rebless:
Hello fellows,

Please for those who recently applied, is the 19,000plus you paid at your online appointment booking inclusive of courier service and about how long did the process took you in the application centre?

Moreover were you able to take your passport photographs at the centre without paying online ?

Thanks in anticipation

esdajo:
Good day everyone. So my family and I applied for a visitor's visa to France last Thursday and we just got emails and text messages that our passports have been sent back to VFS and ready for collection. How do we know if its a positive response as the embassy did not call anyone of us for any kind of questioning. Do they send refusal emails like the UK does or we must wait to receive the passports from UPS first to know if we were approved or not? Gurus should please help me out.

larade16:
Yes, the 19,000plus is inclusive of courier if you stay in Lagos I guess, I didn’t pay any other fee for delivery.

The process took like an hour, i was the 2nd person to be attended to.

You can take your passport photographs at the center and pay with cash, don’t patronize those people outside o...their fee is too high.

rebless:


Thanks so much

esdajo:
Good day everyone. So my family and I applied for a visitor's visa to France last Thursday and we just got emails and text messages that our passports have been sent back to VFS and ready for collection. How do we know if its a positive response as the embassy did not call anyone of us for any kind of questioning. Do they send refusal emails like the UK does or we must wait to receive the passports from UPS first to know if we were approved or not? Gurus should please help me out.

OmoWorld:
Relax... It"s a positive feedback. Most embassies in Nigeria don't have time to call applicants.
By the way... Your visa application is approved. Your visa is being completed and has been issued. So you are going to receive your visa tomorrow.

OmoWorld:
Relax... It"s a positive feedback. Most embassies in Nigeria don't have time to call applicants.
By the way... Your visa application is approved. Your visa is being completed and has been issued. So you are going to receive your visa tomorrow.

esdajo:
Unfortunately we were refused on the ground that there are reasonable doubts as to our intentions to leave the territory of the Member states before the visa expires.

I don’t know if my having a residence in another Member state was responsible for this.

Beverlyhills:
Apologies. With a Residence in a Member state and its only logical you go through your resident state.

esdajo:
Unfortunately we were refused on the ground that there are reasonable doubts as to our intentions to leave the territory of the Member states before the visa expires.

I don’t know if my having a residence in another Member state was responsible for this.

Osoderi:


Omg!!! So sorry to hear this, How? Do you have France residence permit??

esdajo:
German actually. No it’s fine. Just that I wanted to give my people a wonderful treat this Christmas. Perhaps they thought I wanted to move them in through the back door lol.

yemmywesey:


You should have moved them in through member state you have your PR in.
The VO will conclude that you want to move them in through france which is much easier, and ferry them to Germany and began filing for them.

esdajo:
I don't have a PR in Germany yet but a residence permit to study and work, having been living there for almost 7 years now. Moving forward, would there be any need to appeal the decision if only to clear the air cos this may affect other future travel plans since most of these Western nations share data on visa applicants and you dare not withhold such information as that would constitute a misrepresentation of material facts and may even earn one a ban in addition to being refused such a visa. Is there any need for that and has anyone here appealed a visa refusal and was later issued the visa?

Invite them through germany's embassy.

Beverlyhills:
@esdajo,

In my Opinion, you can appeal the decision taken explaining your decision for applying for a tourist visa with your Partner and kids to France citing the touristic attractions france has to offer when compared to Germany.

Also state that you are Resident in Germany and you have no intentions of them staying back in either Countries as they are strongly rooted in Nigeria. You may include evidences of what you feel demonstrates this root.

Note, this may not overturn the decision but would be documented in your file so the next Visa Officer if you choose to apply anytime can see you appealed to clear the doubts casted.

Use the following address Commission de recours contre les refus de visas, BP 83609, 44036 Nantes Cedex 1.

esdajo:
Thanks for the advice. Will do as you have advised. However, I have written the France Consulate expressing my dissatisfaction and asking for an in-person interview if at all possible as we wish to reapply immediately but the available dates are far off, in fact, past the intended travel date we have in mind. I don’t understand why the appeal has to be in France and not here, but then it’s their rules and it has to be followed. I had a similar but serious issue with the German embassy 7 years ago which I appealed here, went back and got the student visa.

Beverlyhills:

You are welcome.

All appeal are sent and received in france. The German Embassy in Nigeria accepts the remonstrance letter and works on it there unlike the french Embassy.

You may appeal to the CRRV in person, through a lawyer or through a family member. Your request must be in French and be sent by regular mail to that following address.

If your appeal is considered you may get a response or not.

However, send in the letter and you cant reapply immediately.
You can try taking the family somewhere else this Christmas.

You may try again by Easter (My Opinion)

Beverlyhills:
@esdajo

Every case is different who knows. You may wait for the french Embassy but best you make alternate plans incase they go all silent .

Between the German Embassy tourist visa section is open i believe, you should go there where you have a better chance. They reply in 8 to 10 working days

The importance of your Appeal is just to clear the air so when either states check the records its found.

esdajo:
Thank you very much once again. Do you think it would be a nice idea to try any other Schengen member state now or wait till some other time?

Beverlyhills:
At the moment, the only Schengen member state you can go to is the German Embassy .
You can book an appointment and start the processing with them. You spent 7 years there it should count for something. If they are able to grant you the visiting visa with your family, then other member states might follow suit.

In my opinion, any trial with any member state at the moment will only result in same reason and would seem desperate.

Try other countries as Christmas is just around, Lovely countries i might add.

esdajo:
How about the UK?

esdajo:
Running away to where nau? I have legal residence there currently, I'm only home to spend time with my family. BTW, no more appointment slots at the German embassy for now, so I'm keeping an eye on that. I only asked about the UK since I just got their visa 2 weeks ago but it was for myself alone.

monchat:
Hello house I am confused on this question as attached. kindly assist clarify me with some one with spouse visa. Thank you

esdajo:
If you have a residence permit (plastic card, not visa sticker on your passport) in another country, you will have to fill in the details there.

monchat:


So one that only have sticker on passport have to fill No? BC until the person gets to uk, that is when the person collects his residence permit card