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Dottune:
Any update from anyone today?
I am still waiting for mine.

Same here…. No update yet

Dejoks:
Same here…. No update yet

I never expected the wait to be this long. Lesson learnt sha. I will be applying 3 months early next time.

Hi everyone.. has anyone received pickup message this week?

Dejoks:
Hi everyone.. has anyone received pickup message this week?

It looks like we don't have people who applied on the 10th and 11th here. By God's Grace, 12th of March gets their pick up email tomorrow.

7weeks of waiting.. no update yet.. hmmm

I applied on the 21st of April for my parents and sister.. Last my parents applied 2 years ago, it came out in 2 days... So all of these is luck.. Depends who is checking and how fast they are... Visa na luck... Every other thing na just thing... My parents are regular travelers... Their first visa was 6months.. 2nd 1yr and 3rd was 2 yrs and now they expect to get 5yrs... But it was usually fast.. Since it was for the Netherlands via France embassy... Any other person applied the 21st?

Dejoks:
7weeks of waiting.. no update yet.. hmmm

As I no see anything today, I don comot my mind.

Dottune:
As I no see anything today, I don comot my mind.

It’s so annoying.. only God knows what’s actually causing the delay ..

DrXavierIyke:
I applied on the 21st of April for my parents and sister.. Last my parents applied 2 years ago, it came out in 2 days... So all of these is luck.. Depends who is checking and how fast they are... Visa na luck... Every other thing na just thing... My parents are regular travelers... Their first visa was 6months.. 2nd 1yr and 3rd was 2 yrs and now they expect to get 5yrs... But it was usually fast.. Since it was for the Netherlands via France embassy... Any other person applied the 21st?

Yours is the first anomaly we are seeing here in a while, not just here, all over the internet. Popular influencers who probably have more travel history than your parents have also been waiting for close to 7 weeks. Someone I know called the consulate and he was told if he wasn't informed it now takes "45 days" but he can send an email to the consulate to request for his passport.
This is not my first Schengen Visa BTW.

Dottune:
Yours is the first anomaly we are seeing here in a while, not just here, all over the internet. Popular influencers who probably have more travel history than your parents have also been waiting for close to 7 weeks. Someone I know called the consulate and he was told if he wasn't informed it now takes "45 days" but he can send an email to the consulate to request for his passport.
This is not my first Schengen Visa BTW.

Oga relax no one is comparing history. I swear I don't understand Naija people sometimes. I have a Dutch Nationality and yes I used to know the visa officer at the embassy personally. Plus advising the Dutch governmentas part of my job isn'ta bad thing. But she was posted out and they brought in some mad people to the French embassy in Lag... Waiting for when the Dutch will reopen their consulate... I am not an influencer but I travel every month to Naija + on most of my trips my mum comes with me. So even your so called influencers no reach my mama side... So calm down abeg....

DrXavierIyke:
Oga relax no one is comparing history. I swear I don't understand Naija people sometimes. I have a Dutch Nationality and yes I used to know the visa officer at the embassy personally.. But she was posted out and they brought in some mad people... I am not an influencer but I travel every month to Naija + on most of my trips my mum comes with me. So even your so called influencers no reach my mama side... So calm down abeg....

Now, you're explaining what's up. You didn't explain all these in your previous post.
I don't have issues with you baba. I just needed to explain what the reality is on ground and you shouldn't just dismiss people's experience with the visa processing here as "luck", you're a Dutch so obviously your family's experience would be different. I am glad they got theirs without issues.

Dottune:
Now, you're explaining what's up. You didn't explain all these in your previous post.
I don't have issues with you baba, no be you dey delay my Visa. I just needed to explain what the reality is on ground and you shouldn't just dismiss people's experience with the visa processing here as "luck", you're a Dutch so obviously your family's experience would be different. I am glad they got theirs without issues.

