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Kelebabaj:
Congratulations on your visa🙏🏽 I am in the process of also going for my appointment and I’m trying to book a flight reservation without payment. Please which one did you use? I saw people saying KLM but I don’t see the option to pay at office for their Nigeria website.

Good morning, I used a travel agency to book KLM and used that, but I think you can also do it online as well and book to pay later.

Hello House

Please I need some advise regarding the TLC Lagos appointment portal. I am at the stage of booking an appointment but i keep getting a prompt to "check back later as there are no available appointments at this time". I would like to know if this is normal, and if it is, when is the best time for getting dates. Any information will be appreciated. Also, first timer.

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yoyome20:
Hello all,

I am a silent reader and I felt I should share my experience as other people's posts helped me put together what I think was a good application, I hope it helps someone

Visa application submitted - Jan 30th

Passport returned - Feb 7th

Picked up - Feb 10th

Visa applied for - 10 days, single entry

Visa Approved - 3 months Multiple entry

List of documents submitted:-
• The completed Schengen Visa Application Form
• My Original passport
• Proof of Travel History- Valid UK visa
• My reserved travel return ticket- 10 days
• Schengen Visa Travel Health Insurance-10 days AXA Mansard
• Hotel reservation receipts – Pairs- 10 days
• Letter of Introduction from both companies as well as companies’ documentation and account statements- I am a business owner and I have two registered companies so I submitted all my documents ( CAC , Annual returns, account statement )
• My Personal 3 Months Payslip from my company
• Dependence supporting documents –Letter of introduction from my aged mother and teenage daughter
• My Personal Bank Statements from the last three months - (Naira and dollar account statements)
• Residential Address Utility Bill
• Pension statement and cover letter - 3 months
• Proof of Property owned Document
• Company ID Card
• Personal Tax Card
. Pictures of my family
. Daughters’ birth certificate
. Daughters travel history
. Proof of child in school - admission letter, school fees payment, etc
I hope this helps someone, Good luck all

Marcgrace:
@yoyome20
Congratulations on obtaining your France Tourist visa! I hope you don't mind if I ask you a few questions.

- During your appointment at the TLScontact center for submission, did they collect the printed version of your completed Schengen Visa Application Form?
- Was your return travel ticket fully paid, or was it a dummy ticket?
- You mentioned a pension statement and a cover letter; is the cover letter provided by your Pension Manager?
- Lastly, is the Personal Tax Card issued by the Federal Inland Revenue Service or Is it a form of tax certificate or something else?

Thank you for dedicating your time to share your answers.

Hello, below are the answers to your questions:-

- During your appointment at the TLScontact center for submission, did they collect the printed version of your completed Schengen Visa Application Form? - Yes they did, they will sort the form out and collect part of the form needed, I printed mine in color and went along with it.

- Was your return travel ticket fully paid, or was it a dummy ticket?- No, you are advised online not to pay for any ticket until your visa is approved so I just booked and used it without paying for it, then once I got the visa I went back to the travel agent rebooked it, and made payment.


- You mentioned a pension statement and a cover letter; is the cover letter provided by your Pension Manager?- Yes my pension providers and my bank provided me with a cover letter stating how long I have been with them and confirming that I have an account with them.


- Lastly, is the Personal Tax Card issued by the Federal Inland Revenue Service or Is it a form of tax certificate or something else?- Yes I went to apply for the tax card at the Lagos state tax office i have always paid my personal income tax right from time but I never had my tax card so I went to the office gave them my tax number and requested a tax card and tax clearance certificate. All backlog was paid and the card was issued.

I hope this helped you and i wish you all the best with your application.

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yoyome20:
Hello, below are the answers to your questions:-

- During your appointment at the TLScontact center for submission, did they collect the printed version of your completed Schengen Visa Application Form? - Yes they did, they will sort the form out and collect part of the form needed, I printed mine in color and went along with it.

- Was your return travel ticket fully paid, or was it a dummy ticket?- No, you are advised online not to pay for any ticket until your visa is approved so I just booked and used it without paying for it, then once I got the visa I went back to the travel agent rebooked it, and made payment.


