{"id":262168,"date":"2019-08-09T07:33:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T07:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/?p=262168"},"modified":"2020-03-17T21:14:49","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T20:14:49","slug":"france-visa-in-nigeria-how-to-get-yours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/france-visa-in-nigeria-how-to-get-yours\/","title":{"rendered":"France Visa in Nigeria: How to Get Yours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you intend travelling to France, you\u2019re definitely set for an exciting time however, the first step is to apply for a visa. There are different categories of visas depending on your purpose of travel. These categories include:<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Tourist\/ Visitor\u2019s visa <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This visa is either for the purpose of tourism or to visit a family member or friend. Just as the name of this visa indicates, they should be used for vacationing, cruising, sightseeing and other recreational activities. You\u2019re not expected to use a visitor\u2019s visa to work.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Business Visa<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The business visa is needed if you\u2019ll be conducting business or any other commercial activities in the country. These include meetings, seminars, conferences, trainings or trade fairs.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Transit Visa<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This is another category of visa which is applicable if you will be changing your flight in France.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-262160\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Isreal-Visa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There is also the <strong>long stay visa<\/strong> which allows you to stay for a longer period. Usually a long stay visa is any visa in which you are allowed to stay more than 90 days. There are many reasons for this. Some of these include studies, employment, marriage or medical reasons.<\/p>\n<p>The visa you\u2019ll be applying for if you\u2019re to travel to France is the Schengen visa. There are specific rules and regulation you ought to know before you apply.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>France is one of the Schengen states and if you intend to visit France, you should apply at the French Consulate General in Lagos.<\/li>\n<li>If you\u2019ll be visiting any of the other Schengen states before visiting France, you\u2019d need to apply to that country instead.<\/li>\n<li>Also, if you\u2019ll be staying longer in any of these countries than you will be in France, you\u2019ll have to apply for a visa there instead and vice versa.<\/li>\n<li>If you\u2019re applying for a long term visa, your passport should carry a minimum validity of 2 years.<\/li>\n<li>If you\u2019re applying for a short term visa, your passport should have a minimum of 6 months validity from the intended arrival date.<\/li>\n<li>You application should be submitted at most 10 weeks and at least 3 days before your scheduled travel date.<\/li>\n<li>It is essential that you submit all required documents because any incomplete documentation could lead to a delay or deferral in decision making on the part of the visa officials.<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019re to submit a bank statement stretching back to three months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The centre in Lagos that accepts visa applications to France is the VFS Global Centre.<\/p>\n<p>You can download the long stay visa application <strong>form<\/strong> from the website. There\u2019s also a compulsory <strong>OFII form<\/strong> that you\u2019ll need to download from the website and complete.<\/p>\n<p>Also, you\u2019ll need to download a <strong>mandatory questionnaire<\/strong> when applying. After completing these forms, you would attach 3 clear copies of yor current passport to the data page. There are specifications for the photo you\u2019ll be using which you can find <strong>here<\/strong>. There are also supporting documents that you\u2019re expected to attach to these forms.<\/p>\n<p>Afterwards, you should pay your visa fees and other related charges such as the VFS Global Service charge as applicable. You are to submit your application personally at the VFS Office.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re below 18 years, you must provide these documents:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A copy of birth certificate<\/li>\n<li>A letter of consent from your parents<\/li>\n<li>A passport copy of the parent issuing the letter should also be attached or any form of national identity card.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Usually, the processing time of your visa application is 15 working days which starts counting from the day you take your biometrics after submitting your form and related documents at VFS Global.<\/p>\n<p>You can track your visa application <strong>online<\/strong> by providing a unigue VAC reference number and your date number. The VAC reference number is printed on the receipt you were given after you biometrics information was taken.<\/p>\n<p>You can collect your decision letter between 10 am and 6pm between Monday and Friday except on public holidays. You should come along with your receipt and an original proof of identity.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll have to collect the document by yourself except you\u2019re sending a representative. The representative could either be a family representative or an official representative if you\u2019re applying from a ministry arm of the government or a corporate organization.<\/p>\n<p>You can also use a courier to order for your passport along with your decision letter; however you\u2019ll need to present your receipt and proof of identity before receiving your package.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you intend travelling to France, you\u2019re definitely set for an exciting time however, the first step is to apply &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"France Visa in Nigeria: How to Get Yours\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/france-visa-in-nigeria-how-to-get-yours\/#more-262168\" aria-label=\"More on France Visa in Nigeria: How to Get Yours\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":262160,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Isreal-Visa.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6w1sx-16cw","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262168"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=262168"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":288854,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262168\/revisions\/288854"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/262160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}