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talk2tosep: please will be glad if anyone living in southafrica could share more light on my case..i have been living in southafrica for almost 2yrs and few months now got my 2yrs business permit this july but have been on asylum before the permit since 2011..earlier today i submitted an application for tourist visa to France..will french embassy really be concerned about my status before i gott my permit this year since my first visitors permit in 2011?

No they would know for the home affairs to have issued you a permit, either you must have paid for overstaying or presented your asylum which covers you tills got a permit... They gonna give you if your documents are genuine and real no doubt...

do anybdy apply for visitin visa recent in vfs abuja

Ok I don't know how much they will charge to b posted to nigeria .ofcourse u will pay for d cost .to post within SA is50rand .once u indicate to be posted to nigeria they will post to u .how many days saqa u applied for ? I will be in their office next week I can ask for u .cheers are u in lagos or abuja ?

Sorry o ! 50rand not 550

Hi all, Let me give my own appreciation to every comments made. I read through many comment while applying for my study permit and the information gathered here were indeed helpful. I got my study permit in August which is very unusual though i posted about it here and many seems not to believe. I am a student of the University of Johannesburg, Doorfontein Campus, a Masters student and have been here since September 9th to be precise. As I look forward many Nigerians that will be resuming come February, 2014 I wish you a successful studies here. I will advise on some little issues which i hope patrons of this forum can attest to. 1.

As you arrive your international passport is your only form of Identity, have it with you always, you practically cannot access anything without it until you have you school ID card and make sure you have both the biodata page and visa page scanned and keep it in you email should it get missing for any reason. but please try as much as possible to keep it safe. 2. You cannot get entry into the school without your international passport if your school ID has not be provided yet so have it with you always. 3. you cannot open a bank acount without your international passport, proof of accommodation (letter of residence, document of agreement of tenancy or any legitimate agreement for tenancy) and a proof of school registration note letter of admission is not accepted. 4. in the first few weeks of resumption it is adviced to be with all your documents each time you report to school, also make a photocopy of every document you receive for your personal keeps. 5. if you have to arrive campus early probably for registration, please make sure the sun is out if you have to go through Bree, wandarers and such places. 6. Try as much as possible to make arrangement for your accommodation in advance accommodation gets expensive during this season of admission. 7. The closer you are to school main campus the higher the rent just as it operate in Nigeria. also depending on the size of the room.

I live at Twickenham avenue at Auckland Park, close to UJ APK capmus and Campus square mall and i pay R2,200 for rent which covers the rent, power and water. If you have a phone with a map it will be an added advantage, but once you arrive you can register with Rea Vaeya Joburg City Bus but you will need a route map to know how the buses navigate but you can ask at the bus station and you will be directed on what code of buses and station you have to alight and change buses. 8. You can come with you Nigeria Drivers Licence if you have one and you have the luxury to own a car, I don't. but you will need what is called a traffic register. Driving is the other way round here, sorry i don't know the right word but they drive the opposite direction against how we drive in Nigeria so please for you safety until you get used to the driving convention look both right and left and where possible walk on the zebra crossing.

I was almost knocked down because i was look at the road as if it was a Nigerian road unknown to me the traffic was coming from the other end. but over time i got used to it. 9. If you have to use public transport, I will encourage you not to seat in the front seat where the driver is, In Joburg, the passenger at the front collects all fares and gives change then hands over the balance to the driver, you might be so unfortunate that the driver is Zulu and speaks only Zulu. In Cape Town the have a bus conductor but you have to open your ears wide apart to hear where they are heading to. If you are lost, walk up to a Police officer and politely ask for direction, possibly write where you are going in a piece of paper as your pronouciation might be completely wrong and they might not think on your behalf. I have spent time both in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Actually Joburg is in Gauteng Province and these Major Institutions are located there UJ, UniSA, Wits, UP. Western Cape (Cape town, Stellenbosh, UWC, UCP).

