Tobico:
I submitted my application yesterday at Lekki the old price was maintained .but wit effect from Monday new visa fees.will be plement .....

How did you buy insurance? Are insurance companies at the embassy or close by? Or one have to visit an insurance compnay office to get one? How much does it cost for say 2weeks trip? Thanks

Who knows this, please answer. Thank you

Candybright:

How did you buy insurance? Are insurance companies at the embassy or close by? Or one have to visit an insurance compnay office to get one? How much does it cost for say 2weeks trip? Thanks

Who knows this, please answer. Thank you

Visit any of the insurance company's website. Fill in your details and you will see the price. Make payment online and they will send it your email.

For instance, visit Allianz insurance and do it yourself https://app.allianz.ng/travel/Booking

Candybright:

How did you buy insurance? Are insurance companies at the embassy or close by? Or one have to visit an insurance compnay office to get one? How much does it cost for say 2weeks trip? Thanks

Who knows this, please answer. Thank you

Check this: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/france-visa/general-requirements/

They recommend how to get flight itineraries and if you click the link of the website where you can get flight itineraries from, you’ll notice they also have insurance which you can make use of/purchase for your interview.

approvedxxx yes he’s right. I went to Austria last year, spent 82 days there in total and I didn’t have any issues whatsoever. I submitted at Abuja. I submitted sometime around 20th may and told it was ready sometime by June 6th. Roughly 2 weeks. The guys at VFS there were very kind and nice, they thoroughly cross checked my documents. I had made a mistake on my application form and so I had to redo the entire thing again, they made me take new passport photos and they had me redo my bank statement. From what they said if I remember correctly, I had to come up with exactly 3 months bank statement. So I ran to the bank that same day, did a new bank statement and arrived back before closing. It was a REALLY long day. But I thank God for everything. I went to Austria in July or so. I stayed in Salzburg and visited Chiemsee in Bavaria, wen to some really exotic places. And whilst in Salzburg, I met the Nigerian Ambassador to Austria, Amb. Vivian Okeke. Very nice woman.

For your self introduction letter too, I remember the guy at VFS asked why I didn’t do it on a letter head. But he accepted it nonetheless. I’m not very sure my total visa fees + other expenses was up to: N41410. Honestly I can’t really remember. Maybe it was, maybe it wasn’t, I feel like I paid something in total of about 30 something k. But now with the increase of visa fees, it could cost much more.

ATPx:


Austria is also part of the schengen.

Submission is at VFS center in either Lagos or Abuja (8am to 2pm). No appointment needed.

Here is the inexhaustible list of documents in addition to your valid international passport.

-Application form (Download it here https://www.vfsglobal.com/austria/nigeria/) hand-filled form is accepted.

-Two passport photographs

-Travel insurance (should cover your entire stay in the schengen area)

-Flight booking to Austria ( Return)

-Hotel booking in Austria (It will be logical to book a hotel in the city where the conference will hold)

-Self Introduction Letter. This is compulsory and should be typed on a plane paper introducing yourself and stating the reason you want to visit Austria

-Introduction Letter from employer (For employees) or Certificate of Incorporation (if self employed)

-Personal bank statement
-Pay slip (if applicable)

-Invitation letter for the conference and the receipt of payment

Others such as: Company bank statement, Tax certificate, Marriage Certificate, Property documents etc.

You will be required to submit two sets of ALL of the documents I.e ORIGINAL AND PHOTOCOPY of everything. Your originals will be returned to you after the embassy processed the application and made decision.

Visa fee and Total charges: N41410

Bonus: Submit on time They are not usually fast expect 3-4 weeks.

ATPx:


Visit any of the insurance company's website. Fill in your details and you will see the price. Make payment online and they will send it your email.

For instance, visit Allianz insurance and do it yourself https://app.allianz.ng/travel/Booking

Thank you

Champora:


Check this: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/france-visa/general-requirements/

They recommend how to get flight itineraries and if you click the link of the website where you can get flight itineraries from, you’ll notice they also have insurance which you can make use of/purchase for your interview.

Thanks

Please do you need yellow card for AUSTRIA VISA APPLICATION?

Please someone should help out with this... thanks

approvedxxx:
Please do you need yellow card for AUSTRIA VISA APPLICATION?

YOU MEAN THEY WONT ACCEPT 6 MONTHS BANK STATEMENT AND WAS YOUR VISA APPLICATION FORM HAND WRITTEN?

Champora:
approvedxxx yes he’s right. I went to Austria last year, spent 82 days there in total and I didn’t have any issues whatsoever. I submitted at Abuja. I submitted sometime around 20th may and told it was ready sometime by June 6th. Roughly 2 weeks. The guys at VFS there were very kind and nice, they thoroughly cross checked my documents. I had made a mistake on my application form and so I had to redo the entire thing again, they made me take new passport photos and they had me redo my bank statement. From what they said if I remember correctly, I had to come up with exactly 3 months bank statement. So I ran to the bank that same day, did a new bank statement and arrived back before closing. It was a REALLY long day. But I thank God for everything. I went to Austria in July or so. I stayed in Salzburg and visited Chiemsee in Bavaria, wen to some really exotic places. And whilst in Salzburg, I met the Nigerian Ambassador to Austria, Amb. Vivian Okeke. Very nice woman.

