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totoakins:
I got this mail.. Does anyone know what it means? Can't seem to login

Dear Sir/Madam

CORRESPONDENCE FOR YOUR ATTENTION

Home Affairs REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA has issued correspondence for EPS-C536 application for TRV_VISITOR_LESS_THAN_90_DAYS which requires your attention.

To view this, kindly log into your ePermit Online System.

Should you have any queries, please call the Home Affairs Helpline on 0800601190 or visit our website @ www.dha.gov.za.

Sincerely

DONT think otherwise just be calm

davodyguy:
Now you can see that it is same as the story I shared about my Friend that got rejected on the 28th day after submission

It appears that it is now a trend

|We shall deny this application, but wait till it is 30 days

Did the person get a visa grant?

u no share ur timeline with us to help others too

diizzy968:
Good morning to all,

Who for Winter program in CONESTOGA Kitchener (Downtown)?

Are you interested in shared accommodation?

please send me a mail.

I'm a student (male).

Cheers!!!

SOmeone just beep me that it will takes 28-30days before you get response back
so i think it not yet upto that date

davodyguy:
Nope.

I'll do If no response by 28th of November

have you contacted them

davodyguy:
I'm yet to see anyone with this kind of delay that got granted visa.

May be mine would be different.

We're waiting

wow na so italy visa dey take time now

davodyguy:
Your application has been sent to the Consulate General in Lagos on 28 Oct 2022 at 10:10

since 28th October to 23rd November, 2022

Almost 30 days, no show yet

pls is that for Lagos or ABUJA

abusigna:
yes my initial appointment was October 2024 and i have been checking since last week and luckily i got June 2023 today

i have been helping b1/b2 new applicant to schedule newer date, it really take time and effort sleepless night but you will get it

wow really?

abusigna:
yes my initial appointment was October 2024 and i have been checking since last week and luckily i got June 2023 today

i have been helping b1/b2 new applicant to schedule newer date, it really take time and effort sleepless night but you will get it

congrat bro go and excel

did you pay tuition fees deposit or first semester ??

anelsta:
PPR BOOM Alert!

1st time applicant school permit applicant,

although applied for visit visa 2019 and was bounced due to insufficent info about a film festival invite


My Timeline goes as follows:

New portal**

FANSHAWE COLLEGE: Project + operations management

Aug 23rd - Application submitted
(Biometrics already in d system to expire 2029 so it was updated)
Nov 8th- Eligibility Review
Aug 10th- upfront Medical done which was updated to passed (
Nov 22nd - PPR

I attached below documents

(SELF SPONSORED)

• Letter of Acceptance.
• Academic and Professional certificates.
• Academic Transcript.
• NYSC certificate.
• Birth Certificate
• Police clearance certificate
• Bio-data page of International Passport
• Drivers' license.
• NIN slip.
• Updated CV
• Letter of Introduction from bank & company
• Promotion letter.
• Pay slip
. Consent letter from Parents.

CLIENT INFORMATION
• Land Documents (Receipts, Sales Invoice, Deed of Assignment, Survey plan)
• Particulars for my car
• Siblings Birth Certificate and Photos
• CAC document for registered company.
. FAMILY PHOTOS of parents and siblings.
. Single oh

PROOF OF MEANS OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT
• SOP (1/2page).
• personal Statement of account(savings) of 4.5mil
. Company statement of account of 13mil
• company statement inflow& outflow of 2bil
• CAC documents and Tax Clearance
. CAC screenshot of business being ACTIVE.


Omoh I got home and decided to check my mail, saw a message from IRCC, my heart started pounding, I just said let d will of God be done, to my greatest surprise logged in and boom it was a PPR.


Learnt form this nairaland,

Congratulations to all expecting, we shall all be celebrated.

thanks maybe i will do that but in their msg received when they cancel the appointment

we were told that they will get back to us again, which they have not although they are yet to resume service at ABUJA, Also so
am thinking i might not be able to use same VISA FEES receipt to book appointment again cause it now over 1 year

so what do you suggest Sir

flourishing247:
Why not switch to Lagos. You can call and ask if it is possible.

