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Nchabuomo:
Check the NCDC website for government approved centres in Lagos. If you give your sample in the morning you will most likely get the test result in the evening, at least that has been my experience. It's about 39k5

Thanks so much Sir for your timely response.

Good morning! Please,where in Lagos can I do COVID-19 test (Government approved center). I am planning to do it a day to my travel date.Is it possible to get the result on that test day? How much is the test?
Looking forward to your kind responses.
Thanks.

Good morning! Please,where in Lagos can I do COVID-19 test (Government approved center). I am planning to do it a day to my travel date.Is it possible to get the result on that test day? How much is the test?
Looking forward to your kind responses.
Thanks.

pufframmy:
VISA ALERT

I was not putting much believe in this i only knew it either way, cause have been denied twice from Italy Embassy and ones from Spain This is After months Getting back from Rome 2019.

i was surprise when i got denied second time from Italy basically i thought of one mistake which was from me ( There was always a letter attached to Visa saying report back to the embassy for personal presentation Which i ignore after coming back from Italy and i didnt over stay) Maybe that was why i have been getting this denied Cant Say just my absorption

Timeline
Submitted on Tuesday 31st August (VFS LEKKI)
Received mail on 3 of September My passport has been dispatched via UPS
Was Surprised my application Took 4 Days.
My Mind was saying Not Again
I just received my passport with Visa
1 Month Given with single entry i ticked multiple (let me management it like that as first france, maybe will get multiple later)
Glory be to Almighty Allah

Below Are documents Submitted anyway
• France visa application form
• CAC
• Company Introduction Letter
• House Documents Photocopy
• Student and work Id Card Colour photocopy
• Previous Visa and Stamp Colour photocopy
• Data Pages Copy
• COvid 19 Certificate Colour photocopy
• Cover Letter
• Utility Bill
• Only1 Bank statement of 6 months SALARY ACCOUNT
• reference from zenith and gtbank and statement of acct
• My marriage certificate photocopy
• AXA mansard insurance
• Hotel reservation in Paris
• Cover letter stating the activities I would be doing in paris
• Daily Itinerary for the travel days
• Flight booking

thank all

Congratulations!

Vecharry:
For those without admission, do we accept the offer and submit all forms and then defer or we can defer without the numerous forms at this stage

YES!!! @bolded.

yusufu16:
Are we meant to go to their office to collect all these letters

Yes! But if you are unable to go yourself, you can send someone (preferably Scholar, but someone told me that non-scholar can also help to collect it). You will need to give authorization letter to the person.
In the authorization letter,state your name, PTDF ID, PTDF Ref number, and the name of the person you grant permission to collect your letters for you.
The bearer of the letter must go to PTDF office with his/her ID card.
Remember to sign the authorization letter.

Vecharry:
But the induction is virtual

Your are not collecting those letters on induction day,even if the induction is not virtual because to get those letters, your admission letter is required. But during our own induction (physical), those that were able to present their admission letter got those letters after few days.

yusufu16:
Are we going to be given another letter of award.

You are collecting two letters:
Award letter and proof of funding letter.

Mummywifey:
Wow it’s like France does not take time in processing visa. Biometrics on Tuesday , visa out on Friday.

I was given 6 months, shocked though cus all my schengen visas have been less than a month.

Congratulations!

emeritus007:
Is it even possible to leave without submitting? I'm just curious

They will surely ask for it. When i went to collect my award and proof of funding letters, the man that gave me asked if i have submitted my bond form, i told him no. He said i must submit it before i travel overseas.

yusufu16:
Thanks bro.

Are we meant to submit the bond now or only after we secured admission and ready to leave.

You can submit the bond now and if you wish to submit it later when you are ready to leave, no problem. But make sure you submit.
I have not submitted my own bond, but for sure, i will submit it before i leave.

You are most welcome Sir.

yusufu16:
thanks bro. But how will one know his/her letter of deferment is approve. tnks

You will receive an email from them for your deferral approval.
NB: When you want to submit the letter, make it 2 copies, the second copy will be an acknowledgment copy which will be stamped and return to you.

yusufu16:
Everything is now done online on the portal.

My brother, it is true that on the portal under 'Applications' those things: deferral, ticket request etc are there. When i wanted to defer my scholarship last year, i submitted my deferral letter through the portal on 29/5/2020, up till now my request status on the portal still remain unresolved, i didn't get a reply from them till now.
It was when i submitted my deferral letter at the ES office that my scholarship deferment was approved.
My brother and others, whatever you want to apply for such as deferral, ticket request etc , i beg you, do not rely solely on applying through the portal, try to submit it at PTDF office. it is not necessarily that you submit it by yourself, you can send someone there to submit on your behalf.

