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To all students and visitors traveling to SA. See attached document. Ensure your documents are complete at the port of entry to avoid situations like this.

Mr man, if you know what is good for you, you’ll be at the hospital now. From what you just explained, you might be having peanut allergy. When it comes to allergies, you don’t know what you have going on internally. Better to have it checked out.

Gernny:
But my issue is people are saying they only give two weeks I need three weeks because my visa takes 10 to 15 working days when I apply for Georgian visa

The maximum validity you can get through the E-visa route is 90 days (3 months). The route is only for short visits. You can still apply through this platform if you want 3 weeks

Labey71:
you sure ? cos it was clearly stated the date my overstay will expired ,Its then and after then I think I can reapply,I just want to be sure before I do anything or take a step .

I’m 100% sure boss. Anyone with a ban has to first apply for an upliftment before reapplying. Coz your name is already in the system. Someone has to remove it from the system. Don’t rush to reapply or you’ll be wasting your money and time. You can call or email VFS to verify. They’ll give you the contact of who to write at DHA for your upliftment. Cheers.

Labey71:
pls I need to ask you ,I was in South African few years back and I overstayed and got 5 years banned and this year my banned will expired ,Can I apply to visit South African again after my expired due date or is there anything I need to do before I could apply again ? Thank you .

No you can’t apply again. It will be rejected. You need to apply for an upliftment of overstay first before reapplying for a visa. It’s a long process and you’ll probably need the help of someone inSA to follow up with DHA

tataiwo09:
Let everyone be hopeful of a goodnews

Hello, you said you applied in January. Have you gotten your study permit now. My brother applied in February and as not heard anything yet

haiti007:
Okay sir, thank you. I'll look into it and feed you back

Let me give you a candid advice. The chances of getting into UP undergraduate medical programs as an international student is as good as none so don’t even start wasting your money and effort. Such programs are for SA citizens and residents and very limited space, I mean limited to SADC candidates. The only chance you’ll have in getting into a medical school here is if you reside In SA, or come here and register to write their matric exams.

Claraola:
Hello gurus
It's possible for me to change Visitor Visa to Spousal Visa

Evidenx:
NO!!! YOU CAN'T CHANGE FROM ONE VISA STATUS TO ANOTHER, THEY HAVE STOPPED IT FOR LONG.

Geenosko:
Yes so long as the spouse is a permanent resident or SA Citizen.

If the spouse is on a TRV, it ain't possible.

[quote author=ololo12 post=90972199]Stop lying or deceiving him. It’s not possible. You do realize you need a valid permit to push in for change of status? Only way out is through marriage. Being a Nigerian is going to be difficult for you. We caused it.

This issue of transfer of visitor's visa to spousal or relative permit has been debated here last year and I remember uploading the constitutional court judgement in delivered in 2017 allowing the change of status of relatives of South African citizens or Permanent resident holders. I quoted all of you so that I can tell you my experience. My son was born last year September in Nigeria. Since I had PR and my wife had a spousal visa, I decided that they should come spend her maternity leave in SA. I travelled home, applied for his passport and got a visitors visa for him and they came visiting in November. I applied for a change of status for him in November. We returned back home towards the end of December. I left them and returned back to my studies in January. His visitors visa expired on the 29th of January. Towards February ending, I called home affairs and was told that his visa was still under adjudication. Put a call through in March again and was told the same story. The lockdown came and I forgot about the application. Early this month, I received a message that VFS was open for collection only and decided to track his visa. I saw that it was ready for collection. I collected his 2 years relative permit on Monday validity starting 1st August 2020 to July 2022. Visitor's visa changed. Other thing is, he is not even in SA again, but the visa was still approved. So it is possible. Cheers.

Hello guys, I got this 2 days ago but forgot to upload it here

adespecial:
Please is there anyone in South Africa with a visit visa and is been stranded just like me in the house? My stay here elapse by 11th Of this month and I don’t want to be banned for overstaying.

adespecial:
Please is there anyone in South Africa with a visit visa and is been stranded just like me in the house? My stay here elapse by 11th Of this month and I don’t want to be banned for overstaying.

