₦airaland Forum

staggerlee:
Things are a bit harder with critical skills as compared to when its exceptional skills. It is expected that within a year of your critical skills you are gainfully employed, after the employment yo can apply for PR. You will @ one point, might need publications for your PR applications but under critical skills am not sure its compulsory. What is more compulsory is letter from a body and work references.

BTW, what visa are u using to study?

critical skills work permit.

femiaction:
critical skills work permit.

I didn't know u could study with one

staggerlee:
I didn't know u could study with one

My brother na God ooo. Even I don't know how I registered because people said a lot of things about it. But it was stated in one letter that I got from home affairs that I can only study part-time.

femiaction:
My brother na God ooo. Even I don't know how I registered because people said a lot of things about it. But it was stated in one letter that I got from home affairs that I can only study part-time.

It will only be God that can make you use it to apply for PR, because if u are studying full time you have broken immigration rules! With critical you must get a job within one year

femiaction:
My brother na God ooo. Even I don't know how I registered because people said a lot of things about it. But it was stated in one letter that I got from home affairs that I can only study part-time.

Remember also if u get a job, u must report back to home affairs with your employment letter that is a condition for critical skills

staggerlee:
Remember also if u get a job, u must report back to home affairs with your employment letter that is a condition for critical skills

Okay

Please is South Africa visa free travel for holders of dual US and Nigerian passport?

lindaayim:
Please is South Africa visa free travel for holders of dual US and Nigerian passport?

Yes, if you're using your US passport.

TokyoBulls:
Yes, if you're using your US passport.

Can I get a SA visa within a week?

Simplesoul05:
Can I get a SA visa within a week?

Yes. 3 working days if you get to VFS very early and get on the priority list (They take 10 applicants per day and charge N35,000).

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Js22621:
Goodday everyone, I need advice regarding my passport and visa option. I went to south Africa in 2013 on visitor's visa and while I was there I tried getting a study permit but prove abortive. I had to wait for several months but no success getting the study permit.
I travelled back to nigeria 2014 after overstaying for over 10months. I travelled back with my passport expecting the south African immigration at departure will stamp undesirable for overstay on my passport but to my surprise she didn't even notice I overstayed. while I was still at the departure I saw about 4travellers who overstayed and got stamp for overstaying and we're taken to another office but I was neither stamped with overstay nor ask to go to any office.
Now the question is I plan going to south Africa this year and my passport will expire in august so i'm planning to go and renew it but the question is " is it safe if I renew and use to apply for another visa? Will my overstay on the first passport not affect my visa application? Is it better if I apply for study visa before leaving? Is that in anyway safer? Please I need your advice and suggestions. Thanks Y'all

I doubt if Home Affairs has a record of your over stay. If you use the same passport, it will be noticed especially if this is the only visa on the passport. My advise is that you get another passport and apply for a new visa. Ensure your documents are in tact and you will get your visa in days. Please do not overstay this time as the punishment now is a ban for a year

Js22621:
Goodday everyone, I need advice regarding my passport and visa option. I went to south Africa in 2013 on visitor's visa and while I was there I tried getting a study permit but prove abortive. I had to wait for several months but no success getting the study permit.
I travelled back to nigeria 2014 after overstaying for over 10months. I travelled back with my passport expecting the south African immigration at departure will stamp undesirable for overstay on my passport but to my surprise she didn't even notice I overstayed. while I was still at the departure I saw about 4travellers who overstayed and got stamp for overstaying and we're taken to another office but I was neither stamped with overstay nor ask to go to any office.
Now the question is I plan going to south Africa this year and my passport will expire in august so i'm planning to go and renew it but the question is " is it safe if I renew and use to apply for another visa? Will my overstay on the first passport not affect my visa application? Is it better if I apply for study visa before leaving? Is that in anyway safer? Please I need your advice and suggestions. Thanks Y'all

