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Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by Nonamexxx: 3:11pm On May 20
Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by bimsbabe(f): 11:14am On May 21
Hello everyone

Thanks for all the comments and advice on this forum. I just picked up my passport yesterday and myself and my husband were given our first Schengen visas with multi entry.

I am rooting for everyone else.

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Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by afordable: 12:21pm On May 21
bimsbabe:
Hello everyone

Thanks for all the comments and advice on this forum. I just picked up my passport yesterday and myself and my husband were given our first Schengen visas with multi entry.

I am rooting for everyone else.

Congratulations!! please can you share documents submitted for u and your husband. I have my submission with Tls on friday for me and my wife.
Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by Osamagioghowewi(m): 12:32pm On May 21
bimsbabe:
Hello everyone

Thanks for all the comments and advice on this forum. I just picked up my passport yesterday and myself and my husband were given our first Schengen visas with multi entry.

I am rooting for everyone else.
Please help with document u summited
Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by Zoey1: 12:47pm On May 21
Congratulations.
What’s the duration gotten?
bimsbabe:
Hello everyone

Thanks for all the comments and advice on this forum. I just picked up my passport yesterday and myself and my husband were given our first Schengen visas with multi entry.

I am rooting for everyone else.
Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by Blessedsteph: 4:14pm On May 21
Received collection mail this afternoon for all 4 applications but was quite busy at work.
Will pick up tomorrow. Will notify you all if it was successful or not.
Never been denied visa before so giving myself high hopes😂😂
Blessedsteph:
My first Schengen visa was from France. Applied for 8 days single entry for myself and my kids and we all got one year (didn’t even know it was one year initially…till I took a closer look at the dates).
The visa is expiring next month (June 2024) and we have just applied and submitted yesterday in Abuja. Will update once it’s out. We applied for 11 days single entry this time.

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Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by Zoey1: 4:36pm On May 21
God is faithful.
Blessedsteph:
Received collection mail this afternoon for all 4 applications but was quite busy at work.
Will pick up tomorrow. Will notify you all if it was successful or not.
Never been denied visa before so giving myself high hopes😂😂
Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by bimsbabe(f): 5:03pm On May 21
afordable:


Congratulations!! please can you share documents submitted for u and your husband. I have my submission with Tls on friday for me and my wife.

Application form
Marriage Certificate
Change of name
Documents from my office approving my leave & introducing me
My husband’s CAC documents
3 months bank statements from both us & my husband’s company account statmt
Photograph of both of us
Hotel Reservation, Flight & insurance
TSL Appointment slip
2 colored copies data page
1 Passport picture each
Cover letter

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Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by bimsbabe(f): 5:06pm On May 21
bimsbabe:


Application form
Marriage Certificate
Change of name
Documents from my office approving my leave & introducing me
My husband’s CAC documents
3 months bank statements from both us & my husband’s company account statmt
Photograph of both of us
Hotel Reservation, Flight & insurance
TSL Appointment slip
2 colored copies data page
1 Passport picture each
Cover letter

One more thing- photocopies of previous visas & stamps( if you do not have any, then kindly skip)
Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by afordable: 5:12pm On May 21
Thank you very much.
What kind of photograph did you attach, and please can you share a sample of your cover letter?

bimsbabe:


One more thing- photocopies of previous visas & stamps( if you do not have any, then kindly skip)
Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by bimsbabe(f): 5:39pm On May 21
afordable:
Thank you very much.
What kind of photograph did you attach, and please can you share a sample of your cover letter?


A normal picture of both of us.You can use your wedding photo if you like. We just decided to use a general photo.
Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by bimsbabe(f): 5:48pm On May 21
afordable:
Thank you very much.
What kind of photograph did you attach, and please can you share a sample of your cover letter?