That’s your answer

rose4steph:
Please bro i need a Guide to this SA visa as my exam is coming very soon and the venue is south africa

Please kindly assist me

here is my whats app number 07032578551
email address is stephesiri@yahoo.com

You need to know that a travel ban is in place and almost all countries are currently in lockdown. So wait until the whole issue resolves then go about your application. Mind you even if the ban is lifted, anyone coming into SA will be required to self quarantine for 14 days so that means that if you get a visa, you have to arrive at least 14 days to your exam

KLEINBASS:
South Africa revoked all visas issued and also revoked all visa free statuses to countries that did no need visa except SADC Countries. So all who where issued visas will need to reapply.

Stop spreading fake news. SA only revoke visas to high risk countries but every other country has got a travel ban. Which means that once everything goes back to normal and the ban is lifted and the airports opened, you can travel to SA if you still have a valid visa

SirKennie13:
Hello Brother, I can see from you Bio on twitter through the link you shared here that you are now in Pretoria, SA.

I want to ask how long does it take to get your study Visa and which University are you study? What degree?

Thanks

Hello, yes I’m in Pretoria. Am not a fresher in SA. Been here for 5 years finished my MSc and currently rounding up my PhD studies with UP

Geenosko:
My last take on this, if your brother is legally married, let him apply for a spousal visa. If there's any issue, she can easily petition home affairs and everything would be easily sorted.

Home affairs would accept any valid marriage certificate that's authenticated by the ministry of foreign affairs



Apply for a Visitors visa and it goes side ways, he's on his own.

For the records, you can't change status from visitors to relative permit.


In fact, you can't convert from visitors visa to anything in South Africa.


Be guided
Shalom

Yes you can now change status from visitors visa to relative permit based on the ruling by the South African constitutional court in June this year. Find document for the ruling here. People have started using it and getting their visas converted. Please note it is only visitors visa to relative permit in legal marriage to a South African citizen or permanent resident holder

SA constitutional court ruling: http://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZACC/2019/24.pdf
Find other news here

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-08-08-concourt-judgment-on-spousal-visas-will-help-keep-families-together/

Please note, I didn’t say their marriage is not valid. Understand the point I made.

Geenosko:
Why should a person who's legally married to a South African citizen apply for visitors visa? Sounds very strange.

IMUSTgoToUSthis:
Thanks fam! Many appreciations on this!

Geenosko:
If they have done court wedding, let him apply for spousal visa. The requirements for spousal visa are on the home affairs website. Note spousal visa is different from relative visa.

Incandescent:
He should apply straight up for relative permit.

So he can have at least 2 years visa. He can then later proceed to applying for a permanent resident permit

Only that he can't work with a relative permit except he gets a sponsor. He might need to read up more on that online

Please apply for a visitors visa and not a Relative Permit.
1. With all the ongoing issues surrounding marriages between South African citizens (especially women) and foreign nationals, which is usually tagged marriage of convenience, its a no to relative visa for now.
2. Your brother has not negotiated and paid lobola for the said lady, so according to South African customary laws, they are not married until he’s done that. Presenting a court wedding certificate at the embassy might look like marriage of convenience to the Visa officer since no concrete evidence shows he has fulfilled traditional rites of getting married to the lady.
Find more details about South African laws governing lawful marriage http://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/civic-services/marriage-certificates

He stands a better chance if he applies for a visitors visa and states in his letter of introduction that he wants to go finalize the traditional rites in South Africa. He can later convert his visitors permit to a relative permit after paying the lobola and registering his marriage with Home Affiars. I hope this helps

taiwosmith03:
Good day everyone. Please is anyone still awaiting study permit for PhD. I applied since March 15 at vfs Lagos and i havent been notified. It's 6 months and 18 days today. I am getting really worried. I know some people who applied after me and has gotten and in SA now. I am beginning to think if my passport has been lost.

