Chiall:
No I don't have a vaccine certificate. I have not been vaccinated yet, but would do that before my trip.

For appointment, it is MANDATORY. Your appointment letter will be collected from you and added to your documents by the VFS guys. NB: The total fee now is almost 60k, as UPS delivery is compulsory now. They are not doing personal pickup for now.

Chiall:
Sorry for the late reply. Didn't know you dropped comment here.

Documents submitted:

France visa application form
Employment letter
Promotion letter
Pay slips (3) months
Leave letter
My marriage certificate
My child's birth certificate
AXA mansard insurance
Flights itinerary
Hotel reservation in Paris
Cover letter stating the activities I would be doing in paris

2) Yes I have been to the UK (2×) and visa still valid till 2022. And a newly issued USA visa.
I have been to UAE several times, Kenya (2×) , and Ghana.

For my flight itinerary, I submitted I would be visiting the UK from Paris. So it was like this; LOS (NG) to CDG (FRA) to LHR ( LON) to LOS(NG)

Please if you have any questions don't hesitate to drop it here.

Ibrahim8258:


Please sir...can i chat you throught email?

Ibrahim8258:
Hello
Please i want to travel to france through tourism visa
I have a travel experience to UAE last 2 years
I have a registered company but i haven't opened my company account yet and i have a 500k available personal account
I have my married certificate and i have a son
I also have a land as well
I am self employed farmer
I wanted to arrange my travelling applications like this my people
1:France application form
2:married certificate
3:son birth certificate
4:CAC
5:my land documents
6:hotel Reservation
7:flight tickets
8:medical insurance
9:3 months personal bank account available with 500k
Please what is my chance of getting my tourist visa and please advise me on it before going to appointment

Chiall:

Sorry for seeing this late. No problem. you can .

Chiall:

Sorry for seeing this late. No problem. you can .

Ibrahim8258:


Please give me your email sir?

Chiall:

gigc.ossai@gmail.com

josephb:
Hi,

1. For tourism application to France, you need to rule out your day to day activities in a cover letter, you will have to state things to do from day one until your last day (best to choose 5/7 days). If possible, book a cancellable Tours.

2. It is mostly important to submit a company bank statements of account along with your personal savings/current statements of account if you are a business or company owner.

3. As i am aware, at the moment, France gives preference to frequent travellers for the purpose of Tourism. (Currently on VFS site, there are no appointments for first time visitors) you can check;
https://row1.vfsglobal.com/GAR1Ph1Appt/Account/RegisteredLogin?ReturnUrl=%2fGAR1Ph1Appt%2fHome%2fSelectVAC

Who are frequent travellers?
People who have at least travelled to The UK, USA, CANADA or SCHENGEN STATES.

4. For your balance of N500k, Flight ticket to France this summer is about an average of N410,000 (the Exchange rate on GDS platform just increased to 1 usd / N460 some days back), Hotel room for about 5 Nights can cost you a minimum of N200k, living expenses per day is estimated at an average of 50/60 Euros per person per day, for 5 days you should have 300 Euros (N180k) amidst other expenses (taking covid tests, etc).
The consular maybe puzzled at your true intention of wanting to travel for the purpose of tourism.

5. When you sum these, you have an average minimum of N800k, this implies that your trip is way above N800k on a N500k balance, the Consular MIGHT refuse your application on the grounds of insufficient funds.
Reasons been that, he will be concerned about what you and family will fall back to in Nigeria.

6. However, i am not saying it is not possible for you to be issued a visa, it is solely at the Consular's discretion.

7. Personally, i will advise you to work on your accounts and save more money.

Good Luck.

Davidson5:
Concerning point 3.
Can you explain further?
Non frequent travelers have a chance

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josephb:
Meaning, if you check the link above, there are no available appointments for a first time visitor yet.

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.

josephb:
Hi,

1. For tourism application to France, you need to rule out your day to day activities in a cover letter, you will have to state things to do from day one until your last day (best to choose 5/7 days). If possible, book a cancellable Tours.

2. It is mostly important to submit a company bank statements of account along with your personal savings/current statements of account if you are a business or company owner.

3. As i am aware, at the moment, France gives preference to frequent travellers for the purpose of Tourism. (Currently on VFS site, there are no appointments for first time visitors) you can check;
https://row1.vfsglobal.com/GAR1Ph1Appt/Account/RegisteredLogin?ReturnUrl=%2fGAR1Ph1Appt%2fHome%2fSelectVAC

Who are frequent travellers?
People who have at least travelled to The UK, USA, CANADA or SCHENGEN STATES.

4. For your balance of N500k, Flight ticket to France this summer is about an average of N410,000 (the Exchange rate on GDS platform just increased to 1 usd / N460 some days back), Hotel room for about 5 Nights can cost you a minimum of N200k, living expenses per day is estimated at an average of 50/60 Euros per person per day, for 5 days you should have 300 Euros (N180k) amidst other expenses (taking covid tests, etc).
The consular maybe puzzled at your true intention of wanting to travel for the purpose of tourism.

