₦airaland Forum

samtol4:
Don't discourage people from making a move that may change their destinies .are the strikes forever ?Capital N0 IS this first students protest in SA ?no Strikes or no Strikes Let people apply to schools of the choices after all some schools are not part of the strike.

I did my MSC and PHD in SA, I live in SA, not one day before last year had schools been shut. Now 4 schools are shut. NWU, UP, UFS and a campus of KZN.

The reality is education in SA is falling and I just hv to tell my pple if you see it as discouragement too bad.

And changing from study permit to work permit is very very very hard now. So staying after your studies is also hard. So eish, I don't think killing or disturbing oneself to study in SA is worth it for now

xtonuns:
Hello house, please can I enter SA a week to my VISA expiration for a day examination without immigration problems...I must leave before my VISA expiration...for example arrive SA 7th, exam 10th, return back to naija 11th, visa expires 12..please I need ur advice...thank you

YES!

wine4dguy:
goodday please I applied to North West University potchefstroom done my SAQA evaluation and the school ask me to speak with one of the lecturers who would be my study leader but for months now I've not been able to reach them as they don't pick my call. please what do you advice I do?

NWU have been closed indefinitely, I wonder y u guys are still coming to SA for studies with all these protests in Ubiversities

jewel4u:
Can someone please advise me on the current exchange rate of rand to naira via either ATM withdrawal/ Online transaction.

please it is urgent.
Thank you.

Between 20 to 23 naira to 1 rand

momasenny:
Submitted my temporary residential permit application with my 2 kids, a boy and a girl on d 15th of Jan in Abuja. Till today am yet to hear from them, hubby stay and work in SA, I don't understand why my application is still on transit.
House pls what do u think? Cos I got all d information I needed here on thread

You need to call and ask. It should be out

momasenny:
I wonder oooo, pls guys comment ooo, I need more info.

What info?

Y is this thread dry, anyway should be in lagos in april after 26 months away

Solomonoware:
Thank God, i have gotten my 3months single entry visa... But I want to know how to renew it when is about to expire. Thank you

You can only renew in Nigeria. the same process you got this one

Oseni007:
Pls wat site can I get a tour bus ticket or tour guide.thanks

Get someone in RSA to do it for you or try Google

roblance:
Boss seems na wetin dy flow be that o. A pal of mine got Invalid hotel as well.

it is getting harder and harder to get into SA now just by using hotel booking, hence, it is better for anyone coming via hotel booking to get someone in SA to book and pay for the hotel, get you a receipt of payment plus if he uses a card (credit or debit) to pay the pos receipt too should be added. if the resident of SA that got you the hotel booking is scanning these receipts to you, then he/she should certify it from a police station before scanning.
I do this a lot for relatives that visit. Also get an itinerary of what you intend to do in SA and attach it. buy tickets of tour buses or tour guides attach them to your application. if really you any one is coming as a tourist they want to see all these.
If you are just visiting, then get someone in SA with a legal immigration status to invite you

zico70:
I was given a paper to sign for undesirability and I was told I can make appeal to the nearest south africa embasy within 10 working days of receiving d paper. On my passport was stamped with 11 days and something like RCU 21(3) (A)

Ordinarily it is not advisable to overstay ones visa, but with that said, i think normally because you did not overstay up to 30days your undesirability should be lifted automatically after one year. check the letter they gave you

zico70:
Hello house,pls I want to know if there is anyone who overstay his visa at a time before and reapply and got a visa. Cos I overstayed my tourist visa in 2014 for 11 days. Want to know if I will be issued the visa.

What did dey stamp on your passport as you were exiting SA

JECU:
House pls help what documents do I need to apply for a south Africa relative visa.I want to attend my bros wedding coming up on april 16.Can I still meet up if I apply now.pls help out on how best,fast n easy way to do this.

For relative visa the person inviting you must either be an SA citizen or on Permanent Residence

yansky:
What's the withdrawal and swiping limit

Bros, I don't know. I live in SA, I work in SA, I rarely rely on my naija cards.
If you are still in naija walk into your bank and find out, its that simple. Your bank will give u better info

yansky:
All banks bro?!

I use ecobank and access bank and they both work

meagainstdem:
Hi house, I'm stranded in cape town. I'v exhausted all the rand I changed from lagos and i'v looked round where I can get naira changed to rand in d whole of cape town to no avail. Pls can someone come to my aid as soon as possible? I'm having only R20 with me now. Also, any clue on accommodation? Finally, how do u guys transact money from nigeria in rand and naira. Nigerian govt no do well at all wit all their monetary policies. You are in foreign land wit a fat account in nigeria but you find it difficult to access it. Urgent response pls, I'm fed up!

Bros no blame govt o! Nigerian Mastercards and visa cards work in SA

muhaogunlo:
If you fall sick, go to a government hospital, you will be treated free of charge since you are on a study permit. Even if you have surgeries done, it's still free of charge in government hospital. Cheers!

