@jon1101a Hi! Yes need na mgbayad agad ng fee. I submitted my eoi end of nov 2017 and paid the fee right away after submitting the application to SA. I was invited after 3 weeks. We got our visa last April.
@Hendro Im not sure if there’s a way that they will know na you submitted 2 eoi’s since you used same email. Ive read though that SA is quite strict sa sponsorship and they prefer that applicants should tick only SA in their eoi for the sponsoring state, and yes they ask for commitment letter. So if ever they have means to check, Im not sure if your application will be affected. When I applied, kay SA lang open yung occupation ko kaya sa knila lang ako nag submit.