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Make no mistake please. SA schools cannot register you with a temporary visa. The school will only register you when your visa shows it is a study permit and the school's name is written on it. As a matter of fact, you cannot get a study visa for UNISA and then try to use it to register for another degree programme at UP.

SaintBees:
I can get an evisa.. register in school and get a permanent one

Also, you cannot study in another institution with that same visa as the visa vignette carries the details of UP only. You will need to apply for another study visa to study in another institution.

Maz8:
No. A study visa is a type of long term temporary residency visa that allows the international student to legally stay in South Africa for the period and school indicated on the visa vignette. Therefore, you are not restricted to Pretoria; you can move in and around South Africa. However, the restriction is that you cannot use a study visa to enjoy any benefits outside the scope of the benefits offered by your study visa e.g. you are not allowed to work with a study visa. You’ll need a work visa to do this.

Sadly, you are part of the problem Nigerians are facing in SA. How would you overstay your permit and be comfortable with that? Later, y'all will be complaining that they are not granting your brothers visa... We know what is right but we just choose not to do it.

xolanimo:
Hello, this E visa, how does it work? My background; I am in SA but have overstayed my permit & its difficult to renew.

I'm wondering if I can apply for Study visa here again via the e-visa hence my question.

Thanks for your reply.

Maybe the user spent the last four months making connections to perfect the business strategy

Samueltemi337:
You registered this account since 2015 but have only 29 post on nairaland


your last comment was in June before this one


4 months after being away from nairaland you are Suddenly giving South African visa within 7 days


scammer

Thank you. That means it is just the travel history to SA that counts.

antzlaive:
They handle Visitors/Holiday Visa also.
Mine was a Holiday Visa. See the cropped image below. I hope this settles it.

Based on their response, that's what they indicated. However, @antzlaive might be able to shed more light on the type of visa he applied for to clarify this.

AskGod07:
Is it only business evisa VFS are handle? What about tourist ? I have been to South Africa on tourist visa before

So, here is my confirmation of the e-visa by VFS today.

Oh! So one can walk-in to VFS office and request for the evisa option there right?

Was that how you did yours?

antzlaive:
When u go to submit physically ask them for eVisa Services, they will attend to you, go with a dollar card for eVisa payment. Naira card is not accepted. They is a service fee if done in their office.

Isn't this what I advised anyone to do as well? I do not have any need to apply for a temporary visa to SA at the moment. Hence, I am not in a position to do the verification.

antzlaive:
Oga, VFS is not a ghost organisation, call them and verify.

I did not dispute what you had shared. I only requested anyone to do the right thing by verifying the information before using the platform. When did that become aspersions? Even the official website of DHA is faulty and people have lost money while attempting to use it. There is no crime in verifying information before using it.

Last time I checked, the points I raised in my post about the website are things everybody and anybody can reason with and pick up easily as well. The onus is on individuals to take necessary steps in verifying the authenticity of the information.

antzlaive:
Most times people have legit info, but refuse to share here, because all those that have nothing to share come with all this negative energy. What's so hard in putting a call through to VFS to verify rather than coming here to cast aspersions. This Nigeria don affect people aswear. It's not your fault.

Guys, don't fall for this yet. Ensure you verify before you submit any application. It looked like a cloned site and how is VFS processing evisa for Nigerians only but there is no news about it anywhere else on the internet? Be wise please to avoid stories that touch. Did you notice that the HTTP in the address does not have a "S" as well unlike the DHA website?

Be certain and verify the website before you make any submission and payment. A word is enough for the wise.

antzlaive:
Through VFS http://southafrica.vfsevisa.com


Through DHA https://ehome.dha.gov.za/epermit/home

.

Can I request that you help me bring a few things from Nigeria? I sent you an email request already. Thank you.

limosodiq:
I am coming to Pretoria

No, you don't

padyt007:
Please do I need transit visa when travelling using Rwandair from Lagos to SA and vice versa

It was not stated that your bank statement is illegal. They claimed it is inconsistent most likely because the 1.6m balance wasn't in the account all along. The money was deposited into the account along the line with no tangible trace of where the money came from or what you did you get the money at that point in time.

Be sure of the terminology used before you waste your money on legal action.

judecares1:
U mean am lying �?
Na wa, person talk truth una nor won believe again?
1.6m
Am � ready to take up any legal action against any corporate body/individual who feels that my bank statement is illegal,the statement was generated and duly signed by the bank,so am not scared of anything.
All what am seeking for is how to write an appeal letter

The document will be rejected at the point of submission as the VFS agents already know that police clearance from Nigeria is only valid for 3months.

QuackZulu:
Hello guys,
I need some help on the issue of police clearance.
I applied for the Nigerian Police Clearance three months ago, unfortunately, due to the three-month expiry date for PC certificates issued in Nigeria, it has expired.
However, the SA rule for police clearance states they accept police clearances issued under 6 months from the date of application. This is on the study visa application list of requirements.
My question is, do I reapply for a new Nigerian police clearance or use my three-month-old police clearance (expired in Nigeria according to our police rules but valid according to the rules I saw on the SA study visa application document)?
Is it worth the risk?
Thank you

Saka5:
I know of a Nigerian guy with HND who was admitted into a Master's degree programme at the University of Johannesburg and successfully graduated. I think you could approach schools, expressing your interest and providing them with your qualifications.

