amount of money. How much does your sponsor have in the account? I think that will be a better way to look at this.

Cheers and all the best.

Battywonder:


It would be specified on your visa a date which you should travel on or before and maximum duration of stay there.

okay, thank you.

mklg:


Which aviation school are u going to? I am at madiba bay school of flight

same as you bro. What is it like over there

TYPOP:


Are you sure about the date?

I assume you mean 2020. Please check this post for clarification on certification https://www.nairaland.com/944102/general-south-africa-visa-enquiries/65#19440619.

It is difficult to put a figure to the sponsor's statement of account. This is because sometimes, flow of cash may allow someone with little balance presently to be looked at favourably while someone with a less cash flow may need some higher amount of money. How much does your sponsor have in the account? I think that will be a better way to look at this.

Cheers and all the best.

Thanks about the information ! please any idea of cost of notarizing a document ! and do i need to notarize every document(eg. copy of my passport,n likes) dat i will submit for student visa

TYPOP:



While I agree with CaptainDee about your certificates not being needed (I don't know how flight schools operate), I'll still advise you certify your academic certificates if you will include them. This is to be on the safer side as you don't know the VO that will attend to you and you will be better for it if the VO is looking for such documents and finds them.

The other alternative is to clearly indicate in your letter of self introduction that you didn't include your academic certificates since they are not a requirement for your admission process.

Cheers and all the best.

Thanks and noted. Will do the needful because I dont have time to certify them. But just in case can you tell me how its done?

padyt007:

Thanks about the information ! please any idea of cost of notarizing a document ! and do i need to notarize every document(eg. copy of my passport,n likes) dat i will submit for student visa

Hi sir/ma'am.

Did you actually read this post? https://www.nairaland.com/944102/general-south-africa-visa-enquiries/573#82803662
You are not notarizing! You are certifying your documents.

You only need to certify your academic certificates.

yacha77:
Thanks and noted. Will do the needful because I dont have time to certify them. But just in case can you tell me how its done?

Please check this link https://www.nairaland.com/944102/general-south-africa-visa-enquiries/65#19440619

Cheers and all the best.

TYPOP:


Hi sir/ma'am.

Did you actually read this post? https://www.nairaland.com/944102/general-south-africa-visa-enquiries/573#82803662
You are not notarizing! You are certifying your documents.

You only need to certify your academic certificates.

Certified True copy only my degree certificate and wassce certificate .. pls i have Statement of result as my degree certificate is not out, can i use the SOR for Certified True Copy .and ..how do i go about it the process of the Certification.

TYPOP:


Please check this link https://www.nairaland.com/944102/general-south-africa-visa-enquiries/65#19440619

Cheers and all the best.

Please make a photocopy of the document. Then go to any high court (the one in your town is fine) and tell them you want to certify the document. They will put a stamp on your document. The stamp depends on where you get this done. However, the essence of the document will be Certified True Copy. Some may put a seal on the document, some won't. It doesn't matter.

Please, can you share me your contact (phone number or mail)? I need to make an enquiry from you. Thanks you

MarcusO:


I was granted 7 days.

It's an expense paid trip for a 4-day conference.
Though I still had to submit my bank statement.

I'm an undergraduate, so you can guess the range of my bank balance. Lol.

Hello people.. I was granted south African visitors visa since September. This is actually not my first time visiting RSA. Please who is in south Africa right now?

Please, what’s the modus oparandi in VSF Lagos presently? Can I go anytime and submit?

EmmanuelR78:
Hello people.. I was granted south African visitors visa since September. This is actually not my first time visiting RSA. Please who is in south Africa right now?

since September, and you have not traveled? Just curious...do they give a wide period within which you can travel?

Please, how do I make hotel reservations? Can you give me a link to a hotel?

cucumbar:
since September, and you have not traveled? Just curious...do they give a wide period within which you can travel?

Please, how do I make hotel reservations? Can you give me a link to a hotel?

LOL. The last time i checked, september was 7days ago. His visa will most likely have 3months validity with a condition of how many days max he can use on each visit. As for hotel, you can use hotel.com. Filter by "No prepayment and free cancellation."

Restricted:


LOL. The last time i checked, september was 7days ago. His visa will most likely have 3months validity with a condition of how many days max he can use on each visit. As for hotel, you can use hotel.com. Filter by "No prepayment and free cancellation."

I heard they don’t accept those reservations from hotels.com and the likes. They want reservations from the hotels directly.

Restricted:


LOL. The last time i checked, september was 7days ago. His visa will most likely have 3months validity with a condition of how many days max he can use on each visit. As for hotel, you can use hotel.com. Filter by "No prepayment and free cancellation."

Correct.. Thanks for the reply..

Besides still looking for someone in SA right now tho

Please i need the email you used in mailing them. Thanks

Becks27:
Hi thanks I did as you advice ,I got a response form one of them but am worried if the response was my interview below is the response I got

Good morning house, please I need help on how to contact the high commissioner to release my passport. I applied since June 5th yet no response. Pls any email address or phone number to reach them?

Strongmercy123:
Good morning house, please I need help on how to contact the high commissioner to release my passport. I applied since June 5th yet no response. Pls any email address or phone number to reach them?

Since June 5th? What is happening? Even US does not take this long.

What did you apply for?

Please, I need help on how to make reservations directly, not through booking.com or hotel. Com

dre44k:
Please i need the email you used in mailing them. Thanks

. veronica.loving@dha.gov

Samtoog:

Hello,
I have followed your story, you have a valid reason. I’ll advise you email the director general of home affairs in South Africa. In May, I applied for a relative visa for my wife and after waiting for 14 weeks, there was no response. I emailed him and by the next day, my wife received a call from the embassy. By the he next week, her visa was issued. Find attached the DG’s response. Any other person with a similar story can write any of the contacts on copied. All the best

Kindly help with the emails. I can't find the attached. Thanks a lot.

Incandescent:


Since June 5th? What is happening? Even US does not take this long.

What did you apply for?

June 5 was a public holiday

Incandescent:


Since June 5th? What is happening? Even US does not take this long.

What did you apply for?

I applied for visiting visa