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Raw Queries and Responses

1. Shard Calculation

Query:

Response:

Calculated Shard: 22 (from laksa136)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa022.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://france-visas.gouv.fr/en/nigeria\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://france-visas.gouv.fr/en/nigeria\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/en\/nigeria","crawl_time":1775774282,"first_indexed_time":1689080327,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"fr,gouv,france-visas!\/en\/nigeria s443","src_root_hash":"8743203663204338422","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Nigeria - France-Visas","meta_descriptions":[],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Change submission location\nGet information, make an appointment and submit your application\nSubmit your application to a visa center for France, in Nigeria\nWarning: appointments taken on\nTLSContact\nwebsite is compulsory. It includes pre-payment of service fee. First make sure that you are authorized to enter the French territory, and if so, under which conditions: please read carefully all the information on\nFrance-Visas\n.\nAlso please connect to the dedicated website page of the\nMinistry for Europe and Foreign Affairs\nto know more about entry conditions on the French territory and the vaccines which are currently certified by the European Medicines Agency.\nVisa applications lodged in Nigeria are processed by the Consular Section of the\nFrench Embassy in Abuja\nand the\nConsulate General of France in Lagos\n, which are the only ones empowered to make visa decisions. Never accept requests from intermediaries or service providers around the TLS buildings.\nFor\nshort-stay visa applications\n, please allow\nmore than 1 month\nbetween submitting your application and your planned departure date.\nFor\nlong-stay visa applications\n, please allow at least\n2 months\nbetween submitting your application and your planned departure date.\nPlease note you can submit your visa application up to\n6 months\nprior to your date of travel.\nFrom Monday, November 17, 2025 and until further notice, will be received at TLSContact in Abuja, only visa applicants for the following reasons:\nFamily of French\nFamily reunification\nAnd diplomatic travel\nWhom should I contact ?\nFrom October 3, 2023\n, visa applicants can visit\nTLSContact visa application\ncenter to have their visa application processed.\nImportant\n: the consular departments accept only documents in French or English language. Any document drafted in another language must be necessarily accompanied with a translation in French or in English.\nWhat are the visa fees ?\nYour visa application fee consists of :\nThe\nVisa Application fees (pdf)\ncollected by the French administration for the processing of your application. These visa fees are collected directly by TLSContact on behalf of the French ministry of foreign Affairs. These fees must be paid only by card in local currency. The payment of the application fee does not entitle to a visa and these fees are not refundable, including in case of refusal by the administration or cancellation of the application by the applicant.\nThe TLS service fees\n: The service fees collected by TLSContact amounting to\n28 €\nand payable online according to the French official exchange rate. They are not refundable in case of cancellation of the appointment. The amount of the service fee has been decided in agreement with the French ministry of foreign Affairs and corresponds to the various services of TLSContact (receipt of visa applications, data processing, collection of information, appointment booking, etc.).\nOptional paid services\nare also available for visa applicants. You can select them when you make an appointment on the TLSContact website.\nBook an appointment\nTLSContact Centre in Abuja\nSubmitting applications\n(By appointment only)\nMonday\n8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.\nTuesday\n8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.\nWednesday\n8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.\nThursday\n8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.\nFriday\n8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.\nSaturday\nClosed\nSunday\nClosed\nCollecting passports\n(Without appointment)\nMonday\n8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.\nTuesday\n8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.\nWednesday\n8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.\nThursday\n8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.\nFriday\n8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.\nSaturday\nClosed\nSunday\nClosed\nTLSContact Centre in Lagos\nSubmitting applications\n(By appointment only)\nMonday\n8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.\nTuesday\n8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.\nWednesday\n8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.\nThursday\n8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.\nFriday\n8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.\nSaturday\nClosed\nSunday\nClosed\nCollecting passports\n(Without appointment)\nMonday\n8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.\nTuesday\n8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.\nWednesday\n8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.\nThursday\n8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.\nFriday\n8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.\nSaturday\nClosed\nSunday\nClosed\nAdditional information\nPlease see TLSContact\nwebsite\n.\nFor security reasons, the following items cannot be brought into the Centre:\nAny battery-powered device or electronic device such as a camera, video camera, MP3 player, CD player, cassette player (or any other portable music player), computer or tablet;\nAny bag\nexcept a plastic bag containing the required application documents\nor a small hand bag;\nAny sealed package or envelope;\nAny inflammable items e.g. lighter, matches. etc.;\nAny sharp objects e.g. knife, scissors. etc.;\nAny weapons or explosives.