Nice

Tryhard:
Go directly to their hotel website like Houghton hotel, Johannesburg marriot or any hotel in the city you’re going to, then make reservations or better still if you have a friend or relative in JHB or SA, tell them to write you a letter with their phone number, email address, house address and duration of your stay, attach it with a recent utility bill that shows that house address and their SA ID or intl passport and their visa/permit if not a citizen of RSA. all should be stamped by a SA police not more than 3 months and then bank statement if the person is responsible for your finances in SA if not don’t attach it then yours must be attached.

Good development

Tryhard:
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL SOUTH AFRICA APPLICANTS
This is to inform all applicants that effective 14th November 2022 at the instruction of the Embassy/Consulate VFS will no longer withhold customers international passports when lodging visa applications.
We are thus requested to return international passports to clients immediately after visa applications are lodged.
Applicants will confirm on the checklist that he/she received his/her passport(s) whilst the visa application is in process.
No client should insist on submitting his/her international passport while lodging visa applications.
International passports will be requested for as part of the adjudication process by the High Commission or Consulate General ONLY.


Source: VfsGlobal Website for NGA>ZAF

Pls is there any info regarding to the appointment cancel at Abuja
pls if there is share with us oo
Or are we to reschedule another appointment by ourself or wait on their feedback?

Pls how long it took before you recieved offer of admission after applying

pheyi23:
Yes, but presently stucked with deposit payment.

ok sir will share u his number but i dont want to go against the forum rules

dec0four:
Can you pls assist me the contact as I need to do some exchange..pls it's urgent. thank you. My mail: live2wise@gmail.com

Lagos or abuja

Ralfoosha:
Good morning guys. I just booked an appointment now. I'm shocked cos it was just one day it showed and I picked it without hesitating. Please go and check guys

congratulation bro is this your first UK visa?

aderemi166:
AlhamduliLlah…
Visa Alert!!!

Standard Application with self uploads
2 years Visa

Tls center : Ikeja
Biometric: 24th Oct.
Transferred to VAC: 18th Nov.
Collection mail : 18th Nov.
4weeks of Processing
Passport collected: 21st Nov. with vignette sitting boldly.


All Praises belongs to God Almighty for this and more. Thanks for your contributions always.

NB:
-If you run a Company/Enterprise, make sure it’s Active on CAC
-Be free to do a Cover letter for a detailed application
-Ask for Mercy and Favour from GOD for a successful outcome, no be by confident, Good luck Peeps…

congratulation bro go and Enjoy

Dayo96:
Good day to us All.
Below is my timeline.

First time applicant.
Crandall University. 20-month program.
GCKey portal.
I applied for Study Permit for myself (Principal Applicant), Open Work Permit for my spouse, Visitor Visa for my 3-year old kid, and Study Permit for my kid who would turn 5 in November 2022.

Upfront Medical for all family members (IOM, Ikeja Lagos): 19 July 2022
The following additional tests were conducted because spouse has a history of TB.
• Sputum Production for Principal Applicant
• Chest X-Ray for the older kids (because she was presumed to have had contact with my spouse while she was treating TB.
• Sputum Production for Spouse
• Additional X-ray for Spouse.
• Medical Examination on Spouse by a TB Specialist recommended by IOM (we paid a consultation fee).

Application Date: 6 October 2022.
Biometric: 14 October 2022.
Medical Report updated for the 3-year old kid on 4 November 2022.
Medical Report updated for Principal Applicant, Spouse and the older kid: 18 November 2022.
BVL and PPR for all 4 Applicants: 18 November 2022.

DOCUMENTS UPLOADED (other than IMM forms)
For the various sections where we are required to upload documents on the IRCC portal (e.g. LOA, Marriage License), I started with an Introduction, followed by Table of Contents.
The Table of Contents have hyperlinks to the respective documents attached. I also included hyperlinks to take the VO from the attached documents back to the Table of Contents.

