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But my south africa sticker visa was rejected last time I went for submission last year

HRprof:
All sticker visa is accepted but stamp visa is not accepted like Dubai and all African countries with stamp visa
The challenge he has is overstayed visa which might affect him.

Alright

HRprof:
All sticker visa is accepted but stamp visa is not accepted like Dubai and all African countries with stamp visa
The challenge he has is overstayed visa which might affect him.

they dont accept turkey as travel history
only if u have been to uk, usa, australia canadan or schengen area other country apart from the listed will not be accepted

isaaccharles34:
Good evening Everyone.

Please I have appointment this week for France Tourist Visa, first application. I have a travel history to Turkey on my previous passport with an over stay, which I paid the visa violation fee before returning.
My Question is, should I include the Turkey Travel history to my documents to boost my chances during submission, or would it be like shooting myself on the leg due to the Visa violation?

Please help me my people.

i never said so

Hedgefunds:
Hi , Do you mean with UK or Schengen visa, he can travel visa free to Brazil ?

CONGRATULATIONS BRO
how many yeat course and
what ur final balance when applying as self sponsor

viclove04:
Good day, Everyone.

I am here to share my testimony so as to encourage others not to give up. I also read the success stories of others and learnt a lot and I am very excited to share mine with you all.

First Application - June 18, 2021
Refusal - Sept 21, 2021
Application for gcms notes - Sept 21,2021
Gcms notes received - Oct 27, 2021


Second Application - April 13, 2022
PPR - June 1, 2022

What did I do differently?
The refusal was based on two grounds - Purpose of my visit and Personal assets and financial status.
From the gcms notes, the rationale for those reasons were pointed out.

The first time, I did it all by myself. The second time, I decided this time around I needed the guidance of an expert to give it my best shot as I re-apply and so I contacted @justmellow of gcmswriters. website :www.gcmswriters.com and IG/Twitter/Telegram: @GCMSWriters handle. He is in deed an expert and can tackle refusal cases. He was my guide all through the process and he also wrote the two powerful write ups I submitted - The LOE and SOP.

For my first reason of Purpose of visit, that was tackled through the wonderful compelling write ups. The VO made an error by concluding that my choice of program and previous study and employment history had no correlation. That was wrong. My program was perfectly in line with my employment history and that was spelt out clearly in the LOE submitted.


For the second reason that has to do with financial status and personal assets, a lot of work had to be done here on this serious issue for about 6 months. That was from October 2021 till April 2022, I tell you, a whole lot of work really had to be done to build my financial status so that a better financial representation can submitted this time around. My bank accounts had to run for 6 months, from October all the way to April to give a better outcome. More assets and investments had to be put into the application. Investments, business and employment documents and so on were put in plus the outstanding letter of re-consideration that was very mind blowing and technical.

This time around, I applied as Self sponsored and did not use "third party sponsor" as I did in the first application.

I tackled every point written by the VO in my gcms notes and left no stone unturned with the help of the exceptional guide who helped me all the way.
When it was time to submit, he went through the final compilation and vetted, certified it good to go and I submitted it myself via my GCkey account.

To cut the long story short, I got the wonderful news on June 1, 2022. I am so excited. I am very happy I didn't give up and decided to re-fire. The truth is - I was very discouraged and almost gave up but I am happy I gave a shot and a better one at that the second time.

I give God the glory for making this a reality. And I want to encourage you all not to give up. Many got theirs on the 2nd and 3rd attempts. Just apply for your gcms notes to get a clearer picture and the exact red flags pointed out and give it another shot. Don't give up, just believe God, put in your best, get all the professional guidance you can get and it will come out successful. Wishing you all the very best.
Glory to God!!!

amen

imran90:
Sure I will try Spain again next month. Insha'Allah and I pray it's going to be positive this time for me.

congratulation
wow so stress free is this your first time in USA

Newsolutions:
Point Of Entry Story (POE) – Favour all the way

Lagos- London- Dallas

Airline British Airways 10.55pm flight. No transit Visa required

I did my covid test with Medbury in Lekki phase 1, Dropped my sample by 8am , result received by 2pm same day.

Luggage – 2 of 23kg bags one dedicated for food stuff ( dryfish, egusi, ogbono, Okpei, crayfish, pepper) the other my clothes and food items that doesn’t smell like Maggi crayfish, groundnuts. My bag pack had chin chin and my shoes

Got to the airport, custom guys looked at me from head to toe and asked me to go.

My luggage was 23.47 and 23.8 kg each , this was waved

Immigration cleared after slipping thru my passport so many times, he started asking for something but I ignored

The lady at the scanner after immigration complained ( in a polite way) about the quantity of chin chin in my bag pack- I dropped 1k for her

Met some guys that the table in one corner asking for the money that I am travelling with. I brought it out and showed them ( small cos I had my card with me), they started threatening to search me I asked them to do. The next thing is that they started begging for money. I ignored them

BA was a fully booked flight, we board without hassels- By the side – KLM had to reweight their passengers back pack before boarding. They were mean about it.