Check online for samples. It should be addressed to the consulate, have a heading, introduce yourself and write passport no, the visa you are applying for, duration of your trip. List out your trip Itinerary and number it. Write out documents your are attaching, Conclude and write your name.
Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by Zoey1: 7:08pm On May 21
What duration were you given?
bimsbabe:


Check online for samples. It should be addressed to the consulate, have a heading, introduce yourself and write passport no, the visa you are applying for, duration of your trip. List out your trip Itinerary and number it. Write out documents your are attaching, Conclude and write your name.
Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by VanuatuWycombe: 9:26pm On May 21
bimsbabe:


Application form
Marriage Certificate
Change of name
Documents from my office approving my leave & introducing me
My husband’s CAC documents
3 months bank statements from both us & my husband’s company account statmt
Photograph of both of us
Hotel Reservation, Flight & insurance
TSL Appointment slip
2 colored copies data page
1 Passport picture each
Cover letter

It’s good people include Travel Health Insurance bought from Europe even ahead of the trip than buying insurance after it has been granted. This increases applicants’ chances but they don’t know.
Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by Zoey1: 9:35pm On May 21
You can’t submit your documents without including a health insurance, there is no choice here.
VanuatuWycombe:


It’s good people include Travel Health Insurance bought from Europe even ahead of the trip than buying insurance after it has been granted. This increases applicants’ chances but they don’t know.
Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by VanuatuWycombe: 9:47pm On May 21
Zoey1:
You can’t submit your documents without including a health insurance, there is no choice here.

I said he should buy the one from Europe insurer. It enhances your chances of getting it.
Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by Ijomobi(m): 9:52pm On May 21
bimsbabe:
Hello everyone

Thanks for all the comments and advice on this forum. I just picked up my passport yesterday and myself and my husband were given our first Schengen visas with multi entry.

I am rooting for everyone else.

Please how long does it take before you get pick up email? I mean working days o

Moreso, can one just go for passport collection once the date on the collection slip/paper as passed?

Thanks
Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by Zoey1: 10:00pm On May 21
Buying an Europe insurance after it has been granted you said? Why are you conflicting issues?
How can something bought after visa is granted increase the chance of getting same visa?
1. Europe insurance won’t improve any chance.
2. You can’t buy insurance after visa is granted.
VanuatuWycombe:


I said he should buy the one from Europe insurer. It enhances your chances of getting it.
Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by VanuatuWycombe: 10:27pm On May 21
Zoey1:
Buying an Europe insurance after it has been granted you said? Why are you conflicting issues?
How can something bought after visa is granted increase the chance of getting same visa?
1. Europe insurance won’t improve any chance.
2. You can’t buy insurance after visa is granted.

Before you apply, buy cheap health insurance. It enhances your chances. I repeat. I am not saying after getting the visa.
Experts in this field can testify to what I just said. I have lived longer in Europe and I have been into visa stuff for a while.

Assuming you have used Nigerian insurer when applying, you can also go ahead and buy that of Europe, if you truly want to insure yourself throughout your stay.
No Nigerian insurer will honor bills drawn on them for treatment carried out on a traveler abroad.
Lots of those policies we buy in Nigeria are fake.
Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by Zoey1: 3:06am On May 22
Speak for yourself, don’t generalize.
Do you know about verifying policies?
VanuatuWycombe:


Before you apply, buy cheap health insurance. It enhances your chances. I repeat. I am not saying after getting the visa.
Experts in this field can testify to what I just said. I have lived longer in Europe and I have been into visa stuff for a while.

Assuming you have used Nigerian insurer when applying, you can also go ahead and buy that of Europe, if you truly want to insure yourself throughout your stay.
No Nigerian insurer will honor bills drawn on them for treatment carried out on a traveler abroad.
Lots of those policies we buy in Nigeria are fake.
Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by VanuatuWycombe: 5:57am On May 22
Zoey1:
Speak for yourself, don’t generalize.
Do you know about verifying policies?

Yes. I do. My assertions apply to nearly everybody applying for both short and long stay visas.

I don’t pray you have health challenges while in Europe on a visit. That’s when you would know that Nigerian health insurance is a just a piece of paper.

It is good to buy insurance from insurers in the country you are visiting. This is easily verifiable by the visa officer handling your case and it gives the visa officer handling your application that conviction that you are ‘truly’ a genuine applicant/traveler.

This forum is for all to learn from each other. There are learnings I could pick from your opinion and vise-versa.

When you don’t agree with someone’s opinion, be polite with your own opinion and not rush to quickly type anything. Do a fact-finding, before you reply.
There are a lot of things applicants so wrongly which make them get refused of visas they are applying for. Visa officers are psychologically trained. Applicants shouldn’t just tick the box of documents requirements of a visa application.
A lot is still checked and considered when an applicant’s file is being treated.
Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by Zoey1: 7:10am On May 22
Stick to the main point of view.
1. Buying Euro insurance improves no chance of getting visa.
2. You can’t buy insurance after visa is issued for an already issued visa .
That would be my last on this because you are just trying to put an unstructured defense.