I can guarantee you that visa process has a large sprinkle of luck... If you want to accept, accept.. I no dey argue.. I no dey dismiss... Pray the person checking your document is happy the day of that check... Simple.. If you know you know.. If you don't go find out... I didn't need to explain all the prior statements because someone at the embassy had told me this... Some people are lucky their passport comes out quick.. Right now they have 4 visa officers at the embassy that go into rotation and it depends on who checks your paper... Back to my stateme lnt above... Pray it meets a happy and nice person... After all a lot of denial stems from the usual - not trusting you will return... Even with 200m in bank account e no guarantee anything..

Before I became so called Dutch.. I was denied by US 6 times, Canada 4 times, Norway, Hungary the list is very long... Same documents... until a nice German man said yes to me... Believe what you want oga...

DrXavierIyke:
I can guarantee you that visa process has a large sprinkle of luck... If you want to accept, accept.. I no dey argue.. I no dey dismiss... Pray the person checking your document is happy the day of that check... Simple.. If you know you know.. If you don't go find out... I didn't need to explain all the prior statements because someone at the embassy had told me this... Some people are lucky their passport comes out quick.. Right now they have 4 visa officers at the embassy that go into rotation and it depends on who checks your paper... Back to my stateme lnt above... Pray it meets a happy and nice person... After all a lot of denial stems from the usual - not trusting you will return... Even with 200m in bank account e no guarantee anything..

Before I became so called Dutch.. I was denied by US 6 times, Canada 4 times, Norway, Hungary the list is very long... Same documents... until a nice German man said yes to me... Believe what you want oga...

"Luck" is not what's delaying visa processing time and that you should know. If not, there wouldn't be complaints everywhere, same French Visa used to take less than a week, then 1 week, before they moved to 2 weeks around March last year, around August - September last year it turned to 4 weeks. Now, it's more like 45 days+.

Dottune:
"Luck" is not what's delaying visa processing time and that you should know. If not, there wouldn't be complaints everywhere, same French Visa used to take less than a week, then 1 week, before they moved to 2 weeks around March last year, around August - September last year it turned to 4 weeks. Now, it's more like 45 days+.

I think you are assuming that the embassy process utilizes FIFO?? You are far from it.. and never did I equate the luck alone to the process... It was vehemently about the success... But anyway hope you get your visa and on time and my peeps too... Godspeed

Dottune:
As I no see anything today, I don comot my mind.

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somtyms,they Return processed Ppt in bulk...Jst keep Ur hope alive..it might be urs is ready..
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I did mine April.14th...im expectant everyday notwithstanding

DrXavierIyke:
I think you are assuming that the embassy process utilizes FIFO?? You are far from it.. and never did I equate the luck alone to the process... It was vehemently about the success... But anyway hope you get your visa and on time and my peeps too... Godspeed

DrXavierIyke:
I think you are assuming that the embassy process utilizes FIFO?? You are far from it.. and never did I equate the luck alone to the process... It was vehemently about the success... But anyway hope you get your visa and on time and my peeps too... Godspeed

There is an element of FIFO in the processing especially if the required information is accessed or gotten on time. However, some passports can also enjoy accelerated processing with special intervention.

Your initial message says 2 years ago, which I think Dottune missed. Now, it is different. The delay is widespread and has nothing to do with luck. France visa usually comes out in like 1 to 2 weeks years ago. A lot of frequent travellers even get theirs in days. Before, as a frequent traveller, you can get appointment in few days within same week you tried. The situation is different now for everybody.

The delay starts from securing appointment and continues to the visa processing proper. Frequent traveller appointment is now like 1 month ahead unlike before, except by special arrangement. Since mid to late last year, their processing period nose-dived. Frequent travelers' standard processing changed to roughly 1 month. And current situation is indicating that it has even worsened.

Restaurant92:
There is an element of FIFO in the processing especially if the required information is accessed or gotten on time. However, some passports can also enjoy accelerated processing with special intervention.

Your initial message says 2 years ago, which I think Dot.tune missed. Now, it is different. The delay is widespread and has nothing to do with luck. France visa usually comes out in like 1 to 2 weeks years ago. A lot of frequent travellers even get theirs in days. Before, as a frequent traveller, you can get appointment in few days within same week you tried. The situation is different now for everybody.

