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Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Madebyme: 6:51pm On Jan 02, 2023
Tesclaros:
CONGRATS TO ME

JUST GOT A CALL FROM MY AGENT THAT MY EVISA HAS BEEN GRANTED FOR 2 WEEKS LOL


I ACTUALLY TOLD HER TO APPLY FOR A MONTH .. I AM SAD ITS JUST 2 WEEKS

IT WAS A TOURIST VISA..

ANYWAYS WAITING FOR MY GIRL’S OWN TO BE OUT BEFORE I START PACKING MY LOADS


I applied 2 weeks ago via VFS E-route

And got it today

Please share Agent details. How much did you pay? Thanks
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Offsetdrip: 2:53pm On Jan 03, 2023
Madebyme:


Please share Agent details. How much did you pay? Thanks
Hello everyone has any body applied for an Ethiopia visa before i need an Urgent response

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Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Gernny(f): 3:18pm On Jan 03, 2023
Are u going because of appointment at Georgia embassy?
Offsetdrip:

Hello everyone has any body applied for an Ethiopia visa before i need an Urgent response
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by naaija: 3:54pm On Jan 03, 2023
Tryhard:



https://southafrica.vfsevisa.com

You can apply immediately, so you can get an outcome soon before Jan 16 and try and follow up too with the vfs people. If Jan 16 passes and you’ve not heard from them they are most likely to refuse you based on travel date has passed. So hurry up!

Hi, Been struggling with making payment all day, used all my naira cards already, yet no show. Any tip please?
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 4:18pm On Jan 03, 2023
naaija:


Hi, Been struggling with making payment all day, used all my naira cards already, yet no show. Any tip please?

It won’t work if you use the Naira card. They have stopped intl transaction on the Naira debit card. An idea! Use any domicillary card maybe Euros, pounds, USD. Or if you don’t have it, you can download the chipper app from your respective AppStore and register with your BVN and use the virtual card. Please note you will be charged at black market rate if you are funding your USD virtual card from your naira wallet. And you can fund your Naira wallet from your bank account. Is that clear ?
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Offsetdrip: 4:33pm On Jan 03, 2023
Gernny:
Are u going because of appointment at Georgia embassy?
Trying to change my route I need help Please �
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Gernny(f): 5:42pm On Jan 03, 2023
Well I heard you have to go Abuja for Ethiopia visa
Offsetdrip:

Trying to change my route I need help Please �
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Anniebam: 7:38pm On Jan 03, 2023
Please for the VFS E visa , can the address still be the High commission/consulate or should it be addressed to VFS?
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Offsetdrip: 7:55pm On Jan 03, 2023
Gernny:
Well I heard you have to go Abuja for Ethiopia visa
Please do their visa take time for approval Please
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 8:34pm On Jan 03, 2023
Anniebam:
Please for the VFS E visa , can the address still be the High commission/consulate or should it be addressed to VFS?


VFS don’t give visa, so it’s either Consulate or High Commission! Which ever you deem fit.
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Anniebam: 8:46pm On Jan 03, 2023
Tryhard:



VFS don’t give visa, so it’s either Consulate or High Commission! Which ever you deem fit.

I thought the VFS e visa is decided at VFS by VFS . Does that mean if one has already applied for paper application but awaiting response, it isn’t advisable to go ahead with the VFS?
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 10:34pm On Jan 03, 2023
Anniebam:


I thought the VFS e visa is decided at VFS by VFS . Does that mean if one has already applied for paper application but awaiting response, it isn’t advisable to go ahead with the VFS?


Remember two different platforms. Two pathways to visa. You can go ahead with the E-visa even if you’ve applied for the sticker, but if the E-visa clicks, will the HC be fast enough to deliver your passport ? Because I heard it takes minimum of two weeks
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 10:37pm On Jan 03, 2023
Yinksman23:
Hello everyone,

Please i need suggestions about my study visa application. I submitted my application since march and I am yet to get any response. I contacted vfs some weeks ago and i got a response that my application is still being processed.
I just hope all is well.....
Thank you for your contributions.

