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Amml270:
Alright thank you for the information
It's actually french citizen not resident
And I have all the documents

You are good to go then, no fear.
What God has joined together, not even visa can put asunder

Nonamexxx:
Okay thanks
Hold on sorry. I just reread. Are you saying when I go there. My passport would just be handed to me? Without any file or seal?

This part "i know when the passport comes with a letter then very likely visa not granted"

No, i meant when you open the envelop and get your passport with a letter in it.
Once my cousin was refused France visa and he told me he opened the envelop and did not see a visa apposed in his passport but rather an accompanying letter which happened to be a refusal letter just "ticking" the reason for the refusal. Your passport will return sealed dont worry about that.

Congratulations !

OSHartorz:
Submitted documents on 14 June
Message to pick up 4 July

Visa granted (one month)

At the time of passport receipt, travel date was already in the past. Nonetheless, the visa was granted.

Although, when I submitted it was supposed to take 10 days but it's now it takes 30 days (may be due to Olympics)

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Amml270:
If you are married to a French citizen can your visa be refused?

It can be refused depending on the category you are applying from.
For example, there is what is called "regroupement familial" which is the main route to relocate and join a legal french resident and the demand for this kind of visa is initiated right from France.
However, if it's just to visit and return back then you have to apply under tourist family visa and get attestation d'accueuil from the city mayor where the resident lives (the resident will just go thier city mayor and request for it, the mayor office may send people to verify his/her accommodation first before granting the document and this document costs about 30 euros to be bought as stamp. The requirements for these different types of visa are different and once you submit all the required documents of the category you applied and they approve them then your chances of getting the visa are good.
A practical example of how they can refuse you the visa : if you want to use a smart way (tourist route) to relocate and join your family member and they figure it out from your application then surely the application will be refused. Hope you get it?

Modified : if spouse is french citizen, your chances of being refused the visa are very slim provided you provide all required documents and you are not in a polygamous marriage (stated on thier website). There is special visa for French family members and you have to apply for that visa and supply the required documentations

Zoey1:
Sometimes some of your own documents are added with the passport on return.
Sometimes, it could be a letter telling you a date to come and present yourself physically after your return.

Wauu, i never knew one could be asked to come and present self after return ?
We learn every day

Nonamexxx:
Thank you. I feel a bit better I guess.
Is there a way to know the outcome before opening my passport? I know this question is weird but like when I go to tlscontact. My passport would be in a brown envelope, right? Does a bigger envelope mean rejection (since it comes with the rejection letter) and doesn't a smaller one mean it has be granted since otll be only ones passport?

Sounds a bit funny though....I haven't heard of size of envelop indicating if visa granted or not but i know when the passport comes with a letter then very likely visa not granted.

Nonamexxx:
Hmm okay so Hi guys.
I was asleep earlier and just woke to see I had a text from TLScontact that my passport had been returned two hours ago.

Submitted application and biometrics 20/06/2024
Passport collection today
05/07/2024

So basically 12 working days

I'm a bit scared
Very scared.
I'm a first time traveler.

Wauu, the wait is almost over. Relax and be hopeful. Though you have every reason to be scared as a first timer but i tell you a lot of people are getting the visa but not coming to say it on the platform here so be optimistic !

pufframmy:
wow nothing can stop your visa issuing sir with this your documentation
congratulations ones again

Thank you...na God

BruceXavier:
Congratulations. What is the validity of the visa?

5 yrs

Marcgrace:
Hello @ yerilistik
Congrats!
When you applied, did you include your company registration documents from the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)?

No company documents

Zoey1:
Congratulations

Thanks

pufframmy:
congratulation can you share documents submitted

- Visa application form with it's receipt (the receipt comes automatically with the form after printing)
- Invitation letter called attestation d'accueuil from family member in France (gotten from city mayor)
- 3 months bank statement of acct
- Copies of previous france visas, previous UK 6 months visa and current 10 yrs UK visa
- Booked itinerary paid (Lagos - Paris, then Paris - London, then London - Lagos) : copies of paid flight tickets included
- 1 year insurance cover
- Letter of explanation for visa demand
- French passport copy of inviting family member
- Valid UK residence permit for family member in UK (i didnt need to include invitation letter from her because i already have valid 10yr UK visa)
- Proof of relationship between us
- contract of employment
- 1 passport photograph
- Ofcourse valid passport (10 yrs)

I applied for 1 month visa as i stated I wanted to visit my family member in France before proceeding to spend some holiday with another family member in the UK and that from Uk i will be returninig back to Nigeria.