- You mentioned a pension statement and a cover letter; is the cover letter provided by your Pension Manager?- Yes my pension providers and my bank provided me with a cover letter stating how long I have been with them and confirming that I have an account with them.


- Lastly, is the Personal Tax Card issued by the Federal Inland Revenue Service or Is it a form of tax certificate or something else?- Yes I went to apply for the tax card at the Lagos state tax office i have always paid my personal income tax right from time but I never had my tax card so I went to the office gave them my tax number and requested a tax card and tax clearance certificate. All backlog was paid and the card was issued.

I hope this helped you and i wish you all the best with your application.

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Well, if your husband provided details that linked you guys together in his application, I don’t see how your visa will be approved. But there’s no harm in trying

evansp:
Good evening everyone

Please I need an advice

My husband travelled to france on a tourist visa last year and from there to Poland.

My question is I and my children want to apply for France tourist Visa, will it be an issue since my husband didn't return

Thank you

Hello all. please how and where can I book accommodation and flight on hold that will be used my application. Please help me

Congratulations sir, please how did you book the accommodation and flight you used for the application process? Please help a brother.

yoyome20:
Hello all,

I am a silent reader and I felt I should share my experience as other people's posts helped me put together what I think was a good application, I hope it helps someone

Visa application submitted - Jan 30th

Passport returned - Feb 7th

Picked up - Feb 10th

Visa applied for - 10 days, single entry

Visa Approved - 3 months Multiple entry

List of documents submitted:-
• The completed Schengen Visa Application Form
• My Original passport
• Proof of Travel History- Valid UK visa
• My reserved travel return ticket- 10 days
• Schengen Visa Travel Health Insurance-10 days AXA Mansard
• Hotel reservation receipts – Pairs- 10 days
• Letter of Introduction from both companies as well as companies’ documentation and account statements- I am a business owner and I have two registered companies so I submitted all my documents ( CAC , Annual returns, account statement )
• My Personal 3 Months Payslip from my company
• Dependence supporting documents –Letter of introduction from my aged mother and teenage daughter
• My Personal Bank Statements from the last three months - (Naira and dollar account statements)
• Residential Address Utility Bill
• Pension statement and cover letter - 3 months
• Proof of Property owned Document
• Company ID Card
• Personal Tax Card
. Pictures of my family
. Daughters’ birth certificate
. Daughters travel history
. Proof of child in school - admission letter, school fees payment, etc
I hope this helps someone, Good luck all

Please help!!!

Has anyone been able to book an appointment for France in TLS lagos in the last 2days? or can you see any available appointments on the TLS website at the moment? Traveling in May but I haven't been able to get an appointment for a few days and i learnt that the application will be deleted from the TLS site after 10days without booking an appointment. Thanks

FADEO:
Congratulations sir, please how did you book the accommodation and flight you used for the application process? Please help a brother.

Good morning and thanks, For the accommodation I used Expedia.com to get hotel accommodation that would allow you to book without payment, once i got the visa I went ahead and paid for the hotel I booked but not before. When you open the site, input your travel date and sort the hotels according to what you want - price and total refund after cancellation and book now pay later options. Then you book and you will be sent a reservation.

As for the flight I used a travel agent she got me the ticket on hold and after I got the visa I went back to rebook with her and made payment. But I know people get to do the same by themself on the airline website like Air France and KLM.

I also used Expedia.com to book the Tours that I will be going on when I get to Paris and I also included that in my application.

I hope this helps, all the best.

FADEO:
Congratulations sir, please how did you book the accommodation and flight you used for the application process? Please help a brother.

You can also use booking.com for hotel reservation and book your flight ticket through ethiopianairlines.com.

All the best

I got this image attached email. I always thought an email will be sent to know if my visa is approved or denied. Do I have to wait for my passport b4 I know my date??

Those of you always fond of coming here "boldly" to tell us , your husband absconded when he got to france and enter poland on a tourist visa. These kind of stories are compelling and causes problems for others.

