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beautyuche:
Hi Guru,

I was given France visa in 2022 and went to Mexico with it. Now I want to visit Italy for easter vacation should I mention in my cover letter why I didn't use the France visa or just Ignor since its a different schengen country I am applying to.

Avoid giving too much information in your applications. Stick to your original plan.
Goodluck

beautyuche:
Hi Guru,

I was given France visa in 2022 and went to Mexico with it. Now I want to visit Italy for easter vacation should I mention in my cover letter why I didn't use the France visa or just Ignor since its a different schengen country I am applying to.

Literally interpreting your write up here means you got a french visit visa and instead of using that visa to France, you decided to use French Visa to travel to Mexico.

This is strange.

DarkShades:
Hello All,

Myself and my cousin applied as a group for france Schengen stating tourism as the reason. I am a civil servant while he runs a real estate company. We submitted the application on 10th January using TLS premium lounge sef. Passports came back today with rejection. Reason being that the information supplied was not reliable.

Meanwhile, We applied using the same format and documents in August 2024 to Netherlands last year as first timers and we were given the visa which we travelled with in October.

Is there a general trend of rejection from france recently?

France is one of the easiest route to get Schengen Visa.

Others are more difficult. You guys got something wrong, probably basking on the euphoria of your first Schengen Visa via Netherlands and didn't out more efforts.

Did you submit a cover letter?

FADEO:
Good day all, Has anyone applied for France visa with full family for the first time and got the Visa. I plan applying for France visa for my family (Me, my wife and 3 kids) for the purpose of family vacation in the summer.

A friend of mine did same last year, his wife and kids were denied but he got the visa, so he had to travel alone. So my question is, please can I apply with the family at ones all together? Or should i apply first? When i get it then my wife and the kids can apply together? Although for the same period for the visit (summer time in august).

Please I need advice on the best approach to this.

I did this with France in 2019 and we're all granted. Family of 3.

All first time travelers to France, but not first time travelers to other countries.

I have already done five countries before I visited France (Japan, SA, UAE, AUSTRALIA and New Zealand)

Let's answer some questions

What's your travel history? All of you?

Check it out, my friend just got her visa for the first time ever, even though she has no travel history. I'm so stoked because I helped her with the visa application. Our cruise vacation is definitely happening now.

Interestingly, you didnt attach any of your sticker visas previously used to support hers?

Princessadedayo:
Check it out, my friend just got her visa for the first time ever, even though she has no travel history. I'm so stoked because I helped her with the visa application. Our cruise vacation is definitely happening now.

I wish you both a huge congratulations.

Please advice documents

davodyguy:
France is one of the easiest route to get Schengen Visa.

Others are more difficult. You guys got something wrong, probably basking on the euphoria of your first Schengen Visa via Netherlands and didn't out more efforts.

Did you submit a cover letter?

There was no euphoria to bask in bros. Everything was attached. Cover letter (stating activities we plan to do and cities we want to visit) as well as fully paid (but refundable) sight seeing tours to back it up. We requested for multiple entry visa with the first intended stay being for 6 days. Flight reservation was air france sef Abv-Cdg-Abv.

Maybe they have alot of over-stay people from the time of olympics and have decided to take stricter measures.

My sister and her kids applied as first timers and france gave them 4years multilple entry and gave her husband 1 year Multiple entry. But this was early last year.

I am just trying to know if others have been rejected too recently for no apparent reason.

Nope , we both applied seperately
Documents submitted
Cover letter
Confirmed cruise reservation for 7days
Hotel reservation for two days
Flight reservations
Travel insurance
Birth certificate for kids
Pay slips( 3 months)
Statement of Savings account
Satement of Salary account
Employment letter, promotion letter
Introduction letter
Pension statement of account and reference letter


quote author=hunee post=133829685]Interestingly, you didnt attach any of your sticker visas previously used to support hers?
I wish you both a huge congratulations.

Please advice documents[/quote]

I am sorry about your refusal , just wondering what could have gone wrong . What was your account balance like ?

Any idea why your sister and kids were given 4 years and her hubby 1 year ?


quote author=DarkShades post=133831479]

There was no euphoria to bask in bros. Everything was attached. Cover letter (stating activities we plan to do and cities we want to visit) as well as fully paid (but refundable) sight seeing tours to back it up. We requested for multiple entry visa with the first intended stay being for 6 days. Flight reservation was air france sef Abv-Cdg-Abv.

