[quote author=hopcious post=106480586]Please, don't waste your money to book a flight ahead.

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

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Thank you very much sir

Greetings to everyone who is contributing to this great thread.
Please I have a question and its urgent,how can I receive money from south to Nigeria seems all channel have been blocked,please help a brother. Thanks

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

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

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.

Evidenx:
Greetings to everyone who is contributing to this great thread.
Please I have a question and its urgent,how can I receive money from south to Nigeria seems all channel have been blocked,please help a brother. Thanks

Maybe your best bet, (which I also use by the way) is Peer to Peer.

Find someone who also needs Rands and you 2 can swap.

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.

people in south africa are doing that na dey give the ZAr dey send naira back

Evidenx:
Greetings to everyone who is contributing to this great thread.
Please I have a question and its urgent,how can I receive money from south to Nigeria seems all channel have been blocked,please help a brother. Thanks

Raychielle:


Johannesburg. Yes, I have submitted the application already. Now they are asking for a certified copy of my transcript. I submitted the soft copy during the application

Most universities in South Africa required SAQA, exception of Capetown and Stellenbosch. Although some schools may give you conditional offer

Ibrahim8258:
Please, how can i get a free flight ✈️ ticket reservation without payment, my appointment is this month, please anyone that can help me out?

Please don't disturb your self you can book a reservation from Ethiopian airline or Waka now, doesn't matter if the reservation is valid or not. But if you have money you can pay for it likewise me I use naijagoing abroad for my hotel reservation and help me with the reservation free of charge ...you can contact them

[quote author=Nikky1759 post=106082387][/quote]
Hello ma'am please update us, the visa came out?

.

Gratefulme:

Hello ma'am please update us, the visa came out?

@Nikky1759

Is visa issuance ongoing for South Africa?
Heard it has been on hold.

Someone fill me in.

Please how did you go about this appeal? Did you have to pay for another appointment? Or you just went to VFS with the denial letter and you were allowed in? Please anyone with these answers can also assist. So my mum was denied for same reason of bank statement not valid for 3 months and now we have even gotten statement for 6 months.

Documents submitted were:
-Invitation from my brother who’s a resident stating he was sponsoring the trip and included all his docs and statement (we didn’t include my mum’s statement because he was sponsoring the trip, could that be an issue?)
-The filled request form and her own documents.

