Benjamite01:
I NEED HELP ON HOW SHENGEN VISA WORKS, I GOT MINE THROUGH ITALY AND I PLAN TO ATTEND CONFERENCE,BUT I WILL LIKE TO VISA MORE SHENGEN STATE AFTER THE CONFERENCE, I AM GIVEN 10DAY MAXIMUM TO STAY. THANKS

I think you can use it to travel to any Shengen visa country AFTER first entering through Italy. I advice you go to any others by train or coach/road travel if possible.

Can't people that reside in Abuja travel to Lagos and apply through the French embassy? I don't think Belgium wants to issue visa to anyone so applying through them might be a waste of time.

eunore1:
Can't people that reside in Abuja travel to Lagos and apply through the French embassy? I don't think Belgium wants to issue visa to anyone so applying through them might be a waste of time.

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Sorry boss, is there any reason for such comment?...

House, anyone got Schengen visa via Italian Embassy recently ?? Plz I need to know .thanks

fikki1:
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Sorry boss, is there any reason for such comment?...

From the comments and experience of people on this thread, it seems the Belgian embassy are not organised and not ready to do their work which is issue visas whether for Belgium or other Schengen states. It's therefore advisable not to apply through the Belgian embassy for a Schengen visa.

Good morning NairaLanders, please i want to no how the count is like when you're with 3monts visiting visa of Belgium and wants to visit Germany ? I also would like to know if is possible to get my visa from France embassy and base in Germany? How can I automatically extend my stay in Germany if am with a 3monts visa of Belgium?.. Please I need your assistance here thanks

Goodmorning house, please i would like to know if anyone has applied for a Belgium visa lately. If yes, I would like to know the processing time, thanks. Kindly save a life

I got my Schenge Visa through Italy last week. and i have made the Trip Successful and now i am back to Nigeria. But a Paper is Attached to my Passport that i should return to the Consulate upon my Return from italy. Please has any one here experienced Such and is it that important.

Benjamite01:
I got my Schenge Visa through Italy last week. and i have made the Trip Successful and now i am back to Nigeria. But a Paper is Attached to my Passport that i should return to the Consulate upon my Return from italy. Please has any one here experienced Such and is it that important.

Benjamite01, sorry I won't be able to answer your question but I think you should just do as written so as to avoid denial in the future. Please permit me to ask a few.
How long did it take from the time of the visa application to issuance?
How long was the Italian visa and where did you apply for the visa?

Thanks

please has this process changed.

I applied to the Belgian embassy on the 29th of sept ,has anyone applied for a visa through them recently?

What is their turn around time?

Plesse how much is Netherlands visa fee through France embassy?

Hi. I applied for a multiple entry schengen visa through Belgium embassy Abuja to The Netherlands. I put in my application on the 17th of January 2016 and my visa was ready by the 31st of January 2016. I was given one month multiple entry.
I had read all the horror stories about the embassy on here but i took a chance anyway, and made sure to submit all necessary documents.
I did however come to find that timing is important. January is not a busy month for them, so maybe that was in my favor. who knows!

tanidabi:
please has this process changed.

I applied to the Belgian embassy on the 29th of sept ,has anyone applied for a visa through them recently?

What is their turn around time?

[quote author=creamiesg post=53385858]Hi. I applied for a multiple entry schengen visa through Belgium embassy Abuja to The Netherlands. I put in my application on the 17th of January 2016 and my visa was ready by the 31st of January 2016. I was given one month multiple entry.
I had read all the horror stories about the embassy on here but i took a chance anyway, and made sure to submit all necessary documents.
I did however come to find that timing is important. January is not a busy month for them, so maybe that was in my favor. who knows!

Please what did you state as your travel date in your application for the Netherland visa and is this your first schegel application? Do you have any travel history?

[quote author=ladylco post=53474068][/quote] HI. My intended dates for travel when i filled the application form was 10th March 2017 to 24th March 2017. I have had a schengen visa issued via embassy of Greece in 2015 plus I have travel history.