Maybe they have alot of over-stay people from the time of olympics and have decided to take stricter measures.

My sister and her kids applied as first timers and france gave them 4years multilple entry and gave her husband 1 year Multiple entry. But this was early last year.

I am just trying to know if others have been rejected too recently for no apparent reason.[/quote]

Thanks, I received today, 3 months multiple entry as against 1 year i applied for.

donteebalo:
Short stay

We each had more than N10m in our accounts. Bank statements we submitted were for 6 months.

For my sister and her kids nobody can explain why they decided to give them 4 years. They have never been to europe but have been to UK and US. The husband that has been to europe several times they gave him one year. He was baffled as well.

puffmama:
I am sorry about your refusal , just wondering what could have gone wrong . What was your account balance like ?

Any idea why your sister and kids were given 4 years and her hubby 1 year ?


quote author=DarkShades post=133831479]

There was no euphoria to bask in bros. Everything was attached. Cover letter (stating activities we plan to do and cities we want to visit) as well as fully paid (but refundable) sight seeing tours to back it up. We requested for multiple entry visa with the first intended stay being for 6 days. Flight reservation was air france sef Abv-Cdg-Abv.

Maybe they have alot of over-stay people from the time of olympics and have decided to take stricter measures.

My sister and her kids applied as first timers and france gave them 4years multilple entry and gave her husband 1 year Multiple entry. But this was early last year.

I am just trying to know if others have been rejected too recently for no apparent reason.

davodyguy:
I did this with France in 2019 and we're all granted. Family of 3.

All first time travelers to France, but not first time travelers to other countries.

I have already done five countries before I visited France (Japan, SA, UAE, AUSTRALIA and New Zealand)

Let's answer some questions

What's your travel history? All of you?

Thank you for your response. My self and my wife had travelled to UAE, USA, UK and Ghana.
My Daughter had travelled with us to USA and UAE.
The Second child has a blue passport.
The Last is 5 and no travel history at all.

I also work with a American multinational firm while my wife owns a registered Culinary Training and Catering Firm that she has been the MD for about 8 years.

Please can you help me with the list of documents to submit or refer me to the place on the thread where I will see the the list of documents to be submitted.

Thank you so much for the support towards this.

Cheers

Guy please I need answers.

I applied for French tourist visa from Uk picking London for my visa appointment. My question is in my application which asked will I be visiting other shegen areas, I picked yes and stated Germany and Netherlands. Do I also need to present or show hotel reservations, flight tickets to the countries and what I will be doing in the counties when going for my appointment next month??

N.B: I applied for a 7days visit to France. Inside that 7days, I will be visiting those countries but don’t know when in that 7days but have booked hotel for 7days in Paris and flight to Paris but yet to book for the other said countries.

Please help me

Horlamidei:
Guy please I need answers.

I applied for French tourist visa from Uk picking London for my visa appointment. My question is in my application which asked will I be visiting other shegen areas, I picked yes and stated Germany and Netherlands. Do I also need to present or show hotel reservations, flight tickets to the countries and what I will be doing in the counties when going for my appointment next month??

N.B: I applied for a 7days visit to France. Inside that 7days, I will be visiting those countries but don’t know when in that 7days but have booked hotel for 7days in Paris and flight to Paris but yet to book for the other said countries.

Please help me

Please have you submitted the application? if NO, Then please tick NO, You are only visiting France. It will save you all the stress. you can travel to any of the countries when you have your visa secured without any wahala

donteebalo:
Please have you submitted the application? if NO, Then please tick NO, You are only visiting France. It will save you all the stress. you can travel to any of the countries when you have your visa secured without any wahala

Have submitted and paid. Made a very very big stupid mistake..

Dey denied my Italy conference visa 4days ago, I want to apply for France visiting, plz what are the best documents to use

FADEO:
Thank you for your response. My self and my wife had travelled to UAE, USA, UK and Ghana.
My Daughter had travelled with us to USA and UAE.
The Second child has a blue passport.
The Last is 5 and no travel history at all.

I also work with a American multinational firm while my wife owns a registered Culinary Training and Catering Firm that she has been the MD for about 8 years.

