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Oga, no one here works at the Consulate of France. If they send you a mail, you go there and inquire from them directly or you correspond via same channel. Let learn to do things properly. I have nothing against you. I wish you the best.

racerve:
Thank you. Face your own problems and ignore what you can't meaningfully contribute to.

Lol, una no go hear word until they hold one person application because of your fanaticism for social media. You want to post post everything, you think other people dont receive similar mails, why dont they post here. Dont learn to be discreet with your life, be posting everything here.

racerve:
Who made you gatekeeper?

Ignore the post if you can't give a helpful answer, and move on with your life. Is that hard for you?

You carry a whole mail wey embassy supposedly send post ham here, you still carry full details of the recipents on a public platform ?

I have heard, I have moved on. I wish you luck.

Bros, we dont need to know who and who sent you a mail concerning your application. I would never receive a mail from a consular or embassy and come here to share the content of that email and subject it to debate, especially if it is an ongoing visa application process which has not been finalised. I would never do that.

racerve:
Can you clarify which part of my post is confidential?

I am just speaking on professional terms.
You inquire directly from the embassy or communicate to them by post.

We dont need the information here Ok. Thank you

These days i am beginning to wonder why everything is usually brought here. This is something very confidential. You will just go underground to investigate. The information the said person has shared here is not needed. Since you are an EU citizen. you have express entry to any european embassy.

Africankel:
I've seen someone with a similar enquiry here about two years ago, not sure how that was resolved.

Here's my observation:- The use of English as captured in the email gives me strong reasons to doubt it's authenticity.

Secondly, Embassies' legal counsels have their offices within the Embassy or Consulate, and not at a different address. Moreso, authentication of Government issued documents are done by the issuing authority - in your case, the Ministry of Interior.

I'll suggest you find the Embassy's telephone number or authentic emails on the website to verify.

Please let be guided with what we post here, these guys see everything. Go and make your investigations underground @racerve

Nice contribution Kel.

rowlandwhy:
Yes, i applied for them to courier back to Port Harcourt via GIG logistics with expectation that the visa will be issued on time when i will still be in Nigeria, but they they delayed and i had to travel.

So, the previous address was Port Harcourt, now I'm somewhere around Central Africa and dont know how to inform VFS to change my return address to where I am currently.

Bro, send your passport to your mum, dad , sis ,or relative. Simple as ABC. THEY WILL FIX THIS FOR YOU. IT'S JUST TO SUBMIT AND PICK UP. YOU MAY NEED TO GIVE THEM LETTER OF AUTHORISATION FOR THAT. CALL VFS NUMBER.

standfit007:
I understand my request is unrelated to this, apologies.

Please can u advice on how to track application?

This embedded hyperlink in this main link https://visa.vfsglobal.com/nga/en/zaf/track-application (for application submitted at vfs Abuja) don’t even return anything than “invalid inputs”.

The reference number i have entered to check status is in this format (ZAF/ABV/YYMMDD/****/**); I have tried diff combinations of this ref no and no luck, can someone please advice if there is a format expected?

Is there another link or the link don’t just work for anyone until such persons visa is ready?

What am I missing or what do I need to do?

You can send a mail

You have to do as advised. The embassy gave you conditions for the visa you were granted,

Fathy001:
Pls the Guru in the House there's one small paper that come with my visa from France Embassy visa Section that said I should present myself at the TLS Lagos second day of my arrival from my trip to Lagos what's that means please I don't want to abuse the visa and I don't want too chop aduro please share your Thoughts thank you all

They want to be sure you would return after your trip, so second day after your arrival back from France, please go to Tls as advised, simple as ABC.

True

It is looking like it been a while since someone here was able to get an e visa. True or False?

Anyone got an evisa recently? Tell us how you broke the jinx too because these people have been rejecting evisas alot lately.

sirrotex:
To God be the Glory. By God's Grace I have broken the jinx. I was given standard 3 months. To enter on or before March 31 and spend a maximum of 30 days

Stay safe ok.

I am also suprised. South Africa is a very notorious country known for not acknowledging appeals. Very very notorious country as regards to APPEALS. I have never for once seen or heard they granted an appeal. This is why everyone is suprised on your case

sirrotex:
TESTIMONY ALERT !!! TESTIMONY ALERT!!! TESTIMONY ALERT!!!

I applied for a visit visa to visit Cape Town on the 10th of December 2024 after using about 3 months to prepare for the submission and I submitted everything i ought to have submitted including my previous visa to South Africa and other countries. On the 19th of December 2024, I received my Passport with a visa refusal note and the ground of refusal was solely that the date on my hotel reservation does not tally with the date of my flight reservation, which is obviously not true.

I immediately wrote a written representation explaining clearly that the Visa Officer who assessed my application was hasty in making the decision and has erroneously refused my application and I re-attached my relevant documents. I personally went to the VFS office to submit the written representation and on getting there, the VFS staff present all admitted that the decision was wrong but still persuaded me to re-apply and attach the refusal note rather pursuing my appeal as they had never seen a situation where an appeal was successful but i was adamant in pursuing the appeal. When the Staff saw that i was insistent on proceeding with the appeal, they collected the written representation and supporting documents from me without any form of acknowledgment. I did not hear from them for a short while but one mind kept telling me that it is possible that the VFS staff would just throw my documents somewhere so i went online to get the email address of DHA.

On the 27th of December 2024, I sent the DHA an email firstly introducing myself and thereafter expressing my discontentment with the decision and urging them to review it. I initially did not get a response to the email but after a short while, the CG sent me an email and copied another Senior Consular Officer in the email directing him to look into my concerns.

