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Hello good people of the house


1) Please how much is TLS contact service charge in naira?
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2) am a self employed, but in the application form there is a question that says, Indicate your current profession? Pls what am going to select, because I can find self employed in the box

Hi,

1. TLS service charge N50300
2. Company director or choose "other" and elaborate

All the best with your application!

onile1975:
Hello good people of the house


1) Please how much is TLS contact service charge in naira?
It
2) am a self employed, but in the application form there is a question that says, Indicate your current profession? Pls what am going to select, because I can find self employed in the box

VisaZest:
Hi,

1. TLS service charge N50300
2. Company director or choose "other" and elaborate

All the best with your application!

@ Visazest Thanks

1) which travel insurance is recommended for France tourist visa?

2) please help me look at how I file the job aspect below,if it's okay? At name of employer I put my business name,is it correct?

3) with clothes balance of 4.5millons naira for personal account and closing balance of 5millons naira for business account, for a 7days tourist visa, are my good to go?

Please house. I am helping to apply for my brother who has been a frequent flyer to the UK.

He has never applied to schenghen before. The appointment in Lagos has reached middle of September but he has to be in Netherlands on the 5th September.

There are two option for tourist visa - 1. PRIMO (first time applicant to Schengen) and 2. Someone who has been issued either schenghen or UK, US and Canada visa.

He is qualified for both 1 and 2. Which one should he select. We are hoping that choosing 2 might give him earlier appointments date.

Your opinion please.

Quick Update/Visa Alert to encourage other applicants:

Biometrics: 27th June 2025
SMS/Email of Passport return: 14th July 2025
Passport Collection: 16th July 2025.
6months Multiple Entry Visa granted.

Hi,

You should definitely select option 2. You are right, that option usually results in earlier appointments.

All the best!

MT:
Please house. I am helping to apply for my brother who has been a frequent flyer to the UK.

He has never applied to schenghen before. The appointment in Lagos has reached middle of September but he has to be in Netherlands on the 5th September.

There are two option for tourist visa - 1. PRIMO (first time applicant to Schengen) and 2. Someone who has been issued either schenghen or UK, UK and Canada visa.

He is qualified for both 1 and 2. Which one should he select. We are hoping that choosing 2 might give him earlier appointments date.

Your opinion please.

Hi,

Your business as the employer is correct.

You need to estimate the cost of your trip side by the side with the funds before you can answer if the amount is sufficient.

All the best with your application!

onile1975:
@ Visazest Thanks

1) which travel insurance is recommended for France tourist visa?

2) please help me look at how I file the job aspect below,if it's okay? At name of employer I put my business name,is it correct?

3) with clothes balance of 4.5millons naira for personal account and closing balance of 5millons naira for business account, for a 7days tourist visa, are my good to go?

I just got my visa today. First timer. One month validity
Submission: July 10th
TLS pick up notification: July 16th

I was really surprised with how fast it was!

I have valid UK, Canada, and US visas, so that probably helped. I've only visited the UK once (last year) though. Other visas are unused.

LadyCaplin:
Quick Update/Visa Alert to encourage other applicants:

Biometrics: 27th June 2025
SMS/Email of Passport return: 14th July 2025
Passport Collection: 16th July 2025.
6months Multiple Entry Visa granted.

@ Ladycaplin congratulations

1)Please are you a self employed or salary earner?

2) please like how many millions naira was your closing balance? because it looked to get Schengen visa you must have plenty million s in your account

3) what is the name of travel insurance you use?

Hello @LadyCaplin

Congratulations !

Can you please share the list of documents you have submitted?
And are you a frequent flyer?

LadyCaplin:
Quick Update/Visa Alert to encourage other applicants:

Biometrics: 27th June 2025
SMS/Email of Passport return: 14th July 2025
Passport Collection: 16th July 2025.
6months Multiple Entry Visa granted.

Thank you.

1) Salary Earner.

2) Quite sufficient to cover my trip. Added my investments, pension too.

3) Cornerstone Insurance.

onile1975:
@ Ladycaplin congratulations

1)Please are you a self employed or salary earner?

2) please like how many millions naira was your closing balance? because it looked to get Schengen visa you must have plenty million s in your account

3) what is the name of travel insurance you use?

Thank you. I submitted the following documents:

1) 3months Bank statement (Naira and Dom Accounts).
2) Travel Insurance from Cornerstone Insurance.
3) Payslips, TCC, Introduction Letter from Employer, Cover letter stating my itinerary.
4) Hotel accomodation using booking.com
5) Flight reservation on airfrance (not paid for).
6) Marriage certificate.
7) Copies of my previous passports showing my previous Schenghen visas + valid UK and US visas.
Investments, pension and property documents.

This is all I can remember. I renewed my UK visa recently, so I pretty much used the same documents.

I hope this helps.

Marcgrace:
Hello @LadyCaplin

Congratulations !

Can you please share the list of documents you have submitted?
And are you a frequent flyer?

Hello @ Visazest


Please what do they means in the form below
Under accommodate,they said it must be €120/ day?

