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This car has just been loaded in the USA and the owner is looking for interested buyer who will buy on arrival and clear his/herself from Tincan Port, Lagos.

Call Mr. Moyet Yekini for details on +12022556079 or chat with him on whatsapp

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rooney11: @collifbi, be guilded in ur response, for the fact that we count on ur experience and manner you handle matters, that does not mean u shd be talking to poeple anyhow, I neva make use of agent at all, I did everythng myself I made a hotel reservation in sandton inn hotel in johanessburg via my credit card.

You don't need to feel bad, it's a normal comment you can get from anybody and it's already late to fee bad besides your denial wasn't based on the use of fake docs or criminality so you can re-apply anytime but try and give a space of time before re-applying. On the other hand, i mean no harm, with my last sentence "I suspected a foul play, I guess agent is at work here", i was only guessing so let peace reigns.

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cessna150: If you're in Lag,just go to arik stand @d airport,you might be given discount

That is the best thing to do or go to their office at Awolowo road, Ikoyi-Lagos.

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savemysoul: please help all the specialist in the house.
a friend is inviting me and wife with genuine documents attested by police authority in S.A.
now he scanned all the documents to me.
I want to know if I can apply with the scanned doc though all genuine.

Be guided, those docs must be in the original form except the bio-data page of his passport/identity, tell him to send to you via post or send through anyone going to naija.

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rooney11: @collinfbi and justwise, thanks all ur guidance so far, I went to oregun application centre this morning to pick my processed application, and I was denied visa reason stated is that the ACCOMODATION NOT CONFIRMED. Also stated that when am re applying I should include all neccesary document. So what next line of action shd I take now. When is it advisable to re apply.

It's unfortunate to read your comment but I don't know who advised you to use an unconfirmed/hotel reservation without payment. I always advise applicants to use a paid hotel reservation to avoid this type of problem. You just made a silly mistake and it is quite unfortunate. I suspected a foul play, I guess agent is at work here.

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3Runes: Hi again I have thought over your advise and it sounds really reasonable and well conceived.
I am back with a couple of follow up questions and I promise to leave you be.
- If we opt to apply for the one week or two weeks visa, what happens when he gets to SA? At the entry point will they not stamp him in for the two weeks only?. His workshop is genuinely 3 months- give or take a couple of days.
-If am able to find him accommodation and pay for it, can we dispense with asking the workshop givers for their letter of invitation, ID and bank account? (I can just picture their faces if I were to ask them for bank account statements.) So I'll do anything to avoid the humiliation of asking them.

Once again, thanks and remain blessed.

Either you apply for a week stay or three months stay, the embassy normally grant first time applicant three months multiple entry but in your case, you will have to indicate single entry when filling in your details on the visa application form. Immigration officers do not stamp travelers' passport base on the period you intend to spend. They only stamp to indicate the date of arrival or departure after you must have been cleared at the port of entry. If you want to apply for a week or two, make sure you indicate single entry and your paid hotel accommodation must carry the exact period of days you intend to stay base on the days/weeks declared in your visa letter of application, your letter of introduction and your online itinerary reservation. When you get your visa, let your paid flight ticket covers the exact number of days in your paid accommodation because the immigration officers at departure in naija and on arrival in SA will ask for your proof of accommodation and your return ticket and everything must correspond. Mind you, your ticket valid for one year so there is nothing to fear about, on the second day of your arrival, call your ticket issuer to extend/change your departure date, probably choose a date outside your study period. The extension of departure date will be done free if you request for it five days prior your date of departure or you will be liable to administration fee of 6k naira if you make your request late.

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3Runes: Good day all. Thank you so much to all you decent folk that have been contributing to this very informative thread. I apologize in advance for my longish post. Please indulge me a bit since it's my first time here. I reside in Europe and am sponsoring my younger brother in Nigeria for a 3 months Viisual art workshop at the Field and Study Centre Johannesburg, from 1 march - 31 May. We are applying for a 3 months tourist visa.
I have a couple of questions/concerns, if you can please help me out.

