Warten auf das Visum! Waiting for the Visa!
Januar 2021
Da strandet man erstmal ohne Job und Wohnung im Heimatland, da ich nun ein Jahresvisum beantragt habe. Dank Freunden, Familie und Bekannten habe ich ein Dach über dem Kopf.
Hätte nie gedacht das eine Beantragung für ein Visum so langwierig und kompliziert ist.
Dauer nach Einreichung diverser Unterlagen und vom ausfüllen diverserer Formularen, 8 Wochen. Da hoffe ich das mein Reisepass wirklich Anfang März zurück geschickt wird damit ich am 16.03.2021 fliegen kann. Für die Übersetzung kann ich das Übersetzungsbüro Stephanie Lönnies empfehlen (Barcode ganz unten auf der Seite, schnelle und gute Arbeit und sehr hilfsbereit und freundlich.
Dazu kommt das die Botschaft immer wieder neue Unterlagen benötigt, wie eine Krankenkasse in Südafrika, die man nur abschließen kann wenn man ein Bankkonto in Südafrika hat, da bedanke ich mich beim Jonathan aus Südafrika das er mir seine Bankdaten zur Verfügung gestellt hat.
Die Schule muss bei bei der Behörde registriert sein und weitere Unterlagen müssen angefordert werden. Das ist in der jetzigen Zeit wegen Covit19 nicht wirklich einfach.
Und viele fragen sich, hättest Du Dich auch dafür entschieden wenn Du gewusst hättest das es nicht so einfach ist. Da kann ich nur mit einem JA antworten, denn ein Traum soll erfüllt werden. Also , weiter die Daumen drücken :-)
Die ersten 7 Seiten für die Botschaft
I am stranded without a job or a flat in my home country, as I have now applied for a one-year visa. Thanks to friends, family that I had a place to sleep.
I never thought that applying for a visa would be so long and complicated.
After submitting various documents and filling out various forms, it took 8 weeks. I hope that my passport will really be sent back at the beginning of March so that I can fly on 16.03.2021. For the translation I can recommend the translation agency Stephanie Lönnies (barcode at the bottom of the page, fast and good work and very helpful and friendly.
In addition, the embassy always requires new documents, such as health insurance in South Africa, which you can only take out if you have a bank account in South Africa, so I thank Jonathan from South Africa for providing me with his bank details.
The school has to be registered with the authorities and further documents have to be requested. This is not really easy at the moment because of Covit19.
And many people ask themselves, would you have decided to do this if you had known that it was not so easy? I can only answer with a YES, because a dream should be fulfilled. So, keep your fingers crossed :-)
The first 7 pages for the Embasy
A study visa may be issued to a foreigner intending to study at a learning institution* in the Republic of South Africa for longer than three (3) months.
PLEASE PRINT OUT THIS
CHECKLIST AND SUBMIT IT WITH THE COMPLETE VISA APPLICATION!
The complete visa application must be submitted by post to the office of application (see http://www.suedafrika.org/downloads/Business_hours.doc).
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The following documentation must be submitted by each applicant. Please keep / submit the documentation in the order as listed below. |
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Original machine
readable passport ·
Validity
of no less than thirty (30) days after the foreigner’s intended departure
from the Republic of South Africa. ·
Passports
must have at least two (2) blank pages for endorsements. ·
Non-machine
readable / handwritten passports are not accepted / recognised. ·
Original second passport, if the applicant holds one,
shall also be presented. ·
In
the case of visa applicants who are not German citizens, proof of long term
residence (Aufenthaltstitel) in
Germany must be provided in the form of: a) the residence permit or original Chipkarte
(and a photocopy); or b) in the case of EU citizens, the original ‘Anmeldebescheinigung’
(and a photocopy). |
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2 |
Passport photocopies ·
Of the passport page with the applicant’s
personal data / photograph. ·
Of
all previous visas for the Republic of South Africa in the passport. ·
Of
second passport, if the applicant holds another passport. |
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3 |
One fully completed
application form DHA-1738 ·
Must
be downloaded and printed: http://www.suedafrika.org/downloads/DHA-1738.pdf.
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One (1) biometric
photograph ·
Should be a recent
photograph, not older than 6 months. ·
Photographs must be taken and printed
professionally – photographs printed at home would be rejected. |
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An official letter
confirming provisional acceptance or acceptance at that learning institution
and the duration of the
course
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An undertaking by the Registrar or Principal of the learning institution
to –
i.
provide proof of registration of the student /
learner as contemplated in the relevant legislation within 60 days of
registration; or
ii.
in the event of failure to register by the
closing date, provide the Director-General with a notification of failure to
register within 7 days of the closing date of registration;
iii.
within 30 days of de-registration, notify the
Director-General that the applicant is no longer registered with such
institution; and
iv.
within 30 days of completion of studies,
notify the Director-General when the applicant has completed his or her
studies or requires to extend such period of study.
