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Congrats, am happy for them.

bims87:
Thanks justwise, OGreene,Iblaw and all. My mum n sis got dre visas. Thanks to this forum,we didn't need an agent. God bless you all

I picked one of d cheapest then- abt N214,000 = £700. So u can luk up ur travel date and pick a fair one.

askari01:
Ogreene, did u choose the cheapest airline when answering the question that... what is the cost of aeroplane Did you choose the cheapest airline? Pls answer asap. Thanks

Normally Ikeja centre doesn't take much time for d passport to be ready for collection, average 2 days. Nah, I didn't receive any other notification after d mail dt a decision has been made. So after 2 days, I marched to d center and entered jejely, I didn't even ask dem anything. I submitted d checklist and sat down wt others, dey called my name and I picked up my passport. I didn't track anything.

You shud go der first.

chukwuseun:
@OGreen , Thank you so much yea it is the Ikeja centre ,do you mean when you went to collect yours u didnt receive any txt message or email notification , does that mean you just went straight there hoping it will be ready and luckily it was ready or was there a way you tracked to know it was ready ? ..

That shud be Ikeja centre right?

You re supposed to get another mail notifying u dt d passport is ready for collection. Some ppl don't get that notification (I didnt). 3 weeks wait...you try ooo. Take ur checklist and passport copy, go to the centre and tell dem you re der to collect ur passport. Make sure you go inside.

If finally they check and tell you that it's not ready, pls demand to know what is causing d delay, dt 3 weeks wait is quite odd. Act pissed off. If dey tell you to come back, ask dem for a specific date. This happened to a man when I went to pick mine, d man almost brought down d roof, trust other ppl (onlookers) to put mouth . They had to take d guy to see d Manager.

If u re not ready to go der soon, fill d complaints form on the Teleperformance site, u will get feedback.

chukwuseun:
Gurus in the house , i Greet oo .. Please i am in need of your help , myself and my hubby applied for UK 6 months visa since 7th of july 2015 and on 23rd of july i received an email stating " A decision has been made on your UK visa application. Your application will be despatched within 48 hrs. " Since the i have been waiting for either a txt or an email to inform me if it is ready for pick up and i have not heard anything , this is making it 5 weeks now , please i need to know if that emails means it was ready or i need to wait for notification ..I will really appreciate a response from the house .. Thanks

Have you booked flight yet? Or you re waiting for it to drop more?

iblaw:
I strongly believe if you have the checklist that one gets after submission with you, package will be given to you.

The checklist you were given on d date of submission and copy of passport data page.

I think you can collect for dem if you applied together coz on the day I was collected, a lady picked up about 10 passports by herself. Someone whispered that it might be conference thingy. You can contact TLS and find out, via mail or call

bims87:
Cc OGreene, Iblaw

Proof of where you will be staying, also Investment certificates if you have. If u hvnt stated ur budget vs what you have, pls include for justwise to see. Remember to chk if u hv a lump sum in those accts.

tay0:
Hi prof justwise, kindly see below what I intend submitting.

Copy of marriage cert and birth cert of my kid
Statement of account of my wife, my salary and savings account inclusive
Wedding pics
Bank reference letters on all account
My pay slip 300k take home
Copy of tax cert
Letter from my org to the emmbassy as regards my annual leave
Employment letter
I also plan to do a change of name for my wife.
Evidence of other source of income. House rent.

Pls hope this would help sir . Kindly state if I have any other thing outstanding.

Thanks I appreciate

Cc: @justwise

newgold22:
@OGreene.
No travel history. I should be having N350k in my salary account and N700k in biz account by mid september when submitting the application.
I have a personal office where i do my biz (Travel Agent, Cyber Cafe, Paga Agent). All these are aside of my govt salary job.
Thank you.

Oops, dunno oo. I saw the post on that thread and did a screenshot.

AZUH:
boss GMAIL said the email is not correct , please help me to cross check . i dont know what is wrong with france embassy . my sister submitted an appeal since july no reply till date , she made a big mistake to put her passport inside, to get her passport is a problem . please help me to check their email contact . Mail Delivery Subsystem<mailer-daemon@googlemail.com> Delivery to the following recipient failed permanently:

consulfrance.lagos.fslt@diplomatie.gouv.fr . that is the reply from gmail . each time she send an email to them .pleaase check . thanks

Spending almost N500,000 when u have a total sum of N700,000 in both accounts. And you are married wt 2 kids, meaning more financial responsibility. Wow!!!

Do you have other things to strengthen ur financial position, travel history or is ds trip sponsored by company?

newgold22:
Hello house. I hail all the Gurus in the field.
Please i need ur kind advise. I work in a Federal Govt establishment with N132k take home salary (after Tax and other social benefits). I run a personal ticketing biz that started January this year. Also have biz engagement with Paga. Married with 2 kids.
Lots of transactions on both my salary account and biz account.
I have balance of N250k on my salary account and N450k in my biz.
I have plan to visit UK for a 3 days conference later this year (Plan to stay up to 6 nights) with N490k expenses. I plan to make submission b4 mid September.
Plz, can u suggest documents to submit and my chances of securing a Tourist Visa.

