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onile1975:
@ 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

popone:
Everything looks fine here.

Booking a particular tour (or not) doesn't really impact the visa outcome. Although, for first time Schengen applicants, especially without 'travel history' (which is not your case as you mentioned Visas and Dates, and you have a valid UK visa), it's usually recommended to go above and beyond. Hence, why people often recommend booking tours or prepaying for some refundable activities.

You didn't mention insurance in your list of documents but I hope you added insurance to your list of submitted document.

However, the only thing I can flag here is the amount in your bank statements. The money you left there is just too much!

In fact, for Schengen visa application, $4,000 would've been enough but it's preferable to show a bank statement in your local currency hence the equivalent of $4,000, which is roughly ₦6,000,000 is fine.

With Schengen visa application, too little or too much money usually works against the applicant even if they can prove the source. Currently, a range of ₦5,000,000 to ₦6,000,000 is best.

Another thing, I like to chip in is, don't leave a round figure in your account when applying. It might come off to the visa officer that you've just left that money there for the purpose of visa application. Instead, aim to have rough figures like ₦5,273,650, ₦6,423,720. Those ones look more relatable.

In my opinion, all your documents are correct.

So, based on this money palaver, the visa officer might be wondering: why do you want to go for tourism in France with that humongous money? Are you planning to enter France and start a new life with the money there?

Those people are evil and once you're a visa applicant from a third-world country, all odds are against you even before you submit.

What I'll advise is:
1. Do more research on this refusal condition and see how you can prevent that in your next application/appeal
2. If you're not confident on it enough, find a travel agent who's experienced in Schengen visas. They might be able to guide you on what to do to avoid refusals in subsequent applications.

Marcgrace:
Hello @onile1975

I replied to all the questions; perhaps you missed reading some of them.

The amounts of €4.5 million and €6 million in both of your bank statements are sufficient for the proof of available funds.

A 3-month business bank statement is required, so having copies of 100 to 200 pages is not a problem. And a 3-month personal/savings account bank statement. Add the both to make your available proof of funds sufficient.

No need for explanation of this on your cover letter, "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". You do not need to make any transfer to your savings account.

onile1975:
@ Marcgrace Thanks may you be blessed

Another challenge am facing now is TL cont appointment site, I make mistakes when I was filling the appointment form, where they ask if you have done biometric in the last 59months,here I tick yes,I don't no am to tick No, I wrote last date I did biometric for my last year refused visa in spain,where they ask for reference Number I put 000000 since I don't have the reference number.I try to delete the account so that I can create new one,but the delete bar did not respond, meanwhile,I also deleted the application form in the france website and I have file new application form so that I can use it reference number to create new appointment account,what can I do to solve this problem?

onile1975:
@ Marcgrace Thanks may you be blessed

Another challenge am facing now is TL cont appointment site, I make mistakes when I was filling the appointment form, where they ask if you have done biometric in the last 59months,here I tick yes,I don't no am to tick No, I wrote last date I did biometric for my last year refused visa in spain,where they ask for reference Number I put 000000 since I don't have the reference number.I try to delete the account so that I can create new one,but the delete bar did not respond, meanwhile,I also deleted the application form in the france website and I have file new application form so that I can use it reference number to create new appointment account,what can I do to solve this problem?

cucumbar:
It seems like you are trying to JAPA using tourist visa.

You seem very desperate.

There are Visa officers on this thread, and they are watching you.

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.

onile1975:
@ cucumber

What is ur business,pls mind ur business

rima961:
Thank you all for the guidance on the visa application. It was helpful!!
Got a positive response

Chuckdee:
Abuja.
Its my 2nd France and 4th Schengen Visa.

I am sure yours will come through soon since its a first time and considering its peak summer period too.

Best of Luck.

onile1975:
@ Ladycaplin

Pls how much is the hotel reservation you use to get the visa and is how many days?

Because they said your minimum spend per day must be 65€ / days and must multiply with the number of day you want to use in Schengen state, example you want to spend 10days ur hotel booking price will 10*65=650£, so is ur own case similar to this estimate

onile1975:
@ Rima congratulations

1) Which visa you applied for?

2) pls share the submitted documents?

rima961:
Can I exit from a different Schengen country than the one I entered from?Though, in my travel guide, I mentioned places I want to visit (the Netherlands and Germany). This is after spending the majority of my stay in France. But my last destination is Germany. Do you think I can exist from there (Germany), and this action won't cost me trouble in the future?
Please, anyone with this experience?

rima961:
Can I exit from a different Schengen country than the one I entered from?

Though, in my travel guide, I mentioned places I want to visit (the Netherlands and Germany). This is after spending the majority of my stay in France. But my last destination is Germany. Do you think I can exist from there (Germany), and this action won't cost me trouble in the future?

Please, anyone with this experience?

onile1975:
Yes, I mentioned I was visiting both countries. Yeah, it's my first time. Sponsorship from my husband. Insurance was about 30k plus.

1) You mean in ur France application you said you want to visa Germany and Netherlands, if you list them in ur France application that means No problem?,

2) Are you applying for the first time?

3) How much did you pay for the insurance?

4) is it ur husband that sponsor the trip?

Africankel:
Yes you can, no problems at all.

rima961:
Short-stay visas

Document submitted:
• Duly completed visa application form
• Receipt France-visas
• Passport-sized photographs (I took this at the contact center)
• Copies of international passport bio-data pages (applicant and spouse)
• Round-trip flight tickets (dummy ticket), hotel booking (booking.com), and travel insurance (Axa Mansard Insurance)
• Employer’s introductory letter
• Employment contract and work ID cards (applicant and spouse)
• Proof of pension
• Travel itinerary during my trip as mentioned above
• Statement of account from applicant and spouse
• National Identification Number
• Proof of Residence in Nigeria (rent receipt, tenancy agreement)
• Sponsorship letter from spouse
• Bank statements (covering the last 3 months) as proof of financial means (myself and spouse)
• Evidence of relationship (marriage certificate, marriage affidavit, couple photographs)
• Affidavit and newspaper notice confirming change of name based on marital status

earthrealm:
hello good people, can someone confirm if the TLS people - abuja are strict on time?...ie they will only attend to you as per your scheduled time?...no flexibility...say coming earlier or later?