Toks7:
As educated by and well to do Nigerians with legal businesses, a legal means of income and livelihood. We are yet to realize to what extent these other fellow Nigerians giving the country a bad image outside of the country as tarnished the general image and the stigma that comes with been a NIGERIAN. In this context I’m referring to the drug dealers and yahoo boys in SA. Coupled with that this present administration as even made matters worst. Every embassy sees every Nigerian as been desperate. Now I was in SA in late 2017 on a medical visa I was there for a duration of 2weeks. When I was discharged from the hospital I went on a sight see and I was astonished as to how developed they are over there and how far behind Nigeria is. I returned to Nigeria went by my business and my company, I own a Real Estates and Fintech company. I have a travel history of Germany, Ireland, UK, Switzerland and France. So last month I decided to visit a Nigerian doctor and close friend he’s a citizen in SA because he as been in SA for a very very long time, right from the late 90’s and early 2000’s. He wrote me an invitation coupled with every other details. I printed my bank statement from April 28th to July 28th I had an opening balance of 13.5m and a closing balance of 5.5m in my personal account, I submitted at Lekki on August 13th with all other necessary documents, my house and my business legal documents and ownership and every other thing else. I also printed my previous medical visa from 2017 my entry and departure at OR Tambo at the exact time. I even left their country earlier than the time they gave me to stay. My fellow Nigerians from august 13th that I submitted two weeks later my passport came back to me august 31st and I was refused and ticked under “Bank statement not valid for three months” and I was like that as to be a joke right??!! April 28th to July 28th that’s a 3months statement. So my thoughts were maybe because the consular officer meant a 3months calendar bank statement. So I reprinted the same documents I used in applying the first time and I included a copy of the refusal paper showing bank statement not up to 3months, went to my bank printed another bank statement from June 1st to September 1st and I had a closing balance of 4.3M. Tuesday September 7th went to the same Lekki center and I submitted the same documents and every other thing I used I applying the first time along with my previous medical visa in 2017, my newly printed bank statement and the copy of the paper refusing me saying my statement was not valid for 3months. The same documents, the invitation from my doctor friend, his ID copy my home and business documents . Printed everything out as I did the first time and I could recall at the VIP section one of the guys said to me “oga you were here some weeks ago dey didn’t give you ni” I said my brother Naso I see am oo!! They said my statement was not up to 3months and he said argh!! They just wanted to refuse u ni and he told me categorically it’s now a who you know thing with the SA consular as they refuse legal and legitimate people and grant visa to omoh Igbos with drug carter tentacles in SA. For Christ sakes my business as a legal and active building I run a business here as much as naija is terrible I don’t plan on foregoing my business and starting from the scratch in another mans country let alone an African county although I don’t see SA as every other regular country. Those guys are way ahead for Nigeria. My point is I was very angry when the guy told me this.I was Damn sure they wouldn’t have no excuse to refuse me this time. So I submitted September 7th and my passport came to me this morning and underneath the white paper other “ Host’s ID copy certification unclear” Omoh I was so pissed when I saw it like what the hell mahn!! This people are really taking a piss. How is the same ID copy of my doctor friend which I used in applying some weeks ago all of a sudden it’s unclear to them. How?!!! Like how! It’s not like they said the ID was fraudulent or such person doesn’t exist in SA. Id copy unclear the same copy I used in applying some weeks ago, then I just realized truly it’s now a matter of who you know with SA cos in every aspect I should never have been refused the first time, the statement was 3months. Right now I called my doctor friend told him I’m no longer coming as I won’t be played on my intelligence anymore. The SA consular is taking a piss and I would rather Forego visiting him till further notice. Below are the copies of the first refusal and the second refusal I got today. Oga justwise if you are still on this platform please what is your say on this?? Because I have followed this forum for years as every other forum on Nairaland.