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Proof of medical cover renewed annually for the period of study with a
medical scheme registered in terms of the Medical Schemes Act, 1998
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An undertaking by the parents or legal guardian that the learner will
have medical cover for the full duration of the period of study
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In the case of a learner under the age of 18 years –
i.
an unabridged birth certificate (ungekürzte
Geburtsurkunde) – German children and children born in Germany may submit
an ‘international birth certificate’ and a photocopy thereof;
ii.
a certified copy of the South African identity document or foreign
passport with a valid temporary residence visa of the learner's guardian in
the Republic of South Africa;
iii.
proof of physical address and contact number of the adult person residing
in the Republic of South Africa, who is acting or has accepted to act as such
learner's guardian, including a confirmatory (signed and dated) letter from
that guardian; and
iv.
proof of consent (see http://www.suedafrika.org/downloads/Parental_consent_letter.doc) for the intended stay from both parents or,
where applicable, from the parent or legal guardian who has been issued with
a court order granting full or specific parental responsibilities and rights
or legal guardianship of the learner. Certified
copies of the parents’ / legal guardians’ passports or identity documents
(Ausweis) must also be attached. |
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Proof of sufficient
financial means available
to the learner whilst resident in the Republic of South Africa shall be
proven as follows: a)
a three months bank statement (Kontoauszüge) e.g. of a current account (Girokonto); Ø the current balance (Kontostand)
must be the euro equivalent of minimum R3000,00 at the current exchange rate; Ø the bank
statements shall reflect all the transactions from the last three (3) months up until the week that the visa
application is submitted; Ø bank
statements shall be printed and certified / stamped by the bank; Ø applicants
who cannot obtain bank certified statements e.g. have an online bank account,
shall request a branch or main office of the bank to
either issue a dated and signed letter on the bank’s letterhead confirming
the applicant’s bank account and the current balance (Kontostand) or to issue a statement / overview of
accounts (Kontenübersicht) with the current balances (Kontostand),
which must be dated, stamped and signed; in
both cases, the applicant must also submit her or his bank statements for
the last three (3) months up until the week that the visa application
is submitted, which may be printed at
home; or b)
cash available to the applicant e.g. savings
account (Sparbuch) – the amount
must be the euro equivalent of minimum R3000,00 at the current exchange rate;
or c)
travellers'
cheques (please contact a Reisebank
about its prepaid debit card); or d)
an undertaking, supported by a bank statement
or salary advice, by a South African citizen or permanent
resident that he or she will be
hosting the applicant and accepting responsibility for the costs related to
the maintenance and removal of the applicant from the Republic of South
Africa – the undertaking shall
be in the form of a signed and dated letter and accompanied by a certified
copy of the host’s South African identity document or foreign passport with a
valid long term visa or permanent residence permit; or e)
in the case of learners or students, an undertaking to the learning
institution for payment of all fees and accommodation from a bursary scheme
or scholarship or parents, as the case may be – in the case of the applicant’s parents
providing the written undertaking, it shall be in the form of a signed and
dated letter in English and accompanied by certified copies of the parent’s
passport(s) / identity document(s) and their three months bank statement (Kontoauszüge) as described under (a)
above. Please note that salary advices and company undertakings to cover the
costs of a business trip are not accepted as proof of sufficient
financial means. |
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In the case of a foreign state accepting
responsibility for the applicant in terms of a bilateral agreement, a written
undertaking from such foreign state to pay for the departure of the applicant
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As no such bilateral
agreement exists between Germany and South Africa, this requirement is not
applicable to / required from German students / citizens. |
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An original
police clearance certificate
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13 |
A medical report ·
The
prescribed form BI-811 (see http://www.suedafrika.org/downloads/BI-811_Medical_Certificate.pdf) must be used (downloaded and printed). ·
The
prescribed form BI-811 must be completed, signed,
stamped and dated by a registered medical practitioner (e.g. Hausarzt, Internist) with regard to the applicant's general state of
health, detailing any medical condition he or she suffers
from. ·
Shall not be older than six
months at the time of its submission. |
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A radiological
report
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If
it is unclear that the form was completed / the applicant was indeed examined
(x-rayed) by a registered radiologist, applicants are required to
submit the radiological findings (radiologischer
Befund / Auswertung) from his
or her radiologist. |
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In respect of dependent
children accompanying the applicant or joining the applicant in the Republic
of South Africa, proof of parental responsibilities and rights or written consent in the
form of an affidavit from the other parent or legal guardian, as the case may
be. |
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In respect of a spouse accompanying the applicant or joining the
applicant in the Republic of South Africa, a copy of a marriage certificate
or proof of a permanent homosexual or heterosexual relationship (see http://www.suedafrika.org/downloads/Permanent_spousal_relationship.doc) ·
If a marriage certificate is not in English, it must be translated and certified as a correct translation by a sworn
translator; alternatively, applicants who got
married in Germany may submit an ‘international marriage certificate’. |
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A yellow fever vaccination certificate
(See also http://www.suedafrika.org/downloads/Yellow_fever.doc) |
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Proof of payment of
the applicable fee ·
Payment
of the application fee must be made through an electronic bank transfer (see http://www.suedafrika.org/downloads/Application_fee.doc). ·
A
copy of the transfer / deposit slip must be submitted as proof of payment. ·
Payment
must be made at least five working (5) days before submitting the
application. ·
Payment of the application fee may not be made in
cash at the Embassy in Berlin and Consulate-General in Munich! |
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An A4-size envelope franked with the ExpressEasy DHL-online label (National –
0,5kg) ·
The
franked envelope is required to return the applicant’s passport – applicants
may not collect passports in person after the application has been
adjudicated.
