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Good day house,
I applied for an accompanying visa for my son in April, shortly after I received my own study visa. However, up till now, I have not gotten any feedback from the embassy. I also cannot track the application, as the system keeps showing “invalid.” I already sent a letter to the embassy in Abuja requesting that the process be expedited, but I have not received any response.
My questions are:

Can I reapply without first receiving feedback on the current application?
What is the longest an application can remain pending without a response?
Is it normal for it to take almost five months?

Hello House, please I need your advice.
I got my South African study visa in March. I had my baby in February and applied for his accompanying visa in April. Up till now, I have not gotten any response from the embassy.
In May, I got an email from VFS saying the visa had been sent from the embassy to VFS, but afterward I got a call from VFS telling me not to come, that they would call me again. I later went to VFS in person, and they said the mail was autogenerated.
Right now, I’m very confused because I was supposed to resume my studies in May, but I cannot leave my baby behind.
Please, has anyone experienced this before? What can I do next?
Ps: I applied at VFS Abuja