Oh great, thank you for the response.

Dennyjuff:
For vaginal- 6-11k, average 9k that’s d estimate I was given .
But I think any hospital bill from 5k is okay. I also think total bill from 12k is okay.

Congratulations

What is the total cost on the bill you showed the Vo?

[quote author=Dennyjuff post=82221131]Hello everyone, and mothers hoping to get their visa.. I got mine less than a week ago and I felt I should come back here to tell my success story and encourage someone because this thread really helped me a lot.
I’ve been to US twice, and my husband thrice but this time we wanted medical visa for me, and normal B1/B2 visa for him.. I was on NL almost everyday reading about other people’s experience.
So this is how my interview went

Gotten your passport back?

KokoUk:


Guys i just got an email stating that my processed passport is ready for collection, i summited my application via paper route on 19/07/19 and this email was sent today 09/09/19. I'm nervous cos is not up to 72 days which is the normal days for visa processing. Pls what does this signify?

What is it?

Alric:
Anybody in the house to tend to my curiousity as regard my subject matter ?

If you are a resident or working there, yes you can

majesticwealth:
Hello, please can a Nigerian book visa appointment in Benin Republic?

Try around midnight, they usually open up then

Ijeshalomo:
How can one get appointment in Lagos for 3 weeks tourism ?

I dont think going to the US now is a good idea since you dont have travel history

Why not try the UK because if you submit all necessary docs/information you will get the Visa unlike the US that its a gamble, now with a very low percentage.

moanniey:
Good day all,I've been following procedures on how to apply for visa here since last year.i finally applied and my interview is next month.I'm going for vacation for 2 weeks that will be sponsored by my mom in December. I'm a working class lady,age 23 and single and I've never been to any country cos I have no reason to but this time I need to travel and ease myself all stress from Lagos.Any advice on what to expect during the interview and documents to backup that I will be coming back after two weeks.
Ps I filled in my ds160 form that it's being sponsored by my parents but I already lost my dad.which is my mom is sponsoring.do you think I should have put mother instead of parents or I shouldn't mention i lost my dad .

Better to apply early

There seems to be a red flag about Texas, please research more and read more posts here.

The amount of 5,500 is definitely very low

ayinlaolajide:
Just bubbling this up again! I'll appreciate any help!

where you able to get a date?

AyokunnuO:


Thanks.
I'll follow up closely. This is helpful.

Appointment date is your priority right now, I booked mine around 11pm nigerian time

You can fill the form and everything else afterwards

All the best.

Vision202:


Thanks once again for your help.
I have contacted the organiser and they said the original documents will be sent today or tomorrow, they even suggested I proceed to book an appointment.
When I tried to book an appointment, it was telling me no available date, I learnt from the thread to check at midnight to get a date which I plan to do.
But my question now is:
1. Is it after booking appointment I'm going to fill the application form to print two copies?
2. Or I must fill the application form before booking appointment? Because I can't find the application form on their website.
Thanks in anticipation for your response.

Congratulations

Any travel history apart from the Germany 10yrs ago?

[quote author=Dannox2018 post=80734248][/quote]

Thats about 7 days, mine was 9 days, dont think its too fast though, maybe they are through with their checks and decided to issue and send back, you have no cause to worry as its already on the way, stay positive.

Dannox2018:
I was interviewed for businessvisa on 19th of july and just tracked my passport n it has been sent 3ru redstar express on 25th Thursday night.
It will be delivered on monday, i hope the reply will be good.
Y was it so fast?

Are you for real, I have had three, first was issued for 7 days, second for 5 months, third for ten days and all about ten years as well and now my current one for just 22 days, this people sure have different ways lol

Congrats once again.

Ggee:
I had 2 and they were over 10 years ago.

Thank you soo much for this

Ggee:
The following is from the internet:

How To Appeal A Rejected Schengen Visa At The German Embassy
There’s only one way to appeal a rejected German Schengen Visa and that is by writing an appeal letter addressed to the German embassy.