A lot of things have changed since 2020 academic year in SA education system. To get admission for MSc in SA schools, you need to have SAQA certificate and your degree must be rated NQF level 8. Even for schools that do not require SAQA for admission, they will still require you to have completed a 5year BSc degree before you are considered for MSc admission.

I've done about 6 SA visa applications for myself and colleagues and we've never used a paid reservation. Free booking has always been sufficient and the visas were granted.

If you have the money, there is no crime is going for the paid reservation also to boost your application.

Anu24:
reservation is different from booking for payment for normal flight of about 150k.There are paid reservation of about 15 to 20k, that's what I mean to check if truly you did reservation, some people might be lucky to get visa for the free booking and am telling you some might not be lucky,cos at times the free reservation might be on hold as at the time the embassy is verifying it.

Please, don't waste your money to book a flight ahead.

It is not advisable and the embassy does not encourage such also.

Anu24:
they normally verify the flight inteniarry so as to ascertain if truly you booked a flight,to be on a safer side is better you go for the payment own,cos is open for verification at any point in time unlike the free flight reservation that might not be available for verification as at the time they check for it.

Thank you for the response

Patnuel2015:
Some school will present you with the options of accept, reject or diver. So you can choose what you want. You will accept then difer, If the option of difer is not there, you will have to call the school to know how you can difer

Thank you for the response

justwise:
You need to accept first then defer

@justwise or anybody, who can assist with this please?

hopcious:
Good evening everyone.

Please, do I need to accept an unconditional offer of admission before requesting for deferment of the offer or I can make the request without accepting the offer first?

Thank you for the prompt response.

Good evening everyone.

Please, do I need to accept an unconditional offer of admission before requesting for deferment of the offer or I can make the request without accepting the offer first?

Thank you for the prompt response.

No, you don't need it. SAQA is not a requirement for your visa application or approval.

shawnmich:
Please any guru in the house should advice.
In a case whereby the school I applied to doesn't need saqa, will I need to submit saqa for my study permit at the embassy or it doesn't need since the school doesn't need it?
Please advice

Good Morning House.

I have a quick question. Will my 2months old baby be counted as a dependant on my study visa application? Also, will I need to have the amount of money to cover for a dependant in my POF because of the 2months old baby?

Thank you for the prompt response.

Yes, that should be enough for your visa to be approved.

shawnmich:
Post graduate studies.
Will 3m be ok for a postgraduate study with accomodations and feeding?
Thanks

Congratulations to you finally!!!

My wife's own came out two weeks ago also after 3months of waiting. Truly, they still issue visas but you will have to be patient.

chrisbada:
Hi Guys,

So my spousal permit renewal was delivered yesterday after a long wait.

I am rooting for everyone here still waiting for their visas.

I pray the good news will come soon.

It is evident that the consulate is still issuing VISA's but you will have to be prepared to wait. I will advise you to try to occupy yourself with something else ( Maybe a short term project or a goal) while you wait.. as the waiting could be quite frustrating.

Cheers

nyce55:
Please house I need help with permanent residence application. Where should I lodge the application in South Africa or Nigeria which one is more faster

PR application is not yet open. It is always advisable you apply from South Africa to indicate you are currently resident within the country.

funshobabs:
Gurus in the house, how long can I remain in Nigeria for before leaving for SA? Still tiding things. Supervisor hasn't replied to email. Considering that second semester started in July and this is September.

Thank you all.

You don't have a specific timeline before entering SA as long as you enter within the period specified on your visa.

funshobabs:
Please I got msg from vfs that passport is ready. Paid for courier. Do they deliver on weekends or till next week?

Finally!!! Congratulations

ashaju33:
It is a visiting visa. I applied for myself and also served as sponsor for my wife. I didn't write a clarity letter because part of the inflow is a bonus from my employer although more than my monthly salary as stated in the employer's letter of introduction.

That could be a deciding factor. They usually want to know about any inflow that doesn't correlate with the monthly income. That gives them an idea of how you got the money in your account for the 3months period.

HermajestyQ:
The denial is not really about your bank balance/ cash inflow or outflow. I think it's just luck. I applied in April with 96k balance and was given multiple entry visa. Just God and luck!

If I remember vividly, yours was a study visa and you probably had a funding letter attached to your application. Yes, I agree that the God factor plays a major role in getting these approvals, also, the type of visa you are applying for, will determine if you will be rejected based on your account balance. This is because they don't want you to come into the country and become a liability to them and given the fact that they know people have a way of padding their account balance for travelling purposes to make it look as if they have the capacity to take care of themselves during the journey.

A visit visa shows you are intending to go into the country for a short period of time, not necessarily for anything tangible than to relax and given the present state of how Nigerians are emigrating and also how they get into foreign countries on short term visa only to start finding a way to beat the system and not want to leave when their visa elapses, the home affairs needed to take more precaution in how they approve visit visa to Nigerians. At that point, it is at the discretion of the officer evaluating your documents to "assume" your SOA is not genuine as you do not have a substantial explanation for the cash inflow and outflow.