₦airaland Forum

hunee:
In addition, any reason to go to Europe must be substantiated with sufficient evidence. Even frequent travelers sometimes get rejected, your basis for traveling must be solid. Goodluck
@Ayodele20484

Africankel:
It is up to the visa officer to decide your visa validity.

1. Being a second time traveller, limit the duration of your trip to 1 week.

2. I do not think you should apply for longer stay, as that is specifically designed for people who intend to stay in Europe for more than three months - and you MUST show cause why you should be granted such.

3. You may still be granted a long validity visa (at the discretion of the visa officer). However, of granted, you are not allowed to stay more than three months.

Cyberknight:
I can't speak specifically for the Nigerian situation, but the general process here is that there needs to be a transfer of legal parenthood of your child from the surrogate mother to you. If you've done that, then you will obviously have to include the birth, adoption certificate or whatever legal custody document you have in the application as part of the normal process of showing a parent's relationship to a child.

giselle237:
Provide evidence of everything— pls do not provide any fraudulent documentation. Birth certificate should have your name.
If they will grant the visa, they would. If they won’t they won’t.
The biggest challenge if your name is not on the birth certificate is making them see aforementioned child is actually yours and not stolen lol as they always think.

centpado:
Done, I have mailed you

giselle237:
You used them as home ties in December, got your visa, and then, one month later in January- applied for their visas, claiming that you wouldn’t be traveling with them on their application forms now and also then. Eco is most likely concerned and is not stupid- you have acted like you all want to relocate, especially since your wife has a low income. And they applying now even though you claimed earlier a different thing.
Have you traveled together as a family before? It would have been easier if this had already happened. Often, the refusal letters state politically correct reasons that can be defended, while the main reasons for refusal aren't explicitly mentioned.
Also 1million and 5,000 usd may not necessarily be enough for 3 people to travel and return to.

Bottomline, ECO sees them as your home ties- now home ties have come to apply for visa the very next month - japa in waiting..

eniola1010:
What bank statement did u use. Was ur house address on ur bank statement or the visa officer called ur bank to know the address registered on ur bank account. I know some bank statement carries customer home address and some do not. Which one is ur case.

Just asking for knowledge sake

maziemeka2024:
If you have addressed all the reasons they gave for refusal, you don't need to claim you will travel with them unless there is more money available.

Remember that if you claim you are going with them, the your own cost will be factored into the total available funds.

Also check the total amount you have available, ensure that it can comfortably take care of flight, accommodation, feeding and enough funds left when they return.

eniola1010:
What bank statement did u use. Was ur house address on ur bank statement or the visa officer called ur bank to know the address registered on ur bank account. I know some bank statement carries customer home address and some do not. Which one is ur case.

Just asking for knowledge sake