THANK YOU.

Hehehehe! I read till the end. Am glad you weren't laid off just like that.

Am I the only one that thought the story would end with "and I was eventually called for the oil & gas job"

Nah, it's one letter I wrote

juliette123:
Hi OGreen if I'm using the additional info space + extra paper, do I still need to add a cover letter? Congrats by the way... Found myself following your Visa wait and looking forward to the good news...

Lolz, you thinking dey hv got the time to read all des fora dat much, how will they know it's him. Anyway, d guy's post is annoying.

I read his post and it got me thinkn for few mins. What in heaven's name is wrong wt him: he is already using false age and wants to wed d girl JUST for papers . A young guy already complicating his life. UK is not running away, ppl still get citizenship legally, so why cnt he chill and do things right. All des short-cuts to things hv bigger consequences. But children of nowadays won't hear

worry357:
Well done,
you boast on here that you are a LIAR with the wrong age in your passport and you are proud of this.
You want a fraudulent marrage to an under-age girl just to get entry into the UK.

U.K.B.A. will have read what you posted and will now be putting extra checks on applications.
They will be watching for YOU.

Check the image, I got that from another thread. Was posted by someone called promise2.

AZUH:
please . can you help me with france embassy contact? phone number or email . thanks

Ok. I hv a UK visa

worry357:
You will need to apply (and pay for) UK visitors visa and Shengan, France visa.
That's a lot of work. and cost.

Colegold100, I do hope you comply. How do u justify wot isn't true, d probability dt u might slip is high. Stay safe bro. #JustDoItRight#

Vicjustice:
There is no point trying to cook up a story to justify an illegitimate action and to make the infraction look good, rather, be concerned about the consequences of getting caught.
If I were you, i'll prepare myself for future application (when my bank statement meets the requirements)

Good morning ppl.

Anyone been to France here? I checked France visa thread but it's not very active like this one. Am trying to see if I can visit the 2 countries same period. I hv an aunty in Paris, dis shud make my vacation fun.

Hmmmm, quite interesting. Hope it's legal, I no get power.

I plan to visit UK next month and wud also want to enter Paris for 3-days stay. I was told I need to get a tourist visa. Oh boy...dunno if am ready for d stress of visa application again. The thread on France visit visa hasn't been encouragin.

Pls can someone help me the main thread for schengen visa application.

amdekola:
Uhmm, just a lil advice, before booking your travel be sure to have gotten the french visa. I would not suppose you'd have a problem since your finances are in shape. While a UK visa doesn't allow free entry to France, you can come in without a visa by Bus from London to some city in Northern France e.g Lille

I really didn't understand the scenario, I was a bit confused about d credits and debits u wrote about.

Maybe someone else will.

colegold100:
Please I need response

Merci beaucoup

Portsmouth86:
If you just have a visa that allows you to stay in the UK, I believe you may still need a Schengen visa unless you have become a British Citizen, I'm sure someone else will quote me if I am wrong.

check here for the Schengen visa

http://www.schengenvisainfo.com/

cheers

It shud contain everything you feel you need to explain, starting wt addressing d last refusal and providing more info supporting ds new application, be very convincing and polite. Don't try to be defensive, mention the strong points you have to back up ds application. Write it like a formal letter. I typed mine sha

I also mentioned my itinerary, how d expenses will go, that I hv booked a hotel in London, and hv gotten my leave from work approved, wch can be seen in d doc I submitted. Anything you say, if u hv a doc for it, put in bracket beside it that dey can refer to so so so document u hv attached. I ended by saying I hv no intention of staying back der or working der, dat am available for an interview either to provide more docs or for more enquiries if they so desire.

This is wot I did, others own might be diff.

colegold100:
@ justwise @ ogreene, iblaw... Please what should the content of the cover letter look like?

Yes, I opened a PAGA acct/wallet. Then paid into PAGA collection account, after wch PAGA credited my wallet wt d amount. So I logged onto the visa application website and clicked pay wt PAGA (from dos options) and paid. It went instanta!

If u want to use PAGA, I advise u pay into PAGA collection account in d same back u will be transferring from. I mean, if u hv an acct in Diamond bank, den transfer money from ur DB acct to PAGA' s account in Diamond bank. When I transferred from my DB acct to PAGA's acct in GTB, I waited for more dan 24hrs, it wasn't funny ooo. I called customer care for complaints. The next time I transferred from my DB acct to PAGA's acct in DB, my wallet was credited within few mins.

Tho I prefer using my credit card for visa payment

olapo:
Do I have to register on paga to be able to pay?