Vecharry:
Congratulations to all, any idea how to defer the scholarship

Congratulations to you and to all other people that got the scholarship this year. Also, to those that didn't get it this year, God is preparing something humongous for you guys. Better days ahead.
To defer your Scholarship, you will write letter to Executive Secretary and state reason(s) you want to defer your Scholarship. One of the reasons is inability to secure admission. Submit the letter at ES office, when your deferment is approved, you will get an email from them.
NB: Please, do your initial documentation with them ooo before you defer.
Also, you can only defer for a year.
Once again, congratulations.

@Tielemans. Yes! It has to be PTDF approved School within the Country.
@Felixbrown124. You can change Country from that China to either France or Malaysia but you can't change to UK.
You can't change from that China to Germany because prospective German Scholars, must register with DAAD.

Chiall:
Just to encourage someone.

Visa Approved in 6 Days.
Did biometrics July 1 in Lagos got my passport with France visa stamped on July 6. For tourism.

So you guys can start your applications. France is open now for ALL categories.

Congratulations!

nneteb:
VISA ALERT
I did my biometric on the 8th of July at Abuja VFS and my passport was dispatched 15th of July. just collected my stamped Passport with VISA now.

Congratulations!

jide4lagos:
Nothing special about the interview.

The interview is divided into two stages.

The document verification stage and the proper interview stage. Both stages shouldn't be more than 30 minutes to an hour.

Whoever that is going for the interview, shouldn't be scare because it's just a normal interview to discuss your academic and professional development over the years and your plan for the future. Expect questions like.

Tell us about yourself, why the course, why France, what are strength, what do you want to gain from the course, what next after the course and so on.

Merci

Thanks Bros.
Success is yours!

jide4lagos:
Was in campus france for my pre consular interview today although na Visa interview them call am but It was ... Alihamdulilahi

Your visa is granted by God's grace.
Oya bros, feed us more on your pre-visa interview o.
Looking forward to my own pre-visa interview.

Saimeritus:
Admission is a must. PTDF doesn't give admission.

I know that PTDF doesn't give admission,it is the duty of scholars to secure admission by themselves but not a must to secure admission before the final shortlist.

StressFreee:
I have a question please, must one secure admission before or after ones name is on a final shortlist??

Not a must @bolded

emeritus007:
Very fine my brother.
Awaiting final list.

You will surely get the Scholarship sir.
May all your heart desires be granted.

emeritus007:
@kolladey, how far with your journey to Germany? I hope you are seeing these updates and have applied for admission.

Good morning Sir. I have changed to France and admission has been secured.
How are you doing sir?

Congratulations! @Busayomiie and solarinde.

davide470:
I was born before 1992 and I did a new birth certificate from NPC last year. I don't think the regulation is overly binding.

Maybe it was the fact that I already had an NPC birth cert and just needed a correction of name in other to finalise my permanent social security.

You can visit any NPC office, preferably the one at Surulere and liase with them.

Thanks for this Sir.
I will try it, hopefully it turns out positive.
NB: Can I do it in any State?

Ace0010:
Yh via someone recommended by Campus France. Send them an email

Ok Sir! Thanks.

Ace0010:
I think anyone over 18 gets an attestation from NPC

Yes! Specifically,people born before 1992 can only get attestation of birth certificate from NPC, though maybe I am wrong.

Ace0010:
Rah I’ll just have to stick with attestation and hope for the best; quite difficult getting Birth Certificate without the old one.
Also, I’ve translated it but I was told I might have to legalise it at the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs also. How did you get yours done?

Sir, u have translated your attestation of birth certificate?
Where did you do it?

davide470:
My advise: don't bank on Attestation. Get a Birth Cert. from NPC

Thanks for your response sir.
But the only problem here for someone like me is that I was born before 1992 and NPC can only issue Birth Certificate to any person born in Nigeria after 1992, any person born before the 1992 can only get attestation of birth certificate from NPC.
Though I have a birth certificate issued to me few years ago by my local government when I misplaced the one I was using before,all my names on it is the same as my names on my passport.But I am thinking maybe they will not recognize it because it was issued by local government
Sir, can I use the local government issued own?

Ace0010:
Has anyone translated and legalised their birth certificate? Heard it’s required for several processes there

I heard the same thing, can one also use attestation of birth certificate if one has misplaced his birth certificate?
cc Skymoore1004 .
pls help us do justice to this question if u can.
thanks.

Akchi32:
I just got the good news. My visa has been approved.

Thanks everyone for everything.

Congratulations.

[quote author=chilucy post=92622999][Exactly God bless you ........

Amen.
God bless you too sir.