KOLAPO3:
The Spanish visitor application process with BLS was, without a doubt, the most terrible visa application experience of my life.
My wife and I intended to apply for a Spanish visitor visa, considering that we have previously traveled to countries like the UK, USA, France, Canada, and several others.
To begin with, we attempted to apply on May 11th, but the website and payment link consistently failed to open. As a result, the application date kept changing, and we had to rely on family abroad to log in and submit our application details. We also had to send our credit card information for payment, which finally allowed us to secure a date on May 19th, 2023.
Dealing with BLS was an absolute nightmare. Even if you manage to secure a date and time, they are notorious for not adhering to the scheduled appointment time. I strongly advise allocating an entire day for your appointment, regardless of whether it's at 8:00 AM or any other time. Additionally, they will insist that you use their photographer, even if you already have your own passport photos. It's frustrating, to say the least.
One crucial tip: please ensure you have two copies of all your documents, except for the statement of account. BLS requires photocopies of the most trivial items, which can be quite exasperating.
Oh, and don't forget to bring cash! On top of the $42 fee paid through the online portal, we were unexpectedly asked to pay ₦42,000 per applicant in cash. It was incredibly annoying, but luckily the security personnel downstairs had a point-of-sale (POS) machine. It felt like a complete scam.
Fortunately, our passports were approved on May 24th, 2023. We opted for delivery, but they attempted to deceive us by insisting we come and collect them in person—an obvious scam.
Here is a list of the documents we submitted:
* Fully completed and signed Schengen (English and Spanish) visa tourist application form
* Two photographs meeting Schengen visa specifications
* Passports
* Return tickets from Lagos to Spain
* Hotel booking confirmation for the entire duration of our stay (booked through Booking.com)
* Receipt of full payment for tours
* Travel insurance covering our annual vacation
* Evidence of employment letters and no objection letters
* Bank statements (with a balance between 1 million and 2.5 million)
* Copies of current and old visas
* Copy of our marriage certificate
* Letter of explanation
I hope this information proves helpful to you.

Shadybeauty:
Please, how do I check if my company is active on the CAC website?

Forumgirl123:
Hi 👋,

Applied for UK visa and I'm slightly convinced that sometimes they don't even go through the application.

From my rejection message
1. I put 10 days not 16 days I wonder where they got that from
2. I said I have no family there just tourism (I wonder why that was said)
3. I mentioned that I had two jobs(I'm receiving monthly salary from the two jobs). I provided a statement that explained every salary received every month. Provided payslips for the jobs, provided employment contract, introduction letter from both employees.( So this no explanation statement is not true at all).
4. Although in my stated monthly income I put my first job as the other I started more recently (March) explained all this

How long do I wait till I apply again and what can I do differently.

Do I state the cumulative as the stated monthly income or..

earthrealm:


its ok, but doesn't make sense...its like using a bike to move from lagos to abuja, vs using car
why do you think you need a 7.5kva inverter, the bigger the inverter the bigger its self consumption energy

Jefferyzz:
Yes you can. But if ur choice of battery is a 12v Lead acid, don't do more than d c rating inside d batteries manual or on d body. If your going for lifepo4. Ur battery can safely go as high as 1c. But that doesn't mean you should load ur inverter pass 60-70% of it's actual capacity. U will break it in no time.

Jefferyzz:
W=V*A
12v*220a=10,560w or 10.56kw
Note that cause u physical have 4 12v batteries doesn't mean you have 10kwh as most lead acid is rated 0.3-0.6c which means ur 10kw battery can safely pull 3-6kwh out of the 10kw you have on ground.
Kw- kilowatt
Kwh- kilowatt hour

0.3 - 0.6c

Jefferyzz:
You will need 4 12v 220a lead acid battery to make 10.5kw and not 10kwh.

giselle237:
formal complaint is not an appeal. Not the same

Chudycharles:


Were you sent an email telling you the visa was refused or it was when you got your passport you found out?....
it is well bro....

giselle237:
@milito if they made any mistakes in addressing your case as you have mentioned then make an official complaint.
Personally if an application is not straightforward I see no reason in a priority application as in this case they are working to provide results under a 5 day grace. If it is a refusal, refusal reasons too must come out within those 5 days ideally so I dnt like such push to them. I’ll rather they take their time and review or retrospect well on anything I have submitted. I believe they are not super humans and this is my personal take.

