How long does it take to process an application?
Due to high volume of inquiries that this office receive, it takes the Matriculation Board 3-5 working days to process the faxed inquiries, whereby if the applicant qualifies for exemption a provisional letter is issued which is sufficient to facilitate admission to South African public university subject to the applicant meeting the institutional requirements. Furthermore, it takes approximately the same time to process an application form. The actual exemption certificate is issued in approximately 6 weeks after receipt of all relevant and correctly certified documents as well as the requisite payment.
It depends. Your application will not be sent to the department until all required materials have been received. Some departments hold applications and process them all at one time; in such cases the processing time may be longer. With the department’s recommendation, the Graduate School will make the final decision, and a letter from the dean of the Graduate School will be sent to inform you of the decision.