Hello,
I have followed your story, you have a valid reason. I’ll advise you email the director general of home affairs in South Africa. In May, I applied for a relative visa for my wife and after waiting for 14 weeks, there was no response. I emailed him and by the next day, my wife received a call from the embassy. By the he next week, her visa was issued. Find attached the DG’s response. Any other person with a similar story can write any of the contacts on copied. All the best

https://twitter.com/samtoog/status/1150307132157415424?s=21
I just tweeted about the delay in issuance of study permit at the Abuja high commission, I’ll advise everyone that has a delay in Abuja to do same and call in the home affairs minister to intervene. Let’s see what happens. Fingers crossed

saintobi009:
okay please what is the best way to get PR here then ? my first visa I didn't use it , I was given 3 months single entry , second one I was given three months multiple , which I went twice then I did extension the second time I went , what is the best legit way for me to get PR , I wanted to apply for study permit here but someone said I should go and do it in Lagos because the one here will probably be runs , please what's your advice

PR is not just gotten like that. There are several requirements for it. The best option is through studies and you must qualify in a profession listed on SA critical skills http://www.dha.gov.za/images/immigration_critical_skills.pdf

DoubleGiant:
so with a critical skill visa, one can apply for permanent residence??

First, is your profession on the critical skills? Check here http://www.dha.gov.za/images/immigration_critical_skills.pdf
Do you have a South African qualification already? That is have you completed any degree listed on the critical skills in a South African University?
If both answers are yes, then you can apply for PR

qalifa:
I’ve renewed my study permit twice how did you get permanent residency ?

Critical Skills

saintobi009:
can I apply for a PR after a series of visitors visa ?

No you can't with visitors visa

Hello guys in the house. It’s been a while I came to this forum. I started here 5 years ago when I was looking for all necessary information to help me apply for my study visa and I wasn’t disappointed. I got a lot of assistance reading through different ideas and contributions on this page. After two study permit renewals, I got my PR and ID last year to God’s glory.
With regards the issue of delay of processing permits, sometime in February, SA high commission said they were having technical issues and visa application will take longer than usual http://www.vfsglobal.com/southafrica/nigeria/news.html. Kindly be patient guys and wait. Hopefully, you’ll all your reply soon

livelymatilda22:
Does this mean you have dumped Fayose and his clown? You failed with Ekiti, Osun, Kwara and Ambode... You will fail again

��� na so the guy take pack bad record reach? Ekiti, Osun, Kwara and Ambode? Abeg, he should decamp and join you in APC before the bad luck follow us to February 16

This guys think we're stupid. This is another way of trying to have 3 terms in office instead of 2. This zoning formula polical parties use won't favour us. The North should better know whoever wins has only 1 term in office. They should give the presidency to another zone

What is it with Nigerian politicians and certificates?

BluntBoy:
Bro, stop being dishonest. You were the one that mentioned the Apostles and I took you up on it. Now, you are shifting to Jesus.

Your dishonesty did not make you notice your own contradictions and how you have unwittingly supported my argument.

Right with your own fingers, you typed that "we are joint heirs with Christ"

Now, if we are joint heirs with Christ, why are those heirs seeing Adeboye's chair as special and anointed? If they are heirs, then, they should themselves be anointed. Why are they touching the chair instead of going straight to their Father (God) in prayer?

Can we please end this here. This medium is used as a forum for people to express their opinions. Why are you saying I'm dishonest? Do you know me or have we crossed part before? There are other ways to pass a message please. It's either you agree with me or you don't and ill respect your opinion reason i said earlier that our understanding of the word differ. I've even tried to lighten moods by laughing about this. You taking it too personal. We all here to pass information, we do that and move on. I have not used any insultive words on you. The scripture recognises authorities. So many are separated as Apostles, Pastors, Evangelist etc. Those are the authorities set above us in the church. The word said "is any sick among you, let him call to the elders of the church", those are authorities.

BluntBoy:
Bro, I said the Early Church, you are talking about Jesus Christ. You keep on repeating Jesus Christ as though he is the mate of Adeboye.

I asked you specifically about the Apostles.

Loolz, but the scripture said we are joint heirs with Christ, so we are sons and daughters of God the same way Christ is the Son of God. We also have Christ inheritance. And Christ also said greater things you will do. Our understanding of the word differs. I believe we're called Christians because we are "Christ like". The only difference between yourself and Paul is the anointing or unction he carries, we're all created the same. You can check all my statements, I never mentioned early church, or new generation church. We talking about faith of the woman. Christ the same yesterday, today and forever, whether it's the early creation days or the future to come. I didn't equate Adeboye with Christ, but if he's "Christ-like", nothing stops him from performing the same miracles Christ or Paul did, or even greater.