It was quiet for about 2 weeks until the 15th of January, 2025 when i decided to do a follow up via email. There was no response to the email but after about 30minutes, I received a call from VFS requesting that i submit my passport. Shortly afterwards the CG responded saying I should confirm if my query has been resolved and I replied giving him the update.

On the 17th of January 2025, I went to VFS to submit my passport and on getting there, none of them believed me as they had never seen such happen before. I had to show them the call i received and my mail communication with the CG before I submitted my Passport.

I was called yesterday to come and pick up my Passport and upon getting there today, to the Glory of God, my visa was quietly sitting in my Passport. The person who gives Passport out also did not believe it when i told her the story and she had to refer me to her superior.

When I met the superior, he asked for my tracking ID and all and i told him i don't have any as my case is different, immediately after saying this, he called my surname and asked if i was the one who appealed and I said yes. He reiterated that he had never seen such happen.

One sweet thing about it is that it is the same signature who refused my application that signed on my visa.

I took my time to share this here to encourage someone never to give up, i recall sometime last year when some guys were asking about the success of the written representation and the advice given to them was to go and reapply just like i was advised.

I wish all the people awaiting decisions , good luck.

Cheers!

I wish you the best. How many months were you given?

bros. you had better keep your monies and focus on other countries

In Pretoria, Hatfield, Francis Baard , all those areas, you will get something for that range. These are also known safe areas, so be guided ok.

Highway09:
so how much should i be looking at? it's not compulsory i stay in capetown though, i am just weighing out my options. i earn in usd but then person no fit dey waste money anyhow.

Highway09:
alright thanks man. any specific middle class area i can settle down in Capetown? most of the places i am seeing online, the rent is a bit high. my budget is around 5-6k p/m for 1 bedroom flat.

My oga, arrange yourself well well before you enter SA o.
This budget is for Troye in Pretoria not Capetown o.
Be guided o

Interestingly, you didnt attach any of your sticker visas previously used to support hers?

Princessadedayo:
Check it out, my friend just got her visa for the first time ever, even though she has no travel history. I'm so stoked because I helped her with the visa application. Our cruise vacation is definitely happening now.

I wish you both a huge congratulations.

Please advice documents

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.

Avoid giving too much information in your applications. Stick to your original plan.
Goodluck

myke92:
For someone who has been to South Africa only once, and Intends to go a 2nd time, does he fill first time traveler or frequent traveller, When filling the online form for VFS visa appointment.

hunee

Frequent traveler.

ok

The embassy thinks in a certain way. Your circumstance is more critical when you say you want to tour france as a family. The chances are mostly slim. So work on building yours first as main applicant.

If your visa gets denied as a family, then re apply alone and see how it goes.

Emmamay10:
Good morning. @ hunee, please, kindly advise. I am planning to travel to South Africa, probably this year March, to continue my PhD programme. I will be traveling to SA for the first time on study visa. I want to ask if I can book a one way ticket? Thank you for your anticipated inputs.

Hi,
The question is for documentation or for after visa issued?
For documentation- Prior visa , you need a dummy reservation.
For after submission completion - Post visa, you need to do a one way. It is possible.

FACTS

digilexsolution:
You better avoid Spain now they are denying like no man business

SA125:
Thanks. I have been asked to drop my passport at VFS. hoping it is good news. fingers crossed.

I am suprised they are more email responsive now. New Year new system. Na you dem dey mail like this. You get luck no be small.

I understand this.
All the best

SA125:
I have resubmitted a valid yellow card. I didn’t do evisa. I submitted at Lagos VFS. I was just asking the time frame for an outcome giving they requested a yellow card resubmission within 5 days of my visa application submission.

No one has been talking about evisa lately

The thing don hard die to get.

South Africa has finally humbled us


Oya, go and apply via vfs. Leave DHA

SA125:
Hi everyone,

I submitted my SA (study) visa application on 2 January. On 8 January, I was asked to resubmit my a valid yellow card within 3 working days.

Does this request means my application outcome is almost decided on and I should a receive positive outcome (my visa) soon? Thanks

Do as advised

Princessadedayo:
Got the visa ( three months visa)

Princess. Nice one again

zeezahbee:
The earliest date at TLS lagos is March. Is there anyway to get an earlier date? I have been checking their portal for the past 2 days

Even for frequent traveller?
Please advise

LardDaniel:
same hear boss, just started looking into it

@justwise

szczescie:
Just an update after a very long time. I was denied the visa they stamped denied on it. E pain me make I no lie that’s why I didn’t come back here to give an update ASAP I forgot about naira land 🤣 it was the least of my worries, but I was also doing Canada way reluctantly because to me Poland was the easy one way and Canada was the difficult alternative

Think of it like aiming for the stars and missing the stars and landing on the moon, I thought I would aim for Canada and if Canada fails I will surely get poland.

Brothers and sisters guess what? I was denied for Poland, Poland that I had all the money, all the documents, accommodation, all the requested documents and letters so when it got denied I thought my own has finished. There’s no hope of traveling out of Naija then Canada asked me for my passport I reluctantly sent it thinking they also wanted to deny me I didn’t want to think too much about it.
I sent it and Canada gave me visa lol 🤣 so since I have been in Canada

I hope you all are doing well and life has been kind to you all.

I like your strategy. I tell people always have a Plan B, this travel thing is very technical.
All the best and keep posting to us about Canada updates ok.

Thank you.

Yettyfavour:
Good day, house!

Please, I need your urgent assistance on legalisation Appointment.

My dear.
To legalise your documents, visit 21c Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island , Lagos.

There you get a further directive.
Face to face is quicker than online inquiry.

Goodluck