\nThe above list is not complete. Other items may also be prohibited by the Centre's security officers.\nThe Visa Application Centre cannot store\/keep any prohibited items. Consequently,\nvisa applicants must make sure they comply with the rules\nbefore visiting the Centre.\nPractical informations about your appointment in the visa application centers\nYou need to be present in person to submit your application in the TLSContact applications centers.\nWhen getting prepared for you appointment, please do not forget to bring:\nYour passport: the passport number must be the same as mentioned on your appointment letter.\nMeans of payment of the visa fees: cash or debit card.\nYour application which must contain all required documents put in the right order as per the list of supporting documents, 1 set of original documents, 1 set of copies in A4 size.\nPlease note: in case of missing documents, you can decide either not to submit your application and take another appointment (in this case, TLSContact service fees will have to be paid again), or to submit and sign a document listing the missing documents.\nApplication with all of supporting documents does not automatically mean that your visa will be granted.\nTLSContact offers against payment\noptional services\n: photos, photocopies, assistance to fill the online form, courier service for your passport return.\nBiometric data collection :\nFrance only issues biometric visas.\nApplicants aged 12 on the day of appointment have to be present to apply in order to allow biometric data to be collected: picture (photo or scan) and fingerprints (10 fingers).\nThere is a possibility to access applicants' biometric data when a Schengen visa has been previously issued less than 59 months before.\nChildren aged under 12 are exempt from biometric data collection. Their application has to be submitted by one of the parents or by a person entrusted with legal authority on them. Their\nISO\/IEC format photograph (pdf)\nwill be scanned.\nFollowing biometrics data collection, visa application procedure is over.\nOfficial and diplomatic passport (Official mission only with Note Verbale):\nVisa applicants on official or diplomatic passports are not affected by the mandatory appointment booking with prepayment of the service fee on the TLScontact website. They are invited to drop by TLScontact's visa centers in Abuja and Lagos.\nTo be admissible, their visa application must include a Note Verbale\n.\nFor Lagos, you need an appointment made online.\nThey are subject to the short-stay visa requirement but bearers of diplomatic passports are exempt from airport transit visa only in case of transit through France.\nVisas issued to official passport holders are free. They pay no visa fees or service fees.\nAirport Transit Visa :\nYou are required to hold an “A” Airport Transit Visa (VTA) if you hold a regular Nigerian passport or service, if you hold a long-stay visa or residence permit issued by the country of final destination, that you stay in the international area of the airport in France (or in the Netherlands for applications submitted in Lagos), waiting for the connection to your final destination, and that your final destination is outside the Schengen area.\nThird countries represented by France in Nigeria:\nThe French Embassy in Lagos doesn’t represent any third countries.\nThe Consulate General of France in Lagos represents two Schengen States for the issuance of short-stay visas exclusively: Lithuania and the Netherlands (States represented in Abuja by Belgium).\nVisa applications for Lithuania or the Netherlands as a single or main destination must be submitted in Lagos at the\nTLSContact visa center\n, after making an appointment on the site and paying the online service fee.\nApplication procedure for a study visa:\nTo prepare their application, study visa applicants must first consult the\nCampus France\nwebsite.\nIn case of problems with your visa application project, TLSContact is at your disposal to assist you. On\nthe website\nyou will find an email contact page and contact information for the call center (local number not charged).","attrs_markdown":"Cookies management panel\n\nClose\n\nCookies management panel\n\nBy allowing these third party services, you accept their cookies and the use of tracking technologies necessary for their proper functioning.\n\nPreference for all services\n\nAllow all cookies\n\nDeny all cookies\n\n- APIs\n  APIs are used to load scripts: geolocation, search engines, translations, ...\n- Advertising network\n  Ad networks can generate revenue by selling advertising space on the site.\n- Audience measurement\n  The audience measurement services used to generate useful statistics attendance to improve the site.\n  - Eulerian Analytics\n    \n    disallowed  -  This service can install 1 cookie.