Please note, some of the documents I attached are unnecessary e.g. COVID-19 vaccination card.

LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE
• Letter of Acceptance.
• IELTS result.
• Academic and Professional certificates.
• Academic Transcript.
• WES evaluation report.
• NYSC certificate.
• Evidence of Previous investments which had been liquidated (Education Plan for me and the kids, Shares that have been sold, Monthly Savings Plan with an Insurance Company, Investments with some Investment Firms). I stated that the proceeds were invested in other ventures and form a bedrock of funds being used for my studies in Canada.

PASSPORT
• Bio-data page of International Passport
• Affidavit (in lieu of birth certificate)
• Drivers' license.
• NIN slip.
• Updated CV (Nigerian style).
• Staff ID Card.
• Letter of Introduction from my employer.
• Study leave approval from my employer.
• Introduction letter from my local Church.
• Letter of Ordination from my Church.

MARRIAGE LICENSE/CERTIFICATE
• Marriage Certificates (Church and Court).
• Name change publication for spouse.
• Birth certificates for the kids.
• Over 50 pictures (during courtship, during wedding, during the christening of our kids, pictures with spouse at a volunteering event, family photographs). I cropped the pictures and put an average of 3 pictures on each page. Also, I sequenced the pictures such that they tell our family story from inception.

CLIENT INFORMATION
Here, I included a background that the property owned by my spouse would be included under her application for OWP. Then, included a Table of contents and attached the following documents, which could not be added in other sections due to file size constraint.
• Land Documents (Receipts, Sales Contract, Deed of Assignment, Survey, Advert showing an increase in the price of the land)
• Documents for 2 cars.
• Mum's International passport. (I showed her visa page and some travel stamps, since me I no get travel history).
• Affidavit/Birth certificates for some of my siblings.
• CSCS Statements for Stock/shares inherited from my late dad who died over 20 years ago. (The shares are still in my dad’s name. I explained that my family intends to obtain a Letter of Administration and these shares will be captured therein).
• My picture with my CEO and an EXCO member at an official outing.
• Training Certificates.

PROOF OF MEANS OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT
• SOP (9 pages). I tried to reduce it but my story long.
• Documents relating to the Payment of 50% initial deposit ($17,900 CAD).
• Documents relating to my current employment (employment letter, confirmation, promotion and 4 months’ Pay slips).
• Evidence of Available/Dedicated Fund:

I provided Explanatory Notes on 3 bank accounts.
1. My salary account (where I deposited our naira POF)
2. My USD account (where we deposited our dollar POF)
3. My spouse’s salary account (Here, I just stated that this is her salary account).

Under each of the account, I explained salient points such as lump sums that I wanted to VO to be aware of and included relevant support documents e.g. bonus letter from my employer.
For my naira account and my wife’s salary account, I provided bank statements for exactly 4 months but for the USD account, I provided statement for 1 year because it was just a 2-page document and I wanted to convince the VO that the account was legit even though I had only a few transactions on it.

Asides these, I included an addendum account which belongs to my spouse.
We created and liquidated several Fixed Deposit investments in that account and sizable part of our POF came from this addendum account.
Asides the bank Reference letter, I also included the account statement because I felt it would better convince the VO. The account had a rather unusually high transaction volume in 4 months and a balance of just N500k.
I carefully explained the meaning of some terminologies used on the account statement too e.g. FD booking.

• Letter of Introduction from my Pension Fund Administrator.
• Investment Certificate and account statement from an investment company for an existing investment (the letter clearly states that my wife and I have an unrestricted access to the funds).
• Deed of Partition and evidence of rental income on the property inherited from my late date


I included several hyperlinks on my SOP, my wife’s SOP and the cover letters for the kids. For instance, where I mentioned key words such as “Institute of Chartered Accountants”, Pension Reforms Act, 2014 etc., I ensured that they were modified to be hyperlinks, which would take the VO to the respective websites. I did this so it is easy for the VO for confirm the various terminologies/claims/entities independently.