- I am the financial sponsor for this trip and have provided
a) letter of financial sponsorship ;
b) my 6 months bank account statement from Europe with adequate funds in it.
c) My identification documents
d) The visa application form.
e) My brother's bank account statement with over 600k in it.
f) I will be paying for his accommodation as well as ticket and money to eat and other stuff.
g) The art studio sent an email confirming my payment and his participation in the workshop
h) The art studio also sent a letter of invitation stating that he is coming to participate in the workshop and that I will be covering all expenses
f) The owner of the art studio included her identification information

My concerns: I just read in the last page of this thread that documents from the 'host' must be certified in South Africa.
--Should I be concerned that neither of the docuements from the studio was 'certified'. I did not know about this until now and so never asked that they certify the letters. Our transactions have been via phone and email. We had done business before in Europe. The owners are not related to us or friends of ours.
--Since they are not in anyway responsible for my brother financially, does the embassy need letter of invitation with bank statements from them?
This is what the SA embassy emailed me when I started processing this and requested information from them .

(If you are visiting a relative or a family friend you will need to attach these other documents;
* Letter of invitation from the person living in South Africa with contact details,
* Proof of residence in form of utility bills,
* Certified copies of host’s passport data page.
* Host’s statement of account)

Obviously, staying in a hotel for 3 months is financial suicide.
- Can anyone suggest any place to get affordable rooms with kitchen and bathroom? I have been stalking gum tree and not getting any good deals or completely ignored when I mention he is a 26 year old Nigerian man
- Also when we find a place, are we to pay for the 3 months up front or will one month payment with a monthly rental contract suffice?
If you have read this far and without clicking off, thank you for your patience. Your helpful suggestions/tips are welcome. If I have overlooked anything, please also point out to me because I want to make sure the package he applies with is correctly done.

If you are going to sponsor your brother then you have a role to play in terms of documentation, all the documents highlighted above are in order but try as much as possible to include court affidavit of sponsorship. You also have to write a detail letter of introduction, stating your relationship and many more attach to all your document and include your brother statement of account and invitation letter of participation from SA.

As for document certification issue, documents from recognised institution do not need certification but document from individual for instance if your brother is going to be accommodated by someone in SA then such documents from the person must be certified. If for instance there is no letter of invitation from anybody, the embassy will definitely expect your brother to provide accommodation to cover the whole three months and that maybe difficult, I will advise you to officially state two weeks or a week on your visa application form but then your brother will not include the letter of participation from SA and he must not disclose his real intention and the letter of introduction from you will only state that your brother is going on holiday. Without much ado, if you guys are financially buoyant, then you can arrange for accommodation payment to cover the whole three months.

Better still, you can look for an hotel where you can pay for a week or two and make reservation for the whole three months on the condition of balance payment either on arrival or at the expiration of the initial payment.

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bobbyhenry: Thanks anyway but I have abandon the Film Academy because many people on NL said I should dis-virgin my passport first. I must confess to you, I've done lots of research to make it happen but still not working out. All I have now is 300k in my account as deposited by my aunty. All I wanna do is to visit SA for 2weeks all in the name of travelling experience...thats all.
Try and understand my case. If I know better, I won't be coming here to bother you just like others. We see you as one who can give the helpful info and that is why we keep asking questions not to go astray. If am disturbing you, Abeg no vex o.... No vex huh? Bless You!!!

The 300k is ok but it's not the normal amount required for tourist visa though it all depend on the number of days or weeks you plan to stay in SA. With your 300k, I will advise you to reduce your stay to a week when you fill in your visa form so as to reduce your hotel booking charges and to avoid denial as a result of insufficient fund. Let your flight reservation also cover one week. As for your lump-sum deposit from your aunt, let her write your letter of introduction because she's the one sponsoring your trip and let her attach a court affidavit of sponsorship with her bank statement and her data page. When your visa comes out then you book your ticket to cover the number of days or weeks you really plan to stay.

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olympus76: Good day.pls can anyone help me out here.I got one year SA visa from accra ghana.can I board frm nigeria because the visa comes with ghana resident permit.

Obviously I think you can fly from Naija but make a thorough enquiry on that and be sure you can fly and don't rely 100% on what I told you on this case.

