kay1one2:
Please whats a realistic budget for a 3 week stay in the u.k minus accommodation?

I could spend £2,000 while Dangote will spend more than £300,000 for the three weeks stay.

Budget depends on how wealthy you are.

Good luck

Alikote:
What of insurance fees is it compulsory

Yes insurance for the duration of your stay and pre-paid envelope is important.

I did IGI for one week at N4,200

Regards.

utcheylee:
Good evening house,

Please I need to ask some question concerning visitors visa to Germany, my brother in-law lives in Germany and his married to a white lady with a child, he already has his permit since he could come home and sent his mum for omugwo when his wife gave birth. I and my family want to visit him as family vacation and we want him to invite and sponsor us family of 5 (hubby, wife and 3 children) which is not a problem for him.

My question is how much should I have in my account to show that we can take care of our self irrespective that we will be in his house and all that, secondly i have a better job than hubby so am using my company introduction letter, payslip, tax card, pension statement up to 1m , offer letter and promotion letter. What else do you think we can add to the list or is it good enough?although my statement is not big enough but i want the house to help with the actual amount that will convince a Vo to give us visa.

Finally i hope hubby not bringing his own statement or job papers will not hinder our chances.

N/B: This is our first time of travelling out of the country

His sister was refused visa last year in the ground that she never visited the hubby in the UK and she's applying to visit the Brother with her child hope it wont affect us.

Thank you.

The closing balance is not a factor that determines if an applicant is eligible to receive a visa; but the inflows and outflows in your account is a very important factor and how long the account has been in operation.

Your husband should also submit his own documents regardless of his financial state.

I have just created a separate thread different from the German Study visa.

FOR SHORT VISIT VISA.

You will need to book your appointment for a visa interview at the Consulate General in Lagos

https://service2.diplo.de/rktermin/extern/choose_realmList.do?locationCode=lago&request_locale=en

Ensure you have all the relevant documents and information for your interview. Please check the links below for the category you wish to apply for.

INFORMATION ON THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF VISAS.

For Tourist visa

http://www.nigeria.diplo.de/contentblob/4652978/Daten/5991396/checklist_tourist_visa.pdf

For Business Visa

http://www.nigeria.diplo.de/contentblob/4652978/Daten/5991396/checklist_tourist_visa.pdf

For Visiting Family and Friends

http://www.nigeria.diplo.de/contentblob/4652956/Daten/5991352/checklist_visiting_family_and_friends.pdf

For your visa interview, you’ll go online fill out the form and print out at (http://www.nigeria.diplo.de/)

APPLICANTS WHO DO NOT NEED VISA INTERVIEW.

• frequent travellers (applicants who have travelled to Schengen states, USA, UK or Canada at least three times within the past
24 months)
• applicants for transit visas
• urgent medical treatment
• applicants on official duty ("note verbale holders" only)
• experts participating in scientific / academic conferences (only if capacity of the visa section allows)

INTERVIEW WAIVER.

Persons who have travelled within the last 24 months at least 3 times to the Schengen States with a Schengen visa or once with a one-year multiple entry visa issued by this Consulate General AND who have submitted a previous application at this Consulate General since 14.03.2013 qualify for the Interview Waiver option. These persons are required to book an appointment, however, they are NOT required to submit their applications in person, but can bring the application through a third party. They are also exempt from the interview - thus shortening the process considerably.
Please understand that dealers of spare parts, used cars or other used goods are not eligible for this scheme.

VISA FEE

60 Euros (approximately N13.000

Your source is questionable, can't find the news in any other online media.

FYI, Lawal Jafaru Isa is a retired Brigadier General (1 star) and not a Lieutenant General (3 star)

Benjamite01:
Sir/Ma, I will like to get an experienced person to answer my question. I submitted and Application on the 10th of December and i got a Message from Sheffield on the 29th of december that Decision has me Made.that i should wait for 3 to 5days for it to return to pick up location. Now its over 5days now,i have not receive email or text from tlscontact that my Application is ready. Can i go tomorrow to check? or i need to wait till they contact me?

Except you're close to the office, I'll advise you contact them through their website to ascertain if your package is ready for pick up.

Adalapretty:
@frontpagelawyer thanks, yes its a small skool and we pay tax to local government and they requested for both pay slip and statement at d embassy.

Your company is paying FIRS and LIRS Taxes while your will be placed on the pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) through deduction from your salary by your employer.

The pay slip is a requirement, but as a business owner and for smaller organisation your salary account should be sufficient.

daysoffavor:
PLEASE DOES ANYONE KNOW THE AMOUNT CHARGED FOR USING THE IKEJA TELEPERFORMANCE OFFICE? THE LAST TIME I USED THE OFFICE FOR UK VISA APPLICATION IT WAS FREE BUT AM HEARING AND ALSO READ ON THEIR WEBSITE THAT ITS NOW A FEE CHARGING LOCATION{PAY TO USE}.....HOW MUCH DOES IT COST AND ALSO ARE THE COST ADDED TO THE VISA FEES? 2 YEARS VISA IS 509USD THE LAST TIME I CHECKED

18k

@greeners222 if your reason for visit is genuine and substantial, then go to the German Consulate with all the documents listed on their website.