Yours is almost a year!!! Have you escalated the matter? You need to! I know someone that got refused two time and the last time he got the study visa all this in 2022. It was the last one that took time like 3-4 months to get a decision and he was granted. The previous ones was within 2 months. Something might be wrong with yours
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Yinksman23: 10:53pm On Jan 03, 2023
Please how do i escalate the situation at hand?
I'm getting worried but i really don't know how to go about it since they don't reply emails.
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Anniebam: 6:14am On Jan 04, 2023
Tryhard:



Remember two different platforms. Two pathways to visa. You can go ahead with the E-visa even if you’ve applied for the sticker, but if the E-visa clicks, will the HC be fast enough to deliver your passport ? Because I heard it takes minimum of two weeks

I didn’t submit my passport.
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 8:21am On Jan 04, 2023
Yinksman23:
Please how do i escalate the situation at hand?
I'm getting worried but i really don't know how to go about it since they don't reply emails.

1. Call or send an email to your school and tell them that your passport is still with the HC for almost a year, that till date you haven’t received a decision and it’s quite worrisome. The university is suppose to liaise with them concerning that.

2. Visit VFS and request you want to see the senior Manager and tell them how important it is. These people have direct contact to the HC. Let them tell you what went wrong.

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Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by H100: 10:57am On Jan 04, 2023
Tryhard:


It won’t work if you use the Naira card. They have stopped intl transaction on the Naira debit card. An idea! Use any domicillary card maybe Euros, pounds, USD. Or if you don’t have it, you can download the chipper app from your respective AppStore and register with your BVN and use the virtual card. Please note you will be charged at black market rate if you are funding your USD virtual card from your naira wallet. And you can fund your Naira wallet from your bank account. Is that clear ?

This helped me as well, I have submitted this morning, I hope they attend to it before 16th, no provision for Travel histories beyond 6months.

Thanks Tryhard.
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 12:38pm On Jan 04, 2023
H100:


This helped me as well, I have submitted this morning, I hope they attend to it before 16th, no provision for Travel histories beyond 6months.

Thanks Tryhard.

You’re welcome! Most likely if you don’t get any message about the state of your documents within 48-72hours , you’d most likely get the e-visa, because if they are problems with the document you’d be ask to Re-upload. Fingers crossed, follow up with VFS too.
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Gernny(f): 1:22pm On Jan 04, 2023
I submitted since 22 got a mail on the 29th my documents has been sent to DHA is under process up till now no response travel date is Monday 9th.
Tryhard:


You’re welcome! Most likely if you don’t get any message about the state of your documents within 48-72hours , you’d most likely get the e-visa, because if they are problems with the document you’d be ask to Re-upload. Fingers crossed, follow up with VFS too.
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Yinksman23: 1:22pm On Jan 04, 2023
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1. Call or send an email to your school and tell them that your passport is still with the HC for almost a year, that till date you haven’t received a decision and it’s quite worrisome. The university is suppose to liaise with them concerning that.

2. Visit VFS and request you want to see the senior Manager and tell them how important it is. These people have direct contact to the HC. Let them tell you what went wrong.

Thank you very much for your suggestions. I have contacted my school on several occasions and they have sent notifications to HC. However, nothing has changed. I have also sent emails to HC with no response, another to VFS and the only response i get is that the application is still in process. I'm currently running out of ideas now because it's 10 months already with no update.

In addition, i try to call vfs and HC but the numbers does not even connect. Please, do anyone have any valid phone numbers or emails that works for VFS and HC?
Your contributions are highly appreciated.
Thank you.
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by H100: 1:29pm On Jan 04, 2023
Gernny:
I submitted since 22 got a mail on the 29th my documents has been sent to DHA is under process up till now no response travel date is Monday 9th.

E-visa or physical submission
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Gernny(f): 1:49pm On Jan 04, 2023
No Evisa
H100:


E-visa or physical submission
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Anniebam: 7:29pm On Jan 04, 2023
Please if someone wants to invite me, what does the person need to submit? @tryhard, I will appreciate your WhatsApp number

Also, do I need to upload the resident permit page of the person inviting me?
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Tryhard: 11:07pm On Jan 04, 2023
Anniebam:
Please if someone wants to invite me, what does the person need to submit? @tryhard, I will appreciate your WhatsApp number

Also, do I need to upload the resident permit page of the person inviting me?

1. The person has to write a strong convincing letter, why he/she is inviting you and the letter must contain his/her phone number, email address, house address which must be in the same city you are visiting, if your flight reservation says Lagos to CapeTown, The address must be Capetown and not any other place. If it’s in Joburg, your flight reservation say. Then the house address must be in joburg.
In the letter don’t put contradicting stuffs in it because they will definitely call your host and ask questions based on what is written in the letter and in your self-introduction letter as well.