For your self introduction letter too, I remember the guy at VFS asked why I didn’t do it on a letter head. But he accepted it nonetheless. I’m not very sure my total visa fees + other expenses was up to: N41410. Honestly I can’t really remember. Maybe it was, maybe it wasn’t, I feel like I paid something in total of about 30 something k. But now with the increase of visa fees, it could cost much more.

Yes, I printed the form and filled it with my hand last year. I've just taken a look at the VFS website and it seems a little different from the web interface I interacted with last year. It's still the same website, it just seems "updated" with a new user interface/new web design/information. I don't know if the process has changed or if it's still same.

But visit https://visa.vfsglobal.com/one-pager/austria/nigeria/english/#Short for more details on the Austrian visa. And also check an Austrian thread for more details. Better still, call/email VFS, they're there to provide all information you need.

approvedxxx:
YOU MEAN THEY WONT ACCEPT 6 MONTHS BANK STATEMENT AND WAS YOUR VISA APPLICATION FORM HAND WRITTEN?

approvedxxx:
Please do you need yellow card for AUSTRIA VISA APPLICATION?

When I did it last year, no.
Only the Italians were requesting it.

Good evening, please how long is the reservation going to last before cancelled by travelstart.
Thanks

uote author=approvedxxx post=86192478]Use www.travelstart.com.ng[/quote]

collab:
Good evening, please how long is the reservation going to last before cancelled by travelstart.
Thanks

uote author=approvedxxx post=86192478]Use www.travelstart.com.ng

2-3days and it doesn't matter if it's cancelled.

ATPx:


Visit any of the insurance company's website. Fill in your details and you will see the price. Make payment online and they will send it your email.

For instance, visit Allianz insurance and do it yourself https://app.allianz.ng/travel/Booking

I got a quote of approximately 5k for my duration, I'm thinking the amount is small. Does it matter or I should go ahead and pay for it?

Candybright:

I got a quote of approximately 5k for my duration, I'm thinking the amount is small. Does it matter or I should go ahead and pay for it?

Unless you want to dash out money unnecessary, I suppose that quote is 100% correct nonetheless being cheap.

ATPx:


Unless you want to dash out money unnecessary, I suppose that quote is 100% correct nonetheless being cheap.

Ok, Thanks

No, i didn't have a scholarship. It was all self paying.

Joohan:



Sir, how is schooling in Netherlands? Did you get a scholarship?

Thanks in advance

Good day
Please i want to apply for Netherlands Visa
i was directed to French Visa application Lagos

Please does anyone have the current link for the visa application.

Hello good people,
I have gone tru all the requirements to apply for a french visa by reading this thread,such an eye opener indeed.
But here are my issues,
Looking tru all the requirements,
I can provide only health/travel insurance and a well funded bank statement(with great cash inflow and outflow)with a well penned letter of introduction.(with good itinerary)
But due to the fact that i am a trader(with no registered biz name or cac documents)as well,i have no employer nor pay slips or salary accounts.
As well,not married,and i dont have any properties.
All i truely intend doing is to visit france majorly,spain,italy etc for 1-2 weeks for purely tourism purposes(gain some level of exposure)only and come back to nigeria(my hustle here pays more than living illegally over there)
What are my chances and how do i go about my visa application?
Agents told me to pay as high as 300k and they would help me process it,but i feel its not a do or die affair,read the thread from page 1 and i see its what one can do his/her self without enriching anyone or bin scammed

So i need advice of experts on here to kindly put me through.

Thanks,i look forward to the replies

Cc
@ATPx
@Beverlyhills

hardywaltz:
Good day
Please i want to apply for Netherlands Visa
i was directed to French Visa application Lagos

Please does anyone have the current link for the visa application.

The French consulate represent the Netherlands. So you will be doing everything exactly like you are applying for France. Only difference is that your documents will be packaged in an Orange bag. You know Nederland = Oranje. So Orange color for you.

And the visa application center is VFS Global Lekki Lagos.

And to your question, this is the website https://visa.vfsglobal.com/nga/en/fra

Hello,
I'm an addict to Spain, particularly the valencian community, if you would visit Valencia then you shouldn't miss visiting Calpe spain, it's just a heaven on earth, since you're willing to be with your family and tending to reduce the cost, then look for rent apartments in Calpe Spain, as it's comparatively cheaper than hotels, you can get the best rates of appartments for rent in Calpe spain from this link: https://costablancamelior.eu

You are your own employer. Avoid those agents for your own sake. Having a clean immigration record is priceless. I would advice you start building your travel history if you havent already.The schengen region needs some proper planning and documentation.