Here are 4 things you need to know before writing your appeal letter:

1. The appeal can only filed by you, a legal representative (a lawyer for example) or a person authorized by you in writing (a family member for example). I think it’s best to lodge the appeal personally without the help of others to show the embassy that you are serious about your visa application. It is quite easy to do it. I will show you how below.

Should you choose to ask the help of a lawyer or another person for help to lodge it for you then you will need to write and include a signed Letter of Authorization which they need to be able to submit your appeal. You don’t need a travel agency to help you with your appeal but they can help you write an appeal letter or organize your supporting documents for the appeal.

2. You can only appeal within one month of getting the Schengen visa rejection. There’s a different timeline for other kinds of German visa. This one-month deadline ONLY applies to tourist or Schengen visa. I suggest you apply as soon as possible specially if you’re traveling soon.

3. It is FREE to appeal. There are no fees involved in submitting a Schengen visa remonstration at the German embassy in Manila.

4. You can write your appeal letter in English or German. Unless you’re very fluent in German (which I highly doubt), then write in English. There are a few guidelines for writing the appeal letter. You can check them here for the most updated info.



How To Submit An Appeal For Schengen Visa Refusal
You can submit your appeal by courier service, post, fax, email or personally at the embassy. I suggest submitting it via email because it’s faster and much easier. You can do it without leaving your house. And who owns a fax these days?!?

Submit by email:
Email the German embassy at visa@mani.diplo.de with the subject line: Remonstration for Full Name. We used a more urgent one for my sister since she was flying in less than 2 weeks. Her subject line was URGENT: Remonstration for Full Name – Flight: June 25, 2016. We used this so they know that this was a rush appeal. And it worked! They called her in less than 48 hours to approve her visa.

Remember that they need an appeal letter signed by hand. So you MUST print your appeal letter, sign it and either take a picture or scan it. We took a picture. And created a PDF of each supporting document. So here’s how you can email:

Email to: visa@mani.diplo.de
Subject: Remonstration for Full Name or URGENT: Remonstration for Full Name – Flight: Departure date

In the email she wrote:

Good day! I am writing to remonstrate against the rejection of my visa. Please see in the attachments my signed appeal letter and supporting documents. Hoping for your quick response as I am planning to join my parents on a family trip to visit my brother on June 25, 2016.

Thank you for your consideration.

Regards,
Full Name
Mobile Number

If you want to appeal personally by going to the embassy, by fax or by courier here are the details:

Submit by courier service or by post:
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
Visa section
25/F Tower 2, RCBC Plaza,
6819 Ayala Avenue,
Makati City 1200

Submit in person:
Go the German embassy from Monday to Thursday between 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., Friday between 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. No appointment required.

Submit by fax (really?! LOL):
Fax to (632) 7023015 or 702 3045

http://www.dreameurotrip.com/how-to-appeal-german-schengen-visa-refusal/

woow congratulations

How many previous Schengen Visas have you had?

Ggee:
RedStar Express picked my documents Thursday 25/07 and delivered to me in PH just now.
Though I filled single entry, I was given 1 year multiple.

Everything took 9 days in all.

bump

Any info on how appeal works?

Please share.

Thank you

Thanx for sharing

the fight upandan e don do

how much was your bill by the way, if you dont mind sharing

Thanx

Shayo5:
Hi everyone,


been a while, to all excos all protocols duely observed

So i went for my interview to renew my visa,please note i had my two babies in the US the last one was two years ago.

Anyway back to my story, the usual questions were asked name occupation number of children and of course if we paid all our bills and i answered in the affirmative, he asked for the itemized bill which presented and he just said you are not qualified at this time and just like that 100k plus up in smoke.

i do not think i saw 1 person get an approval.

not to scare anyone,just to inform people to be well prepared before you go for your interviews especially women going for child birth.

Thank you to everyone who has kept this thread going for so long, your contirbutions has been very helpful, now let me go and enjoy my family planning

Exactly!!!

Ggee:
Good that they are using Nigerians but the benefit of that is neither here nor there.

I rather talk to someone that will take instant decision on my case. That I need to assure of my intention if need be than submit to someone who makes recommendation to another to take a decision.