Am not sure you have been to govt hospital in SA, they are frustrating maybe except the ones in Western Cape.

bisi16:
Hi all,

Any consequences for not renewing medical aid when it expires? Mine is expired but I have 4months of study left. Thanks for your replies.

Just don't fall sick or else u will pay cash

ife01:
Hello all,
I have a yellow fever cert obtained in 2013 with my old passport number. Since, the card is still valid (10 years), do I need a new one to apply for the SA visa?

Urgent answer please

Get another please, the old yellow fever was changed in Oct 2013

Keneking:
That is 6months

Jan to june is 6 months, feb to july is 6months so feb to aug can't be six months.
That said, all u do is to get a letter from ur school that they are aware you are resuming late. No one will stop u

Keneking:
By convention, you need to notify institution and in turn Home Affairs. You must register within the first six months at least. I suggest you register within the stipulated period otherwise your visa could be revoked.

Insurance does not matter so much, as you can always renew same with quarterly, Bi annual or annual plan and the cost isn't much.

All the best

Have seen people get study visa in feb and come in august

samuelUMOH:
The following steps are vital to retain Your admission .
1.complete d acceptance form and return to postgraduate officer .
2 State reasons why want to defer and when you want to resume
3.Inform medical aid so that they adjust your payment .
Above all as research student you don't need to reside in Sa to complete your studies since there is no lecture only coursework students take lectures and write exams .Take a week off come in ,register and see your supervisor and go back .

You can only adjust your medical aid if you were refused a visa, otherwise nothing you can do on ur medical aid. You can come to SA anytime as long as your visa is valid

seiraries:
Hello house,

Please, I'm making this enquiry on behalf of an elderly relative who has a multiple entry (visit) visa into SA. The event she's going for is for a week but she plans to stay back for an additional week to buy stuff before returning. My question is if she books a return ticket covering 2 weeks instead of one, will this be an issue with immigration?

Cc @collinsfbi, keneking, Ogathetop2, staggerlee

Btw, Ogathetop2 thanks for your post. It really helped when I processed her application.

Yes she can buy return ticket which last 2 weeks, as long as her visa is still valid within that period

muhaogunlo:
It's better you book way before your travel date bro, it's cheaper, but you can book that day too but it's going to be freaking expensive and you may only get business class. And try to print your boarding pass before going to the airport, it saves you some stress. Its usually open for printing 24hrs before the boarding time. Cheers.

If it is not a peak period you can get cheap tickets on day of travel, no wahala, no stress urself, tickets are no big deal to get

Dont kill yourself because you want to come to SA, Dont fly from Lagos to Abuja just because you want to submit a visa application. SA isnt a bed of roses. what we saw 4 to 5 years ago that made us stick to SA is not what we are seeing now

yansky:
That's the problem I know no one there

That is hard! Where did they tell u to post it to? PM me let's see how we can get a solution

yansky:
That's the problem I know no one there

That is hard!

yansky:
Thanks a lot. Please if the person goes on Monday can they get it ok Monday and post it that day and would it get to me before Wednesday. I wish to go to abujas embassy on Wednesday since Lagos is Tuesday

They open 24 hours so he can go on saturday

yansky:
I am in Nigeria atm

Post can take forever most especially if its out of SA, best thing to do get someone to go to SAPS Pretoria and he can get a reprint @ R96 and he couriers it to u in naija otherwise you could wait forever

yansky:
bb

SAPS clearance. Checked on their site and it says finalized and posted since dec 11 2015. So far nothing has come through in my po box in school and I need it urgently. And I don't register the post too

Are u in SA or Naija presrntly?

TokyoBulls:
1. I just returned from RSA on 3rd February and I could not use my GTBank Naira Mastercard to make cash withdrawals and when I called the bank, they said all ATM cash transactions are blocked within Africa for all GTBank cards. However, I was able to use it across POS for payments.

2. Remember that you lose some money to BDC every time to make currency conversion. I always prefer a maximum of one currency conversion. The BDC on your extreme right at MMIA changes Naira to Rands (1 Rand = N20 last time I checked).

3. You are allowed up to $5,000 or equivalent as BTA or $4,000 or equivalent as PTA. R 50,000 is the limit for SA.

I know for sure you can withdraw with Ecobank cards and Access bank

mmo1:
Good morning house, please I need your professional contribution on my family tourist visa to South Africa. I would like to visit South Africa for 5 days with my family (my wife and 3 years old son) to celebrate my Birthday in April.
1 How would I package the 3 applications (my wife, my son and myself) will I package it individually, group or family package?
2 My wife is a student and gospel musician what are the documents she will submit at vfs?
3 I will be the sponsor of the whole trip but can my wife also include her own bank statement in the documents to be submitted at the vfs she has a closing balance of about N600,000
Thank you.

Bros it is 3 applications, plus 3 application fees but since you are sponsoring the trip make copies of ur bank statements and attach it to ur wife's and child's application and also write a letter indicating u will be responsible for the trip. At vfs insist all applications should be in the same bag. Your wife can add her statements no biggie. Every other document will be 3, each per applicant