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Today's match is sure for my boys either we use team B or C, Barcelona remain the same, flog anybody *floggable.

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3direct: Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot. Chelsea always does well when you least expected...Do you remember last season after napoli match!!

We shall see if Chelsea's luck will favour them this season.

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chelseabmw: They said it today, NO MORE BOOKING

That will be nice but any source for this info? Not yet stated on their official site, the info remain invalid until officially confirmed/announced.

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Horladortune: hello, I submitted my visa application last week, today makes it 7th day, at the vfs at Oregun ikeja, I applied for a medical visa, is this so sure of getting visa and would I pay repartriation fee too? And can I extend my visa stays when I get there? Your reply is appreciated

Yes! you will have to pay repatriation (all foreigners) and you can also extend your visa but extension is usually granted on solid and cogent reason according to the terms of section 11(1)(b)(i) of the Act, a visitor’s permit may be renewed upon application. The application in respect of the aforesaid should be submitted at the Regional Director’s office of the Department of Home Affairs nearest to you at least 30 days before your current visitor’s permit will expire.
The prescribed BI-1739 application form accompanied by the following supporting documentation should be submitted:
(a) Passport valid for no less than 30 days after the expiry of intended visit.
(b) Valid permit, in the case of regional office, subject to regulation 18(6).
(c) Payment of the prescribed fee applicable
(d) Proof of financial means, e.g bank statements or undertaking(s) by the host(s) in the RSA
(e) Proof of a return booking with the relevant airline.
(f) A Letter of motivation addressed to the Home Affairs stating the reasons for your extension supported by solid documents

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@stylz:
Mr.collinsfbi

You can't just go there on first time, first serve, you book appiontment, and there is VIP mr man, if you can't wait for the crowd before submition..... VIP is very much avialable, and you don't just wake up and start going to the VFS office at asokoro without booking appiontment, I went there by 12pm..

Everyone submitting for the first time is expected to book an appointment, with your appointment, submission is first come first serve but when you get there by 12pm, are you expected to submit your application before those you came earler except if you plan to use what is callled premium lounge service by paying additional 10k which is mere a waste of money and i don't know if this is what you mean by your VIP.

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abijah007: How Do I Renewal/extension My South Africa Visitor Visa? I've been issued three month visa to South-Africa, How do i renewal/ extension?

Don't you intend to come back and why are you clamouring for extension of visa that has been granted?

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baddiguy: Oh really?! So should that portion of the application just be left blank? For example, I ideally would prefer the multiple entry but, from what you've implied, I'm not too sure whether to ask for a single, double or multiple entry...

i have seen people who forgot to indicate that and was granted multiple entry but try and indicate that in yuor application form.

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baddiguy: That reminds me! collinsfbi pls do you suggest that I pay for the entire amountof time I want to stay at a hotel when booking? Since the embassy wants a verifiable booking done directly with the hotel, I'm not too sure if I should pay for the entire month I wanna stay or just for maybe one week, just to be on the safe side in case visa is denied

No! you can just pay for a maximum of 5days, therefore you must not state more than 5days in your visa application letter but that doesn't stop you from spending a month or more because you won't be granted anything less than 3 months multiple entry as first timer.

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baddiguy: Pls did you apply for the 3 months multiple entry you received or was it just given to you. If yes, can you share what amount of time and the number of entries you requested for when you applied?

SA embassy usually issue 3 months multiple entry to first timer so you don't need to stipilate either multiple entry or single entry in your "Visa Application Letter"

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@stylz:
I submited on friday 30th nov. @ VFS office, I atcually booked appiontment for that day and paid for VIP to aviod the crowd.

How much did you pay and who did you pay to? There is nothing like VIP, submission is on the basis of first come first serve notion, you just wasted your money though they facilitated your prompt submission but it's not advisable.



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Dare14: thanks collins,of course im coming back, im spending 2weeks or 1month in SAFA, i will go and pay tomorrow,i hope to leave for SA before 20th of this Month and come back either 19th or 20th of Jan

After payment you will be given a copy of bank teller but the receipt for the 110k repatriation fee will be issued to you sealed with your visa. Make sure you keep the receipt safe, without the original receipt it will be hard to claim your money when you return.

