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Travel › Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by meagainstdem: 11:22am On Dec 19, 2015

Is Femiaction d only person on this forum? Why is he d only one responding to questions. Just as omidoyinJoshua pointed out, some schools like UCT has direct link wit saqa which they use in evaluating documents before admitting students. Therefore,they don't request for saqa as part of supporting docs for offering admission. Has anybody had this experience of not submitting saqa to d embassy and granted visa? Let d person share wit us pls.

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Travel › Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by meagainstdem: 8:52pm On Dec 18, 2015

[quote author=femiaction post=41120736]I mean

1 Saqa
2 proof of residence
3 yellow card
4 medical (Government hospital in Nigeria)
5 Medical Aid ( South Africa)
6 bank statement
7 Citified true copy of your certificate and transcripts
8 PhD admission letter. etc

@ no 7, do we need to submit certificate and transcript again at d embassy? To avoid another denial, can u pls explain how d credentials are arranged bcs I learnt there is an order in which it must be arranged. Also, I have two application forms with me and I don't know which one is authentic. One is BI-84(4 pages) while d other is BI-1784(13 pages) while non is having study visa on it. Please I just need to get it right by january 4 or else I forfeit d whole thing. The whole thing has taken a lot from me and I don't think it's as difficult as it seems except that there is a missing link somewhere.

Travel › Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by meagainstdem: 10:03pm On Dec 17, 2015

Hello house. I'm not just a happy man tonight. I was at vsf office in lekki this monday to apply for my PhD study visa only to receive my passport 2day wit my application denied. Reason: I should apply for a study visa, which is done at d SA embassy. All along, nobody ever told me that I was in a wrong place(vsf). When I called one of their staff showing my displeasure on why he didn't tell me moreso he was d one that screened my documents, he said most times SA embassy do direct applicants to them. What I'm hearing now is that d embassy will go on d year's break 2moro friday 18 till january and I'm supposed to resume school by 1st or 2nd week in february. Can someone take his/her time to advise me candidly here please. As I'm typing this, I'm having a serious emotional breakdown. Where do I start from? Any hope for me? Upon all the money I sank in lagos-transport, lodging etc. Honestly, this is not d best of time for me.

Travel › Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by meagainstdem: 9:23pm On Dec 08, 2015

Please folks. I have this question to ask the house. My wife and I are planning to travel for our programs in February and leave our two kids in nigeria for about 2 or 3 months before one of us comes back to pick them to join us. Please what is the possibility and feasibility of this b4 we attempt it. How are we going to go about it? Would they require visa too and how long will it take? Please I need a detailed explanation because we are in a fix now.

Travel › Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by meagainstdem: 1:58pm On Dec 06, 2015

House please, where can one obtain yellow fever card and police report fast? Also, I learnt there is timetable for visa application in Lagos and how much in total does the visa processing cost? Thanks a lot.

Travel › Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by meagainstdem: 10:09am On Dec 06, 2015

@ yinksob002 and chemashie. Thanks. Noted

Travel › Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by meagainstdem: 8:06pm On Dec 05, 2015

Hello houe. Pls I need advice on one issue. I hold a passport that is due to expire in 2018 while I'm going for a study that will last for 3 years, commencing in january 2016. I read an instruction that an applicant must have a passport having 30 days validity after one's stay. How do I do this? Because immigration told me they don't renew passport until it expires. Thanks the experienced fellows.

Travel › Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by meagainstdem: 11:10am On Nov 29, 2015*

[url][/url][quote author=TokyoBulls post=40512858]You do not have a lot of issues but I see a lot of slow or no action on your part. What you and your wife need are study visas for PhD and MSc and both are processed at the RSA embassies in Lagos and Abuja. If your kids are minors, they can accompany you to RSA as dependants and you do not need to get a school for them yet (by law). However, getting a school for your kids is not difficult so do not make it look like a mountain that wants to eat you up. You are being a bit slow in my opinion. For your MSc and PhD applications, you need more than a month to process study visas and your resumption is January. Get your acts together and submit the application.

For your wife, you need to convince the embassy that you are able to pay the bills for the family AND her education bills. Therefore, your application will have to reflect sufficient funds to take care of a family of 4 (Assumption: 2 kids, your wife and you) and pay tuition for MSc for your wife. In case you do not have sufficient funds for this, you need to get your wife and kids to come to you as dependants and your sponsor need to show they will be responsible for funding. You can then start your PhD first and your wife can start her MSc later.

Thank you TokyoBulls. The kids are actually minors. 2 and half years and 1 year 4 months old. The resumption is actually first week in february. I'm going for study leave with pay while she's going without pay. I didn't mean to be too slow about it if not for the final funding approval from abuja that is still pending. It was a friend that advised that I apply for mine alone first and about 2 weeks after to apply for my wife's with the same account I used for mine and the kids as her dependant. I think he said this so that d evidence of sufficient fund can be re-used and convincing. If my approval doesn't arrive by december ending, we might have to defer our admissions. I only want to block all loopholes for disqualification because I heard SA embassy is a little strict, most especially to Nigerians. Thanks once again

Travel › Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by meagainstdem: 11:08pm On Nov 27, 2015

Hello house. I wouldn't have had any issue wit my visa application if not for my wife and two kids. I'm going to UCT for my PhD on federal government scholarship while my wife is going for her MSc on my bills, both to start by Jan. 2015. I work wit a federal govt. Institution. Please can someone enlighten us on the best way to go about our visa application? i.e myself,wife and d 2 kids. My concern is that someone told me that we will attach evidence of securing school for the kids along with our application. How true? This and other sundry issues will be highly appreciated if solved for us please. Thanks in advance.

