₦airaland Forum

ayor2023:
Congratulations. Sorry the first response took them how many weeks. And why the denial in the first place.
Congratulations again

Moyosoore2001:
I reapplied bursttt

Moyosoore2001:
Oh congratulations to you

Moyosoore2001:
Bursttt have you gotten your visa ?

mechango:
UJ res is full now. What's your budget? Please avoid Brixton, though apartment are cheaper there. You may also check property24. Which department and programme will you doing? I could recommend some nice location, if I know your campus.

Thecassanova:
Which school ?

Your fast bet is to check on gumtree

ayor2023:
Sorry will that include weekends or working days only. I’m in 8-10 weeks

ayor2023:
Pls how many months does it take to process study visa now?

samtol4:
I think early February this year Universities VCs compiled list of students with pending application and forwarded it to H.Affairs. Try contacting your school

chemenger:
How long does SA study visa renewal takes?

"I am in the middle of my PhD study and submitted my visa renewal application since January 2023 back here in Abuja. I would have applied in SA but had to leave because my passport was expiring and my school also advised to come and apply in Nigeria to avoid been declared undesirable.
My application status has always remains the same "the application was received and under processing at SA High commission"

Is this normal or does anyone know how long this takes, I'm running out of patience here because I have an ongoing LAB work to complete back in SA"

Any thoughts or opinions are would be helpful, please help my friend and thank you all.

Omocity:
Good evening all,please how long does it take for the courier service to deliver your passport after getting the message that passport has been dispatched to the courier?how many days did it take for those in Lagos?

Thank you

Rachyekong:
Good evening house. I filed application for a year Study visa last year July and got response as at February but my Visa was refused.

My uncle was my sponsor and I submitted his bank statement and notarized document to proof of relationship.

Right now, I want to re apply but I want to change my sponsor.

Please, will the embassy consider the fact that, I am using a new sponsor account details?

DrOA:
Are you in UKZN?
Do your findings very well, no university is free in SA for a foreigner. If you get funding, it's another thing. But for you to say, SA universities are free to foreign students, I don't agree. I have been to all the provinces and all the universities in SA. I know what I am saying. If there is anyone who will evidently tell me any SA university is free, let him/her convince me with proofs. I come in peace!

emmahoney:
It makes no sense at all. I have applied for Police Clearance Certificate in my current country and I interviewed for it two days ago. Just a few minutes ago, someone told me that I need to get it from Nigeria!! Is that correct? He said that if I don't they will deny me a visa! I have been living here for 3 yrs and 8 months. I have not even submitted my application and I am already exhausted.

emmahoney:
It appears that this South African Visa is tougher than I thought. With this experience of yours, I am beginning to be confused.

I recently got a postdoc at Wits. You said because "my South African police report was not included." Is this required from someone living outside SA? Please clarify that.

Among all the requirements, I saw "the applicant needs to provide all educational qualification certificates with the notary. All my certificates were attested by the Ministry of Education and Foreign Affairs of Nigeria. Do I still need to notarize them? In addition, my PhD defence will be held in May 2023 (thesis submitted on 31st Jan 2023). Do you think a letter indicating that my thesis had been submitted is enough proof at the embassy?

Thank you in anticipation of your reply.

Graceness777:
Hello please i need an answer urgently,Can I fly with my 2years and 5month old sitting on my lap?

chemashie:
Yes! This is the only logical reason for holding people's passports and ultimately rejecting the applications. In January 2022, I submitted an application for a research/visitor visa, but it was denied in June 2022 because my South African police report was not included. I quickly obtained the police report and resubmitted the application in July 2022. My visa came out in February with validity running from February to December 2023. This is how my two-year postdoctoral fellowship was reduced from 24 to 10 months. If not for the fact that my university started paying my stipends in January 2022 and that I published three articles and wrote one book chapter working remotely from Nigeria, the postdoc would have been terminated in 2022. A number of my friends' postdoc fellowships at other schools were terminated due to delay from the embassy.
We should not also forget that the country belongs to them and they have every right to allow/disallow other nationals from entry their country.

Moyosoore2001:
Bursttt have you gotten your visa ?if yes was it approved ? Mine visa was declined tho

samtol4:
It Is a strong signal they want to reduce the number of Nigerians coming to SA. The message is loud & clear. Which embassy will hold the applicant's passport for ten months and later deny the application? There is no point coming to SA to study unless you have funding or a fee waiver

BiyiTudors:
Please has anyone flown TAAG airlines with the SA e-Visa?

mekuscato:
Visa declined

ayor2023:
Please I need your counsel, I applied for study visa via vfs by mid Dec. but told it got to embassy 3rd Jan and under processing, when should I be expecting response?

Omocity:
Thanks for your advice but my application was done here in Nigeria and since September the visa decisions are now made by the consular officers in Abuja.My application was submitted at the end of September so my passport is at Abuja not DHA Pretoria .

Rachyekong:
I have seen that VFS has appeal from which one can filled... Can the appeal letter be submitted at any of their offices

My Dad was the sponsor here and hence, I submitted his bank statement. Can he transfer money from another account and fund the account, he initially gave me account statement and then print a new six months statement

Or, I can also submitted a photocopy of Certificate of Occupancy of properties to show proof of funds

ayor2023:
Hello house, pls I am still waiting for my study visa, what can I do about it. Applied December. Thank you.

Moyosoore2001:
Well trying to
Have you heard anything about yours bursttt

Graceness777:
Good days house,Guys how long does the vfs evisa processing takes?? Thanks in advance