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baddiguy: Did you apply as a tourist or otherwise?
Just checking to know if applicants for tourist visa are also required to pay this fee...

All foreigners are required to pay repatriation fee regardless of your visa category except some with exemption. Meanwhile some foreigners without exemption are granted visas (Na your luck but very rare).

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Dare14: Hello house, i just got a call from safa embassy today to come and pay repatriation fee btw now till weds or else they will deny my the visa, i will be going there tomorrow to make the payment of 110,000 .. hope when i come back from SAFA sha they wont delay in returning the money back to me?

You can only get your money back when you return after which your visa expires or if you cannot wait till your visa expires then you will have to write to the embassy for cancelation of your visa before you can get your money back.

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folalekan: Dont be swayed by such belief that the processing is faster/easier in abuja than lagos,i gathered all the requirements personally thru this forum (no agent,no special payment),i submited for permit at lagos embassy on 15th Nov and went to pik it 30th Nov (d processing time is actually now 1week at lag embassy),confirmed in mine case and all 8 other applicants i know.

I am glad you got your permit from the same Lagos Embassy some people are running from, all in the name of being "strict" in order to boycott the normal visa requirements. Meanwhile, the normal processing time for tourist visas remain 6-10days and maximum of 6weeks for study permit but some applications may exceed the normal processing days/weeks if the embassy renders such to be incomplete or needs to verify some documents

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Wip7! Great man with passion to help. I would have loved to nominate Vicj again but he won it last year so I think Wip7 deserves it.

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Msauza: .
Dear friend, since you have made mention of submitting all the required documents, I personally do not see any reason why should they delay your study permit. I am looking forward to see your permit being granted successfully and to experience South African academic life. Moreover, I am hoping and very much adamant that you will be contacted soon, just exercise a bit of patience. Goodluck!!!

If he included his HESA exemption certificate, then I don't see him having any problem.

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alusaint: plaease people, must I pay for my air ticket/book a flight befor I apply for the permi? Or wat do I do? Becos I heard that it is required that I include it in the application.

You don't need to use a paid flight itinerary, just make a normal reservation without payment with South African Airways then you are good to go with your submission.

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alusaint: Hello house, I need your quick responses on these qstions. Must I do my police clearance where I was raised or where I am now?

You can do it anywhere you like if it can be done in such place, even if you have comitted a crime somewhere else within the country, there is no way it can be traced so do it wherever you want but if you are in Lagos i will advise you to do it at Alagbon, check here for more details https://www.nairaland.com/266144/anyone-tell-me-how-get

(2) my sponsor is a south African, do I still need to pay the reparation fees?

Yes

Whre can I get my medical insurance cover done and the yellow fever stuff? Thanks

You can conduct an internet search on that or try here https://www.momentum.co.za/for/you/products/health

cent11: They gave me letter statin few words that I should pay a thousand grand when I get to nigeria then they asked me to sign and put down my name. Well if I can get the visa, wl jst head to uk directly though I missed s.a girls so really need to get there soon.

If you are in Nigeria now, go to SA embassy at Ikoyi, you will be guilded accordingly.


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dpee4real: hello house,
I had earlier posted my experience with study permit application on Nov. 19 at d lagos consulate(cheq pg 8 of this thread). I was askd 2 present a saqa evaluation which i KNOW is NOT needed 4 SA study permit. Afta my experience in lagos i made up my mind to head to abj despite claims on this thread that requirements are the same. Well,d truth is,they are not and in fact, saqa is not a requirement for study permit like i sd. Afta my lagos experience,i mailed my sch requesting 4a copy of d saqa report dy used to assess my qualification telling them my need 4 it. D response ws dt 'home affairs dept doesn't require it and dt d embassy officials probably does not know wt is required.' i did my own info seach online and challenge evry1 to independently do same,their is nothing of such as requirement 4 SA Study permit.
I hv submited my aplicatn&paid at d abj office on d 26th and d attendant neva demanded 4 it 4m evry1 who did along side.
D saqa stuff is quite controversial and i strongly blive d embassy officials in lagos are being unecessarily difficult,4m d gatemen,police and d embassy staff. D goodnews is abj is stress free,4m d gate&beyond(no police&d security men were friendly unlike lag).
Dy have a new office opp EU Commission at cenral area(around The Dome and National Hospital).time 4 study permit is btw 11am-12pm 4 aplicatn&enquiries,3pm 4 collection. U can give it a trial if getting saqa is a problem 4 wateva reasons bt u shuld use an abj or northern addres on d applicatn form,if nt dy culd send u to lag by claiming abj office is 4 pple living in d north.its worth. Peace!