VanuatuWycombe:


Yes. I do. My assertions apply to nearly everybody applying for both short and long stay visas.

I don’t pray you have health challenges while in Europe on a visit. That’s when you would know that Nigerian health insurance is a just a piece of paper.

It is good to buy insurance from insurers in the country you are visiting. This is easily verifiable by the visa officer handling your case and it gives the visa officer handling your application that conviction that you are ‘truly’ a genuine applicant/traveler.

This forum is for all to learn from each other. There are learnings I could pick from your opinion and vise-versa.

When you don’t agree with someone’s opinion, be polite with your own opinion and not rush to quickly type anything. Do a fact-finding, before you reply.
There are a lot of things applicants so wrongly which make them get refused of visas they are applying for. Visa officers are psychologically trained. Applicants shouldn’t just tick the box of documents requirements of a visa application.
A lot is still checked and considered when an applicant’s file is being treated.
Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by VanuatuWycombe: 7:29am On May 22
Zoey1:
Stick to the main point of view.
1. Buying Euro insurance improves no chance of getting visa.
2. You can’t buy insurance after visa is issued for an already issued visa .
That would be my last on this because you are just trying to put an unstructured defense.


You can buy euro health insurance after visa has been issued. Add that to your pool of knowledge.
Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by Zoey1: 7:51am On May 22
Understanding probably eludes you..
So stay on Nairaland and be spewing gibberish.
You can buy but it won’t improve your chance of getting a visa because the visa has already been issued and you can no longer add it to that application.
If you like buy €1,000,000 insurance from Ergo, an embassy that will reject your application will still do.
I have better things to do on a Wednesday morning than schooling a closed mind.
People are still worried about the increase in the application fee from €80 to €90 starting on June 11th then you are here telling to buy a foreign insurance for a visit visa .
Buy for them Darocha.
VanuatuWycombe:


You can buy euro health insurance after visa has been issued. Add that to your pool of knowledge.
Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by Slimszy: 10:11am On May 22
Hello! How long does it take to get a decision on visa application (short time visit).
Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by Zoey1: 10:14am On May 22
Hello,
Please is there anyone who had booked online tours from Viators, Getyourguide.. They aren’t accepting the Mastercards I used both USD and Naira.
What cards did anyone who had done before used?
Thank you.
Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by Ozeggy: 11:05am On May 22
I used USD Mastercard in April on Viator and it worked.

Zoey1:
Hello,
Please is there anyone who had booked online tours from Viators, Getyourguide.. They aren’t accepting the Mastercards I used both USD and Naira.
What cards did anyone who had done before used?
Thank you.
Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by Blessedsteph: 11:18am On May 22
Passports picked up.
But there’s variation on expiry dates.
I, the mum was issued 5yrs visa while 2 of my kids were issued 3yrs visa each. But my last child who is 3yrs old was issued only 2yrs visa.
Is this normal?
I intend to write to the embassy incase it was an error.
Any input?
Meanwhile this is our second Schengen visa.
First time was 1yrs for all of us.

Blessedsteph:
Received collection mail this afternoon for all 4 applications but was quite busy at work.
Will pick up tomorrow. Will notify you all if it was successful or not.
Never been denied visa before so giving myself high hopes😂😂

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Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by bimsbabe(f): 11:39am On May 22
Ijomobi:


Please how long does it take before you get pick up email? I mean working days o

Moreso, can one just go for passport collection once the date on the collection slip/paper as passed?

Thanks

Ours took 13 working days
Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by bimsbabe(f): 11:40am On May 22
Zoey1:
Congratulations.
What’s the duration gotten?

1 year

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Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by Zoey1: 11:51am On May 22
Congratulations
Blessedsteph:
Passports picked up.
But there’s variation on expiry dates.
I, the mum was issued 5yrs visa while 2 of my kids were issued 3yrs visa each. But my last child who is 3yrs old was issued only 2yrs visa.
Is this normal?
I intend to write to the embassy incase it was an error.
Any input?
Meanwhile this is our second Schengen visa.
First time was 1yrs for all of us.

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Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by Zoey1: 11:52am On May 22
Thanks.
Dont understand why the USD didn’t work.
Ozeggy:
I used USD Mastercard in April on Viator and it worked.

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