Feeding on board BA was ok from Lagos to London . The airline was old thou

We landed By 5.XX am everywhere was so bright.

Moved to departure section of the Airport.

Boarding started by 8am for American Airline to Dallas

The chin chin is my backpack passed control. I had to declare the eye drop and small sanitizer in my hand luggage. No issues because they were in a small pack

Board American airways flight. New airline, breakfast was English breakfast. No other meal, the gave us ice cream like 4 hours later and drinks 40minutes to landing. Stingy for a 9 hours flight

Landed at Dallas DFW by 12noon

POE officer- Hello

Me- Hello
POE- Class of visa B1/B2
Me- yes,B1/B2
POE - are you here by yourself
Me- Yes

POE- Asked for my passport

ME- gave it to him

POE – Place your 4 fingers at the scanner

Me- I did

POE- You didn’t place t well, helped me to adjust

POE- gave me back my passport, without opening or stamping

Me- Thank you

I went to luggage collection , picked my luggage and entered the streets ( In Nigerian voice)

No custom or anybody in sight

allahamdullahi for u both

Wealthh:
We started with bismillah and It ended with alhamdulillah!!!! See me still lamenting yesterday and this morning concerning my application....It’s PPR for my twin sister...this is a a good sign for us...we did our biometric same day and her PPR just dropped now...she don faint like 5times this afternoon (lol) ..she couldn’t hold her joy!!!!#Nov 26 applicants
Make ircc do normal and not separate I and my twin o���

ok baba

Uwaiwe:
Sorry, I renewed my EID. Its not a fresh application. Renewal was initiated and processed by my company. I only submitted my passport data page and went for medical test. Blood test only. Renewal Process took few days to complete.

uhm carry me along oo i dont tire too

CentennialGuy:
I should probably have done this. Waiting for travel date to arrive is boring. Everything around me annoys me now. Lol.

Congrats on your successful landing.

Amen what is the process you use to get it share with others too to gain experience

Uwaiwe:
Yes, I have finally received my Emirates ID. The new format with chips that serves also as residence permit.
It's a two year residence visa and issued from Abu Dhabi Emirates.
There's nothing like embargo on Nigerians residence visa. If took less than 3 weeks to process it.

Nigerians be of good character wherever you are living and we all shall prosper.

how many month was given to you and is it multiple entry

QuackZulu:
Yeah baba,
I did and I got the visa, although with a note stating upon return I have to come to the Embassy in Abuja. Is this normal?

WOW
u need to appear back to the embassy be that oo
they did same to me, so when u get back go back to the embassy for appearance
a letter there u will be told to write handwritten one that all

QuackZulu:
Yeah baba,
I did and I got the visa, although with a note stating upon return I have to come to the Embassy in Abuja. Is this normal?

COngrat
help others too by droping document submitted are u first timer

Maame4U:
Hi! Got the visa. Thank you �

thanks
Hope u Gotten ur passport now

QuackZulu:
Na direct

did u go tro Campus France or na direct apply to the school

QuackZulu:
Hey bro,

When I applied via VFS Abuja the only option when paying was the Long Stay/Short Stay visa (sort of a catch-all category), however, on the France Visas site I chose the short-stay visa; the plan is study and purpose, student/examination entry

I did not use a cover letter since it was not one of the requirements

congrat in advance ur passport my be in transit to you u can track it with the tracking number on the print out they gave you when submitting

what kind of short study bro mind if u share the school name

QuackZulu:
Hi everyone,

I applied for my short stay study visa last week Tuesday and got an update on Friday that it's with the embassy.

Today, my host University called the embassy and they said my passport was picked up yesterday but I am yet to get any update from vfs abuja (via email or text).

I paid for courier as well and I am to travel to France this Sunday.

Do you think my passport will get to me on time?

For those who have applied in the past, how long did it take to get your visa couriered from Abuja to you in states such as Rivers State?

I will also try calling vfs tomorrow, hopefully they will be willing to courier it on time.

Thank you for your help

hope ur NIN was validated before going for capturing

Lontrra:
Mine has been at this stage for 2 months now.

aLRIGHT
but i dont know for child but for u nothing much will tag u document u can submit with

kindness111:
Please I want to send you mail. Can you put me on shengen visa application for me and child

haa really make i hurry try am now i want use am pay for something oo

giselle237:
naira card ooo..

thanks Baba
i appreciate

Nchabuomo:
I never do a detailed itinerary. In the letter of introduction, I mention that I intend to visit tourist sites. Meet up with friends and that I love french cuisines and culture and always try to visit annually during my leave- I have said this exact thing for my last two Schengen visas (France).

thanks Boss I appreciate

larade16:
I have always included Eiffel tower as well as Louvre Museum in my itineraries the 3 times i have applied and I haven’t had issues…you can’t get tired of those two places, so I think you should be fine. But if you are in doubt, you can search other places.