I don't know why people are not responding to my enquiries. I think I should look elsewhere if this avenue doesn't work for me.

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Travel › Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by meagainstdem: 11:02pm On Nov 21, 2015

[quote author=meagainstdem post=40234238]Hello house. I wouldn't have had any issue wit my visa application if not for my wife and two kids. I'm going to UCT for my PhD on federal government scholarship while my wife is going for her MSc on my bills, both to start by Jan. 2015. I work wit a federal govt. Institution. Please can someone enlighten us on the best way to go about our visa application? i.e myself,wife and d 2 kids. My concern is that someone told me that we will attach evidence of securing school for the kids along with our application. How true? This and other sundry issues will be highly appreciated if solved for us please. Thanks in advance.

Someone should pls respond quickly to this enquiry.

Travel › Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by meagainstdem: 7:33pm On Nov 20, 2015

Travel › Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by meagainstdem: 8:43pm On Oct 02, 2015

[quote author=staggerlee post=38594038]Imagine. Just in the name of having PhD. Nowhere in Nigeria is better either. I have friends that we finished masters together about six years ago and started their PhD immediately,up till now they and their supervisors are playing hide and seek game. In UK, some of our friends are shouting. They always link their plight to poor Nigeria background. Only in Malaysia I see some of my bosses finishing on time. God help us. U didn't respond to the mail I asked. Pls tell me about UCT and Cape Town generally. Thanks

Travel › Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by meagainstdem: 11:14am On Oct 02, 2015

staggerlee:
Make sure ur supervisor is not Neco nor Falowo. You can try Doldo but Doldo will not assist you academically, but he is nice, Neco and Falowo will frustrate you. UCT is the "wrongest" place for electrical but as a naija person you will pull through

@ staggerlee,
Thanks for that brief hint. In actual sense, Neco is my supervisor and seems to be (virtually) nice to me. He assisted in pinning down my admission because I'v had to defer it 3 times. Funny enough for Falowo, he happens to be my lecturer here in Nigeria during my final year days in d university. I approached him for supervision first but later referred me to Dlodlo and Neco saying he already had enough student for that year. For Dlodlo, he accepted being my supervisor but cautioned me on the topic I first chose. I finally turned to Neco who accepted me all through. To me, one cannot have PhD cheaply anywhere in the world except you want to buy your way through which hardly happens anywhere also. If I can recollect your quote, Neco and Falowo are frustrating while Dlodlo will not help academically, but nice. So out of the three who is the best? Finally, I think what one needs in sailing through is the usual hardwork backed by thorough prayers for uncommon favours.
Once again, thanks a bunch. Please I will appreciate if I can get your email or phone number so we can talk one on one.

Travel › Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by meagainstdem: 5:10pm On Sep 30, 2015

[quote author=sovpounds post=38516199]Thanks for d comprehensive write up. U made my head swell. I'm relieved now. Can't wait to be there in January by God's grace. But mind u, I'm a child of God so nothing can distract me. grin

Travel › Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by meagainstdem: 9:47pm On Sep 27, 2015

Keneking:
Congrats ..what are studying at UCT?

Cape Town is beautiful. The campus is great ..are you in Upper campus? Amazing resources and top class infrastructure to support any forward looking student. I hear the registration is Feb 16 for PG. Have you paid tuition? Or are you on scholarship? Are you living in one of the school's accommodation ?

Splendid. I'm on scholarship and going for Electrical Engineering. I'v not paid tuition but i'v registered for their health plan. I'm actually going with my family bcs my wife is also going for her MSC in Nursing, so we will start d visa processing hopefully by November. Any input on the visa processing for us (Myself, wife and 2 kids) is welcome.

Travel › Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by meagainstdem: 7:20pm On Sep 25, 2015

[quote author=sovpounds post=38342668]abeg my fellow naija brothers and sisters wey dey live for SA make una help ur bros. i arrived johannesburg on the morning of September 21 and i flew to cape town yesterday. my problem be say since i comot naija i never chop eba. abeg make una tell me where naija restaurant dey for cape town. i still have a week to stay here before i return to naija.

cape town is beautiful but i wan chop eba abeg.thank you.

Hello, u said Cape Town is beautiful. I got admission in their UCT for my PhD and I just wish u tell me what to expect in terms of beauty and comfortability as a first time traveller. I'm just too anxious because I'm thinking I'm not going to get a European match in SA. Ur take on this please. Thanks

Travel › Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by meagainstdem: 2:03pm On Sep 22, 2015

My wife also is going for MSC in d same school with me with d kids but we were told to secure our visas separately first b4 applying for the kids through their mother.But what of d section in the form that requires one to fill dependant?In short, I don't know how we wil go about d kids in terms of where to apply(bcs I learnt their own application venue is different),d amount and all other sundry issues. Thank you and sorry for bothering u.