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bobbyhenry: @collinsfbi.... Hey boss!! Now, I have #300k deposited into my account last "2-weeks". Though money have been coming in but always withdraw it. With this 300k deposited last "2-weeks", CAN I APPLY AND SUBMIT MY APPLICATION NOW THIS WEEK? Please help...thanks man!

You keep asking the same question for the past four months, did you abandon your admission from Britiish Academy? what about 150k in your acct? Has your aunt deposited that 200k in your acct now? The answers you seek now have given to you in the previous pages where you asked the same question. Do a flashback on your previous questions here on this thread, you will get what you want.

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Babechemist01: There is a space for ticket no and expire date on the SA application form.i av done d ticket booking online and d comfirmation mail has been sent to me but i av not paid. Is d invoice no dsame wit ticket no and wat do dey mean by expire date. Pls i need urgent reply.

Invoice number is not the same with ticket number, until you make payment you cannot be issued ticket number. Since you are using online booking reservation, leave the space blank, with your reservation confirmation, they know you cannot have ticket number.

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otemitayo: Please I am now in a similar situation with you concerning the need to get study permit sorted out on time. I have all the requirements already, but I just got my final admission letter yesterday (01/02/2013) so will be applying at the Abuja High Commission on Monday (04/02/2012. The issue I have is I must be in SA latest by 21st of February as registration period lapses on 22nd. Can you please suggest (if there is) one or two ways in which I could get the SA High Commission to speed up the process? And any other info that might help. Thank you. @Collinsfbi, Zzzalexzzz et al

There is no way the embassy can process your application earlier than the normal processing time, in order for your application not to be delayed, make sure you submit complete and genuine documents and put up a details visa application letter, stating the date you got your final admission letter and deadline for registration in your school and that you will appreciate quick processing of your permit to enable meet up with the registration deadline.

Besides, I think there is way you can do your registration from Nigeria, contact your school and let them know of your present predicament and let them inform you of what your need to do, such as study fee in which payment can be made from Nigeria. What school and in what part of SA is your school located?

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Someone sent this to me this afternoon and i fee like to share it with NLDers

Sunmie walked into a pharmacy & says 2 d
pharmacist, “Hello, could u give me condom?
I’m going 2 my girlfriend’s place 4 dinner & I think I mayb in with a chance!”
D pharmacist gives him d condom & as he was going out he returns & says,”Give me another condom because my girlfriend’s sister is very cute too, she always crosses her legs in a provocative manner when she sees me & I think I might strike a luck there too.
“D pharmacist gives him a second condom& as he was leaving, again he turns back & says “Give me one more condom because my girlfriend’s mom is still pretty cute & when she sees me she always makes eye contact & since she invited me 4 dinner I think she is
expecting me 2 make a move.
During dinner, Sunmie sat with his girlfriend on d left ,d sister on his right & d mum facing him. When d girlfriend’s Dad walks in, Sunmie lowers his head & starts d dinner prayer.”Dear Lord, bless this dinner & thank u 4 all u’v given
us” 10minutes after, Sunmie was still praying “Thank u Lord 4 ur kindness.” Another Ten minutes gone by & he is still praying, keeping his head down, very close 2 d table.
They all looked at each other surprised, & his girlfriend was even more surprised than others. She gets close to him & whispered, “I didn’t know u’r so religious. “Sunmie replies, “I
never knew ur dad was a pharmacist!”.
See wahala !!! Pls advice Sunmie what to do b4 kasala go burst o!........

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oyesams: Hello Guys....I just want to know why the SA Embassy in Lagos is delaying in issuing Visa now a days...My mum applied for a Visa on the 4th of January and up-till now the only thing we get online (apart from the sms they sent to her) is that her application is been received and under assessment at South African High commission in Lagos. Moreover we dont know if she ll pay repartration or not as nothing as been sent to her. Is there anyone experiencing the same issue? What can be delaying them?

Thanks and God Bless

Patience is the key, if she needs to pay repatriation fee, the embassy will contact her via the phone, as first time applicant, sometimes it can be like that.