BluntBoy:
Stop twisting the Word ignorantly. It was only Paul.

And God used the miracles for sake of the unbelievers. The unbelievers need signs, not faith.

Show me where in the Bible that Paul performed miracles for the already converted. I mean, show me where in the Bible where Paul performed miracles on Christians. I am waiting patiently.

Loolz. This is getting interesting. I'm not a bible scholar, but I have little knowledge of the word. You keep talking of signs for unbelievers, but if the prayers of the woman kneeling before the chair is answered, won't that be a sign to the unbelievers in her community? We don't know what she's praying about but I believe her testimony (if she gets one) can be a sign to unbelievers. You talked about Paul not performing miracles on already converted, from my little knowledge, even Jesus performed miracle on a believer to give signs to the unbelievers. Christ raised Lazarus from the dead. My little knowledge tells me Lazarus was a believer because his sister Martha made a statement that "I know he shall raise again on resurrection day". Resurrection I believe is for believers. Like I said, I'm not a bible scholar, but little understanding of the word. If you know more, please expatiate more.

BluntBoy:
This is how you all go about ignorantly twisting the gospel. When did the apostles pray on handkerchief Show me that verse.

If you are referring to bits of clothing, aprons and handkerchief that had touched Paul, then you need to read your Bible again. The extraordinary miracles God performed through Paul was to advance the gospel. The Church was still young and it was very difficult winning souls without showing miracles that evidenced the apostles as one from the True God. Before the miracles of Paul, we had the signs of God through Moses which convinced the Israelites that he was truly sent by God. In those days, (Moses, and then Paul), miracles were necessary for the advancement of God's cause. Without those signs, you couldn't be taken seriously. Imagine Moses going to the Israelites and telling them that God sent him and yet he has no proof but just words of mouth. No one would have believed him.

Now, the same cannot be said of these Adeboye worshippers. These ones are convinced that Adeboye is a man of God. They don't need signs to be sure. They are simply worshipping Adeboye.

My bad for saying "Prayed" instead of "Touch". So if the handkerchief and apron touched the Apostles and could heal, what makes you think that the chair Adeboye sat on can't heal or deliver people? You said extraordinary miracles performed through Paul was to advance the gospel in the early days. Does that mean the gospel does not need advancement again today or has God changed from the days of Paul? I don't support idolatry but I support people who use their faith to get their miracles. It doesn't matter, if her faith in touching the chair can make her whole, then good.

BluntBoy:
The Apostles did wonders in the name of Jesus Christ but never allowed any man bow down to them:

As Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet in reverence.

But Peter made him get up. "Stand up," he said, "I am only a man myself" (Acts 10:25-26)

When people tried to worship them at Lystra, Paul and Barnabas vehemently opposed.

“Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men with the same nature as you, and preach to you that you should turn from these useless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all things that are in them.” (Acts 14:14-15).

There's difference between worship of men and faith. You didn't see her bowing down before Adeboye. When the same Apostles prayed on handkerchiefs through which people were healed, do we then say people worshiped them? This is completely different

I agree with you. Faith works for people differently. The faith that worked for the woman with the issue of blood who touched the edge of the garment of Jesus and was healed surely didn't work for others that were around Jesus. I'm sure that woman was not the only one looking for healing that day as others possibly even walked close to Jesus but never had faith that the garment can heal them.

Don't compare Jesus with ordinary [sand] Adeboye[/quote]Adeboye is not just sand because Christ himself said in John 14vs12, he that believe in me will do the works o did and even greater things. If the garment of Christ can heal, why can't Adeboye's garment heal or the seat he sits in. Keep arguing while some people are using their faith to get their testimonies.
I'm not a member of RCCG but I respect the anointing on this servant of God

I don't object to him being gay, but we need to remember that it's a crime in Nigeria to be gay. He should have chosen to practice his rights elsewhere where it's lawfully accepted