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larlar20:
Hello gurus in the house,

Please kindly assist I have a few questions

1. I got an admission for masters programme in Portugal for September they have asked me to pay the registration fee which is about 500 euros plus another 600 as the first installment of the tuition fees before the 23rd, and only after that will they issue me the admission letter. Is this a normal process?

2. I am Nigerian, I live in Lagos but I have a UK BSc. The university did not ask me for legalization for the application or registration process, do I still need to legalise and authenticate at the embassy for visa application. If so, how do i go about it?

4. What other documents will I need verification and legalization for?

5. I had a change of name years back, do I need to verify and legalise these documents i.e. the affidavit for change of name and the newspaper public notice at MOE and MoFA and embassy for visa application?

5. Please kindly help me outline the up to date visa process if I want to do it myself. Including timelines if possible.

6. How much do I need to have as proof of funds and for how many months? Will N8m suffice? Can I use a company as a sponsor if my own account does not have enough?

Thank you so much in anticipation for your answers.

DrStrangelove:
This is plausible enough.

Since u have a sister over there, I will be assuming she was the one that handled the burial arrangements. There should be other documents I guess from the funeral home stating burial lot number and the likes. This is essential to show u know where u are going to visit and which cemetery.

Also know some details about Ur sister. Is she married now? If so, details about her husband like name of husband, children etc. If not, which city she is staying and where she is schooling/schooled.

Now back home, Ur proof of ties should be rock solid. U said u run Ur business with Ur wife. Do u have a sizable number of employees? Can Ur business run on auto without u around for one week? Is Ur sister and the cemetery located in the same state? Depending on Ur intended travel date, u might need to extend the one week to two weeks to make it more believable. One week to me is a bit washy as really it's actually 4/5 days of actual visit of u remove the time spent in the air bi-directionally. 2 weeks is better.

Let the amount u make be robust both u and madam. How long u and madam has been running the business is also key. This should demonstrate ties to home country.

Goodluck

DrStrangelove:
Good day,

This is very interesting as I have never come across this situation before but will attempt to by asking some questions.

Ur purpose is genuine enough. First off, Ur applying with Ur family. By family, am assuming u (he/she) together with Ur spouse and children? Or is it with Ur siblings or a mixture of both?

It will look better if it's with Ur immediate family (wife/husband and children). If it's with siblings, Ur chances will be dependent on the travel history/circumstances of each one of u. If there is any redflag in one of Ur applications, the VO might not be willing to grant u guys visas. Another way with the siblings situation is for each sibling with their immediate family (spouse/children) to apply for the visas separately but around the same time and cross reference each other during their interviews. If the first sibling/family is given, they will be open to giving the others if all other factors check out. This is the easiest part and the factor or questions are below:

1. What was Ur mum's status in the USA before her demise? Was she a citizen/green card holder?

2. Do u know the funeral house/ cemetery where she was buried? Do u have her Death Certificate from Vital Records and other documents required of u?

3. Why now? As in why going now why not last year or why didn't u go when she was buried? This is a catch-22. Though there are reasons like vivid and all, pls rehearse the answer well as this will be an important answer to the VO.

4. Is the burial site visit the only thing Ur going there for? Also rehearse Ur answers here too

5. U should be able to give answers that demonstrate all of u are coming back to Naija soon enough e.g like office leave and need for children to resume back in school

Goodluck


Thank you very much for your response.

Well I’m applying with my Immediate family, (wife and a three year old child.).

My mum was just visiting when she died and it was in 2020 during the epidemic. So we could go at time.

I have her death certificate and I will want you to suggest other documents I might also need along the certificate. And yes I know the funeral home she was buried

I actually operate a registered business with my wife. So I will also be needing advise on this too.

And finally I’m mainly going for the visit and definitely to catch up with my sister who is studying there. I only plan to go for one week because of my business.

Please iI will need more advise as regards this

Thank you