Note that you have to book appointment like 3 months ahead. Go for a so called interview and has to wait for another 2 weeks to get the decision.

If you are using Nigerians, train them and empower them to take necessary decision on the application.

She didnt quite ask about our previous trips together, I tried to chip in we traveled together but she wasnt listening.

She is 22yrs, a student and our only trip together as a family was to Dubai in 2017

I will include our boarding passes, her school course forms and receipts, copies of our stamp pages

what else would you advice?

Thank you.

SamReinvented:


I renewed my visa earlier in the year. The lady also discarded most of my tie documents (including photos)....but that was mainly because, I already got German visas in previous years and I used them appropriately....so there was less burden to proof that I will not return (I got 3 years multiple entries btw).

NB: In the midst of some jokes she cracked, she actually stated that family photos carry minimal weight anyway and I shouldn't still be bringing such "useless" things to visa appointments . Generally, documents that can be verified with relevant bodies (marriage certificates, birth certificates, joint property ownership, joint accounts, call histories, Passport stamps showing joint travels, etc) carry bigger weight in verifying your ties with someone than photographs that can be photoshopped and no way to verify.

With regards to your cousin. How old is she? Does she have personal ties of her own back in Nigeria? If you stated in the interview that you have travelled together several times and the interviewer didn't ask you further questions on that (or did she?) or ask for proofs such as passport stamps, it means they don't find that to be good enough reason. So I'd advise looking for other ties for your appeal. However, if she did ask specific documents about your previous trips together and you couldn't provide, then now's the time to add them along with other ties.

In my own opinion, if your only trip together with your cousin is just a single trip to dubai, the tie isn't strong enough. So get other ties (if she has). This is just my opinion though. So goodluck.

Exactly

Why make us book appointment three months ahead and then it was all for nothing, atleast for the US you will know your faith most times immediately.

They should just scrap the whole process and outsource to VFS like other Schengen countries.



How will i go on a trip with two kids all over the place without my cousin.

Ggee:
The supposed visa officers are there to just collect the visa fee and your documents.
I am not sure they can take any decision on whether to issue a visa or not.
I wonder why not outsource the document collection to a company like VFS instead of subjecting people to come to their embassy.

May I ask the last time you visited the Embassy?

What you stated is exactly how it was, my first interview alone I could sense they noted their observation, my next same, the interview with my husband same (note my husband had no prior travel history) infact the lady then didnt want to take much documents at all, she took time to look at our wedding photobook and I could visibly see she was noting down her observation and we got the Visa.

I am telling you categorically that it now different, they have absolutely no influence over the decision because i told the lady that interviewed us to look at the family photobook i brought (all our kids dedication, my kids birthday, preggy photoshoot, our Dubai trip etc, where my cousin clearly was there and most where just us alone (family) pics like the kids birthdays)

We have visited Dubai together as a family but I didnt go with our boarding passes and the passport was an old one, I was banking on the fact that she will see all the photobooks and make her observation (I was sooo wrong)

So my advice still states that you prepare for the interview/questions but most importantly outline and arrange your documents properly, provide all that you would if applying for UK or Canada as the decision if Visa will be issued lies on the German Consulars who are not present at the interview but will decide based on documents made available to them.

Thank you.

Any info if appeal is better to be sent via mail? or to the embasy directly?

quote author=SamReinvented post=80575473]

It is more than just a submission. Those interviewers type their observations and make recommendations to the visa offfice. After verification of your documents, and no issues are found, these recommendations would most likely be the final decision you'd get.

So dont downplay the interviews. Get your appearance and confidence right, and be coherent in your answers, so they wont have reasons to note negative things down for you.

I actually like that German uses real Nigerians for Interviews, nobody can judge the intention of Nigerians better than Nigerians. We know our body language better than anyone else, even when masked.[/quote]

It should be 14 working days i guess

gauche:



Please sir @ggee was it 14 working days or 14 calendar days? Thank you

Hello Everyone, feedback time

Interview was 9th Jul for 7.30am, we arrived 6.45am (my cousin and I) and was allowed to go in almost immediately (around 7am)

Seat provided for the entire duration, both outside and inside till it was our turn.

