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hunee:
*Travel insurance

Congratulations 🎊

Thanks. Yes travel insurance 😁

CGEH:
Congratulations.

Was it Lagos or Abuja TLS centre?

Abuja

auxtin1:
Was this salary bank statement account and how much balance?

Yes it was. 5M

Visa alert….
Hello everyone, I’m so happy. I applied for my friend’s visa, she is a first time applicant and she has no travel history. She got a 1 month visa to France.
Biometrics date: 9th May, 2025
Passport ready for collection: 16th May, 2025

Documents submitted:
Application letter
Letter of intent
Bank statements
Office ID card
Letter of employment
Confirmation of appointment by my employer
Land documents
Marriage certificate
Kids birth certificate
Family photo
Tour reservations
Flight reservation
Hotel booking
Health insurance

crackcrack:
This is bad advice!

While there are some instances where you can get away without attaching your own statement, more often than not, you will get a refusal. The ECO will say something along the lines of: “While I see your sponsor is willing and able to sponsor your trip, it is your own circumstances that are paramount in making a decision on your visa application.” They will then go ahead to mention the issues with your bank statement (or lack of one) and then deny the application.

Always, always, always include your own statement, even if you’re being sponsored. Let that statement be clean. No extra credits or debits that are different from what you stated on your application.

I recently applied for my parent and elected to sponsor the entire trip. Still, I attached my parent’s bank statement, even though the closing balance was around 200k. I also attached my own statement that showed I had more than enough to cover the trip. The visa was granted.

Ok no problem. The people I have come across that were sponsored and didn’t put their bank statements were issued the visas without issue. (My friend sponsored her retired mum) (my colleague was sponsored by a company for in official trip) But that’s ok.
Everyone should include their personal bank statements.

Hello everyone.
Just needed to put this out there. If your visa application is being sponsored (by parents, children or office), there is no need to attach your own bank statement. They would focus on yours especially if there are discrepancies. The sponsor’s bank statement would suffice.

Hello everyone.
Please, is 12million Naira enough funds for someone to sponsor her mum and brother’s UK visit visa? She already has her visa and they will be traveling together.
Thanks 🙏

emmyvet:
Hi @xeexee7, congratulations!

Just trying to understand the process a bit better:

For the 2nd application (which was successful), did you receive the decision letter via email, or was it just the collection mail from VFS?

For the 1st application (which was refused), I assume you got the refusal letter by email—just confirming?

I’ve received a collection mail for a family member, and we’re trying to decide if it’s safe to go ahead and book a flight before picking up the passport.

Thanks in advance!

You only get a mail for refusal.

pufframmy:
congratulations can you share documents submitted

Thanks. I submitted the following documents:
Application letter
Letter of intent
Bank statements
Office ID card
Letter of employment
Confirmation of appointment by my employer
Land documents
Marriage certificate
Kids birth certificate
Family photo
Tour reservations
Flight reservation
Hotel booking
Health insurance

puffmama:
Thank you so much , i don't think so, I actually thought this was late as the 3rd one cane out after 3 days . This one took 10 days so I suspect they have a lot of applications but frequent travellers checks may be a bit faster than a first timer.
I pray you get a favourable response soon.

Thanks for all your assistance. I got the email to pick up today. I did my biometrics same day with my friend/colleague as we are planning a girls trip together. We were both issued a 1 month visa. It’s our first time by the way.

puffmama:
Thank you so much.

was issued , I was given one year but it's my 4th Schengen visa .

Documents submitted are as follows :
Cover letter
Hotel Reservation
Flight Booking
Travel Health Insurance
Employment Letter
Introduction Letter from Employer
Staff Identification Card
Bank Reference Letter
3 MonthBank Statement (NGN & USD)
Nigerian Treasury Bills proof of investment
Stockbrokers Confirmation of Investment account & CSCS Statement
Financial Summary of Savings & Investment.
Recent lump sum explanation & Proof
National Identification Card
Birth Certificate
Husband’s Birth Certificate
Marriage Certificate
Daughter’s Birth Certificate
Son’s Birth Certificate
Tenancy agreement
Property documents
Expired and valid visa

Congratulations.
Could it be that because it’s your 4th Schengen visa that’s the reason yours came out faster? I applied for my first Schengen visa in Abuja on 27th Feb, and nothing yet.

puffmama:
Submitted on the 24th of February at the TLS office in abuja , got the collection email and sms today March 6th and also picked up today.