Am looking at KLM, Air France or Lufthansa. Any of these 3.

iblaw:
Yet to book. Someone told me to wait till September when rush time is over, i don't know how true it is if i book for September now or wait till September. I will make up my mind next week.

Which airline do you want to book?

iblaw, have you booked now? Wch airline
I want to book today.

iblaw:
The review on Iberia is very discouraging but i checked Qatar and Lufthansa review and its almost the same thing meanwhile i know Qatar to be a good airline.

I think i will rather pay extra and fly with Lufthansa or Air France cos i might need to change my return date.

You really don't need a UK Transit visa if you re flying to US.

The process of getting d UK tourist visa remains d same as you have done in the past; fill form online, pay, book appointment and go submit+ do biometrics. The thing is for u to address the reasons u were refused and make sure ur circumstances hv changed since prev applications...if you want to apply again. Have u checked to see if u were banned.

yvy1:
Just for the fun of it...... What is the process of getting a UK transit visa? I am not ready to apply for a UK tourist visa as I have been refused too many times for my ego and my main destination is the US.

I used my credit card and PAGA the two times I applied.

olapo:
Good day, completed my online application for UK visit visa today and I am having difficulties with payment. It keeps coming back unsuccessful. Is there any other means of payment and how long does it take for passports to get back.

Yes from UK. I hv a UK visit visa

Portsmouth86:
You haven't stated your origin of travel, are you going from the UK? What visa do you hold?

Yes, just sightseeing. Any leads? Coz I don't think I will be able to board the train without any form of permit/visa. My plan is to take the train to Paris Friday to return Sunday night or Monday.

Will check the Pass online too (ur screenshot). Thanks

Portsmouth86:
Is this for sightseeing? Which pass do you mean?

http://www.parispass.com/how-it-works/paris-attractions-pass.html

Okay, I asked because of how much it will cost 3 of you for the trip and how much you have. The financial part since they hv started torchlighting ur acct, d 'lump sum'.
If u hv a good salary and other investments, shud be OK.

Let me clear road for justwise, d baba

colegold100:
Tanx Ogreene and iblaw.

@ o greener the 1.2m is in our joint account. We do not have serious fund in our salary accounts.

Lolzzz. One time I checked their (Iberia) itinerary I saw they had BA connecting flights sha. No dey fear.

Me, I no dey go dis Aug again. Wil book for Sept and use dis period to get Shenghen visa, coz I wanna visit Paris from London All those weekend Paris trip from London via Eurostar.
Jus wondering abt how to get d entry/pass to enter Paris

iblaw:
I also got the mail from GTB, i beg who know Iberia oooo. I no wan because of few Naira difference go enter one chance.

Congrats!!!

prayerrain:
I finally got my visa today.
I was very nervous at first as per a first time traveller with a virgin passport.
coupled with the fact that I'm a teacher with a take home salary of 42K . but my fiance is my sponsor. the only thing is that my fiance has been to different countries but has not been to UK nor US.
Actually I applied on the 27th July ( Monday) and by Wednesday 29 th July they called my fiance to know if it was true he was my sponsor and by Thursday 6th august I tracked my app on TLs and saw that a decision has been made so I decided to check today. and it was ready. visa was issued on the 5th august.
thanks to everyone ..... now I think Ikeja is quite fast.
I really thank God Almighty and everyone that has contributed directly or indirectly. God bless us all.1 love... Justwise vicjustice.....more grease to your elbow...

my thought....... I think its better if one tells the total truth.....
London eye, Trafalgar square, tower bridge !!! here I come.

Vous avez raison!

I also explained d my salary payment structure, abt getting upfronts each quarter and den lesser amounts every month end. Then talked abt the allowances and included my Offer letter for dem to see evidence abt the breakdown of my salary.

Even interest from savings and investments, I detailed all wt dates I received d credits. I used calculator no be small. . Can't be donating money to BHC.

iblaw:
Statement of account is one of the main reasons many are refused visa and same happened to me in my first application. After learning the hard way during my 6 months visa application, in my 2 years visa application which i picked up last Friday i wrote a cover letter detailing every deposit in both my saving and salary account. My cover letter had a table with columns for serial number, date, amount and details. I wrote out every figure in my savings account and indicated its from my salary account for safe keeping(transaction details on statement of account shows in between customer transfer) and the only huge deposit in my salary account was explained as bonus and i attached a letter to support the bonus.

So please re-apply and write a cover letter explaining every deposit and get a letter from the Finance dept in your office confirming your bonus/allowance. Also explain the 650k was for a transaction that didn't go through and you return it back to your account.

For your daughter, didn't you include her birth certificate and family pictures? Even school fees receipts too can be included to support your application.

i hope others on this forum will read this and stop donating visa fee to BHC. YOU MUST EXPLAIN OR GIVE REASON FOR HUGE DEPOSITS IN YOUR ACCOUNT.

Best of Luck