Toks7:
As educated and well to do Nigerians with legal businesses, a legal means of income and livelihood. We are yet to realize to what extent these other fellow Nigerians giving the country a bad image outside of the country as tarnished the general image and the stigma that comes with been a NIGERIAN. In this context I’m referring to the drug dealers and yahoo boys in SA. Coupled with that this present administration as even made matters worst. Every embassy sees every Nigerian as been desperate. Now I was in SA in late 2017 on a medical visa I was there for a duration of 2weeks. When I was discharged from the hospital I went on a sight see and I was astonished as to how developed they are over there and how far behind Nigeria is. I returned to Nigeria went by my business and my company, I own a Real Estates and Fintech company. I have a travel history of Germany, Ireland, UK, Switzerland and France. So last month I decided to visit a Nigerian doctor and close friend he’s a citizen in SA because he as been in SA for a very very long time, right from the late 90’s and early 2000’s. He wrote me an invitation coupled with every other details. I printed my bank statement from April 28th to July 28th I had an opening balance of 13.5m and a closing balance of 5.5m in my personal account, I submitted at Lekki on August 13th with all other necessary documents, my house and my business legal documents and ownership and every other thing else. I also printed my previous medical visa from 2017 my entry and departure at OR Tambo at the exact time. I even left their country earlier than the time they gave me to stay. My fellow Nigerians from august 13th that I submitted two weeks later my passport came back to me august 31st and I was refused and ticked under “Bank statement not valid for three months” and I was like that as to be a joke right??!! April 28th to July 28th that’s a 3months statement. So my thoughts were maybe because the consular officer meant a 3months calendar bank statement. So I reprinted the same documents I used in applying the first time and I included a copy of the refusal paper showing bank statement not up to 3months, went to my bank printed another bank statement from June 1st to September 1st and I had a closing balance of 4.3M. Tuesday September 7th went to the same Lekki center and I submitted the same documents and every other thing I used I applying the first time along with my previous medical visa in 2017, my newly printed bank statement and the copy of the paper refusing me saying my statement was not valid for 3months. The same documents, the invitation from my doctor friend, his ID copy my home and business documents . Printed everything out as I did the first time and I could recall at the VIP section one of the guys said to me “oga you were here some weeks ago dey didn’t give you ni” I said my brother Naso I see am oo!! They said my statement was not up to 3months and he said argh!! They just wanted to refuse u ni and he told me categorically it’s now a who you know thing with the SA consular as they refuse legal and legitimate people and grant visa to omoh Igbos with drug carter tentacles in SA. For Christ sakes my business as a legal and active building I run a business here as much as naija is terrible I don’t plan on foregoing my business and starting from the scratch in another mans country let alone an African county although I don’t see SA as every other regular country. Those guys are way ahead for Nigeria. My point is I was very angry when the guy told me this.I was Damn sure they wouldn’t have no excuse to refuse me this time. So I submitted September 7th and my passport came to me this morning and underneath the white paper other “ Host’s ID copy certification unclear” Omoh I was so pissed when I saw it like what the hell mahn!! This people are really taking a piss. How is the same ID copy of my doctor friend which I used in applying some weeks ago all of a sudden it’s unclear to them. How?!!! Like how! It’s not like they said the ID was fraudulent or such person doesn’t exist in SA. Id copy unclear the same copy I used in applying some weeks ago, then I just realized truly it’s now a matter of who you know with SA cos in every aspect I should never have been refused the first time, the statement was 3months. Right now I called my doctor friend told him I’m no longer coming as I won’t be played on my intelligence anymore. The SA consular is taking a piss and I would rather Forego visiting him till further notice. Below are the copies of the first refusal and the second refusal I got today. Oga justwise if you are still on this platform please what is your say on this?? Because I have followed this forum for years as every other forum on Nairaland.

To my own experience I will advise you to print out your 6 month bank statements and go through hotel booking instead of going through your friend ...I bet you will got it
I got mine this year April almost 3 month I waited for the visa
, try and follow the route of hotel booking vacation and print out 6 month bank statement

Is there anyone in Potchefstroom that we can freek together?

Dr, enter Joburg on weekends flex yourself. I think that NW province is too dry.

DrOA:
Is there anyone in Potchefstroom that we can freek together?

Blurpy:
Dr, enter Joburg on weekends flex yourself. I think that NW province is too dry.

To me Jozi is too tough for my liking. I prefer potch. It's a cool and safest place for me. It's a place where I can walk at any time without any fear or worry. I love it my brother.

Please, you have an idea if they have started issuing visas from Nigeria?

DrOA:
Is there anyone in Potchefstroom that we can freek together?

How's the environment? Is it beautiful like Pretoria? pictures please

DrOA:


To me Jozi is too tough for my liking. I prefer potch. It's a cool and safest place for me. It's a place where I can walk at any time without any fear or worry. I love it my brother.

Did anyone recently get their SAQA certificate?

Good morning all, please does anyone know how I can contact the SA embassy in Lagos? Email or phone number? I submitted application for a one year study visa 2 months ago (August 15) at the vfs in Lekki and up till now, no response. I have tried to track my application on the vfs website but it says 'not found'. Problem is that I need my passport in November, exactly 4 weeks from now. Is there a possibility that it will be held for another one month? If so, how can I make a request for expedited action on my visa processing. What is the usual wait time? Thank you very much

Hi everyone, this forum is enjoyable to read and i want to enquiry here about South Africa 2021 after corvid restriction.
Is it still safe for a Nigeria youth to seek SA vis a giving the recent reports of Xenophobia? What short course in IT, computer and Web solutions can one study in SA and apply through such course to get Visa? if i find the right IT short related course how can i apply from Nigeria and how much will i be spending in estimate if to proceed? Thank you all.

