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FADEO:
Good day all, Has anyone applied for France visa with full family for the first time and got the Visa. I plan applying for France visa for my family (Me, my wife and 3 kids) for the purpose of family vacation in the summer.

A friend of mine did same last year, his wife and kids were denied but he got the visa, so he had to travel alone. So my question is, please can I apply with the family at ones all together? Or should i apply first? When i get it then my wife and the kids can apply together? Although for the same period for the visit (summer time in august).

Please I need advice on the best approach to this.

I did this with France in 2019 and we're all granted. Family of 3.

All first time travelers to France, but not first time travelers to other countries.

I have already done five countries before I visited France (Japan, SA, UAE, AUSTRALIA and New Zealand)

Let's answer some questions

What's your travel history? All of you?

DarkShades:
Hello All,

Myself and my cousin applied as a group for france Schengen stating tourism as the reason. I am a civil servant while he runs a real estate company. We submitted the application on 10th January using TLS premium lounge sef. Passports came back today with rejection. Reason being that the information supplied was not reliable.

Meanwhile, We applied using the same format and documents in August 2024 to Netherlands last year as first timers and we were given the visa which we travelled with in October.

Is there a general trend of rejection from france recently?

France is one of the easiest route to get Schengen Visa.

Others are more difficult. You guys got something wrong, probably basking on the euphoria of your first Schengen Visa via Netherlands and didn't out more efforts.

Did you submit a cover letter?

beautyuche:
Hi Guru,

I was given France visa in 2022 and went to Mexico with it. Now I want to visit Italy for easter vacation should I mention in my cover letter why I didn't use the France visa or just Ignor since its a different schengen country I am applying to.

Literally interpreting your write up here means you got a french visit visa and instead of using that visa to France, you decided to use French Visa to travel to Mexico.

This is strange.

Izzyjoy24:
Thank you to all the contributors on here I’ve been a silent follower.

I recently applied for a visit visa for my paternal auntie (lost mum over 10 years) and I had a baby in 2024 so wanted to invite my auntie over.

Submitted biometrics 02Jan2025 at Ikeja
Email to pickup passport 14Jan2025
Visa approved 6 months.

My auntie has a shop where she sells used clothes

Documents I submitted
My payslip / 6months
My contract of employment
My council tax letter
My utility bill -6 months
My passport
My bank statement
Invitation letter in which I explained my auntie was a retired school teacher and has a clothing shop which my other auntie will look after when she travels
Pictures of my auntie and I when I visited Nigeria in 2021

Documents my auntie submitted
Her passport page
Receipt of her shop rent
Local shop levy receipt
Her old university ID card with her maiden name to match with mine.

She has 3 grown up children last one is 19 years old.

Congratulations 👏🎉

😂
Some people still dey this thread, asking questions up and down, yet to submit application

jukeman:
Good morning house, please I need help.
I am trying to upload and submit my application form. And this message popped up “The uploaded file is virus infected, please delete the file “ what should I do? And the file in question is one of my bank statements.

This is what you should do. Delete it and rescan afresh. I'm guessing you scanned at a Business center that is allcomers with viruses

Nysckits:
Davodguy and others please.

I got this mail from UK since last week 10th of January and up till now they haven't sent any message or made any decision.

I did my Biometric on the 10th of December in Ikeja and it's a visit Visa.

Is anyone also in my shoes and how long did it take them to get back to you please.

Hold on for another full 30 days cycle after the date of this mail, before doing anything else, if you did not get a response

Oggg:
Same. Same. Hmmm..let me not cast. .
When are you really going to apply? Or are you an agent .

He is not an agent but a genuine applicant.

There are two of them on this thread that have been asking questions before i put in my application in November, got Visa, traveled and came back, with them yet to put in applications. Lol

However, they are doing that because we also warned them not to repeat what made them fail initially, which is avoidable mistakes.

I can understand the delay, they want to be extremely careful.

Try buying property in the UK and see them delay for months. they even ask us sometimes where did we see the money we are using to buy and if it is not money Laundering.

UK system is not what you can beat easily. You made money in Nigeria and purchased property with it. UK Government needs to know the job you do in Nigeria and how that job is able to give you 300,000 pounds (N600,000,000.00) to come buy a house.

I wish them luck

onile1975:
Cashmadam and Davodyguy

Pls i need ur help on this question?