Dont be in a hurry, register your business name with CAC i think less than N 20,000 would do the magic.as this will greatly count for you as a tie since you arent married nor own a properties.Get some taxation done as well. Europe is always there but having a stained immigration record is hell.

ILOVEGARRI:
Hello good people,
I have gone tru all the requirements to apply for a french visa by reading this thread,such an eye opener indeed.
But here are my issues,
Looking tru all the requirements,
I can provide only health/travel insurance and a well funded bank statement(with great cash inflow and outflow)with a well penned letter of introduction.(with good itinerary)
But due to the fact that i am a trader(with no registered biz name or cac documents)as well,i have no employer nor pay slips or salary accounts.
As well,not married,and i dont have any properties.
All i truely intend doing is to visit france majorly,spain,italy etc for 1-2 weeks for purely tourism purposes(gain some level of exposure)only and come back to nigeria(my hustle here pays more than living illegally over there)
What are my chances and how do i go about my visa application?
Agents told me to pay as high as 300k and they would help me process it,but i feel its not a do or die affair,read the thread from page 1 and i see its what one can do his/her self without enriching anyone or bin scammed

So i need advice of experts on here to kindly put me through.

Thanks,i look forward to the replies

Cc
@ATPx
@Beverlyhills

ILOVEGARRI:
Hello good people,
I have gone tru all the requirements to apply for a french visa by reading this thread,such an eye opener indeed.
But here are my issues,
Looking tru all the requirements,
I can provide only health/travel insurance and a well funded bank statement(with great cash inflow and outflow)with a well penned letter of introduction.(with good itinerary)
But due to the fact that i am a trader(with no registered biz name or cac documents)as well,i have no employer nor pay slips or salary accounts.
As well,not married,and i dont have any properties.
All i truely intend doing is to visit france majorly,spain,italy etc for 1-2 weeks for purely tourism purposes(gain some level of exposure)only and come back to nigeria(my hustle here pays more than living illegally over there)
What are my chances and how do i go about my visa application?
Agents told me to pay as high as 300k and they would help me process it,but i feel its not a do or die affair,read the thread from page 1 and i see its what one can do his/her self without enriching anyone or bin scammed

So i need advice of experts on here to kindly put me through.

Thanks,i look forward to the replies

Cc
@ATPx
@Beverlyhills

Like the previous poster said, don't be in a hurry.
Register your business asap.

Build up some travel history over a period of time. My advice would be one year. Try an east African tour (Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda) this April/summer, then a UAE trip in maybe December, then put in for a French visa this time next year for a planned trip in April 2021.

Beverlyhills:
You are your own employer. Avoid those agents for your own sake. Having a clean immigration record is priceless. I would advice you start building your travel history if you havent already.The schengen region needs some proper planning and documentation.

Dont be in a hurry, register your business name with CAC i think less than N 20,000 would do the magic.as this will greatly count for you as a tie since you arent married nor own a properties.Get some taxation done as well. Europe is always there but having a stained immigration record is hell.

ILOVEGARRI

You want to pay agent 300k? For what exactly?

Okay let me guess

For booking and printing flight and hotel for you? Something you can do simply with your phone.

Ohhhh! Since he promise to get the visa for you he can get an illusionary invitation letter from a non existent body to send you to attend a fictous conference.

Well the last thing you'd think of in the visa stuff is involving an agent that will make a promise and demand a ridiculous amount of money from you.

Beverleyhills says it all. Relax, plan, get your papers and do it when it is time.

Thanks for the swift replies,i would do as you all have adviced,i appreciate all the inputs

ATPx:


The French consulate represent the Netherlands. So you will be doing everything exactly like you are applying for France. Only difference is that your documents will be packaged in an Orange bag. You know Nederland = Oranje. So Orange color for you.

And the visa application center is VFS Global Lekki Lagos.

And to your question, this is the website https://visa.vfsglobal.com/nga/en/fra

Thank you

Good day
I was filling the visa application form till I got to a place where they wee asking for VISAPro number?

Please who knows what exactly a visa pro number is?

Ps: I am traveling to Amsterdam in May for a Seminar which I have paid for and they gave me invitation letter.

On the visa application form I stated Business as reason for the travel.

But I don't understand what a VISAPro number is

oduzbaba2015:
Good morning, who can help a brother run a 3 months bank statement, thanks.

go to your Bank and get ur statement of account ..

Ignore the visapro number - Not Applicable

hardywaltz:
Good day
I was filling the visa application form till I got to a place where they wee asking for VISAPro number?

Please who knows what exactly a visa pro number is?

Ps: I am traveling to Amsterdam in May for a Seminar which I have paid for and they gave me invitation letter.

On the visa application form I stated Business as reason for the travel.

But I don't understand what a VISAPro number is

oduzbaba2015:
thanks for the reply, I mean who can help run a 3 months bank statement

. Send me email or drop ur contact then.