Thank you so much for your response.

Good day everyone.
Please what is the current processing time for france visa? Has anyone applied recently and gotten a feedback? How long did it take?
Thanks. 🙏

onosk4real:
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What about Royal family academy and pacesetters?

wadijoo:
Yea, I read it on Instagram but I just keep it low because it's not yet publicized on AVITs website, not yet official but IW is gone for now.

Wow… those trying to pay again so they can get IW should abort mission so you don’t waste money.

Can anyone confirm this? After answering all the questions for a friend yesterday, it took us straight to physical appointment calendar. Tried it with someone else’s profile and same thing.

Bkoks:
I doubt if this works with AVITS

You don’t have to change it on AVTIS.

Tsanmama:
Hi, I am also having same issue, I did my follow up interview since nov 21st and passport not back yet...
I have logged on avits and also sent mail yet no response..
I also placed a call but I was directed back to avits site and mail...

I don't know what to do again...

Have you tried to book a pick up appointment on the IOS website?

Bkoks:
DS 160 form is already showing Lagos - what I filled

Fill another form.

Mamabella:
Thank u for the response pls what do they mean by document no.

Your passport number

PeacefulOne77:
That’s what I did. According to the FAQs on the website you can do so as the Abuja consulate will have access to DS-160 when scanning the bar code on the confirmation sheet.

Oh… thank you very much. Do you know if the passport can be submitted by a proxy?

Hello,
Please, If I filled my DS-160 and selected Lagos, can I book my IW drop off appointment in Abuja?

(Copied from the main group)
Hi!
Please, after payment and answering questions for the interview waiver I was told I was eligible and I selected yes to go ahead but the thing is, the calendar is greyed out and I can’t even see December 2024 or year 2025 even after selecting lagos. Also, the top of the calendar is saying consulate appointment. Is this right for Dropbox

My dashboard has also auto generated a POST appointment letter but all info is blank. I’m just so confused, I just want to make sure I’m doing the right thing.

Please any solutions?

Gbol123:
Hi Masorich

Did he have to pay again after he cancelled the other appointment just to get the IW? I guess because I choose empty fot the Annotation question. But really it has no Annotation

Masorich:


He cancelled his other appointment and we had to try registering on another device with the same passport number.

Yes he had to pay again to get the IW. There is actually no annotation so I wonder why it’s now an issue if you select empty. In October I selected empty and I got IW but in November it seems to take u to physical appt.

ifunanya84:
Pls who knows what to select to pick IW appointment. A friend fills for her dad but ended up doing in person interview. They had to cancel and paid a fresh fee.
Please who can help

I can help. Share your email.

naivasha:
Please is this for B1/B2??

Yes

PeacefulOne77:
Thank you for the info. So do you pick date from the consulate calendar? All the dates are from next year or were you able to get something sooner? I appreciate you answering my questions.

Yes we picked a date from the calendar. If it’s showing next year it’s likely you are for physical appointments. We checked on Wednesday (20/11/2024) and saw dates from Thursday (21/11/2024).

nkc:
thanks for responding, does that mean you created another profile using a different email address , and did you use another ds-160 form ?

Yes, I used a different email address on a different device. The ds160 form was the same.

Smgbenga:
Please have been trying to make payment on the AVITS portal with a dollar card but isn’t going through, is possible I create new account on the AVITS portal with different email and try it again?

Try the bank deposit option and do a transfer instead.

Donde:
Was he able to get the IW Appointment after this?

Yes

nkc:
how do you create another appointment after getting one with physical appointment, creating another profile does it work using same passport number or he canceled the existing appointment ?

He cancelled his other appointment and we had to try registering on another device with the same passport number.

PeacefulOne77:
He

Also you have to pick a date before you can get the IW confirmation letter.