The delay starts from securing appointment and continues to the visa processing proper. Frequent traveller appointment is now like 1 month ahead unlike before, except by special arrangement. Since mid to late last year, their processing period nose-dived. Frequent travelers' standard processing changed to roughly 1 month. And current situation is indicating that it has even worsened.

Yeah. I just realised I missed the part where he said 2 years ago. I thought he meant they got their passports back 2 days after applying this month.

DrXavierIyke:
I think you are assuming that the embassy process utilizes FIFO?? You are far from it.. and never did I equate the luck alone to the process... It was vehemently about the success... But anyway hope you get your visa and on time and my peeps too... Godspeed

Looks like I misunderstood your earlier post, I thought your family already got their passport. I apologise for that.
You'll have to brace up for the waiting time ahead

deyo19:
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somtyms,they Return processed Ppt in bulk...Jst keep Ur hope alive..it might be urs is ready..
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I did mine April.14th...im expectant everyday notwithstanding

Thank you for your kind and motivating words.

I think to a large extent, It's the FIFO method that the French embassy uses. I believe they will release the passports bulk too..Most likely all the guys that did biometrics in the 9th to 13th March bracket

Dottune:
Thank you for your kind and motivating words.

FeyoNadal:
I think to a large extent, It's the FIFO method that the French embassy uses. I believe they will release the passports bulk too..Most likely all the guys that did biometrics in the 9th to 13th March bracket

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Yes,they did so Wen I applied last yr September...Mine and Others who submitted late July & August came almost the same Time in November..Due to som Technical delays...So I believe in the Bulk return of processed Ppt

Please, When is the earliest time I can get an appointment as a frequent traveller ?

deyo19:
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Yes,they did so Wen I applied last yr September...Mine and Others who submitted late July & August came almost the same Time in November..Due to som Technical delays...So I believe in the Bulk return of processed Ppt

Sorry you mean you guys submitted late July/August and you got your passport back by November? And where you all granted the visa?

Dejoks:
Sorry you mean you guys submitted late July/August and you got your passport back by November? And where you all granted the visa?

..Som Got o...Buh I was denied!....else I won't be here again..lol ...
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1st time traveller tho..buh trusting YahWeh🙏
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I will return to share my Testimony Soon!

deyo19:
..Som Got o...Buh I was denied!....else I won't be here again..lol ...
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1st time traveller tho..buh trusting YahWeh🙏
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I will return to share my Testimony Soon!

Being a first time traveler isn’t easy oo… I pray GOD COME THROUGH FOR US🙏

I just received pick up message..I will go and collect it on Monday since there’s holiday tomorrow

deyo19:
..Som Got o...Buh I was denied!....else I won't be here again..lol ...
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1st time traveller tho..buh trusting YahWeh🙏
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I will return to share my Testimony Soon!

You will get it...

Dejoks:
Being a first time traveler isn’t easy oo… I pray GOD COME THROUGH FOR US🙏

Are U a 1st timer too?...Abeg com n share Ur testimony o..mak we tak Get hope

DrXavierIyke:
You will get it...

Amen..tnx DR

Well I was able to get more information. Fact is France is reducing a number of its diplomatic staffs due to budgetary reasons. They also do this across their governments in the country. Reducing the number of hours of staff. Even in France a lot of people are still waiting on their permits and appointments and it has been an issue since mid last year... With the right wing coming into power it may even be worse...

DrXavierIyke:
Well I was able to get more information. Fact is France is reducing a number of its diplomatic staffs due to budgetary reasons. They also do this across their governments in the country. Reducing the number of hours of staff. Even in France a lot of people are still waiting on their permits and appointments and it has been an issue since mid last year... With the right wing coming into power it may even be worse...

It’s getting scary 😨 o. But wait! If the right wing is coming into power, how will it get worse? Isn’t it supposed to get better with the right people?

Yashita:
It’s getting scary 😨 o. But wait! If the right wing is coming into power, how will it get worse? Isn’t it supposed to get better with the right people?

The right wing are more racist and more anti-immigration... But for now France is just running out of money since a lot of their African dependence has been broken as you can see with all these Francophone African countries... So they reduced hours of most government workers