If your destination is cape town, you will have to get another plane from OR'Tambo airport to Cape Twon. By road, Cape town is about 1400km by road, so be ready for a roughly 15hours journey. Pretoria, UniSA can be connected by Gautrain. On a final note on this session please be weary of who pick you up from the airport if you don't have a plan. whatever currency you have there is a beurea de change within the airport. If i have any further information i will update you guys here. Please my info is majorly for students First degree, masters and PhD but can be useful to every other category. I still owe so much gratitude to patrons of this forums. One Love, drop you questions here.

@elume2020

I had to separate your post into paragraphs for easy reading

justwise: @elume2020

I had to separate your post into paragraphs for easy reading

Thanks, you are one of the patrons. i was just typing as it was coming to mind and every experience i have had.

elume2020: Hi all, Let me give my own appreciation to every comments made. I read through many comment while applying for my study permit and the information gathered here were indeed helpful.........

......... One Love, drop you questions here.

Nice summary. Only little snag is not all the Bureau de Change at the airport change Naira. A friend was stuck 3 weeks ago. But for that, you can withdraw with your ATM card. Like you said, thumbs up to the partons of this site. They helped us a lot.

How come you stay in Auckland Park and are in DFC campus? That's far man. Cheers, all the best.

Him, any one to respond to this pls

Hello house, On my friend's SA Visa, under conditions... It was written thus:

Each visit not to exceed 30 Days
NO EXTENSION OF STAY, CHANGE OF STATUS OR CONDITION

Does this mean he can't extend his stay or apply for a work permit or student permit in the republic, He is presently in the republic and wants to know if he can get his work permit or probably come back to nigeria to apply for another visa, if this is possible Would also want to know if it is possible for him to exit to swaziland or Mozambique so has to have another 30 days of stay in SA to enable him have enough time to process the permit, I would appreciate your response on this, Thanks

TYPOP: Nice summary. Only little snag is not all the Bureau de Change at the airport change Naira. A friend was stuck 3 weeks ago. But for that, you can withdraw with your ATM card. Like you said, thumbs up to the partons of this site. They helped us a lot.

How come you stay in Auckland Park and are in DFC campus? That's far man. Cheers, all the best.

I did an online arrangement for the house, I never knew how far it was, she sent me the address and google street view of the house. Yea its far but school bus take me to school everyday from UJ APK campus. Day i don't feel like going to school or my supervisor don't need me. I chill at APK campus. On the issue of Bureau de change, you are right but lot of money is always lost when you convert from naira to Dollar at MMA, then get here and convert to Rands. Also using the master Card withdrawal on ATM is also waste. Imagine i Had 20k naira in my GTb and when i tried withdrawing i could only get 1000 Rands out. well anyone should make provision for such losses. What i do is any money in my Nigerian account in naira, I look for Nigerian Lecturers that want to send money home, i get the account from them we do the conversion i get the rands equivalent and i send the naira equivalent. both parties saves some extra cash. Money transfer is via internet banking.

@julian saqa office pretoria

@juliana saqa office pretoria

Elume gud write up but saying using atm is a waste is absolutely wrong .u had 20knair and u withdraw 1000krand how much do u want d atm to cough out ? U must ve balance in your account .I use my atm here and it works fine ,it is not every1 that have the opportunity of exchanging via lecturers

samtol4: Elume gud write up but saying using atm is a waste is absolutely wrong .u had 20knair and u withdraw 1000krand how much do u want d atm to cough out ? U must ve balance in your account .I use my atm here and it works fine ,it is not every1 that have the opportunity of exchanging via lecturers

honestly there was no balance. please which nigeria bank are you using and which SA bank atm do you use. Standard bank bills plenty probably that was why.

@oga molu your question is very technical and simple .he can extend it base o n my personal experience but can he get all the supporting documents for work permit ready within 30days ? I doubt it unless if he has done his home work before arriving , is he in d republic now ?

@elume I used UBA and ist bank .when u withdraw from atm any amount u re charged 240naira .southy bank doesn't charge u but your Nigerian bank charge u .I have withdrawn from standard bank bfore.