A Nigerian lady interviewed us and she collected all documents we went with, both originals and photocopies

Questions:
where are you going to
for how long
why?
what do you do
how many staffs do you have, name their positions
how much do you make as income in a month
have you made any touirist plans
what is the name of the hotel you will be staying with
will you return after the visit (directed at my cousin)
why will you return

DHL picked up our envelope on Friday 19th Jul (on the 9th day)
Passport received back Monday 22nd Jul

My visa was issued but my cousin denied on the ground of not sure she will return before visa expires

My observation:
Please treat like you are going for submission, they are now glorified VFS biko, took family albums to show relationship tie with my cousin but she asked if it will fit into the return envelope (which obviously couldnt) I mentioned she should please look at them to confirm our relationship but she wasnt interested (because looking wouldnt count anyway) the mistake i made was not having the pictures on an A4 paper which would have been submitted alongside our other documents, my last application with my husband was so different, the lady then didnt take all the documents we went with, just collected the basics and looked at the photobook we took along.

After your interview, go to DHL online and schedule shipment notification, that was how I knew when they picked up the shipment and followed through till it was eventually delivered.

I intend to appeal for my cousin anyway, is it better to send email or send in the hard copy remonstration?

Thank you

Deep

Hi,

Want to lend my voice if you dont mind

You should use the part of more information on the form very well but brief, state clearly her statement is just for proof of address (they sometimes dont read cover letters well if too lengthy)

Include an introduction letter for your mum and state clearly what she is doing and who is paying for her trip.

Include a budget breakdown of the cost, flight, etc should all amount to the 1,500 as stated.

Best of luck

Livlivuk:
Hi Justwise,

I have not submitted yet. . I have quoted this post as instructed. Thank you so much.

Wow Congratulations

How much was your total bill and the hospital charges itself?

Thank you.

Qei2u:
After waiting endlessly for feelers from walter carrington
Braced up and went for my 221G.

Firstly submitted in april got 221G mid june and got date for july.

My visa was approved.

My interview was very long.
Had to explain my discount,why i dint have itemized bill, my job, no financial documents were asked just prev bills and hospital i plan using.

Alot of pink papers everywhere as people walked out pink,while people were in with u pink paper really crazy.

Please dont try to stay quiet about it

I know someone that was banned for 10years

Its better you come out to explain and plead and lets see if you will get the visa again, and if you dont you can always reapply some other time rather than getting a ban.

alert20:


Ask these questions in the UK thread just search for UK thread

Congratulations and thanx alot for sharing.

May I ask how much the hospital charges itself was specifically for both your first and second?

Thank you.

anunimorigba:



In the spirit of giving back..
Location: Abuja

Me: Good morning
VO: Good Morning. I like your hair.
Me: Thank you
VO: How many children do you have?
Me: 2
VO: Was any born in the US?
Me: Both
VO: Your Bank Statements
Me: I didn’t bring along any for a Visit Visa. But I have all my receipts here. Passed to her
VO: How much did you spend for the delivery?
Me: I answered
VO: Hmm ok. How much was the hospital specifically?
Me: I answered
Vo: (looking through papers)but I see so so here
Me: If you look at it properly you would see I paid that amount before I left Nigeria and paid more when I got to the US
VO: That’s a lot
Me: it is what it is
VO: how much did you pay for the previous kid?
Me: about $4K lesser. I used same doctor and hospital. I have the receipts here (I passed it)

Even though the passport has expired, they still have your details, so you have to maintain same information

What was the purpose of the trip then?

Have you traveled anywhere after the denial?

lonlytroy:
Hello, I was denied France Visa in 2017 and I had to reapply through German embassy and was also denied cuz France stamped my passport with one Cancellation logo

please what's my chance of getting the Visa if I apply this time with a new passport since the old one has expired
Thanks

More people should share their timeline and experiences, either good or bad, so that we can all learn from one another

Thank you

Really?

No Travel History?

Muphylad:


No.
I was also asked.