Click the ‘Expressversand’
tab to access the ExpressEasy DHL-online label
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FOR OFFICIAL USE (Not to be completed by
the applicant) Applicant’s name:
……………………………………………………………………………………………...……... Application taken in to be processed o Application not taken in due to incompleteness o (Please
send this checklist, if the application shall be re-submitted) Date:
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Please note:
- A study visa is issued for the duration of the course. However, an
applicant may request that a study visa be issued for a period longer than the
duration of the course e.g. for holiday purposes not exceeding 30 days –
the details (studies and holiday) should be completed as the proposed
activities under Part 5 of the form DHA-1738 and must correspond with the intended
entry and departures dates completed under Part 5. Applicants must also
ensure that the medical cover with the medical scheme in the Republic of South Africa covers
the entire period of stay, including
the holiday before / after studies.
- *A “learning institution” means –
a)
an
institution of higher education established in terms of the Higher Education
Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997); or
b)
a college
established in terms of the Further Education and Training Colleges Act, 2006
(Act No. 16 of 2006), but does not include –
i.a school
offering further education and training programmes under the South African
Schools Act, 1996 (Act No. 84 of 1996); or
ii.a college
under the authority of a government department other than the Department of
Higher Education and Training; or
c)
a school
contemplated in section 1 of the South African Schools Act, 1996 (Act No. 84 of
1996).
- A study visa holder at a
learning institution as defined in section 1 of the Higher Education Act, 1997
(Act No. 101 of 1997) and section 1 of the Further Education and Training Colleges
Act, 2006 (Act No. 16 of 2006), may conduct part-time work for a period not exceeding
20 hours per week.
- A study visa shall
automatically lapse if the holder thereof fails to register with or is
de-registered from the learning institution at any time during the period for which
his or her visa has been issued or if any of the undertakings referred to in
subregulation (1)(b) are not met.
- Exchange
programmes / agreements between foreign and South African learning institutions
are based on reciprocity and mutual benefit, and this normally includes an
exchange of students and staff, and a reduction or waiver of tuition fees at
the host learning institution.
In the case of an
exchange programme / agreement between an applicant’s (home) institution e.g.
in Germany and a learning institution in South Africa, if the letter of
provisional acceptance from the learning institution in South Africa confirms
that an applicant i.e. the foreign semester exchange student shall be issued
with a study visa, our office shall accept and process the
application for a study visa. However, if the terms
and conditions of which include, for example, a reduction or waiver of tuition
fees and / or an exchange of students, a signed and dated letter the
applicant’s (home) institution e.g. in Germany on its letterhead, confirming the existence of the exchange programme
and the applicant’s participation, shall be
submitted to
substantiate the study visa application.
If
our office issues a study visa for studies
/ exchange semester at a learning institution in South Africa, which is on the
basis on an exchange programme / agreement, the conditions of such study visa
will reflect this accordingly.
- The spouse and dependent
children accompanying the main applicant may be issued with a visitor’s visa
exceeding 3 months (see http://www.suedafrika.org/downloads/Visitors_Permit.doc); however, dependent children of school-going age accompanying the main
applicant must be issued with study visas (see http://www.suedafrika.org/downloads/Study_Permit.doc).
- Status
/ progress reports are not provided during the above-mentioned processing
period.
Furthermore, no ‘express service’ for processing visa applications is available
– complete applications are adjudicated on a First-In-First-Out basis.
- Visa applications which
are not complete shall not be taken in to be processed. It is therefore the responsibility of the
applicant to ensure that his or her visa application is complete as per the
checklist.
- In the case
of inconsistencies and / or incomplete information, our office reserves the
right to request the applicant to submit additional documentation to
substantiate the visa application.
- Documentation that accompanies the
visa application shall be original or copies authenticated by the issuing
authority of the country of origin and where necessary, translated into English
and certified as a correct translation by a sworn
translator (beeidigter Übersetzer) at the expense of the applicant.
- A
visa issued at a foreign mission of the Republic of South Africa shall be
affixed to the passport of the applicant and shall only be valid if an entry stamp has been affixed thereto at the port of
entry and the date of such entry stamp shall be the effective date.
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