I got my Schengen business visa fours business days after the interview.

akyiremlouis:
i was refused uk visitors visa last year with a simply reason that i was travelling alone to a country i have no relative and friends

pls how can i adress this reason of refusal as i want to apply for visa next month

That was not the main reason.

Be detailed, if possible scan the refusal letter and blank your personal details.

@abnot

Write a letter to support your application, asterisk all the inflows as shown on the statement of account sheet and briefly explain in details e.g. December salary, December bonus, business loan from XYZ etc. Make sure there are documents to back up your claims.

Adalapretty:
Please can someone kindly advice. I collect my salary in cash, can my employer write to d embassy saying they do not issue pay slips?

Pay slips validate that you are legitimately working for a company earning a standard amount of salary and showing your monthly tax deduction, but if your company does not issue pay slips, then you need not bother. So many factors are used to reach a visa decision e.g. proof of funds in your account, proof of employment, family ties etc.

Apparently you work in a small organization hence the salary payment not well structured. The onus is on you to convince the ECO that your employment is substantial and qualifies as your employment ties to your home country.

Approach your employer to write you a letter addressed to the Consulate, this should be sufficient, but not a guarantee.

If you’re married with kids, add marriage certificate, birth certificates, wedding and family pictures.

Good luck

It's allowed as long as General Buratai is not using the road today.

Happy New Year my TonyeBarcanista, Justice and LadyGuinivere

Wish everyone a prosperous 2016.

EggPlant:
Please chief, I need a response to my question. I asked people around but everyone keep saying not to worry. I don't want to have a record of overstaying so I don't spoil my chances of obtaining a visa in the future. What do I do?

If you do not have cogent or compelling reasons to stay back in the UK for another two weeks, keep to the period of stay as stated in your application. Misuse may result in you being denied from obtaining visas in future application.

Integrity is KEY. A visa is not a right but privilege, if you get into the consulate's black book, those advising you won't lend you shoulder to cry on. It's your cross, carry it wisely.

trapezius:


@FrontPageLawyer...thank you very much for your input and concern. I was able to correct the issue at d TLS Centre at Churchgate Tower yesterday. All I did was to complain about it before submitting my application. So they called their office at Abuja to delete my GWF frm their system and then register me here. After which I was then able to submit my application.

Good luck

adefas:
Good Morning Sir/Ma,
Please I have a question, had submitted my family ds 160 forms but just discovered that our middle name appears first on DS 160 Confirmation page instead of first name as it appears on Int'l Passport. For example DANJUMA GARBA SHEU Instead of DANJUMA SHEU GARBA on the passport. But we had corrected it on the profile and receipt but we have not pick a date for the interview. Please what can we do now? Fill another Ds 160 form or send a mail? please what is the best solution. Thanks

If you have not schedule an appointment, then you can fill and submit anther DS-160. No troubles with that.

I have been an ardent follower of this thread which apparently has been hijacked long ago by student applicants.

Nice job you all are doing. More grease to our elbows.

If I am permitted by @Justwise I can create another thread only for Tourist/Business visa applicants only.

I received my package today from UPS at exactly 3:18pm. I was issued a business visa.

My advice to other applicants is "do it yourself" and do it with all sincerity. Honesty remains the best policy. I submitted all the requested documents as listed on their website from a-z without leaving anyone out. Visa was issued under 4 working days.

This is my first Schengen visa ever as I have never had any reason to apply for one.

If you want I can share my visa interview transcript. It was time consuming about 30mins, in fact you are given ample time to explain everything in details after which your documents will be taken from you and visa payment made. The you'll be asked to wait for 10-14days to get a decision.

This is the smoothest visa interview I'd ever attended.

I just love the German consulate for their fair and transparent visa procedures.

The flying car is finally out.

Hallelujah for no life lost.

abnot:
Many thanks @FrontPageLawyer. On the other hand is my list complete?

-Application form
-Travel Passport
-Bank statement (Salary account with salary of 103k monthly and 100k monthly from another source)
-job offer letter
-Letter of introduction from employer
-hotel booking

The documents so far listed are not convincing and does not represent strong economic and social ties to guarantee you a visa. Except you have the proof of funds from the other source mentioned, I don't see how it's going to help your application.

It is not enough to submit all these documents without proper planning/budget. Do yourself a favour by doing a budget breakdown for analysis here.

abnot:
Good morning all, with respect to the general visit visa application, I will like to know what else to submit in the absence of payslips... The company I work for does not issue out payslips .