In 2015 I use my first wife as spouse and her children as dependents the vise was refused.

In 2017 I got married to second wife and the second wife as born three children for me,

My question is, can I use my second wife as spouse and her children as dependents when I reapply this year,but I will put our marriage certificate and also explain that she is my second wife.hope it will not result to red flag?

Your cover letter will handle this, wishing you all the best in your application

IGIG:
gissl ..... Cashmadam..... Davodyguy

Thanks every one for contributing I was able to reach the agent on Sunday so he has sent me the refuser letter

What did you do wrong?

Is this a movie scene?

whummy4:
What can i do, can i try to explain the source of the money or can i reapply with explanation of all inflow

Reapply in 8 months

Use your salary account simply for salaries

This January let there be a balance of ₦5m plus in the account as opening balance

Then throughout February, don't let any other money enter that account, look for another account to receive other deposit. Spend only ₦700,000 in entire 27 days of February.

Then collect February salary and in March, spend only 700,000 and don't let any other money enter that account.

Do these until July ending, then apply in August, 2025

Love800:
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Stem cells are a special type of cells that have two important properties. They are able to make more cells like themselves. That is, they self-renew. And they can become other cells that do different things in a process known as differentiation.

whummy4:
I have refused your application for a visit visa because I am not satisfied that you meet the requirements of paragraphs) V4.2 of Appendix V because:
You have applied to visit the UK for 13 days to visit family.
You state you are employed as a Head of Administration with a monthly income of 1,215,000 NGN (£638). You state that you have a monthly expenditure of 700,000 NGN (£367). In support of this you have provided a bank statement from Zenith Bank in your name. Whilst I note this bank statement demonstrates that you are in receipt of your monthly salary; I also note you spend majority of it (and not 700,000 NGN) which leaves you with a significantly low balance each month. This contradiction in information damages the credibility of the current financial situation in your country of residence. I am therefore not satisfied you have given an accurate reflection of your current financial/employment circumstances in your country of residence.
I further note, you accumulated a total income of 21,158, 134 NGN within 3 months.
You therefore accumulated more than 15 times your monthly income. The source of these funds is unknown and are not in line with your monthly income. I am therefore not satisfied you have given an accurate reflection of your current financial circumstances in your country of residence.
Given the above, I am therefore not satisfied that you have demonstrated your circumstances are as declared, which leads me to doubt your intentions in travelling to the UK. I am not satisfied that you are genuinely seeking entry for a purpose that is permitted under the visitor route and that you will leave the UK at the end of your visit.
Your application is therefore refused under paragraph V 4.2 (a) and (c) of the immigration rules.
Rate of exchange £1 = [1,903 NGN] (reference www.oanda.com on [17/01/2025]


I got this mail, what can i do

As much as I sympathise with you, I'll also blame you for allowing these people to 'eat' your $155 and VFS/TLS fee.


1. You said you're earning certain amount, yes they confirmed that.

2. You claimed that You only spend 700,000 but your monthly balance shows otherwise.

3. For someone that earns ₦1.2million monthly, hence in 6 months total inflow shouldn't exceed ₦1.2m *6 months = ₦7.2million.

How come you allowed ₦21million pass your account?

When we give advise or share testimonies here, some of us are not doing for show off, but to actually tell you what we did correctly.

I always refer people to read my own post most times.

I told them I earn certain amount monthly and I spend certain amount monthly. For 5 Months, that's exactly what entered my account, not even a kobo more and what I spend monthly, matches what I claimed.

This is very important and what you did wrong.

The ECO says he/she doubt credibility of your application, meaning Yiu lied to them.

Seun Osewa 🇳🇬
@seunosewa
We are going for 12 to 24 hours unscheduled maintenance. Please bear with us at this difficult time.

LordBiden:
Lets call him medical parts dealer.

You dey watch Odumeje abi?

Daviddo62:
Ohh I hope it was granted?

Yes, it was

IyaTola:
Where so I get the first one you mentioned in the requirements?

The person you're quoting is just jumping from thread to thread, without actually knowing much about travels.

A Google search:

Getting Morocco Visa from Nigeria would show you all that's needed

https://ivisatravel.com/morocco/c/morocco-visa-for-nigerians#:~:text=%22%20%E2%80%94%20Chinelo%2C%20Nigeria-,Moroccan%20embassy%20in%20Nigeria,Kingdom%20of%20Morocco%20in%20Abuja.