There is nothing we want to advise you about , when you are in such a situation because you already made up your mind , you just want to hear again from us here.

I ask that issues concerning migration are carefully discussed about on this platform because it is a public platform and everything is being monitored.

Stop telling these kind of stories to cause issues for other genuine travelers. Goodmorning.

Thank you so much and good morning, for some reason I couldn’t login here for days and I’m just seeing this. Please could you help me with a copy of the itinerary you used? I just want to see the layout of how it’s supposed to be. I will really appreciate it if you can🙏🏽 my email is kelechibabajide@gmail.com, thank you.

yoyome20:
Good morning, I used a travel agency to book KLM and used that, but I think you can also do it online as well and book to pay later.

Am in the Uk on a graduate visa with more than 1year remaining. I got refused on the picture I attached below.

I submitted all documents even paid for 3 to 4 tourist tour itinerary in Paris with £7,800 bank statement with my employment letter.

Please what can or could be wrong please??

It’s a generic refusal letter. List all the documentation you provided and have you ever travelled outside the uk before?

Horlamidei:
Am in the Uk on a graduate visa with more than 1year remaining. I got refused on the picture I attached below.

I submitted all documents even paid for 3 to 4 tourist tour itinerary in Paris with £7,800 bank statement with my employment letter.

Please what can or could be wrong please??

Desmondola2020:
It’s a generic refusal letter. List all the documentation you provided and have you ever travelled outside the uk before?

No have never travelled out of Uk before and below are the documents I submitted;

* Cover letter for the 7days I will be spending as it all falls on the Easter weekend
* 3to 4months pay slips
* work leave(holiday) confirmation letter
* letter from manager confirming am an employee
* 3-4months payslips
* 3-4 months bank statement containing £7,800 but printed it out as each month each as my bank claims they can’t print out the whole thing at once even if I come back
* printed my hotel reservation
* flight reserve to and fro ticket. Na my friend book am from Ghana as per agent
* booked 3 separate tours attraction tickets of 3different days as one is bus ride and one other is boat ride
*health insurance
* printed my share code and my immigration

That’s all I can remember for now as am still processing my refusal

Pls I need clarification on annual returns and tax certificate I was told by someone who applied for France visa he only submitted his annual returns along with CAC documents and still got his visa, I would like to know if any applied with just annual returns or they had to submit their tax clearance certificate.

I am trying to complete my France visa form. Please does anyone know the current available date for tls Abuja appointment?

Vfs are the ones that truly understands this visa thing. how do you fill form first then later book an appointment?
Alot of people have had to cancel their forms when they couldnt get a date after its completion.

The booking of appointment has to come first , then filling of forms.

Betterstill, they should have a site you can check to know the most recent available dates just like canada, uk and the rest does theirs.


Now i see why Uk had to withdraw their stuff from Tls and handed it over to Vfs. They know better.



Anyone has idea of recent appointment date for ABUJA?

Both first timers and frequent travelers. Please advise, anyone?

On your next application, make a reservation to go see at least 2 monuments ( e.g Arc de Triomphe, Eiffel towel etc) and add a museum visit as well. That gives a better tourist vibe to your application. For your accommodation, use a reputable site like Booking or Expedia (if you didn't use these for your first application)

Apart from your cover letter, also write a concise Travel Itinerary detailing your daily activity starting from the day you depart UK to FR, ending the last day with your checkout from hotel and flight return from FR back to the UK. One page should suffice. The daily activity and date on that travel itinerary should correspond with the date on your tour reservations.

