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Egypt air is cool and you have to book early like 2 weeks ahead to get a good deal in the range of 140k upwards, the closer the date the higher the fare.

WhyNa:
Pls have you booked your flight? Which airline and what's the amount

Re you going to spain?

No i ve not, still waiting for my visa before booking flight.

WhyNa:
Pls have you booked your flight? Which airline and what's the amount

you are to authenticate the english/original copy not translated copy.

Akinology:
Good day fellas. Please I would like to clarify issues about the Ministry of Foreign Affairs authentication thingy. For the birth certificate and Police Character Certificate, are you authenticating the translated ones in Spanish language or the Originals which are in English language?

I booked online and eventually submitted my visa application after the man gave me hell cos of same accommodation, same document he rejected twice was what he collected on the 3rd day. i am waiting for their call now and i pray it comes quick cos am late by 2 weeks already. thanks 1andonly.

1andonly:
You might be making a mistake by doing that. There are accommodations online that you can get and trust me you will be grateful the embassy enforces that.

When some folks told me how much they were spending in hotel rooms, I was glad I paid upfront and the only thing I had to do was to inform the accommodation of the day I was arriving.

If you can get your own accommodation contract.

Hello bro, can someone who has a cousin in same city as city of study use the cousin's apartment contract and a letter attached to it for accommodation receipt?

enigma14:
To the Glory of the Lord, I collected my Spanish visa yesterday without any qualms. It took 13days to process the visa. I pray that all of us will get ours. Don't give up, no matter what! Adios!

Ok bro, thanks

1andonly:
You don't book appointments for Spanish visa applications. You just turn up!

1andonly:
He needed to help me with the authentication because it is one of the requisites before visa application. Yes I reckon you can apply for visa from Abuja.

Are you still interested with the visa thingy? I daresay you should start applying on time because the process is very long.

How do i book an appointment for the visa application, is it online or i ve to go to their office to do it?

Thanks bro for the response, please my resumption date is 15th Feb 2016 and your no 2 step talks about a month and half to resumption date. My legalisation date is 3rd Feb 2016 and every document is ready, what do you think about the timing?

1andonly:
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I finally submitted my visa application and heaved a sigh of relieve. I don't want others who come on here to pass through the ardous task I went through so I will detail all you need before you submit your application.

I would leave the details on authentication, legalization and translation as all a newbie need do is go through all the previous posts on this thread. Here goes:

1) The immigration officials gain points by sending you back (I am joking though but this is a general feeling I get from this whole adventure).

2) I was told I could only apply a month and half from resumption day-this resumption day is a serious matter; make sure your admission letter reflects this information.

3) In light of the above, be sure to start your application like 3 months before departure because of the police character certificate that expires in 3 months to spare your blushes.

4) Your visa form should should carry the insignia of the Spanish Republic any other form would lead to deferring your submission. The guys outside the consulate sell it for N500 so you can take a look. You have to fill out the Spanish and English form.

5) Photocopy all your documents. Yes everything!!! Be sure to photocopy the back with the legalization stamp. Yes I said photocopy your translations too. If you still have doubts check step 1.

6) Try to resolve that accomodation thingy on time. It can get a bit messy at times and no scanned copies.

7) Review your translations meticulously and try to use a recognized translator.

8 There is really no hard and fast rule about the whole process it all depends if you will be meeting the man or the woman. If it is the woman, be sure to arrange your originals and photocopies in the format of the requirements on page 1 of this thread. The man uses another document and might arrange it for you depending on his mood.

9) Don't go in with a scanned document. You can argue till the cows come home but remember step 1.

10) Your medical certificate must state that you are not a carrier of any contagious disease.

PS: like I said, there is no hard and fast rule to this whole step so I expect somethings will generally slip under their radar like the no change policy so it depends on your level of faith, grace and whatever you belief in. For me I am kind of risk averse and would rather err on the side of caution if I can help it.

Cheers!!!

Hello 1andonly, congrats on your visa. the photocopy "all documents" you mentioned for legalization should be birth cert, police cert, bsc cert, transcript and medical cert right?

1andonly:
I have made a couple of minor errors that have cost me some dear savings and set me back by a week or so. So before you submit your documents for legalization, note the following.

1) Send your documents- WAEC (photocopy), School Certificate (Photocopy) and Transcript (depending on your school and what you are applying for) to the Ministry of Education for authentication. Should not cost more than 5K I have a post on the cost above.

2) Take all these documents along with Birth Certificate (original) and Police Character Certificate (no medical certificate needed PCC should be original) to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for authentication. They will place a seal on your documents.

3) Go to WAEC centre at Yaba and request your result to be sent to the embassy. Do not use an agent!!! Do this like two weeks before booking an appointment with the embassy or consulate.

4) Send the photocopy of your certificate to your university so they can stamp it (Certified True Copy Stamp). Fail to do this, like me, and you will set your application back by like 1 week.

5) Send an e-mail to cog.lagos.leg@maec.es requesting an appointment to legalize your documents.

6) Photocopy all your documents including your passport.

7) Go to the consulate by 8:20am. They will open by 8:30am. Struggle to be in front of the queue and submit your stuff on time to the security. Ignore the number thingy the consulate does not recognize that. Pray that no person legalizing marriage documents is ahead of you if not your name na sorry. The process is pretty slow like government bureaucracy. You will understand that even writing your name and details down could be a long thing (of course it is the security guy that will be doing the writing. At some point I felt like collecting the biro from him and writing it myself)

Make sure you know how many documents you are legalizing and have the exact figure. They don't give change at the consulate and would send you back if it comes to that and don't think you will form Don Jazzy and leave the change, they won't take it. They charge N1,600 per page.

Do all these and your legalization will take you approximately 1 week. Thursdays are only for collections.