Meanwhile, the hostel I booked is €153 for 7nights and those not have breakfast,

LadyCaplin:
Thank you.

1) Salary Earner.

2) Quite sufficient to cover my trip. Added my investments, pension too.

3) Cornerstone Insurance.

@ Ladycaplin congrats again

How many tour did you booked ?

Hello @LadyCaplin

Thank you for your prompt response.

LadyCaplin:
Thank you. I submitted the following documents:

1) 3months Bank statement (Naira and Dom Accounts).
2) Travel Insurance from Cornerstone Insurance.
3) Payslips, TCC, Introduction Letter from Employer, Cover letter stating my itinerary.
4) Hotel accomodation using booking.com
5) Flight reservation on airfrance (not paid for).
6) Marriage certificate.
7) Copies of my previous passports showing my previous Schenghen visas + valid UK and US visas.
Investments, pension and property documents.

This is all I can remember. I renewed my UK visa recently, so I pretty much used the same documents.

I hope this helps.

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onile1975:
Hello @ Visazest

Please what do they means in the form below
Under accommodate, they said it must be €120/day?

Meanwhile, the hostel I booked is €153 for 7nights and those not have breakfast,

oaa333:
Does anyone know if TLS will be having the public holiday tomorrow?

Also asking please 🙏

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@ Ladycaplin congrats again

How many tour did you booked ?[/quote]

Marcgrace:
Hi @onile1975

If the visitor does not have proof of accommodation (e.g., hotel reservation or staying with a relative), they must possess a minimum of €120 to cover their daily expenses.
If the visitor has accommodation (e.g., hotel room reserved), the daily expense amount drops to €65.

i.e €120 multiply by 7 days or €65 multiply by 7 days...

The minimum budget for accommodation, which must be reflected on the bank statement, is either €120 total or €65 per day. In addition to expenses for tours, flights, local transport, and miscellaneous costs.

@ Marcgrace Thanks for ur response

1) in other to manage spending I reserved an hostel of €153 for 7days, I hope this money for room is not too small to affect my visa result?

2) on the TL contact appointment form, they ask date and reference number of my last Schengen biometric,I only remember the date but I don't have the reference number,what Will I do, because if I don't put Ref no it Will not go to next page,

3) I was refused in spain last year January with my wife and daughter,but this year February I travel to Ghana by flight,I hope this travel can help my application?
,in this time I want to apply alone and leave my family as home tie.

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onile1975:
@ Marcgrace Thanks for ur response

1) in other to manage spending I reserved an hostel of €153 for 7days, I hope this money for room is not too small to affect my visa result?

2) on the TL contact appointment form, they ask date and reference number of my last Schengen biometric,I only remember the date but I don't have the reference number,what Will I do, because if I don't put Ref no it Will not go to next page,

3) I was refused in spain last year January with my wife and daughter,but this year February I travel to Ghana by flight,I hope this travel can help my application?
,in this time I want to apply alone and leave my family as home tie.

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onile1975:
@ Marcgrace Thanks for ur response

1) in other to manage spending I reserved an hostel of €153 for 7days, I hope this money for room is not too small to affect my visa result?

2) on the TL contact appointment form, they ask date and reference number of my last Schengen biometric,I only remember the date but I don't have the reference number,what Will I do, because if I don't put Ref no it Will not go to next page,

3) I was refused in spain last year January with my wife and daughter,but this year February I travel to Ghana by flight,I hope this travel can help my application?
,in this time I want to apply alone and leave my family as home tie.

...

onile1975:
@ Marcgrace Thanks for ur response

1) in other to manage spending I reserved an hostel of €153 for 7days, I hope this money for room is not too small to affect my visa result?

2) on the TL contact appointment form, they ask date and reference number of my last Schengen biometric,I only remember the date but I don't have the reference number,what Will I do, because if I don't put Ref no it Will not go to next page,

3) I was refused in spain last year January with my wife and daughter,but this year February I travel to Ghana by flight,I hope this travel can help my application?
,in this time I want to apply alone and leave my family as home tie.

...

onile1975:
@ Marcgrace Thanks for ur response

1) in other to manage spending I reserved an hostel of €153 for 7days, I hope this money for room is not too small to affect my visa result?

2) on the TL contact appointment form, they ask date and reference number of my last Schengen biometric,I only remember the date but I don't have the reference number,what Will I do, because if I don't put Ref no it Will not go to next page,

3) I was refused in spain last year January with my wife and daughter,but this year February I travel to Ghana by flight,I hope this travel can help my application?
,in this time I want to apply alone and leave my family as home tie.

Marcgrace:
In my opinion, if you are willing to spend a significant amount, such as 1.2 million Naira on a flight ticket, then a hostel costing €153 total, which is approximately €21.86 per day, it might be a suitable accommodation option? Although the balance in your bank account, should be considered too.

@ Marcgrace thanks again

The balance in my personal account will be 4.5 millions naira, is this amount okay for 7days tourist visit?

Looking at my account balance, like how many euro do think is okay for 7days hotel booking?

Base on your estimate that means I should booked hotel of 460euros for 7days, 460/7 =€65.71/ day,is that correct?