PLS GURUS

pufframmy:
to all the Gurus that Visited France 2twice or thrice
Please Help how did you Write ur new Itinery this time
Since u have visited some place at your first visit, is that not a problem putting it back as were u will be visiting again

Kindly share light with this
thanks

try apply uk or schegen if u have a good proper business to explain

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kindness111:
Same here,
I've been to Dubai, Senegal, Rwanda, turkey, the Gambia and have a good account statement that runs into 60m+ and yet was denied. I wish they can tell us the reason for denying our application.

dollar or naira cards

giselle237:
@GTB cards are working fine now. The limit has gone to 200 usd again.

congrat document submitted pls

Yahwehsdota:
Congratulations � �. Jesus did it!

Guys it's PPR Alert

Just got my PPR request.

God is indeed merciful and full of compassion. Trust Him and He will always come through.

Second-time Applicant (Self-sponsored and Mpower loan), I did it myself.

.

Time-line:

Application submitted - November 20 2021

Eligibility Review - February 2 2022

Upfront Medical - May 26 2022

Medical updated to pass - May 30 2022


PPR - May 30 2022

It has ended in praise!!!

to all the Gurus that Visited France 2twice or thrice
Please Help how did you Write ur new Itinery this time
Since u have visited some place at your first visit, is that not a problem putting it back as were u will be visiting again

Kindly share light with this
thanks

there should be appointment for frequent traveller recheck

oretiti:
Frequent traveller
Short term visa

for first timer right

oretiti:
Please is just me having issues trying to book a date from lagos?
This has been happening since last week

congrat

MaryAndrews:
Hello guys, this thread has been tremendously helpful to me, and so in the spirit of giving back, I'm here to share my story.
I submitted for IW and was asked to come for a 221G interview. I read a lot on this thread and contacted so many people for help and advice whilst preparing for the interview.

A little background.
I got my visa in 2019 for vacation and later found out I was pregnant in 2020. I travelled in 2021 and gave birth. I spent almost 5 months. I had seen here how people who stayed 3 months or more were invited to explain why they stayed long, and in my case I also gave birth. So I knew that hmmmmm.

My transcript:

Me: Good morning (Smiling)
VO: Good morning (Smiling)

She asked for my passport and I handed it to her

VO: So tell me, what did you do on your last trip to the US?
Me: vacation and I also had a baby

She started typing

Me: (I continued talking like radio without wire while she was still typing) I told the CBP officer at my POE about my plan to give birth and he asked about my bills and my funds and I made sure to pay all my bills. I have all my receipts here.

I brought them out of my folder.

VO: I don't need to see those.

She kept typing

VO: Was childbirth the purpose for which you got your visa

Me: No

Her facial expression changed. She looked very stern.

VO: explain to me how you travelled to give birth when your visa was not for childbirth

Me: I got a tourist visa for vacation in 2019, got pregnant in 2020 and travelled to give birth in March 2021

She seemed to ponder over it a bit and then she kept typing.

VO: Why did you have to travel to the US to give birth?

Me: My pregnancy was high risk and I wanted to get better care than I was receiving here

VO: Explain to me why your pregnancy was high risk

Me: (I explained my medical history and mentioned the conditions).

She kept typing for a long time.

VO: Do you intend to go for medical this time around?

Me: No

VO: What do you intend to do on this trip?

Me: Just vacation. Visiting friends and other places of interest.

She typed for a while

VO: If you need to use medical on this visa, make sure you send us an email, because it may cause problems for you in future.

Me: What email address please?

VO: Lagosniv@state.gov
There has been an update on the B visas on birthing

Me: Yes I'm aware of the update and I will read more on it.

She typed for a while

VO: Your visa has been approved. You will be contacted to pick your passport in 3 to 5 days.

Me: Thank you

I can't remember much after this point, but I somehow found my way out.

I was really concerned because I had a baby on my last trip. I'm really grateful to God that it all worked out. I don't know what exactly worked in this case. I personally believe I got a favourable VO.

I want to say a very big thank you to everyone that offered answers and advice, everyone who responded when I reached out to them, and everyone who answered my numerous questions here.
Thanks to everyone for all your help. Dampops, Lady Chaplin, Mulberry, Onizeb, sappy1981, you all are so wonderful! Helping a stranger you've never met and investing your personal time and call credit. Y'all are MVPs!
Please forgive me if I omitted your name. So many people helped me from here.

wow u mean all the 5 people got refused??

k4kenny:
I don't think work had been fully completed on the site as at last month when I applied for 5 people. The dates kept getting messed up, page kept timing out, then we were declined for a silly reason . Maybe people should still stick with barawo VFS for a while till DHA figures thier sh*t out.