I don't know what to say to this, i believe all South African Application Centres follow the same rules but i wonder how Abuja rules are quite different from the rules in operation even in South Africa based on your explanation above. No Nigerian here in SA Africa is granted study permit without SAQA certificate except you possess HESA excemption certificate most especially if the duration for your course of study is more than one year. Let us know when you get the permit if you really applied for study permit.


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cent11: Yes I'm redy to pay, but I don't know where or who to pay ths sum to.cause I've misplaced the letter they gave me then. Was thinkng if I can add the money to my application and add a short note.

Was it a letter they gave you or form Bl-1731 used to pay administrative fine for overstaying? From what i know, administrative fine for overstaying is payable at South African Ebmassy of your home country, just go along with your passport to SA embassy and not their application centre maybe another form can be issued to you if you explain to them that you have lost the one given to you on departure.

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Dare14: well they can go to hell then if they deny me, i booked it myself and i paid with my credit card but the hotel said they wont charge until i arrive but if i dont cancel before the first night they will charge my card,when i call them they have my details on there system.. i have done this when i went to UK many times and i always stay in the hotel, well i also included my CAC documents,Shares and Landed Properties,and my bank account i have over 800k on it, they should just even return my passport and documents,i have submitted over 3 weeks now no response from them..

Brother take it easy, don't conclude yet base on my comment, i have told you before that i don't work with SA embassy, i only give advice generally base on experience and what i know. From experience SA embassy usually honour paid hotel confirmation rather than ordinary reservation, even at that you cannot conclude until your passport is ready for collection.


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frankss101: Hello everybdy, well I went to southafrica 2009 and I stay 49days instead of staying one month and when I was leavin s.a. They gave me some papers and intructed me to pay 1000rands when I get to naija then but I didn't paid the money as they said it was due to my overstay and right now I intend to renew my visa so I can visit south africa again on my way to the UK. Just wondering if that won't affect my renewal.

Sometime people take things for granted, why didn't you pay the money ever since? If not for the fact that you intend to visit SA again, I am sure you won't think of paying such money and that can still stand against as visa is just a privilege and not a right. On this, I may not be able to tell you exactly what to do but I will advise you to pay the money then include the receipt in your new application, you can even right a letter attached to the receipt stating your inability to make such payment in time even if you eventually get the visa, you may still have the same problem on arrival but I think if the payment is made, ordinary explanation can resolve the issue of late payment upon arrival if you encounter any problem.


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Dare14: @ collinsfbi

i did not pay for the hotel o, i booked online and i gave them my credit card but they did not deduct the money until i arrive before they will do, they just hold on too my card details, you think the embassy will deny me because of this?

I may not be right but there are tendencies that you may be denied. That may be used as an excuse to deny you, using ordinary hotel reservation without payment may lead to automatic denial. It simple means you have no confirmed place of abode upon arrival.


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opsy4real1: No it didnt reflect as it was indicated in my introduction leta frm employer that my salary is paid by cash. I use personal account

There may be some elements of doubt since you did not include the CAC of your place of work and your salary did not relect in your SOC, but since your letter of introduction has outlined that, i think that should be okay, meanwhile, i don't work at SA embassy so I may not be able to say exactly the implications but i think your letter of introduction has covered up for the salary aspect.