\n    \n    [Read more](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/web\/france-visas\/mentions-legales \"Read more : Cookie detail for Eulerian Analytics on our site (new window)\")  - 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[Salaried employment](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/activite-salariee)\n  - [Self employed person or liberal activity](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/activite-non-salariee-ou-liberale)\n  - [Young employees](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/jeunes-salaries)\n  - [Job Search \/ Business Creation](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/recherche-d-emploi-creation-d-entreprise)\n  - [International talents](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/talents-internationaux-et-attractivite-economique)\n  - [Business travel](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/voyage-d-affaires)\n  \n  ##### [Study or training](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/etudier-se-former)\n  - [Student](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/etudiant)\n  - [Young \"au pair\"](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/jeune-au-pair)\n  - [School-going minor](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/mineur-scolarise)\n  - [Student trainee](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/stagiaire-etudiant)\n  \n  ##### [Family purpose](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/motif-familial)\n  - [Adoption](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/adoption)\n  - [Family of French national](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/famille-de-francais)\n  - [Family of european national](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/famille-de-citoyen-europeen)\n  - [Family of foreign national residing in France](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/famille-d-etranger-residant-en-france)\n- [Visa application](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/demande-de-visa)\n- [News](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/actualites)\n\n1. [Home](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/en\/web\/france-visas\/accueil)\n2. [Make an appointment](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/en\/web\/france-visas\/lieu-de-depot)\n3. [Nigeria](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/en\/web\/france-visas\/nigeria)\n\n[Change submission location](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/lieu-de-depot)\n\n![](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/documents\/d\/france-visas\/ng)\n\n# Nigeria\nGet information, make an appointment and submit your application\n***\n![](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/documents\/d\/france-visas\/passport-1)\n\n## Submit your application to a visa center for France, in Nigeria\nWarning: appointments taken on [TLSContact](https:\/\/visas-fr.tlscontact.com\/visa\/ng\/) website is compulsory. It includes pre-payment of service fee. First make sure that you are authorized to enter the French territory, and if so, under which conditions: please read carefully all the information on [France-Visas](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/en\/web\/france-visas\/visa-application-guidelines).\n\nAlso please connect to the dedicated website page of the [Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs](https:\/\/www.diplomatie.gouv.fr\/en\/coming-to-france\/coming-to-france-your-covid-19-questions-answered\/) to know more about entry conditions on the French territory and the vaccines which are currently certified by the European Medicines Agency.\n\nVisa applications lodged in Nigeria are processed by the Consular Section of the **French Embassy in Abuja** and the **Consulate General of France in Lagos**, which are the only ones empowered to make visa decisions. Never accept requests from intermediaries or service providers around the TLS buildings.\n\n- For **short-stay visa applications**, please allow **more than 1 month** between submitting your application and your planned departure date.\n- For **long-stay visa applications**, please allow at least **2 months** between submitting your application and your planned departure date.\n\nPlease note you can submit your visa application up to **6 months** prior to your date of travel.\n\nFrom Monday, November 17, 2025 and until further notice, will be received at TLSContact in Abuja, only visa applicants for the following reasons:\n\n- Family of French\n- Family reunification\n- And diplomatic travel\n## Whom should I contact ?\n**From October 3, 2023**, visa applicants can visit [TLSContact visa application](https:\/\/visas-fr.tlscontact.com\/visa\/ng\/)center to have their visa application processed.\n\n**Important** : the consular departments accept only documents in French or English language. Any document drafted in another language must be necessarily accompanied with a translation in French or in English.\n***\n![](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/documents\/d\/france-visas\/money)\n\n## What are the visa fees ?\nYour visa application fee consists of :\n\n- The [Visa Application fees (pdf)](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/documents\/d\/france-visas\/frais-de-visa-anglais) collected by the French administration for the processing of your application. These visa fees are collected directly by TLSContact on behalf of the French ministry of foreign Affairs. These fees must be paid only by card in local currency. The payment of the application fee does not entitle to a visa and these fees are not refundable, including in case of refusal by the administration or cancellation of the application by the applicant.\n- **The TLS service fees** : The service fees collected by TLSContact amounting to **28 €** and payable online according to the French official exchange rate. They are not refundable in case of cancellation of the appointment. The amount of the service fee has been decided in agreement with the French ministry of foreign Affairs and corresponds to the various services of TLSContact (receipt of visa applications, data processing, collection of information, appointment booking, etc.).\n- [Optional paid services](https:\/\/visas-fr.tlscontact.com\/added-value-services\/ng\/ngLGV2fr) are also available for visa applicants. You can select them when you make an appointment on the TLSContact website.