My spouse and I have no travel history. Therefore, I stated in my SOP that we have been saving consciously towards my studies overseas, so we denied ourselves several luxuries such as travelling on vacations.

Just to mention, asides the funds that were available in bank and investment accounts, I stated that I would be saving specific amount towards my masters program from my subsequent salaries and 13th month allowance.
And that in the period, my family will depend on my wife’s salary and the balance from my own salary (I had previously established the fact that my wife and I save and invest together. Moreover, all my salary and allowances go straight into her account based on my bank statement history).

congratulation go and excel

Tessajohn820:
So my Nairalander*innen :sit with popcorn for Testimony.first of ,I have never been a fan of traveling out but ending 2020 ,the spritz just came ,was supposed to be uk but e no just jig,January I started language classes in order to get b2 so I can apply for nursing training.may 2022 booked my appointment so that I can wait for a year ,continued with my classes ooh till feb I was supposed to write I missed the Goethe Exams ,I said ok no wahala.March 20th became terribly down ,did a major life operations and after then I was like *Omo I no fit write April*,I no strong to travel by road ,considering I had spent a lot on my health *.But I say anyhow way na way.I registered went to write the exam ,two weeks later results came out I smashed ..next was applications.I sent to more than 50 hospitals only 7 granted me interviews.I got 5 places but had to choose the one who offered a pre approval .signed my contract July 15th .submitted all documents necessary for pre approval July till second week of sep dead silence ,because they were on summer holiday,I removed my mind .sept 15th gbam pre approval mail came ,booked appointment same day ,AD came out the next day.sep 23 did my interview ,even when the devil wanted to be funny ,God came through.started waiting for AM.Gbam Oct 21st ,Approval mail came …submitted travel dates on 25th and booked my flight because of dollar rate Omo tension ,Devil wicked but God was faithful .Then the alien authority of my city contacted me ,that they have contacted the embassy and was told that I have been asked to send travel date and insurance .I replied I have sent it since a week ago.the next day I called the embassy and it was shipped out on Thursday (3rd) and the next day (Friday) got my visum.not to forget,there were sad days and depression ,anger and frustration .But I give God all the glory ,once a dream is now a reality.if I can get it from Nigeria(Ausbildungsvisa),u also can .Glory be TO GOD.

can You drop document submitted sir and your timeline

Seyicar:
Hello Guys,

My Study permit application got approved on Thursday.

I'm grateful to God, so excited and so happy.

I'm available to answer any questions as well as render assistance for new applicants.


Meanwhile, i'm reading through chats to know how to submit my passport to Vfs for stamping. I did Biometrics in Lagos, i was thinking i could submit in person.

wellsaid

mekanta7:
Well said.. I've been following this thread...
You know life is what you make of it.
I still dey chill for UK, man pikin go enter Grand baie next month as cold wan frustrate my nose.
If Mauritian currency was a bit strong like that of the West, I will choose Mauritius. Its too busy in the West that's why these whites relocate to Mauritius.
Mauritian passport being second strongest in Africa after Seychelles equally means their permit is strong too.
If you don't have a plan, you will get stuck in Mauritius.

lol u never come back

mekanta7:
Well said.. I've been following this thread...
You know life is what you make of it.
I still dey chill for UK, man pikin go enter Grand baie next month as cold wan frustrate my nose.
If Mauritian currency was a bit strong like that of the West, I will choose Mauritius. Its too busy in the West that's why these whites relocate to Mauritius.
Mauritian passport being second strongest in Africa after Seychelles equally means their permit is strong too.
If you don't have a plan, you will get stuck in Mauritius.

sty positive

davodyguy:
A friend who applied alongside his wife for Italy visa just informed me of their rejection status.

Both Husband and wife returned from UK last July. Despite this, they're rejected.

Application took 28 days.

Mine now day 22.