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onile1975:
@ Marcgrace thanks again

The balance in my personal account will be 4.5 millions naira, is this amount okay for 7days tourist visit?

Looking at my account balance, like how many euro do think is okay for 7days hotel booking?

Base on your estimate that means I should booked hotel of 460euros for 7days, 460/7 =€65.71/ day,is that correct?

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onile1975:
@ Marcgrace thanks again

The balance in my personal account will be 4.5 millions naira, is this amount okay for 7days tourist visit?

Looking at my account balance, like how many euro do think is okay for 7days hotel booking?

Base on your estimate that means I should booked hotel of 460euros for 7days, 460/7 =€65.71/ day,is that correct?

Marcgrace:
Let's say you are a visa officer. Then, you access an applicant's visa documents.

Example :
The applicant claims to have two or three children under his care; the applicant has ₦4.5 million as proof of funds. He plans to spend ₦3 million on a tourist vacation to Paris and the ₦4.5 million is the only source of funds available for both the trip and the family's upkeep.

The visa officer would need to assess the adequacy of ₦1,500,000 for the care of 2 or 3 children, considering the duration of the trip and the family's living expenses.

Based on this example, what do you think?
The scenario presents a situation where a visa applicant's financial resources are being assessed in relation to their stated travel plans and family responsibilities.

The officer would need to consider the duration of the trip and whether ₦1.5 million is sufficient to cover these expenses during the applicant's absence.

Based on the information provided, the visa officer would likely have concerns about the applicant's ability to adequately provide for their children while on vacation. The officer would need to carefully evaluate the cost of the trip, the family's living expenses, and the duration of the trip to determine if the remaining funds are sufficient. If the officer determines that the funds are insufficient, the visa application could be denied.

@ Marcgrace thank you very much,may God be with you for ur concern

1) Base on what you said above about my closing balance, since I have like 6million in my business account, can I state that my company will be sponsored my trip with 2million Naira and transfer the money to my personal account which is thesame as salary account and submit both business account and personal account, is it okay?

2)The 3months statements my business account will be up 100pages,I hope is not much?

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onile1975:
@ Marcgrace thank you very much,may God be with you for ur concern

1) Base on what you said above about my closing balance, since I have like 6million in my business account, can I state that my company will be sponsored my trip with 2million Naira and transfer the money to my personal account which is the same as salary account and submit both business account and personal account, is it okay?

2)The 3months statements my business account will be up 100pages,I hope is not much?

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onile1975:
@ Marcgrace thank you very much,may God be with you for ur concern

1) Base on what you said above about my closing balance, since I have like 6million in my business account, can I state that my company will be sponsored my trip with 2million Naira and transfer the money to my personal account which is thesame as salary account and submit both business account and personal account, is it okay?

2)The 3months statements my business account will be up 100pages,I hope is not much?

Hello house
Please can someone help me out?
This is a little out of the france zone but please any help will be appreciated.
I am going to mexico for a wedding, I already got the visa, I then applied for a france transit visa but my husband bought a lufthansa flight .the question is can I fly lufthansa to frankfurt with my france schengen transit visa? Im not leaving the airport. My final destination is mexico.

Marcgrace:
@onile1975

What was the reason given for your previous visa denial?

@ Marcgrace God will bless you 4 been there for me


But you have not answer the above financial question?

That was In spain last year January family of three

I will send the letter to you letter
But what I can remember is purpose of travel not reliable

Actually base on the information I just learned on this forum I can say is because of poor documentations

Alexie89:
Hello house
Please can someone help me out?
This is a little out of the france zone but please any help will be appreciated.
I am going to mexico for a wedding, I already got the visa, I then applied for a france transit visa but my husband bought a lufthansa flight .the question is can I fly lufthansa to frankfurt with my france schengen transit visa? Im not leaving the airport. My final destination is mexico.

I think you can use your France Visa to transit through Germany since you wont be leaving the airport area but ultimately put a phone call to lufthansa Customer service and they will give you te LATEST imformation and what you need.


See below what Chat gpt said:

I am a Nigerian citizen living in Nigeria, I have a visa to Mexico and I have a Schengen visa to France, can I use that Franch visa as transit through Germany since I am flying Lufthans?



Yes, you can generally use your **Schengen visa issued by France** to transit through **Germany**, especially since you're flying with Lufthansa and your visa is valid for the travel dates.

Here’s why:

### ✈️ Schengen Visa Transit Rules

- **Germany and France are both Schengen countries**, so your visa allows you to move within the Schengen Area—including airport transit.
- If you’re **not leaving the international transit zone** of the German airport, you typically don’t need an additional visa.
- Since your visa is **valid and issued by a Schengen country**, and you're flying Lufthansa (a German airline), you're covered for transit.

### ✅ Important Notes

- Make sure your **Schengen visa is still valid** on the day of transit.
- If your flight requires you to **exit the transit zone** (e.g., recheck luggage or change terminals), you may technically be entering Germany—your visa should allow for that.
- Always check with **Lufthansa or the German embassy** for last-minute changes or specific requirements.