XYZJAZZY:
1. Bank statement of 3.8M
2. 5 months payslip
3. Kids birth certificates
4. NIN
5. Offer letter
6. Company recommendation show my net annual salary (The recommendation was prepared and signed by me) it also contains leave of 8days.
7. Traditional marriage pics
8. Family pics of different outing(mega chicken, picnics and dominos pizza 🍕 where kids are enjoying themselves.
9. Travel history (I visited Southern Cyprus 2018)
10. Hotel reservation
11. Conference invitation (though I applied for visiting and I mentioned in the online form that I will use the opportunity to attend conference with free conference IV attached)

giselle237:

Hi.
Already your whole profile looked questionable with what you stated above here and then you added priority application ontop… maka why? everything will be rushed. There are countries that you can approach with such a profile but not the UK at this point in time + a previous refusal.
The person u also tailoring ur application after has been to UK several times and had previous UK applications and you on the other hand have none of these but also a refusal on ur back. So why tailor ur application after such a person?
It’s also impossible for us to know anything becus u relayed the refusal in ur words and how u understood it.
The important things is that u understand their reasons. Goodluck next time.

Jefferyzz:
Yh. 50% DOD is 5kw. 4 LA can't do 5kwh

Milito:
Hey guys, kindly advise.

I want to go to the UK on a 5-day vacation in May. A company sponsored vacation as part of benefits/entitlement.

okoroemeka:
let's assume they are using a 500kva generator which is massive and unlikely,the hourly consumption is 75ltrs and 24 hrs is 1800 ltrs,which is also unlikely it will run for 24 hrs,so you are right if you smell a scam,the highest they can use there is 200-250kva generator,that director is the prime example of what is wrong with nigeria,he could simply reduce the wastage by 50-60% by running the bigger gen for 12 hrs during working hours at peak demand which will cost 900 ltrs@#850/ltr will be roughly #770k,he will then use a smaller 60kva gen at off peak demand period for 12 hrs at night just for lights and emergency which will cost 216ltrs@#850/ltrs is #184k,the total which will be #29 million monthly saving him #32 million every month.he should think out of the box.

legba1:
This is a blatant lie.... Mr CMD is embezzling money...there's no way you can tell me you are consuming 2million naira worth of diesel per day.....

And to everyone lending credence to this bogus corruption laden claims,we know una type..

emmaak2:


He said 5 generators
100 litres each can run 24hra for all of them Sir
500 litres daily

EdoBoy90:
How wish they would give some of you such
to run, as diesel cost, you will pay with your money.

Working in a place, each diesel generator, Cummins or CAT uses nothing less than 3000 litres per day. These ones don't run frequently since they are to support the main GEN when the load is very high. One even used more than 5000 litres per day on 24 hrs operation.

So, the Professor might be right.

07kjb:


Seems u don't know what 100liters of diesel is

It means 2 fifty full CANS OF DIESEL, HOW CAN A SOUND PROOF FINISH THAT IN 24HOURS?

07kjb:



How many plants are you powering with 2000litres of diesel in 24hours

A sandproof that consumed 100liters of diesel within 24hrs should be faulty

APCnaPDP:


Oga you quoted me 3 times, Tinubu must be very impressed by your steadfastness. I am not frustrated, Tinubu as he is atm is a bad product, only Yoruba people don’t see this. Anyway, good luck to you.

ChoCho54:
Who is a major politician in the north that's a Christian?
Did you know Namadi Samboribo before he became VP to Jonathan?

truthCoder:
The Emi Lokan of Bourdillon is definitely on the edge of Parkinsons coastal beach.

Only selfish people are supporting him.

I am not surprised that the vulture griller who pitched his cadaverous tent with incompetent Buhari is also rooting for this senile aspirant.

You have to be of a certain rottenness to support Tinubu

Offpoint1:
West go eliminate Putin, those people are angels in devil's disguise.

seunmsg:


I don’t like Wike. I’m supporting him simply because he’s the only southerner with a realistic chance of picking the party’s ticket. Tambuwal has nothing to gain from an Atiku presidency. If he aligns with Wike, he will be the VP candidate and if they win, he will be in a good position to become president after Wike. This is time for pragmatism and not petty emotions.