Salary account.

cantona2015:
Good day to everyone in the house , please kindly help me with this , i am a journalist, Senior health reporter precisely , with a reputable magazine in Nigeria, I have an interview tomorow , my visa class is journalist / media I class visa , I'm attending a conference on the 22nd February as a media delegate , i mistakenly filled January 21st , instead of february 21st ,as my intended date of arrival to the state , please how can I correct this on my ds160? ,
More so, I've not seen anybody's transcript or experience in this visa category , please what are the likely questions I should be prepared for?
Thanks

If you can pass a job interview as a qualified journalist, then a visa interview shouldn't be your problem. All you have to do is convince the VO, in fact I like to throw them off balance. Your purpose of travel and where you will stay must be valid. Your job responsibilities is also important and must be well defined, It can determine the outcome of your visa and most applicants get it wrong from here.

Lots of qualified applicants get intimidated sighting the VO hence the rejection in many cases. You'll even see applicants twisting tongue (phonetic) just to sound like a white man. It's very wrong in my own opinion. Be natural and truthful because a VO can smell some lies from 500m.

Comport yourself to the interview and explain concisely to the visa officer your intended date of arrival in the US which is different from what you have in your application. This is considered an honest mistake and not fraud or wilful misrepresentation. They have a way of correcting it in their system.

Best of luck.

trapezius:
@FrontPageLawyer...I have paid; it only remains that stage, and tomorrow is my appointment date.

Sounds confusing. If payment has been made and a date picked for submission of application, so what else do you request?

Coolcash1:


I forgive you too....Merry Christmas dude.

Same and God bless you my brother.

Coolcash1:


Fowl brain you've got. That is why your reasoning is so shallow...

I won't take you serious because you're uncouth. But I forgive you because it's Christmas.

Enjoy your fowl.

Forwetinnah:


...are you forgetting they've asked them to come back 3 times? What's your point exactly?? That they should keep coming to the Airport to check if their luggages have arrived till their stay in Nigeria is over? Well done. Mind you..Airport Security Breach is a general thing, it can happen anywhere. Not everyone on board the plan is there

How more than 20 people gained entrance into the tarmac without a boarding pass is my fear(point) and not about the passengers protest.

I see someone close to the landing gear. This is considered breach of safety rules and evident that the aircraft has been compromised and cannot be approved to fly at that moment until it is completely examined.

Coolcash1:


What are you saying... You are just spewing rubbish. Is it for the sake of being heard? This is why people like you are sickening..Put your self in their shoes and reason it out...Its high time these foreign airlines stopped treating Nigerians as nobody. This is bullsh1t!!! I expect FAAN, NCAA etc to summon turkish airline and request they render unreserved apology to them.

Blocked coconut head. Go get yourself Christmas fowl.

How the passengers evaded our overzealous security men to the tarmac worries me and not the protest.

kay1one2:
Hello everyone. Pls i'm about to travel to the u.k for an exam. I would like an uncle of mine to be the sponsor from here though i work and earn about 200k monthly. How do i show proof of the funds in his account to be available to me when i need it. I.e to show that the money in his account can be assessed by me? I plan to stay for about 3 months to also attend courses related to the exam.

His statement of account, work documents/business documents and a detailed letter of introduction/sponsorship stating why he wants to sponsor you will do.

You must also establish your ties, employment, family et all.

How they addressed their grievances is not my problem, but how they accessed the airport tarmac without a boarding pass is worrisome. This is a serious breach in security which shows how ineptitude our airport securities are.

The aircraft is no longer safe because its safety has been compromised.

Someone at the top must be held accountable for this show of shame and madness.

tinglesbabe:
Hi gurus, went to pick our application pack today . My daugther and I got our visit visa. Many thanks to fpl,justwise,blank,salsera and everyone that posted comments on this forum, followed all instructions on this forum. Many many thanks to everyone.

Congratulations and enjoy the holidays.

OmoBendel24:
Good day dear VO and compliments of the season to you and all in the House. Just a quick one please to find out what to do of a situation. Lady G, Justwise and others to the rescue if any ideas are available on this at all. My Cousin mistakenly opened her visa packet before noticing the instruction that says not to open it and is in a fix now as to how to remedy the situation. She has a ticket already to travel by 30th of December. What way round having it returned and resealed, and POSSIBLY ready on time for her to still be on that flight? Kindly accept sincere apologies for the mistake made and point us in the right direction. Thanks lots

Well I did a quick research and found out it's a K1 visa. You have no troubles opening the packet regardless of the instruction on it. This is considered an honest mistake due to anxiety.

Contact the consulate, you'll be asked to return the packet to be resealed. But this usually takes a week from my findings.

Merry Christmas.

allthingsgood:


But which part of his statement constitutes "slander"? Its not slander if its the truth. Jonathan didnt do well when it came to corruption. The earlier people stop living this fantasy world the better. Lets all stick to facts and the truth, not relying on sentiments or political affiliations

And who did better than GEJ?