I don't think its an issue, just don't over stay this time

Js22621:
Goodday everyone, I need advice regarding my passport and visa option. I went to south Africa in 2013 on visitor's visa and while I was there I tried getting a study permit but prove abortive. I had to wait for several months but no success getting the study permit.
I travelled back to nigeria 2014 after overstaying for over 10months. I travelled back with my passport expecting the south African immigration at departure will stamp undesirable for overstay on my passport but to my surprise she didn't even notice I overstayed. while I was still at the departure I saw about 4travellers who overstayed and got stamp for overstaying and we're taken to another office but I was neither stamped with overstay nor ask to go to any office.
Now the question is I plan going to south Africa this year and my passport will expire in august so i'm planning to go and renew it but the question is " is it safe if I renew and use to apply for another visa? Will my overstay on the first passport not affect my visa application? Is it better if I apply for study visa before leaving? Is that in anyway safer? Please I need your advice and suggestions. Thanks Y'all

My friend, I suggest you avoid SA until this passport expires.

+ even if you apply for student visa the Nigerian office would detect this.

+ you are creating big troubles for everyone in the system and yourself.

+ even if secure student visa in Nigeria, the entry point in J'Bourg would detect and you would have lost all your expenses.

+ you can process admission elsewhere in south eg Botswana, Namibia and the rest but avoid SA.

Kimsunh:
I was just denied the South Africa visa even after I paid for hotel at the rate of 30k naira. They said my document is not genuine of which it is genuine. Pls do hotels in South Africa refund bookings after visa is denied? Thank you

Next time dont pay for hotels when visas are not issued.

Js22621:
Goodday everyone, I need advice regarding my passport and visa option. I went to south Africa in 2013 on visitor's visa and while I was there I tried getting a study permit but prove abortive. I had to wait for several months but no success getting the study permit.
I travelled back to nigeria 2014 after overstaying for over 10months. I travelled back with my passport expecting the south African immigration at departure will stamp undesirable for overstay on my passport but to my surprise she didn't even notice I overstayed. while I was still at the departure I saw about 4travellers who overstayed and got stamp for overstaying and we're taken to another office but I was neither stamped with overstay nor ask to go to any office.
Now the question is I plan going to south Africa this year and my passport will expire in august so i'm planning to go and renew it but the question is " is it safe if I renew and use to apply for another visa? Will my overstay on the first passport not affect my visa application? Is it better if I apply for study visa before leaving? Is that in anyway safer? Please I need your advice and suggestions. Thanks Y'all
@justwise
@staggarlee
@muyii and others

Well I would advise you not to renew since its expiring in August and you intend traveling naw, actually I don't really know how soon because you said your passport wasn't stamped overstay.
But would advise you submit in Abuja....

@Staggerlee.

I got into SA yesterday late in the night. I flew Rwandair. We had two stopovers at Kigali and Lusaka. The journey was smooth but tiiring. Rwandair tried. From take off and after every stopover, we were served meals. I even had wine on plane..lol.

Immigration was smooth at Joburg. No mention of bta, only days I would stay.

I decided to stay at Sunnyside. A nice place.

Right now, it's raining which made the weather cold.

Nigeria is lagging behind due to corruption. We still have a long way to go.

SA is beautiful. Things work here. Everything orderly.

85% of SA women are bootilicious...beautiful women. The men are just there sa..like gbonga fish.

Now, time to go out for fun.

OgaTheTop2:
@Staggerlee.

I got into SA yesterday late in the night. I flew Rwandair. We had two stopovers at Kigali and Lusaka. The journey was smooth but tiiring. Rwandair tried. From take off and after every stopover, we were served meals. I even had wine on plane..lol.

Immigration was smooth at Joburg. No mention of bta, only days I would stay.

I decided to stay at Sunnyside. A nice place.

Right now, it's raining which made the weather cold.

Nigeria is lagging behind due to corruption. We still have a long way to go.

SA is beautiful. Things work here. Everything orderly.

85% of SA women are bootilicious...beautiful women. The men are just there sa..like gbonga fish.

Now, time to go out for fun.