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toyinoluwaronke: Please my enquiry is nt really on visa bt still on S.A. can someone advise me on a business I can use to support myself in a city like capetown as I would recently be going there for my masters. I will be on a bursary but I have a savings of about 800k that I wnt to c ow I cn invest on a very small scale business there. Is there any good here in Nigeria I can be bringing in that would sell very well. Someone once told me about weavons and attchment. Would that be a good one or any other good. Your advices will be appreciated

Wave-on is nice, if you know how to barb hair, it's nice too, but to be sincere with you, i don't know much about Capetown though i have been there on two different occasion but there are more of white than black compare to jo'burg and some part of Pretoria full of blacks.

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opsy4real1: do i need to go with copies of the documents i used to secure the visa?would the immigration officials ask for them?

Go with your passport/visa, your ticket, hotel confirmation/letter of invitation, any form of identity card, repatriation receipt if you pay and try to have at least $500 in case if those hungry immigration officers ask of your BTA but i can assure you that nobody will ask you of BTA.

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kosoblanca: House how many day does it take for momentum insurance to process ur document when they confirm ur payment.

Once they confirm good receipt of your payment, confirmation will be sent to you via email and in less than three days it will be processed.

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clow: I went to the south African Embassy to drop my Documents knowing fully welthat evrything needed to be submitted were in the Package only for me to get their to be told that despite having everything that they were invalid because the south African police didint certify all the Documents of my host over ther and I'm like Wtf.he even said all. The documents were accurate that I go back and tell my host to make sure they are certified.has Anyone had this experience.

Yes! any doc from South African host to be included in your visa application must be duly certified either by the police or in the post office in SA. Your host suppose to know better, contact him and he will enlighten you better.

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@Kosoblanca, Thanks for your concise contribution. I have been busy for sometimes now but good to have people like you on this thread

opsy4real1: hello collins and otherals, as far as s.a port entry and immigration officials ulis concerned, like how much cash is advisable to hold at hand..while the rest on my c.c in order to avoid extortion and dubious people just as i read in some earlier posts..?

Just go with $500 and don't be surprise that nobody will even ask you for your BTA but to be on a safer side, $500 is the required amount.

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Zachxolan: Thanks man, Please if I need to do my flight itinerary/ booking, am talking on the one I do not need to make payment before collecting how do I go about it? kindly enlighten me.

I will advise you to make reservation with South African Airways here http://www.flysaa.com/ng/en/planmytrip/schedulesroutes/flight_schedules.html fill in your details and choose pay later option, reservation confirmation will be sent to your email.

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Zachxolan: Thanx collins but I still av a few questions should I download the bi-1738 online or wait to be given, secondly which embassy do u th ink is best for fast processing of the study permit?

You can download online, you don't have any problem with that and for the quick processing, i can't tell you to apply at a particular place or not to apply, if you have complete and genunine documents, you will definately get your permit processed within the embassy stipulated time. If you don't have SAQA evaluation go to Abuja centre and if you have one you can submit your application at Lagos application centre. To me, there is nothing wrong with both application centres just that Lagos centre will demand for SAQA evaluation as one of the requirements. Some people with SAQA evaluation on this thread had earlier applied through Lagos centre and they got their permit processed within short period of time. So it depends on where you choose to submit your application.

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unstoppableman: I don't have identification card ( only my passport) , I didn't pay for repartiation fees, I don't have letter of absent from work because i am not working. I am not carrying any luggages. Just my clothes and my laptop thats all. all the document i have to travel is, Yellow card,My passport,hotel reservation, and my flight ticket is that ok?

cyril83: don't worry, just follow the advice of collins, don't give anybdy dime besides if they ask for purpose of travelling don't tell them ur visiting anybody just tell them you are a student going for a research bcoz if you tell them ur on visitation they may ask for invitation letter.

You can tell them exactly what CYRIL83 suggested above,If you have national ID then you can go with that because even if you claim to be a student going for research, they will still demand to know your school and ask for your student identity card and if you don't have any ID at all, tell them you mistakenly forgot to take your ID from the other luggage and you have checked then in.

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chelseabmw: Bros, Nigerian immigration will help you finish your $500.....Do u ve a hotel reservation or invitation letter?