Please can you help me with the list of documents to submit or refer me to the place on the thread where I will see the the list of documents to be submitted.

Thank you so much for the support towards this.

Cheers

I put mine here in November 12 or 13 in year 2019 if you can search.

Who's sponsoring?

You all got good travel history

Horlamidei:
Guy please I need answers.

I applied for French tourist visa from Uk picking London for my visa appointment. My question is in my application which asked will I be visiting other shegen areas, I picked yes and stated Germany and Netherlands. Do I also need to present or show hotel reservations, flight tickets to the countries and what I will be doing in the counties when going for my appointment next month??

N.B: I applied for a 7days visit to France. Inside that 7days, I will be visiting those countries but don’t know when in that 7days but have booked hotel for 7days in Paris and flight to Paris but yet to book for the other said countries.

Please help me

Yes

This is called travel itinerary

Reservation of flight and hotel in France
Reservation of flight and hotel in other Schengen Zones

Flight back to UK

JimJim10:
Dey denied my Italy conference visa 4days ago, I want to apply for France visiting, plz what are the best documents to use

What's the refusal reason and what did you think you did wrong?

davodyguy:
Yes

This is called travel itinerary

Reservation of flight and hotel in France
Reservation of flight and hotel in other Schengen Zones

Flight back to UK

Do I need to explain in my cover letter what, when I will be doing in the other shegen areas when going for my France submission ??

Horlamidei:
Do I need to explain in my cover letter what, when I will be doing in the other shegen areas when going for my France submission ??

In your cover letter yes?

You could have kept mute about other exploration.

France Visa Alone gives you access to 26+ countries.

I visited Belfast with my UK visa, without telling UKVI anything during application.

From London, just took easyJet to Belfast, then come back to London.

From France to Belgium, take train

davodyguy:
In your cover letter yes?

You could have kept mute about other exploration.

France Visa Alone gives you access to 26+ countries.

I visited Belfast with my UK visa, without telling UKVI anything during application.

From London, just took easyJet to Belfast, then come back to London.

From France to Belgium, take train

I didn’t know I should have kept mute. It was after payment after booking appointment and final submission I realized I should have kept mute..! Been giving me a lot oh headache..

Horlamidei:
I didn’t know I should have kept mute. It was after payment after booking appointment and final submission I realized I should have kept mute..! Been giving me a lot oh headache..

Do you have travel history to top countries?

davodyguy:
Do you have travel history to top countries?

No except the UK am in currently..

Horlamidei:
No except the UK am in currently..

So you're applying from the UK?

Were you born there? Living there or went on Visiting?

davodyguy:
So you're applying from the UK?

Were you born there? Living there or went on Visiting?

Living there on a graduate visa

davodyguy:
What's the refusal reason and what did you think you did wrong?

It’s business tourist conference visa, we are in a group, they only ppl Dey granted are ppl with old CAC document, but our own is new so Dey reject us, dat is why I want to try France, anyway na agent help me, bt with the little experience here think I can give it a try myself

JimJim10:
It’s business tourist conference visa, we are in a group, they only ppl Dey granted are ppl with old CAC document, but our own is new so Dey reject us, dat is why I want to try France, anyway na agent help me, bt with the little experience here think I can give it a try myself

Your refusal had nothing to do with time you obtained Certificate. Since it was an agent that ran it, something else caused the refusal.

Reapply and DIY

Horlamidei:
Living there on a graduate visa

Give it a try.

davodyguy:
Give it a try.

What possible documents relating to the other shegen countries do I need to take along on my appointment..? Hotels and flights tickets only for the other shegen countries??

Horlamidei:
What possible documents relating to the other shegen countries do I need to take along on my appointment..? Hotels and flights tickets only for the other shegen countries??

Yes. Hotel and transport. Can be train, ferry, even bus. Just take time and book refundable ones.

But it’s such a hassle booking all those flights and hotels. I got tired and I just put France alone for mine for first two trips.
For the main trip I put no to are you going to any other Schengen countries.

The two other countries I mentioned them only as possible subsequent trip in the itinerary. A day each or so but didn’t attach any bookings for those ones.

Alternatively you can cancel your appointment, get a refund and start the process again. Fill a new application form.
It’s worth calling TLS London or sending a contact us form.
I think you may also be able to fill a new application form and then they swap it at your appointment.