@ Samtol, how can he extend this? He is in the republic at the moment, he has spent about 2 weeks out of the 30 days he is allowed to stay, he wants to know if it is possible to get the permit application processed within the time left and if there is any contact in the republic that could be of assistance in order to get things done, I would appreciate response from people experienced in this and with contacts in the republic. Thanks

@molu what kind of permit is he applying for ?general work or quota work permit ?he has necessary documents to support his application ?general work permit he can only work for an employer while quota he can work anywhere ,quota take a lot of documentation and I doubt if he can do everything within 2weeks.has he done his saqa evaluation ? Pls furnish the house what he has done so far .don't rush looking for contacts let see how we can help.However he suppose to have done his homework very well before rushing in to south africa

TYPOP: @Herigift, I remember asking someone (married with children) who got here before me about your case and the person told me about the medical aid thing. However, @samtol4 says you do not need it. @samtol4 COULD be right. I will try to call the office in charge after the holidays and clarify once and for all. Why not also try calling the embassy to confirm. They should also be able to help. So sorry if I misled you.

Cheers and all the best.

Merry christmas y'all.

thanks TYPOP for all your help. Compliment.

samtol4: Tuition fee is cheapest @ukzn than d rest schools,for my phd I paid just 20knaira for international levy ,masters student paid d same thing .google dia site and confirm

weldone bros, please there is something misleading in the tuition fee for ukzn, sometimes they write international student to pay with dollar and in another place it was written that non SADC student but within africa pay local fees,
1. what type of fee is applicable for a B.Ed Honours for a nigerian student.

thanks

collinsfbi: When you asked a question and it was being answered, endeavour to always go back and read before asking further questions. I still remember i personally answered that question on this thread poster by queenesther4 and you guys have a similar case, go back to page 68 for further clarification. Nobody advised you to get medical insurance/aid or whatever. All you need is a medical report of an accompanying applicant detailing his or her health status and you can get this from any Government hospital.


Gbamm over n out

thanks Collinsfbi, i appreciate u.

@herigift.only international students outside africa pay dollars ,I know that masters and phd from africa full time pay 20knaira only but for honours I don't know but download 2014 prospectus ukzn for information on fees .happy new year to all forumites and my best moderator of the year collinb

samtol4: @herigift.only international students outside africa pay dollars ,I know that masters and phd from africa full time pay 20knaira only but for honours I don't know but download 2014 prospectus ukzn for information on fees .happy new year to all forumites and my best moderator of the year collinb

thanks

samtol4: I have real enjoyed this forum because most posters are honest and have been in the republic for some time ,however I don't agree with some views that discourage people who have genuine intention of coming not to come .the issue of jobs depend on your course u study .from my research south africans don't like stress becos govt provide everything and sum lazy dey refuse to work creating unemployment for themselves.pls bfore u embarking on sa journey ,ask your self what will my qualification fetched me here? Right now there are huge vacancies for science and math teachers and engineering! For sum1 with bsc polscience or history u will need a miracle to get work ! A lot of nigerians are suffering here :1,no education 2,no skills 3,no work permit 4wrong location .pls bfore u come plan well .wish every1 xmas and happy new year in advance

Bros i had HND in mech engr with 7years experience in metal prossessing company with AUTOCAD and PDMS PIPING DESIGN. where is the best place to stay in SA?

Hi, I was redirected to this page while searching for information on South Africa study permit through google. I would like to know if one can download the study permit form online, I will appreciate if there is any link to do that. I heard doctors are planning to go on strike starting from 6th of January and will need to get the medical part filled before the strike. Anybody with the link should help me out.

Can I get the form at the high commission in VI during this break?

aaqeelah10: Can I get the form at the high commission in VI during this break?

Well Friend, u can download it frm www.sahc.org.au/visas
Then,u click on study permit. Again click on B1-1738, medical report and radiological report. I printed mine black and white, presented it at SAHC Lagos office and there was no complaint. It is well.

Well done to everyone in this thread ,it has been a wonderful year .congrats to those coming SA for study and work .I think from 2014 we should b posting job vacancies in SA and schorlarships . .for those coming please try to behave well because already the image of our beloved country has been tarnished by few desperate hustlers .register with this site for free email on job ;indeed job alert, trovit jobs ,jobrapido .IT IS FREE