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baddiguy: [SINGING] I wanna be like collinsfbi when I grow up
And after that 9ja's ambassador to da Southside
Collins - fbi... is the man oooo

please don't be like me, am not perfect, in fact i know nothing, i am only trying to help people with the little i know.

Umm ok e don do. I get one questions, or two question, abeg o. I want to apply ahead of time to go watch the AFCON live in SA. The official requirements include "verifiable flight/hotel bookings," but they also advise applicants not to make final/conclusive arrangements before the visa is granted. Is this a contradiction? Pls how can I get a verifiable flight/hotel booking without paying for them and making them "final"?

You need a paid hotel confirmation to apply for SA tourist visa or a letter of invitation from SA citizen in alieu of hotel booking and this can be done online, all you need to do is search online for a cheap hotel, check their mode of payment then arrange for payment. As for flight booking, you don't need a paid flight itinerary to apply for visa, what you need is just a flight reservation and that can be done easily online free by using either Arik Air or South African Airways a day before your submission day.

Also, pls collinsfbi, my intended stop is J'burg. Do you have any suggestions for very affordable hotel(s) that I can book directly with, which won't rip me off (or maybe an internet link that can lead me to such hotels)?


Thanks in advance...

That also can be done online using any search engine of your choice. I am sorry, just that i am somehow busy.

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opsy4real1: @collinsfbi, i submitted all the listed documents except for my employer certificate of biz registration. I enclosed letter of introduction frm my employer, photocopy of appointment letter, photocopy of appointment confirmation,photocopy of approval of leave letter frm employer, self introductory letter,photocopy of I.D card, vaccination card, hotel reservation, flight booking,statement of account. .

Since you did not attach that before submission, there is nothing you can do now but it won't lead to denial, the purpose of that is to show legitimacy of your employment with a registered company. I just hope the person in charge of your application will understand looking at other attached documents and i do hope your monthly salary reflect on your statement of account?


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STENACO: What is the difference between HESA and SAQA. This whole is compounded. They have my documents for the past 2month every day they say it is still not fully processed.

Do I withdraw the application?

The difference is clear, (HESA)Higher Education South Africa, is an organization found in 2005 to represent the voice of South Africa’s university leadership, the body represents 23 Vice Chancellors of public universities in South Africa. (SAQA) South African Qualifications Authority on the other hand is the only authority empowered by law to evaluate foreign/international qualifications for the purpose of admission placement/study permit.


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STENACO: part of requirement for music undergraduate studies is audition by the school in which i went to SA for. If it is the requirement for admission in SA can the school admit you without the SAQA evaluation?

I have friends doing masters in UNISA, who were admitted early 2011 without SAQA but did their permit with their SAQA. I don't dispute the fact that your school may not require SAQA for admission but from what i know now SAQA is required for SA study permit. However, the outcome of your permit will determine if SAQA is required of your course or not.

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STENACO: I didn't include the SAQA certificate. I went for audtition in the school before the admission was offered because it is their requirement for people that studies music as undergraduate. I think you suppose to be talking of HESA and not SAQA because it is not a masters degree course. I went to HESA office in SA and they gave me exemption due to mature age so I dont really know what they are verifying inside there. I gave them the medical certificate as well and the insurance. What again should I do.

There is nothing like mature age when it comes to permit, even WAEC/NECO result needs SAQA evaluation for study permit, i don't know the requirement for your course of study but SAQA is very important to study permit in SA except if there is special exemption for that particular course granted by SAQA, without that, no permit brother. You should have confirmed this before turning in your application.

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Dare14: i dont know why i haven't receive an sms alert from the VFS centre, i submitted over 2 weeks now for a visitors visa to SAFA, i thought they said its btw 6 to 10 working days, mine application is over 2 weeks now

If you include you mobile phone number/email ID on the copy of the visa receipt submitted with your application as requested, you suppose to receive sms alert on the very day you submitted your application and subsequent processing details through sms alert or via email. If you have not received any sms alert al all, i will advise you to contact SA embassy with your application ref no via customer service.


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