Hello Kudos to all the amazing guys contributing immensely to this Thread.

Please I have a question and would appreciate an honest answer .

I was surfing online this afternoon looking for legit invitation from Belarus when I stumbled on a blog.


This blog was talking about SA EVisa and from the list of Eligible countries I saw NIgeria.

I had to visit the EVisa site link and behold I saw NIgeria there on list of passport holding countries.

My question is could this be for real?

Has any one got SA EVisa and travel with same?

royalfrank007:
Hi everyone, this forum is enjoyable to read and i want to enquiry here about South Africa 2021 after corvid restriction.
Is it still safe for a Nigeria youth to seek SA vis a giving the recent reports of Xenophobia? What short course in IT, computer and Web solutions can one study in SA and apply through such course to get Visa? if i find the right IT short related course how can i apply from Nigeria and how much will i be spending in estimate if to proceed? Thank you all.

Wits University
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Durban University of Technology.

They have short, professional courses and the school fees is about R30,000 and R45,000.

Lolz

expertman:
Hello Kudos to all the amazing guys contributing immensely to this Thread.

Please I have a question and would appreciate an honest answer .

I was surfing online this afternoon looking for legit invitation from Belarus when I stumbled on a blog.


This blog was talking about SA EVisa and from the list of Eligible countries I saw NIgeria.

I had to visit the EVisa site link and behold I saw NIgeria there on list of passport holding countries.

My question is could this be for real?

Has any one got SA EVisa and travel with same?

expertman:
Hello Kudos to all the amazing guys contributing immensely to this Thread.

Please I have a question and would appreciate an honest answer .

I was surfing online this afternoon looking for legit invitation from Belarus when I stumbled on a blog.


This blog was talking about SA EVisa and from the list of Eligible countries I saw NIgeria.

I had to visit the EVisa site link and behold I saw NIgeria there on list of passport holding countries.

My question is could this be for real?

Has any one got SA EVisa and travel with same?

I saw this from the official site https://ehome.dha.gov.za/epermit/user/createUserProfile

KazikageSama:


I saw this from the official site https://ehome.dha.gov.za/epermit/user/createUserProfile

E never reach Nigeria turn yet.

royalfrank007:
Hi everyone, this forum is enjoyable to read and i want to enquiry here about South Africa 2021 after corvid restriction.
Is it still safe for a Nigeria youth to seek SA vis a giving the recent reports of Xenophobia? What short course in IT, computer and Web solutions can one study in SA and apply through such course to get Visa? if i find the right IT short related course how can i apply from Nigeria and how much will i be spending in estimate if to proceed? Thank you all.

You can apply for a short course in CPUT, Cape Peninsula University of Technology in Cape Town. I have gotten people into South Africa via CPUT, NETACAD/ICT Academy program. It is a good program in association with Cisco.

Thought as much boss thanks cos if it was available for Nigerians it would have been every where but I just made a second thought cos that's how Bahamas evisa was made available to us without many people knowing about it.

KazikageSama:


I saw this from the official site https://ehome.dha.gov.za/epermit/user/createUserProfile

Hello everyone. Please I want to travel with my child. He is less than 2 years. PLEASE DOES HE NEED TO APPLY FOR SA VISA TOO? Or is my application going to cover him?

2. Do I need to book a VFS appointment for him I can see that they are charging if I include his name. The embassy and vfs don't give much information on travelling with children

Please any information on this is appreciated

Also please what is the average response time for vfs as I plan to travel in December. Thanks

tolops1:

I would advise you put in extra efforts and submit clear copies of your husband's id
I've been in similar situation. I didn't sign the waiver form but waited till my husband was able to send clearer copies of his id

Unclear copies of documents is one of the reasons for visa denial

Hello please what are the requirements for travelling with children. My son is less than 2.