Daviddo62:
Yess

They're know for delaying applications.

Mine took 28 full days in 2022

Lheman:
Good morning house, I cancelled my visa application because I need my passport for urgency and I no longer need to pass through the UK border again. I would like to how long it will take to get my passport returned? Na the useless travel agent f*ck up . He no tell me sey I go pass throug UK border before he book flight.

This is for next time.

When traveling, aside from looking at cost and airline's comfortability (food, entertainment and travel hours) look at restrictions etc.

I booked ticket on Friday and while booking, Lufthansa was the cheaper to London, but I need transit.

Checked KLM and Air France, they're also cheaper than BA, VA and Air Peace, but both requires transit and most importantly you'll only be allowed Just a single 23Kg bag and hand luggage 🧳 for free

I looked at all these and my sincere travel agents laid all options to me, before we chose one of the three that takes us from Lagos to London direct with 23kg*2

So when next you're traveling, consider

Total travel time
Need for ATV
How comfortable airline is
How expensive or cheap


I believe your passport should be returned to via VFS before Friday next weekend

whummy4:
Can someone still travel after the planned date has passed because no ticket available again. The proposed program is on the 24th.

Your visa if granted has a duration and number of times you are to enter. If you're still within time frame, you're allowed to use it.

I got my visa in November, to go celebrate my wife's birthday.

We travelled and returned January, 2025.

After all the main reason of travel has passed right?

I just bought another ticket and would be traveling again this Easter, cos of my valid visa yet to expire.

I hope this clears your mind.

Emphasis on number of entries and duration

Daviddo62:
.

Mine is 31days now! Please let us know if you finally got yours bro

Same Italy?

Manmann:
the purpose is to celebrate our wedding anniversary in Paris.

For context, we applied with our child last October for 10days and was denied. It was our first family vacation but I have travel history and they don't. Last December we went to southafrica for Christmas. Now we are about to reapply but this time just me and my wife. I needed advice if they consider 5days short . @Ozeggy davodyguy

What was the reason for refusal?

What's stated in that letter?

Couple of things needs to be addressed before you consider either applying alone or as a family

IGIG:
If I sent a paid email can anything be revealed to me both my information in previous application and the refuser letter where I am getting worried is because I don't have time

In all honesty, I don't know if that works to extract previous records.

Why not give it a try since they deal with cases on respective merits

Jolene474:
I usually clear the messages in the box hahahah
I just realize you have to leave the message then type yours. Thank you

You owe me.

At least, I am still fake

IGIG:
Let's say he introduced me as a business person for instance can the work visa application affect it like mistaken stating a different thing I wish I can get that young man on phone, but nevertheless any way to get information on the previous application I need something that can yad fruit from now to Wednesday

This is getting complicated.

I don't want to advise you wrongly.

Cos we don't know what you claimed in the previous application.

UKVI always search previous entries

Jolene474:
I don’t know how to.

This one you just did nko?

After reading the post you want to respond to, at the bottom, click quote and then respond after the end quote.

IGIG:
I have lost contact with him and I don't have time to start looking for him any other way

Then, that part

Have you ever been refused entry to any country?

Yes, I have

What is the reason?

You state it was due to some deposits that entered my account days to my application, which I didn't explain. However the funds were actually xyz and this I have taken note of in this application

IGIG:
He mentioned unexplained transactions, that was the reason, but I want to ask can I still request for the refuser letter and the application so that I know how to fellow things and can sending them a paid email work out

Refusal letter is sent via mail. Ask the agent

Jolene474:
Ah!!! This one shock me.

You don't know how to quote?

One would wonder which message you're responding to

Jolene474:
It’s only that Giselle that commented on my refusal.
It seems your account is fake because you have been to almost every country…. Is that true?

😂

Yes, it's very fake, very very fake. 😂

IGIG:
The confusion here is that I don't have access to anything the previous person that help me apply for the Visa filled in the application now I want to do everything by myself so what should I do # Davodyguy, will the new application affect anything he might have filled in the other visitor visa because I am applying for work visa

What did the person claim was the refusal reason?

Because inside the firm, you'll be asked and you must state the reason bro


What happened before may not affect you if you package well, but you must tell them the truth about the reason of refusal