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Good day nairalander's please I want to throw out a question please I will need advice on it. My friend who planned traveling with me to SA during his leave lost his Mum, couldn't travel again due to cost of burial and everything so his Visa will be expiring next week, so what advice can I grab here to relate to him cos he plans to reapply for a visit next year. Just came back from SA, its a beautiful place to visit.

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bigrovar: Thanks alot, I have asked him to call the embassy and he has agreed. He said he would call on the Forth of October, Which is next week Monday. His take was to wait and see how this week pans out before making a move. What do you thing. Do u think 4th Nov (which is roughly 10 days till my intended departure) before I call or do I do this much earlier?

I have told you what my friend did and it worked for him, all this calling and plenty talk will only exust all the time u have.

bigrovar: Hi guys,

I was invited for a 2 weeks workshop in france to start Nov 15 to 30th november. The invitation came from the HOD of the computer science department of the University where I work, a french professor who also happen to be a faculty member of the Blaise Pascal University France, The invitation came from Blaise Pascal. I applied for a visa on the 4th of Oct 2013 and supplied the following documents

Pay Slip (150k/month)
Letter of introduction from the HR director of my institute (The African University of Science and Technology Abuja) stating that the school would be responsible for my up keep during the stay
Invitation Letter (Written in french and English)
Letter from Blaise Pascal that my Accommodation and Feeding has been booked
Insurance
Flight reservation
Pretty much every other documents which was listed (can't remember of the top of my head)

I applied at the French VFS center in lagos and was given an instruction date of 27th of november.

Kindly note that the timeframe for my workshop is btw 15-30 of november.. I was thus advised at the VFS center to write to the embassy or ask my company to write them asking them to please expedite my application to a time frame consistent with my travel time.

I asked the professor who invited me to write them the france consulate ( admin-etrangers.lagos-fslt@diplomatie.gouv.fr) and also asked our HR director to do same.
The prof wrote the consulate in french "seeking their kindness" in ensuring that the visa application is processed with a time frame consistent with the workshop.. My HR director also did the same.

The consulate replied the prof stating that the application would be processed as soon as possible. This was on 7th of Oct 2013.. Till then I am yet o here from the consulate..

Here are my questions:

Does writing the french consulate asking for an application to be expedited ahead of the instruction date so as to allow it fit a time frame purpose of the travel always work? Like do the consulate respect this letters?

Is it ok as I asked the people who invited me to write the consulate and also my HR director?

What would the house advise me to do in case I don't hear from them next week.. I would appreciate if people can advise me on this matter.

Go to the VFZ very early or pass the night there, u will get the chance to submit cos not everybody on the list for that day submission will be available so they will replace with people on ground and u being there early will give u the oppurtunity.

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Women! Are Evil. I Must confess I cried when she broke up with me despite the fact I saw it coming!!!! I so much cared and loved her, she left me for silly excuses I pray I forget and forgive her, the pains still kills me inside. Same period I was mourning my Dead MUM same period she left me! What a wicked World. I Gave her everything!!! time, emotion, care, love, money mention it? What does she want again my Life? thank God for everything. I'm still nursing both pains I believe a day will come I will forget I met such a WICKED!! WITCH!!!!!!! before in this world. Its Natural.

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kingmayor: Which side are you coming to in SA?

Please I will be leaving for SA in 2 weeks time for my 3 weeks break but the thing is that I want to know more about what I can buy and resell in SA cos I don't want to fly leaving my luggage space empty I heard abt hair attachment and entention please do u have any contact over there in SA who can give me reasonable info cos that's what I'm reasonin to do now!!!! Please I need ur humble replies thanks.

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Thanks Ya all, Just picked up my Visa Today! 3 months Multiple Entry. Southy here I come.

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Hello CO, my Family friend went for her DV interview Wednessday, the VO interviewed her and later asked her if she was married she said yes.
VO: are u married
She: Yes
VO: will your Husband travel with you?
She: No
VO: So why did u filled single
She: when I filled the Visa lottery form I was still single
VO: OK, take this form and Go and send your marriage certificate there.
She: ok sir.

CO please what is next, because the VO kept her passport and it was the Next day I follow her to the DHL office to send her Marriage certificate.

Notice: on her application her Husband DOB is 1976 while on the marriage cert is 1977, that was a Silly Mistake on her part when filling the form. Will dis Raise any 'RED FLAG' Thanks.

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To me ooh, I will prefere the strike to still continue so that government can meet their demands cos if not this whole strike thing will pop-up again in the future! I wonder where our Education sysyem is heading to?

Wow, Mr. Robonski and the other Gurus in the house thanks for the leacture, its the best I have ever come across on Nairaland. Its took me days to finish this lecture and right now I'm good to go I can attempt a lot about catfish farm so happy I came across such thread and I am going to make use of this great oppurtunity and make sure I get to the perfect stage. As for the next seminar Mr. Robonski I will be there Life. Thanks a lot for the eyes opener!

Thanks for the reply! I really appreciate.

suxes2005: I'm pretty sure their interview is not as hard as peeps think.

Just go there and defend your docus if you're legal you will get the
visa. Most people only get asked the above questions and that's all.

6 months bank statement and follow up docs. Mind you, if you have up to
2.5 mil in your acct, i guess it will help you considering the ticket
and hotel could get as high as 450k for a 7 days visit excluding feeding

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Hi room just got a text and email saying my Visa application is ready for pick-up, I pray its something positive! Southy ready for me.