Like I said have never been asked about BTA before in SA, Yankee or Europe. I wonder why people disturb themselves about it
Yes SA is beautiful but believe Gauteng is not beautiful. Sunnyside is in Pretoria, if u are by any chance coming to Midrand let me know or PM me and give me ur digits I will call
Lastly SA babes fine gan but be careful

staggerlee:
Like I said have never been asked about BTA before in SA, Yankee or Europe. I wonder why people disturb themselves about it
Yes SA is beautiful but believe Gauteng is not beautiful. Sunnyside is in Pretoria, if u are by any chance coming to Midrand let me know or PM me and give me ur digits I will call
Lastly SA babes fine gan but be careful

Hi Stagg, yeah I'm in Pretoria and kind of like it here. I've been to Union building to see the statue of my hero..Mandela Madiba. I'm not coming to Midrand just yet but will pm you if I plan to. Today, I'm going to Sandton and Newtown Cultural Precinct. Really SA is beautiful.
The girls are friendly and beautiful quite alright but 'careful' is my watchword. This life doesn't have part 2..lol.
Thanks so much Stagg, I'm going back to boring naija this coming weekend. What a pity

Yes very lovely place to be I came back last week Monday I love the place will like to go back before my visa exp my visa will exp next month 19th pls can I still enter a day or 2to that day and still get my one month stay inside?

jossymama:
Yes very lovely place to be I came back last week Monday I love the place will like to go back before my visa exp my visa will exp next month 19th pls can I still enter a day or 2to that day and still get my one month stay inside?

No, you have to leave on or before your visa expires

Yes I no maybe on 17th of next month if I will get one month to stay inside south Africa

I never knew South African study visa takes so much time. I applied since 9th February and today I went but it wasn't ready they asked me to come back 1st week of April

staggerlee:
Like I said have never been asked about BTA before in SA, Yankee or Europe. I wonder why people disturb themselves about it
Yes SA is beautiful but believe Gauteng is not beautiful. Sunnyside is in Pretoria, if u are by any chance coming to Midrand let me know or PM me and give me ur digits I will call
Lastly SA babes fine gan but be careful

I'v been in cape town for a month now. If u like women, SA is surely a death zone. If u say d ladies are booticious, it is completely an understatement. These ladies have evrytn a guy can die for in a woman! Honestly, iv not started my research - I'm still observing. I pray for God's grace here despite my wife being with me. Thank God, she too can't hide her feelings. Evrytime, both of us call our attentions to these 'heavy duties'. God help me

meagainstdem:
I'v been in cape town for a month now. If u like women, SA is surely a death zone. If u say d ladies are booticious, it is completely an understatement. These ladies have evrytn a guy can die for in a woman! Honestly, iv not started my research - I'm still observing. I pray for God's grace here despite my wife being with me. Thank God, she too can't hide her feelings. Evrytime, both of us call our attentions to these 'heavy duties'. God help me

You still dey there?

jossymama:
Yes I no maybe on 17th of next month if I will get one month to stay inside south Africa

I will like to meet u

Hmm mum meet me Ke who are u introduce ur self

meagainstdem:
I'v been in cape town for a month now. If u like women, SA is surely a death zone. If u say d ladies are booticious, it is completely an understatement. These ladies have evrytn a guy can die for in a woman! Honestly, iv not started my research - I'm still observing. I pray for God's grace here despite my wife being with me. Thank God, she too can't hide her feelings. Evrytime, both of us call our attentions to these 'heavy duties'. God help me

Have seen a Nigerian Lecturer failing Masters degree just because of SA women. He was kicked out of school. I think there are more bootlicious babes in Gauteng compared to the Western Cape.

jossymama:
Hmm mum meet me Ke who are u introduce ur self

check me up on my profile

OK how seen u so?

staggerlee:
Have seen a Nigerian Lecturer failing Masters degree just because of SA women. He was kicked out of school. I think there are more bootlicious babes in Gauteng compared to the Western Cape.

Haaa, that Lecturer's case is not ordinary.I will like to hear his story one day to learn from. By the way, I will come to Gauteng one day to see whether what I'm seeing in UCT is a child's play. If it's true, then it means this is where God will start His judgement. Lol

Keneking:
You still dey there?

I dey o. My mind was with u last week but the load of work swept off my memory. How are u, u still dey?