Not really optimistic

congrat

Blackfinegirl:
Finally I have picked up my passport

Before I applied, I read all the pages of this thread

Time line:

Submitted Application: June 13 2022
Approval: October 19th
Passport Submitted : October 20th
Passport Pick Up: November 16th

I am a Brazilian Permanent Resident and I have a Valid U.S.A Visa so i qualified for CAN+. I was not required to submit any document apart from My USA visa and My Brazil PR Card,; However, I submitted as much as I could, I did not want to take chances with IRCC.

Documents Submitted

Copies of Visa Pages on my Passport

Brazil Permanent Residence Card

Hospital Receipt From the Brazilian Hospital I had my Second Child

Zero Balance Letter from The US Hospital I had my First child

My USA Account Bank Statements

My Brazil Bank Account Statement

Naija Dormiciliary Account

Payslips and Introduction Letter From My Employer

Salary Insurance Policy

Travel Insurance Policy from My Employer/ HMO

Daily Itinerary and Tour Vouchers

Hotel and Flight Reservation

Tax Clearance letter from my Employer and Leave Approval

Investment Documents

CV TO show my career progression and that i am well settled in my place of work

Landed Property

Marriage Certificate and Children's Birth Certificate

Pension Statement

Detailed Breakdown of Estimated Cost

any update on southafrica E visa

i understand

davodyguy:
Yes, but ticket cost goes up by almost 10% daily.

time still day

davodyguy:
23/12

congrat

Smarthill18:
It's PPR for my brother. I'm so happy.

Second time applicant; Conestoga College
1st application was done through an agent. He Got a rejection due to financial reasons. We ordered his GCSMS and the Visa officer claimed he didn't have enough proof of relationship with his sponsor (Sister). Hence, he wasn't sure he will be able to afford it financially.
He had to defer his admission to January 2023 and re-applied again. All thanks to @scott99tish for his advice.

Second application: Self

Application submission : 27th August

Upfront Medical passed : 26th September

Eligibility: Ghost update. Didn't know when it was updated.

Original passport collection: 17th November

What we did different to address the visa officers concerns (proof of relationship with sponsor);

I opened a canadian GIC account and Submitted the GIC certificate

I Wrote a strong SOP and LOE explaining that sponsor is my blood sister

- Sponsors notorized Affidavit of sponsorship
Sponsors birth certificate, old pictures, old/dated whatsapp messages
Notarized Affidavit of relationship
Recent family pictures
Letter of sponsorship from sponsor
Family tree
Sponsors marriage and change of name certificate/Affidavit
Bank statements
Sponsors Assets

lol no fear wen is your travel date

davodyguy:
If them no give, make I know.

I dey fear to send mail. So they do not get upset

na wa o

davodyguy:
15th working day, 21st regular day

Still no response

LOL the VO was really twisting you

Hannahbabe:
Good morning all. i am a silent reader but want to post my experience & transcript, it might be useful. ( Note: the application was not submitted in Nigeria)
Interview date was 9th Nov. I didn't upload any passport photo to my form because the one i had didn't meet the specification so took 2 copies along to the centre.

VO: morning
Myself: Good morning
VO: can i have your passport
Myself: Yes please
VO: What is the purpose of travel
Myself:Going on Vacation alongside with some friends
VO: How long have i lived in the UK
Myself: 8 years
VO: You stayed because you claimed asylum?
myself: ( was surprised by the question) Asylum? no i didn't claim asylum, i came for my masters and he cut into my sentence
VO: so you got a job & stayed back
Myself: yes
VO: What do you do?
Myself: Business Analyst
VO: How long have you worked at ur company?
Myself: a year and few months
VO: Why USA?
Myself: caught me by surprise, why not USA? I Have worked hard and i afford it.
VO: Why not Spain?
Myself: That didn't come to mind at all.
VO: Okay ma, you're visa has been approved. allow 3-5 working days for it to be posted to you.
Good luck to everybody.

PLease Which Bank Still giving out PTA
Kindly tell pls and their duration