Horlamidei:
No have never travelled out of Uk before and below are the documents I submitted;

* Cover letter for the 7days I will be spending as it all falls on the Easter weekend
* 3to 4months pay slips
* work leave(holiday) confirmation letter
* letter from manager confirming am an employee
* 3-4months payslips
* 3-4 months bank statement containing £7,800 but printed it out as each month each as my bank claims they can’t print out the whole thing at once even if I come back
* printed my hotel reservation
* flight reserve to and fro ticket. Na my friend book am from Ghana as per agent
* booked 3 separate tours attraction tickets of 3different days as one is bus ride and one other is boat ride
*health insurance
* printed my share code and my immigration

That’s all I can remember for now as am still processing my refusal

Ozeggy:
On your next application, make a reservation to go see at least 2 monuments ( e.g Arc de Triomphe, Eiffel towel etc) and add a museum visit as well. That gives a better tourist vibe to your application. For your accommodation, use a reputable site like Booking or Expedia (if you didn't use these for your first application)

Apart from your cover letter, also write a concise Travel Itinerary detailing your daily activity starting from the day you depart UK to FR, ending the last day with your checkout from hotel and flight return from FR back to the UK. One page should suffice. The daily activity and date on that travel itinerary should correspond with the date on your tour reservations.

I did everything. All my tourist itineraries and hotel were all booked from booking .com except from the flight intinery. I was mad when I saw refusal because the whole documents were all legit and paid for. I could not cry because I believed I did everything perfectly and paid for. Everything was from booking except from the travel itinerary

it happens somethings done relent and reply bro

Horlamidei:
I did everything. All my tourist itineraries and hotel were all booked from booking .com except from the flight intinery. I was mad when I saw refusal because the whole documents were all legit and paid for. I could not cry because I believed I did everything perfectly and paid for. Everything was from booking except from the travel itinerary

SimbiEbune:
I am trying to complete my France visa form. Please does anyone know the current available date for tls Abuja appointment?

cc

hunee:
Vfs are the ones that truly understands this visa thing. how do you fill form first then later book an appointment? Anyone has idea of recent appointment date for ABUJA? Both first timers and frequent travelers. Please advise, anyone?

April 17 for frequent traveler

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I am sorry you got a refusal especially as you did everything right. This is what I SUSPECT happened You are on a graduate visa and you have just about one year left. Technically you don't have any ties in the UK. They may assume you are looking for an alternative and not come back. I would usually advise people to apply when they are still students as you are not likely to abandon your studies after paying international fees or wait till you get a skilled work visa that's valid 3-5 yrs, that shows more ties as you may want to apply for indefinite leave to remain and not want to japa to Any of the schghen states illegally.


quote author=Ozeggy post=134364982]On your next application, make a reservation to go see at least 2 monuments ( e.g Arc de Triomphe, Eiffel towel etc) and add a museum visit as well. That gives a better tourist vibe to your application. For your accommodation, use a reputable site like Booking or Expedia (if you didn't use these for your first application)

Apart from your cover letter, also write a concise Travel Itinerary detailing your daily activity starting from the day you depart UK to FR, ending the last day with your checkout from hotel and flight return from FR back to the UK. One page should suffice. The daily activity and date on that travel itinerary should correspond with the date on your tour reservations.[/quote]

Horlamidei:
Am in the Uk on a graduate visa with more than 1year remaining. I got refused on the picture I attached below.

I submitted all documents even paid for 3 to 4 tourist tour itinerary in Paris with £7,800 bank statement with my employment letter.

Please what can or could be wrong please??

They believe you want to Japa from UK to France, simple

Good day everyone.
Please what is the current processing time for france visa? Has anyone applied recently and gotten a feedback? How long did it take?
Thanks. 🙏

Submitted on the 24th of February at the TLS office in abuja , got the collection email and sms today March 6th and also picked up today.

Masorich:
Good day everyone.
Please what is the current processing time for france visa? Has anyone applied recently and gotten a feedback? How long did it take?
Thanks. 🙏

Good day,earliest appointment date available in Abuja is on the 29th of April and I was planning to travel before then.Does anyone know if and how this prime time appointment works ?I clicked on it but there was no other link to click on to book for it.

missexiest:
Good day,earliest appointment date available in Abuja is on the 29th of April and I was planning to travel before then.Does anyone know if and how this prime time appointment works ?I clicked on it but there was no other link to click on to book for it.

I am not sure if this works. But let others air their views so you can make a decision.