Hello CO, How is everything with you, My Family friend won DV lottery 2013 and she has done all the Medicals and other necessary documentation Her date for interview is 21st of this Month. She is asking where to pay the Visa fee cos she has no idear about it, and again she got married last year September she is scared of including her husband in her application to avoid denial she is a Seniour Staff at ASL! Highiest Education Qualification is WAEC and she Has some Catering Certificate and some management courses on Food and Nutrition, Please what are her chances!

Please what are the likely questions to expect from the VO, I want to prepare myself so once my SA Visa comes out I will Visit SA for 2weeks then return to apply @ Mexico Embassy.

elizton1: Yes they issue same. After d interview. If dey decide 2 give u d visa. U will be given a bank teller 2 go and pay d visa fee into their account. After few hours your visa is ready 4 collection.

elizton1. Please how did your Interview go? I need to know! Cos I want to Visit Mexico for 2 weeks,what questions to expect and how is everything like!

manover: I just want to know if they issue the visa same day! Do they issue their visa same-day?

I called the Embassy I was told they issue Same day!

You guys! Should reason very well before commenting oh, I was in Primary 4 when I first heard that Children are the leaders of tomorrow up till date nothing as changed! Our Leaders, Rulers all has failed US.Its a pitty, 70% of Nigeria Parents strive hard to send their Children to Public skools, then 5% which are Officials like Pressident, governors and others have theirs Kids schooling abroad with Nigeria funds, why the remainin % are could afford good skools for their children. Let me tell guys Nigeria Youth are one of the Best Youth in world, can I ask this question? What is expected from a youth of a Country? Go to skool, Obey Laws of a country, etc all this we are doing it. What do this peole want from us, for the youth to die . The simple truth is that there is Pland nor Future for Nigeria youth. British corrupted our System before leavings Us, and Nigeria took it up from there! It pains me that I am a hard working young man! Who has dream but this same dream if want to be achieved will take the grace of God and time to get there! My people what is happening in Nigeria can't happen in Liberia, Sierraleone, ghana or North Africa that will not lead to a Civil war, or what did u think cosed Liberia or sierra leone war, so imagine how this great nation is wasting the life of its youth in the Society, Every year Graduate and professioner's are piling up no Jobs and the People on sit don't want to leave even as the attain the retairement age, they all want to die on the sit, and you tell me Nigeria youth are not patient enough! Light, Good road, water nothing is working @ all. So to me leave US let's Keep trying till we get there.

Please! For those that as been to Mexico embassy before for their Visa, can u please tell us your experience? I will want to know how is their interview like! What must be done to Obtain the Visa Easily.

Submitted 24th, still waiting for SMS to come pick up my Tourist Visa, wanna spend 2 weeks in SA and come back. Hope it goes well and I'm so Happy for all you that as been granted and for dose that weren't granted better luck next application.

How is life there? I will want to visit when I get to SA, how is the Visa like! I really need to know.

It depends on what u like and enjoy doing! Search urself very well.

As for my prevous aplication it was a Tourist Visa I aplied for, didn't have any Uncle in the UK, my Intension of being present in my friends graduation is geniune, we have been friends ever since Early skool. We spend our Holidays in either homes. As for the tie, I know I'm not married yet, but I have my Family here, and I newly bought a Land here in my skool planning on erecting 18 rooms for Next session. I really need assistance cos I want to get it right diss time. I have many responsibility here and a brright future here Nigeria. As for my previous aplication, I will prove my Sponsor relationship and and do I do that? I awaits ur response.

LondonCool: Since you've already been refused a visa before, once your application is processed it would be flagged up. You have 2 hurdles to scale, the ECO in Lagos and the IO in UK, both can refuse you entry.

The ECO would want to know why it is necessary for you to attend the Graduation ceremony.
In view of your economic circumstances he would also make a judgement of why you or your friend Mekus would want to spend X amount just to visit UK.
Assuming you get the visa, the IO on arrival will need to be 'satisfied ' that you are visiting UK as a 'genuine visitor'. Your profile doesn't fit one. The ECO would need to be convinced that you'll be returning to Nigeria ( especially as you are not married , I presume).

Finally, the ECO should query that you were previously refused a visa because you couldn't prove your UK sponsor was related to you and this time you now want to visit the UK to visit a friend (a Student , I presume). So you've now abandoned visiting your 'Uncle'? The mindset of the ECO will tell him that you'll still want to visit your 'Uncle' and that your friends Graduation ceremony is a decoy .

I have not even talked about your financial outlay for the trip ( not being commensurate with your economic circumstances). That's the sentence they'll copy and paste on your refusal letter. Bottom line : You need to have a credible reason for visiting UK, you need to have a credible sponsor in the UK, you need to show that you have the financial outlay for the trip. The previous refusal has already dented your credibility so you need to do your homework well.

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Hi House, i am danny by name, I need advice from the house,my friend emeka will be doing his masters graduation ceremoney in the UK this December and he called me yesterday that he will want me to be present with his family, I am a 500 level student here in Nigeria and I have once been denayed a Visa last year in Respect to me not given enough prove about my Sponsor relationship. So I'm worried about it because he called me letting me know that he his willing to do anything for me to be there and his fiancy Sarah. So my question now is what and what will be required from me and Emeka! I have pictures pictures of me and emeka back in Secondary skool and also while he was travelling to UK @ the airport. Please I awaits ur suggestion and advice thanks.