Don't give anybody anything, though when they see you as first time traveler, they may want to extort you but don't give anybody anything. Go with your hotel reservation confirm, identity card, receipt of your repatriation fee (if you have), letter of absent from work (Leave letter) and it must correspond with your identity card, all in your hand luggage. Don't put any anything without name in your luggage, though they will look for a way for you to pay but tell them you don't have much and the little you have is in dollar ($100 each) and you need to use it on arrival. If you want to spend money then go ahead na your loss but nobody will kill you for not giving.

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unstoppableman: Hi Everyone,

I need your assistance with little problem that i am having. am a first timer traveler, i just got visitor visa from south africa and i am traveling 31st of the month. MY question is that will $500 will be enough as bta? will i have problem with $500 at departure or arriving in south africa. please i need advise asap.

thank u

With Just $500, you are good to go besides, don't be surprise that you may not be asked of any BTA on departure in naija and on your arrival in SA.

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tokks: Good day my naija people, how una dey. Compliment of the season to everybody.
Now let me go to my enquiries, I have south africa student visa which i got last year april 2012 which will valid till may this year 2013, i came back to nigeria and i gave birth to my second baby, now i want to take my children along with me next month feb 2013, to complete my programme, so i would i go about this that is to get visa for my two children (2yrs and 1 mth old babies)
your contribution and advise is welcome
toks

Since they are dependents and under age, get passports for them, use all your docs for application, attached a copy of your permit, attached copies of their birth certs and write a comprehensive visa application letter and state your relationship with the kids and why they will have to travel with you but you must provide evidence of sufficient fund to support the application. I will advise you to apply for them under the general tourist category because you cannot apply under under family/relative category, only people with temporary or permanent permit status can apply under such category. A temporary family visa for South Africa is issued for two years and requires a South African citizen or permanent resident to be a sponsor. Sponsors must be able to demonstrate that they can provide a minimum of 5000 Rand per month in order to support the applicant. Your case is a bit different and looking at the fact that your permit will soon expire, it advisable you make the application under the general tourist category and serve as sponsor to your accompanying children.


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kellykings84: I submitted my application exactly a week ago in abuja and i was sent a txt dis afternoon for collection and i got the visa 3months

Congrats

ibrak200: hello please which hotel can i book in pretoria, south africa for free or for low price i need to use it for my application for my visa to SA..... please help me out

check Purple Olive Guest House here, is one of the cheapest and their site with give you exact rate in naira http://www.purpleolive.co.za/ R230 = about 4k per night or check the site below to make your choice

http://www.hotelscombined.com

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flowervase: Thank you so much, I have collected the permitwas given a yr visa, i want to know if i can book a one way ticket to SA instead of two way since i will be staying up to a year. my question is will it be fine wit SA immigration to book a one way ticket.

Of course you can book a one way ticket with your study permit but you may likely encounter problem if you can't defend yourself very well. Normally, a ticket is valid for one year (depending on carrier terms and conditions) and you are granted same one year study permit and they may want to use that to counter you but always point it out that you have sufficient fund to cover all your expenses and your return ticket but since you are not certain of a particular date of departure, that is why you decide to book a one way ticket but make sure if you have evidence of sufficient fund in terms of account statement or master card if such is requested.

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Can this baby fly for 700k, i have somebody in need of it. Any prob pls say the truth? Any thing to fix? please post engine pix?

rooney11: @collinfbi and justwise, pls I applied for tourist visa in SA at oregun visa centre in lagos since december 13 and up till now have not heard from them and I do track my application online same story on their website that my application have been forwarded to SA high commsion for proccessing. Pls is there any means of knowing the delay and application status. I sent mail their email on their website noting up till now.

through online tracking and try to exercise patience.

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Zachxolan: hello house, I have just confrmed i have been accepted for masters at one of the university in south Africa, and I need TO get my study permit before the end of this month, right now I dont know what I would need at the embassy and how long it will take before registraation closes and secondly is there a difference between study permit and study visa cos I am confused kind of with the previous posts......please house I really need HELP

Did you bother to check this thread at all before asking your question, anyway the answer to your question is on page 7 and 23, but try and contact your school first if you will need SAQA to process your registration or not as some schools require that you evaluate your result before registration. Best of luck!

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