5. When you sum these, you have an average minimum of N800k, this implies that your trip is way above N800k on a N500k balance, the Consular MIGHT refuse your application on the grounds of insufficient funds.
Reasons been that, he will be concerned about what you and family will fall back to in Nigeria.

6. However, i am not saying it is not possible for you to be issued a visa, it is solely at the Consular's discretion.

7. Personally, i will advise you to work on your accounts and save more money.

Good Luck.

Ibrahim8258:




Appointment categories are divided into two.

1) For frequent travellers . Meaning if you have been to either UK, US, Europe before. Your Appointment schedule is different.

2) For non frequent travellers. Meaning anybody who has not been to those countries I mentioned above has a different Appointment category.

Now, it is only natural for those who have not been to UK,US, or Europe before to be more in number. That's why they had to split it because of the covid 19 pandemic. My Mentor personally asked them about this.

Lizzer:
Good morning Josephb
Thanks for the below message. i had a permanent resident visa to Spain in 2016 which i did not use, Spain being part of Schengen. So if am applying for France 2 weeks tourist visa, should i still apply as a first timer?
Secondly, do you think having a Spanish unused visa in my International passport will be an added advantage to my application?
Thank you and hoping to get your response soon.

Chiall:
No I don't have a vaccine certificate. I have not been vaccinated yet, but would do that before my trip.

For appointment, it is MANDATORY. Your appointment letter will be collected from you and added to your documents by the VFS guys. NB: The total fee now is almost 60k, as UPS delivery is compulsory now. They are not doing personal pickup for now.

Lizzer:
Good morning chiall, hope you are doing well . Please i would to know if you booked appointment before submitting your application to VFC for France tourist visa. If yes, i would also like to know how much is the appointment fees. Because my agent is asking me to bring 20,000 naira for appointment.
Thank you and hoping to get your response soon.

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.

Lizzer:
Good morning chiall, hope you are doing well . Please i would to know if you booked appointment before submitting your application to VFC for France tourist visa. If yes, i would also like to know how much is the appointment fees. Because my agent is asking me to bring 20,000 naira for appointment.
Thank you and hoping to get your response soon.

josephb:
Hi Lizzer,

To the best of my knowledge, a frequent (traveller) is one who has previously had at least a Used UK, USA, CANADA or SCHENGEN visa.

Having an unused and expired Spanish residence permit MIGHT favour your application, just state reasons you couldn't use it and tidy up other supporting documents, then you are good to go.

Good Luck.

Chiall:


Ha! Let him book the appointment for you . You will pay inside VFS . Just make sure you have up to 60k in your account. This is for visa fee, appointment fee , VFS service charge and UPS courier if you live in Lagos. For other states I don't know the price. PLEASE go inside with your ATM card and have that amount in your account. Or you book the appointment yourself na!

Lizzer:
Ok chiall
Thank you, do you know the link to book appointment?
Kindly share.

lamdec:
Please I have been trying to book an appointment on the vfs website and Ii have been unable to.
After filling all the necessary details and I want to choose a date, it becomes unresponsive and then takes me back to the login page.

I am trying to book an appointment for an airport transit visa as I already got my flight.

Please does anyone have a solution to this

josephb:
Can you try again,

Use this link

https://row1.vfsglobal.com/GAR1Ph1Appt/Account/RegisteredLogin?ReturnUrl=%2fGAR1Ph1Appt%2fHome%2fSelectVAC

If you are scheduling a group appointment, reduce it to one then the other.

Also use Google Chrome or Edge Browser.

I hope this helps.

Regards,

Chiall:
No I don't have a vaccine certificate. I have not been vaccinated yet, but would do that before my trip.

For appointment, it is MANDATORY. Your appointment letter will be collected from you and added to your documents by the VFS guys. NB: The total fee now is almost 60k, as UPS delivery is compulsory now. They are not doing personal pickup for now.

nneteb:
My passport was a Virgin passport
Iist of documents I Submitted
1 year travel insurance
Flight booking
Housing certificate
Appointment letter from my place of work
Visa letter from my school
Personal bank statement with a closing balance of 4 million
Cooperate acct with CAC - 600k balance

lamdec:


Thank you very much.

I will apply for each of us separately as you suggested.

I have a baby and I know transit visa is free for her but do I still register for her on bfs and submit her passport?

Martinyimi007:

Hey congratulations, how did you get the housing certificate what site ? Been having issues securing an accommodation in Reims
And appointment of work in France or from here in Nigeria ?

nneteb:
I used studapart.com for my accommodation

johnsonm2g:
how many months did you pay for? Please am I suppose to pay rent for the entire length of my programme let say 2 years MSc program, in order to secure Visa?