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affoncad:
Yes, a letter of invitation is not mandatory for a Canadian visitor visa. Hotel bookings are perfectly acceptable.

A. No, it won’t negatively affect your chances if the rest of your application is strong like yours seems to be.
B. Yes, many applicants have been approved without an invitation letterusing hotel bookings and strong ties to home like family, job, and finances.
You’re on the right track. Just make sure your documents clearly show your purpose of visit and strong ties back home.

Cnachy:
Hello house, I read and followed this thread quietly for a tourist SA visa for a family of 5.

Big congrats. Can you share with me the documents you submitted? And how long was the processing time?

VFS Appointment and submission: 13th June, 2025
June 20th, got email that applications had been processed and in transit back to VFS for passport delivery.
June 24th, received back passports with sticker visas.

Special thanks to everyone taking the time to guide people in this group. Your efforts are making a difference.

Masking:
Hi
Thanks for this.
Pray tell, if I apply for VV, would I get same 6 months, stay or is it up to the immigration officer?

CalabarSamurai:
There are two options - pay the tuition fee (which by God's grace I have done) and then submit the study visa application or do the AIP Route (you submit the study visa application and if successful, the VO gives you a period of time to pay the tuition fees and forward the receipt given by the school to NZD Immigration).

AIP - Accepted In Principle

dexydidi:
Update - I have received my Turkey visa - I applied for medical tourism.

It took Approx 2 weeks. DHL just returned my passport today.

I was given single entry to stay a max of 25 days and it will expire end of September. I live in Lagos and use the submission office in VI, I did not go through any agent . I applied myself.

Maria96:
The person you quoted last visited nairaland in 2014 .

Ticha:
https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/apply-for-a-visa/about-visa/visitor-visa

iyeayo:
Let me give you some advice based on my mum's tourist visa that was granted without any hassle.

If your friend is applying for a tourist visa but he is NOT planning to take his family, then I will strngly advise you to tell him to include his family picture. He needs to show that has a strong tie in Nigeria that is enough to force him to go back when his visa expires. Family especially kids are evidence of a strong tie when applying for a temp visa. My mum included documents of her properties, family picture of her and my siblings, a picture she took at her development site.

The embassy people want to be convinced that he will return.
If on the other hand he is not planning to take his family, then I dont think it is necessary.

I will also advise that he should put only one bank statement, maybve the micro finance one and leave out the GTB one (hope he is not being dodgy). The most important thing is that the account is verifiable and the money is readily accessible and it is not locked up in an investment or fixed account.

Strictly NO CREDENTIALS if he is going on a tourist visa, not even a torn piece of his CV. Even when he has been given the visa, at the border, if he is being searched and the credentials are found on him, straight back to naija o!

cindermum:
My friend and I Qualified for IW (48months) and I got approval for submission 1st December, 2022. Visa Approved 22nd December and issued 28th December. My friend submitted 2nd December, approved 9th and issued 13th December, 2022.

Just thought I should share this.

Ashirioluwa:
You are considered a frequent traveler (by Italian embassy) if you have previously obtained visas from any of the following countries

- Any of the Schengen countries
- The UK
- The USA
- Canada
- Türkiye

HRprof:
1. If your travel insurance cover the period you are traveling for the new date then no need but if not get a new travel insurance

2 . I don't understand what you mean by entry visa but all visit visa have their rules. US give 2 years but will be stamp in for 6 months by immigration. meaning you can not stay more than 6 months at a visit but France can give you max 3 months on your first visit either multiple or single entry. Multiple is to visit many times within 3 months of your visa duration while single entry you can only visit once and do not stay more than your visa duration.

unclepauly:
I submitted my documents in VFS (Lagos) on the 28th of Feb. I got an email on the 1st that it has been sent to the Embassy and another today (3rd) to say my document is on its way back to me.

Here are the documents are submitted
1. France Application
2. VFS Appointment
3. Bank Statement (3 months)
4. Bank Letter of Reference
5. Letter of Personal introduction
6. Itinerary by Viator
7. Insurance (AXA Mansard)
9. CAC document

mialate:
There's no diffuculty in filling the forms.

We are all here to help you. Just throw the questions out and it will be answered ASAP.

The letter needs to be typed neatly on a normal A4 paper.




quote author=Iwuchineme post=110282138]Thanks a lot for this...please i would really appreciate your assistance in filling my form...i don't know if you can be of help and also uploading my documents...and for this letter does it need to be typed a letter head paper or normal A4 paper is okay?

HRprof:
You are frequent traveler , it covers all travels to countries outside Africa. Make copies of your visa’s and attached to document you want to submit.