5 years Visa granted

Peaceomon:
Pls how much did you pay for the visa fee at the visa center

N138,995

Nonamexxx:
Congratulations yerilistik
Hope you have a safe flight

Thank you !
I pray you get a favorable response and soon.

Visa alert !

As a reminder:
- Application submission and biometrics = 20/06/24
- Passport return from the consulate back to TLS/pick up e-mail = 02/07/24
- Passport picked up today : Visa granted

Thank you all and good luck for your applications

Nonamexxx:
Hi
Have you gotten your passport?

Not yet, the rain disturbed the person i sent yesterday, he will try again today if everything goes well.
Have you got any response for yours?

Nielda234:
Please who knows how much France Visa fee is right now?

Tourist short stay visa you mean?
From 11 june 2024, the short stay visa increased to 90 euros for adults and 45 euros for children 6 to 11 years.
So multiply 90 euros by Naira exchange rate to get the total amount in Naira.

Blessedsteph:
Happy they didn’t delay you. Congratulations in advance.

I claim it IJN amen.
Tomorrow will tell, fingers crossed
Thanks

Nonamexxx:
We submitted the same day o
I hope you get a positive response. You're a frequent traveler right?

Yes i am a frequent traveller but France no send...they can refuse anybody visa.
Fingers crossed

Passport collection alert !

I received an email this afternoon informing me that my passport is back from the consulate and ready for collection.
As a reminder, I submitted for biometrics on the 20th June 2024 so it's about 8 or 9 working days from the day of submission.
I only hope visa is granted.
Will be going there to collect the passport tomorrow.

BruceXavier:
Visa approved, 3months multiple, first timer

Pickup message came 10working days after submission.

Big congratulations Bruce and thank you so much for updating us.
Unfortunately not many people come back to this forum to update us about thier visa application outcomes but for those who deem it right to share thier visa application results, we really do appreciate.
Thank you once again and enjoy your trip to France !

tunyuz:
Okay, thank you. I submitted on 3/6/24. I will try to collect today or tomorrow.

I wish you good news with the visa

tunyuz:
Hello, everyone. Please I received a collection mail today from TLS France. Does it mean my visa is granted? This is my first application with France, I am only familiar with UK system. If its UK, its either you get refusal mail or collection mail. Thank you in advance

France visa processing is quite different from the UK. Most UK Visa refusals get refusai emails before thier passports are returned but in France visa, no such emails are sent. You only know the outcome when you collect your passport.
When did you submit your application, Lagos or Abuja ?

nodetest:
Got my visa yesterday exactly 3 weeks after submission

Big congrats and thanks for letting us know. Did you collect it yourself or delivered to you by courrier service ?

Guys please remember to come here to update us when you get your passport back hopefully with the visa granted (or not) so we can have an idea the actual delay time in processing visa applications.
We don't seem to be getting enough feedbacks from those who recently got thier passports returned with or without visa.

yerilistik:
Yes i got notified that my application had been transferred to the consulate and the next day the status shows the application has been received by the consulate. Now status is "ongoing".
Yes some early passport returns are refusals but not all. If you are a frequent traveller with solid application consulate decision may be rapid and favorable.

Status "in process" i meant

Nonamexxx:
Welp same. 20th of June
I'm so scared.
Did you get a notification that your passport had been transferred to the consulate few hours later?

I've been through the whole thread for like 5hrs. I noticed people who get notified that their passport is ready early get denied

Yes i got notified that my application had been transferred to the consulate and the next day the status shows the application has been received by the consulate. Now status is "ongoing".
Yes some early passport returns are refusals but not all. If you are a frequent traveller with solid application consulate decision may be rapid and favorable.

Nonamexxx:
If you submitted your application last week can we meet up? Also please I need your help. If your flight reservation is cancelled can it lead to denial?

When did you submit?
I submitted at VI Lagos on thursday 20 th june

Zoey1:
In Nigeria, they can’t keep up with 5days until the end o of the Olympics.
1. Most Nigerians wants to use that opportunity to enter into Europe.
2. Most Nigerians believe France is the easiest Schengen consulate
3. Most Nigerians prefer the modus operandi of not having to face a visa officer not been called for unnecessary stories afterwards.
4. If the Ambassador wasn’t changed earlier in the year, it would have been pretty much easier. But the new one definitely has his own modus operandi etc
Until the Olympics is ended , it will keep on like that.
Of course they are cashing out too.

I didn't even know the ambassador was changed this year. Good points you made.

Cashmadam:
I was surprised too. She was about to withdraw her application when she got the visa.

Lets hope they improve. TLS website states they are doing everything possible to revert back to the previous rhythm and duration of visa application processing

Cashmadam:
Took my collleague 5 to 6 weeks to get her visa!

Haa, that's extreme na