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broshowfar:
Hi, i paid #29400 online to book an appointment for each person. So for three of us we paid #88200. Each persons booking appointment was done and paid for online. When we got to the vfs lagos they still asked us to pay the same #29400 each for three of us again plus the visa fee. They called this service charge. What i am confused about is that is this correct? After paying to book an appointment for 3 people each at #29400 they still asked us to pay another #29400 each again at the vfs office.

broshowfar:
I just called the vfs office to confirm how i was overcharged at vfs office after paying my booking fee online. Please is it true that if you go and print a missing document within the office in lagos they automatically cancel your appointment and put you into premium service.

I have called the customer care line and from all indication i was overcharged and they are lying about it. My parents also paid a booking fee online and still went to the center and paid another service charge + visa fee.

The customer care person even requested to call me offline rather than the official customer care line saying it has a time frame. Please this is happening to nigerians at vfs office lagos. Is there a way to fight this?

jetzyams:
Hello, please can you help?
It has now been 64 days since any response or feedback was received on this visa application.
What can I do? I've tried helping her check the VFS Global tracker, but it keeps displaying 'invalid input'. Is there any way to contact the embassy for an update?

Africankel:
You can add all account statements. Make sure they all cover a three months period, signed and stamped at a bank branch.

broshowfar:
I just called the vfs office to confirm how i was overcharged at vfs office after paying my booking fee online. Please is it true that if you go and print a missing document within the office in lagos they automatically cancel your appointment and put you into premium service.

I have called the customer care line and from all indication i was overcharged and they are lying about it. My parents also paid a booking fee online and still went to the center and paid another service charge + visa fee.

The customer care person even requested to call me offline rather than the official customer care line saying it has a time frame. Please this is happening to nigerians at vfs office lagos. Is there a way to fight this?

broshowfar:
Hi, i paid #29400 online to book an appointment for each person. So for three of us we paid #88200. Each persons booking appointment was done and paid for online. When we got to the vfs lagos they still asked us to pay the same #29400 each for three of us again plus the visa fee. They called this service charge. What i am confused about is that is this correct? After paying to book an appointment for 3 people each at #29400 they still asked us to pay another #29400 each again at the vfs office.

onile1975:
Hello friend


Let me ask you, before all of you enter the office of Vfs do they collect ur appointment letter and tick all ur names on there on line printed appointment list?

If they did that means they have received al ur payments and you don't need to pay

sirrotex:
Did you get there late for your appointment and was ushered into VIP? If yes, the payment is for VIP

broshowfar:
We didn't. We arrived early infact they tried to put us in premium we refused. They said do we want courier service we refused and still they added it to the total bill. The only charge we wanted which was sms was removed and not added. Why would you courier me a service when i live within close proximity to the center. Vfs is reaping people off. Before this whole mess we booked interview and was turned back because of a marriage certificate that had to be signed by a the ministry all the way in abuja. What sort of mess is that. Finally we found a way to get the certificate. We tried again to book appointments only to figure out you can't change visa type if you make a mistake #60,000 on booking appointment wasted without refund and now we show up at the center and were defrauded.

onile1975:
@ Africankel thank you for always been there for us


I am a self employed but I will be paying my self salary of 750k monthly from my business account to my personal account.

1) is this salary not too small to be use to apply for south Africa holiday visa with family of four?
You don’t need to go that route. Use only your savings account and summit your CAC. Use your company letter head for your introduction letter. On the letter introduce your self as the owner and CEO or the company and also talk about what your company is all about.thats all.

2) can I submitted but business account and personal account for the visa processing?

onile1975:
Hello friend

Is a good news has they were ready to make refund.

Please where did you later got the accepted wedding certificate that you use? I will also need it because I only have church welding certificate

broshowfar:
What you need to do is look for someone you know in abuja or you go there yourself to the federal ministry of internal affairs. Print your marriage certificate and then take it there. They would help you sign two times at the bank and stamp it thats all.

onile1975:
@ broshofar thanks

Going to Abuja or having someone will be stressful, I have court swan marriage affidavit issue by Lagos State high Court,give me the phone number of there costumers service,I want to confirm from them if they will accept Court marriage affidavit.

broshowfar:
Thanks everyone i received my refund today

onile1975:
@ Afrikankel thanks everyday

Please to apply for holiday visa which one do you think has high chance of been granted, between me apply alone and live my family as home tie Or apply together with my family.

Which one has high chance of been granted?

Africankel:
You can all travel together, everything depends on how well your application is.

onile1975:
Friend congratulations

Justice prefilled at last
Minus refund, how much is visa fees resulted to?

Which type of visa did all of you applied for?

onile1975:
@ Africankel thanks again

I will be applying with two accounts personal account and business account,the personal will have 5m closing balance is it okay to sponsor 4family?

The business account is the account I registered with my POS and carry company name,base on daily transaction, because we do POS withdrawal business, if I printed for 3months with a balance of 5m, the pages will be up to 100pages,I hope this will be okay?

2) Is the Vfs office has documents collection center?

broshowfar:
At the VFS office they said it has to be signed by the ministry of foreign affairs. We also had done a court wedding at lagos state local government registry.

broshowfar:
Yes your account. balance is sufficient. What they require is consistent inflow and outflow of cash. As for the center please u beg you print all your documents before getting there so all you need do is submit and get the hell out of that place.

onile1975:
@ broshohfer thanks


The wedding certificate issue by local government is it stamped and signed by lawyer? And they still turned you back at the day of appointment


Because I mail there customer service and they told me that they will accept the court marriage affidavit issue by badagry high court, how true is these?

I hope is not a decieve so that they can turn us back on the day of appointment ,and the appointment fees will be their benefits

onile1975:
Ok, Thank you

1) please where did you collect your yellow card vaccine and is how much per/person?

2) Please do you know if they have documents collection center because I don't want to pay for courier service I want to come and collect my document by myself when it is ready for collection

broshowfar:
Collect your yellow card vaccination at Port health Authority just by the airport toll gate when going to MMA2 local airport. It is #3500 per person and for children they dont require just show immunisation card. The new immunisation for kids covers yellow fever. Yes you can collect your documents when it is ready at the vfs office. We chose sms so when its ready they would let us know and we would go there. Also when applying if everyone is applying under same catergory like visitors apply as a group on vfs so all your documents are kept together as one and then only one consular officer attends to it. It is better that way and faster since you all share same documents like bank statements and others

onile1975:
@ broowfar thanks a lot

Is it true that ur passport number wil bel written on the yellow card?

Pls how about there photograph requirement do they accept the one you snapped from home?

Or do you have the idea of there price for photograph because sometimes if snapped from home they may not accept it

broshowfar:
Yes they require your passport at the port health vaccination. For passport photograph go on the vfs south africa website and see the specifications. It has to be a white background. You can use your ruler or tape to measure the length or breadth. Or give the photographer the specifications. South africa uses same passport specifications as nigeria but the background has to be white. Please if you value your sanity just do everything from home. Gather all your documents, all photocopies and just go there submit and leave.

onile1975:
@ broshofar Thanks

Please help me send the snap copy of ur yellow card I want to see how it look like,so that I will not mistakelly collect wrong one.i can even show them when I get to where I want to collect it.

Secondly, since you are the sponsor of the trip do you include your wife statement of account or you use only your account for all. Applicant s?

Thirdly,pls when you get to south Africa, pls don't ignore this platform because I will still need some job information from you over there maybe we too can go for long term visa or working visa.