I applied for Belgium embassy at 11th January today is 12 February i applied for Belgium embassy till now i did,t get any reply when checked with VFS in there website its showing your file is under process at Belgium embassy. I don,t know which time this process will be finish. Its almost 1 month passed.

I applied for a Belgium Type C visa on the 3rd of April and truly thought processing time will be 15 - 20 working days. Today is the 19th of May ( over a month since I applied) and no word from the embassy. I called and was told my application was forwarded to Belgium. I sent an email to Belgium and got a generic response of 60 working days being their legal time limit for visa processing. I really don't know what to do anymore.

Good day all
Im new on here
Im yet to receive any update from belgium embassy regarding my visa application that was submitted to VFS abuja 10th of April 2017.
Several calls made to belgium embassy were abortive and my travel date is 12th of june.
Any 1 has update abt belgium embassy

creamiesg:
HI. My intended dates for travel when i filled the application form was 10th March 2017 to 24th March 2017. I have had a schengen visa issued via embassy of Greece in 2015 plus I have travel history.

Its pretty obvious your travel history worked for you - timing of application is negligible factor

Pholarphresh:
Good day all
Im new on here
Im yet to receive any update from belgium embassy regarding my visa application that was submitted to VFS abuja 10th of April 2017.
Several calls made to belgium embassy were abortive and my travel date is 12th of june.
Any 1 has update abt belgium embassy

I don't know for them oooo.... Well am still trying to sort out my sponsor issue before submitting my application to VFS, my resumption is September 2017

This is not a good one at al, from all i have read here, its pure extortion from the Belgian Consulate here in Nigeria....and the funny part is Our so called Ministry of Foreign Affairs are not even giving a bleep about it... as long as they got diplomatic passport and can move out anytime they want its none of there biz.....i weep for this kind of a country.

@infominister, Pholarphresh and all has belgium embassy resumed work as I heard they were on holiday before?

What does it mean when the vfs guys say: "Your application has been sent to the Application centre in Abuja/Lagos " in their online tracking site. Note this is for Danish Visa Application

Another tale of woe and lamentation!

https://www.nairaland.com/4110460/belgium-visa-processing-delay#61353570

[color=#006600][/color]pls and pls ladies and gentlemen in the house I need urgent reply, I'm interested in travel down to Belgium but I have no idea about the process pls can someone put me through? Thanks as I wait to hear from you soon.

Hi Everyone,

I have been reading different messages on NLs lately about delays in Shenghen Visas. I have submitted my passport at the VFS office for Netherlands visa via France Embassy for the past 1month but I am yet to recieve a message or a call from them that my Passport is ready for pickup.

Pls I need more advise on this

Thanks
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Hello from 2022

I regret not reading Nairaland before submitting my passport at the embassy.

My friend and I are going to Netherlands for a vacation she applied at the French embassy Lagos and get this- she got her visa in 8 days!!!!.

It has been over 6 weeks and incompetent Belgian embassy in Abuja has offered nothing. Honestly, I could have just flown down to Lagos and applied.

Never again, if NL says it is bad, then it is bad.

Will probably go retrieve my passport on next week since I will be unable to make the trip.

This is me advising anyone reading this in 2022, to just assume that only Lagos is reliable for Schengen visa application.

Bkoks:
Hello from 2022

I regret not reading Nairaland before submitting my passport at the embassy.

My friend and I are going to Netherlands for a vacation she applied at the French embassy Lagos and get this- she got her visa in 8 days!!!!.

It has been over 6 weeks and incompetent Belgian embassy in Abuja has offered nothing. Honestly, I could have just flown down to Lagos and applied.

Never again, if NL says it is bad, then it is bad.

Will probably go retrieve my passport on next week since I will be unable to make the trip.

This is me advising anyone reading this in 2022, to just assume that only Lagos is reliable for Schengen visa application.

I am applying soon. How about people living in the Northern state, can they fly out to lagos? will it be granted to such people. Please I need an answer as I'm about to apply.

Yes, you can fly down to Lagos. French embassy is your best plug for swift Schengen visa

mercy87:



I am applying soon. How about people living in the Northern state, can they fly out to lagos? will it be granted to such people. Please I need an answer as I'm about to apply.