2. The person must attach a certified copy of his passport biodata page and the visa legalizing him/her to stay in SA if not a citizen of RSA. If he/she is, the just a certified copy of the Biodata page of his/her SA ID

3. A very recent utility bills ( Electricity/Water) which shows the address written by the host in the letter. It must be clear & certified

4. This last one, I won’t say it is a must, but just to be on a safest side. Attach his 3 months recent bank statement (certified). Normally if the host says he’d cover all cost or he/she is your sponsor that is when you will attach the host bank statement with yours. But this days even if the host isn’t sponsoring and you still don’t attach the host bank statement you will get refused. So to be on the safest side just make sure you attach the bank statement with sufficient funds( Certified true copy)

NB: Make sure the documents are clear and not blurry. Make sure no parts of the document is cut out. Have a copy of these documents when you are submitting
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Gernny(f): 7:52am On Jan 05, 2023
Please who on this platform has gotten Evisa since I applied December 22nd it's even more than stipulated waiting period I haven't gotten response from them.
Tryhard:


1. The person has to write a strong convincing letter, why he/she is inviting you and the letter must contain his/her phone number, email address, house address which must be in the same city you are visiting, if your flight reservation says Lagos to CapeTown, The address must be Capetown and not any other place. If it’s in Joburg, your flight reservation say. Then the house address must be in joburg.
In the letter don’t put contradicting stuffs in it because they will definitely call your host and ask questions based on what is written in the letter and in your self-introduction letter as well.

2. The person must attach a certified copy of his passport biodata page and the visa legalizing him/her to stay in SA if not a citizen of RSA. If he/she is, the just a certified copy of the Biodata page of his/her SA ID

3. A very recent utility bills ( Electricity/Water) which shows the address written by the host in the letter. It must be clear & certified

4. This last one, I won’t say it is a must, but just to be on a safest side. Attach his 3 months recent bank statement (certified). Normally if the host says he’d cover all cost or he/she is your sponsor that is when you will attach the host bank statement with yours. But this days even if the host isn’t sponsoring and you still don’t attach the host bank statement you will get refused. So to be on the safest side just make sure you attach the bank statement with sufficient funds( Certified true copy)

NB: Make sure the documents are clear and not blurry. Make sure no parts of the document is cut out. Have a copy of these documents when you are submitting
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by oluayebenz: 9:39am On Jan 05, 2023
Gernny:
Please who on this platform has gotten Evisa since I applied December 22nd it's even more than stipulated waiting period I haven't gotten response from them.

It's just 7days working since you applied.
Give them a lil bit time, you will get a decision very soon

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Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Gernny(f): 10:30am On Jan 05, 2023
Okay thanks.
oluayebenz:


It's just 7days working since you applied.
Give them a lil bit time, you will get a decision very soon
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Anu24: 10:38am On Jan 05, 2023
@Anniebam,while submitting pls include your own 3months bank statement with sufficient inflow , outflow and good balance,including your host certified bank statements.

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Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Dapsyn33: 3:53pm On Jan 05, 2023
hello everyone...is it true sa home office are still on break,if yes do they attend to application while on break?
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by muzybow: 7:55am On Jan 06, 2023
Dapsyn33:
hello everyone...is it true sa home office are still on break,if yes do they attend to application while on break?

they are not on break, they resumed on the 3rd and some visas were also issued on the 3rd.

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Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Gernny(f): 10:28am On Jan 06, 2023
The issuing is no longer fast anymore since 22nd I applied,now my flight is 9th Monday,it was just a bad idea applying, I'm goin to miss my flight, embassy appointment,Lagos vfs showed me pepper since November now E visa don do their own.
muzybow:


they are not on break, they resumed on the 3rd and some visas were also issued on the 3rd.
Re: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by muzybow: 10:41am On Jan 06, 2023
Gernny:
The issuing is no longer fast anymore since 22nd I applied,now my flight is 9th Monday,it was just a bad idea applying, I'm goin to miss my flight, embassy appointment,Lagos vfs showed me pepper since November now E visa don do their own.

they treat applications randomly, check attached, that's 23rd which is a day after yours.

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