Travel › Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by meagainstdem: 2:11pm On Sep 20, 2015

Keneking:
Sai Yinksob002

Pls someone should shed more light about payment to SA via debit cards. I'v had to pay charges tru my throat in recent times on every payment I make to SA, even when someone assisted in paying for me over there. I'm tired of paying as high as 20K,10K, 17K charges for every transactions I make.

Travel › Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by meagainstdem: 8:52pm On Sep 18, 2015

deolama:
Please which medical aid is better in momentum and compare. I need to pay today. Thanks

Momentum is just it.

Travel › Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by meagainstdem: 8:23pm On Sep 13, 2015

samtol4:
You don't need to secure accommodation before visa application but u need to submit proof of accommodation(where u intend to stay doing your study) along with other relevant docs..Kids don't need to secure admission .Get your visa first then apply for the kids .

@ samto14,
Thank you. Just same thing someone told me bcs my wife also is going for MSC in d same school with me but we were told to secure our visas separately first b4 applying for the kids through their mother.But what of d section in the form that requires one to fill dependant?In short, I don't know how we wil go about d kids in terms of where to apply(bcs I learnt their own application venue is different),d amount and all other sundry issues. Thank you and sorry for bothering u.

Travel › Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by meagainstdem: 6:50pm On Sep 12, 2015

Hello house, is true that before kids could be granted visa we should have secured school for them in SA? They are 3 and 1 and half years old respectively. And also concerning my own case, I was given admission for PhD in UCT but prefer to stay off-campus. Do I need to secure accommodation before applying for visa? Thanks

Travel › Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by meagainstdem: 12:21pm On Sep 12, 2015

muhaogunlo:
The MSc. Study visa application is still on, though there is an information on the notice board in the south africa high commission lagos office that application for MSc. Study visa has been suspended till november, however, you can still go and apply, they are accepting applications. But your programme is starting Jan 2016, they may ask you to come back by november to apply, processing time is about 6wks, but u can go on any tuesday btw 9am-12pm to make enquiries about when to apply and also how to go about the application for your kids. @the kids, I think you need to file separate applications for yourself and your wife first, after your visa has been granted, either of you may now file an application for your kids as accompanying relatives. Though there is also a section in your application where you will indicate if you have relatives that will need to accompany you. I'll advice you apply for the kids using your own visa when granted because you will have a longer stay than your wife since you are going for a PhD and she is going for masters. PhD will most definitely be longer. I hope this information helps.

Hello house, is true that before kids could be granted visa we should have secured school for them in SA? And also concerning my own case, I was given admission for PhD in UCT but prefer to stay off-campus. Do I need to secure accommodation before applying for visa? Thanks

Travel › Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by meagainstdem: 5:15pm On Sep 11, 2015

Travel › Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by meagainstdem: 7:15pm On Aug 26, 2015

muhaogunlo:
Yes, you are to submit the firm with the data page.
Yes, there is timetable, Tuesday is for verification of your documents at the SA High Commission, the following Wednesday is for payment but that can only be done when your documents have been verified and they are all in order, your name will be sent to diamond bank (adeola odeku branch) for visa application fee payment (NB: you can't make payment at diamond bank except your are told to go there on Wednesday to make payment, Thursday is for submission of your application at the SA High Commission. I really can't say @how much you must have in your account, but you must have enough funds to cover your tuition, accommodation, ticket and living expenses, also considering the fact that you are going with your wife and 2 kids, they may factor in their travel and living expenses too. If you have a scholarship then it will be nice to include the scholarship documents while applying and also state it in your letter of introduction. The visa application fee is #8,500 for study visa with charges of about #1,500, making a total of about #10,000. You are welcome sir.

muhaogunlo:
Once again I thank you most profoundly

@megainstdem, You are welcome bro. I really don't know if it is allowed to share personal contact here, I've seen nairalanders argue on whether or not to exchange contacts so as to keep the information open to whoever visits the thread in future and also for other people to contribute and debunk wrong/stale information, no one knows it all. However, I'll try to answer your questions ASAP and I'm sure other nairalanders will also answer.

Kind Regards.

Travel › Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by meagainstdem: 2:15pm On Aug 23, 2015

muhaogunlo:
@megainstdem, You are welcome bro. I really don't know if it is allowed to share personal contact here, I've seen nairalanders argue on whether or not to exchange contacts so as to keep the information open to whoever visits the thread in future and also for other people to contribute and debunk wrong/stale information, no one knows it all. However, I'll try to answer your questions ASAP and I'm sure other nairalanders will also answer.

Kind Regards.

Alright. Thank you. Some of my questions are that the application form I av wit me is about 12 pages containing some information pages. Are we submitting all these 2gether wit d pages that contain data? In addition, I learnt there is timetable for filing the application as regards days of d week (Tue, Wed & Thurs). Finally, where is d embassy located, how much sud I av in my account to qualify me and like how much will d whole application cost me? Thank u once again.

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