\n***\n![](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/documents\/d\/france-visas\/calendar-1)\n\n## Book an appointment\n- Abuja\n- Lagos\n\n### TLSContact Centre in Abuja\n[Book an appointment](https:\/\/visas-fr.tlscontact.com\/visa\/ng\/ngABV2fr\/home)\n\nContact details\n\nGround floor, Murkhtar El-Yakub Square next to Metro Plaza  \n Zakariya Maimalari Street, Central Business District  \n Abuja  \n Nigeria\n\n[Map](https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/e77skjJ8yCXtDP8F6)\n\nEmail\n\nNA\n\nCall center\n\nNA\n\nWebsite\n\n<https:\/\/visas-fr.tlscontact.com\/visa\/ng\/ngABV2fr\/home>\n\nSubmitting applications\n\n(By appointment only)\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| Monday | 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. |\n| Tuesday | 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. |\n| Wednesday | 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. |\n| Thursday | 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. |\n| Friday | 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. |\n| Saturday | **Closed** |\n| Sunday | **Closed** |\n\nCollecting passports\n\n(Without appointment)\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| Monday | 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. |\n| Tuesday | 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. |\n| Wednesday | 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. |\n| Thursday | 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. |\n| Friday | 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. |\n| Saturday | **Closed** |\n| Sunday | **Closed** |\n\n### TLSContact Centre in Lagos\n[Book an appointment](https:\/\/visas-fr.tlscontact.com\/visa\/ng\/ngLGV2fr\/home)\n\nContact details\n\n1st floor, Banksome house  \n 39 Adeola Odeku Street, Victoria Island  \n Lagos  \n Nigeria\n\n[Map](https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/tpucFuBwj2TqB4Xy6)\n\nEmail\n\nNA\n\nCall center\n\nFor local calls : 0 201 700 2035 \\| For international calls : +234 201 700 2035\n\nWebsite\n\n<https:\/\/visas-fr.tlscontact.com\/visa\/ng\/ngLGV2fr\/home>\n\nSubmitting applications\n\n(By appointment only)\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| Monday | 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. |\n| Tuesday | 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. |\n| Wednesday | 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. |\n| Thursday | 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. |\n| Friday | 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. |\n| Saturday | **Closed** |\n| Sunday | **Closed** |\n\nCollecting passports\n\n(Without appointment)\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| Monday | 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. |\n| Tuesday | 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. |\n| Wednesday | 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. |\n| Thursday | 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. |\n| Friday | 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. |\n| Saturday | **Closed** |\n| Sunday | **Closed** |\n#### Additional information\n##### Public holidays \/ closures\nPlease see TLSContact [website](https:\/\/visas-fr.tlscontact.com\/opening-hours\/ng\/ngLGV2fr).\n\n##### Security information\nFor security reasons, the following items cannot be brought into the Centre:\n\n- Any battery-powered device or electronic device such as a camera, video camera, MP3 player, CD player, cassette player (or any other portable music player), computer or tablet;\n- Any bag **except a plastic bag containing the required application documents** or a small hand bag;\n- Any sealed package or envelope;\n- Any inflammable items e.g. lighter, matches. etc.;\n- Any sharp objects e.g. knife, scissors. etc.;\n- Any weapons or explosives.\n\nThe above list is not complete. Other items may also be prohibited by the Centre's security officers.  \n The Visa Application Centre cannot store\/keep any prohibited items. Consequently,**visa applicants must make sure they comply with the rules** before visiting the Centre.\n##### Practical information\n###### Practical informations about your appointment in the visa application centers\nYou need to be present in person to submit your application in the TLSContact applications centers.\n\nWhen getting prepared for you appointment, please do not forget to bring:\n\n- Your passport: the passport number must be the same as mentioned on your appointment letter.\n- Means of payment of the visa fees: cash or debit card.\n- Your application which must contain all required documents put in the right order as per the list of supporting documents, 1 set of original documents, 1 set of copies in A4 size.\n\nPlease note: in case of missing documents, you can decide either not to submit your application and take another appointment (in this case, TLSContact service fees will have to be paid again), or to submit and sign a document listing the missing documents.\n\nApplication with all of supporting documents does not automatically mean that your visa will be granted.\n\nTLSContact offers against payment [optional services](https:\/\/visas-fr.tlscontact.com\/added-value-services\/ng\/ngLGV2fr) : photos, photocopies, assistance to fill the online form, courier service for your passport return.\n\n###### Biometric data collection :\nFrance only issues biometric visas.\n\nApplicants aged 12 on the day of appointment have to be present to apply in order to allow biometric data to be collected: picture (photo or scan) and fingerprints (10 fingers).\n\nThere is a possibility to access applicants' biometric data when a Schengen visa has been previously issued less than 59 months before.\n\nChildren aged under 12 are exempt from biometric data collection. Their application has to be submitted by one of the parents or by a person entrusted with legal authority on them. Their [ISO\/IEC format photograph (pdf)](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/documents\/d\/france-visas\/iso_iec_fv_visa_photograph_requirements_en) will be scanned.\n\nFollowing biometrics data collection, visa application procedure is over.\n##### Particular situations\n###### Official and diplomatic passport (Official mission only with Note Verbale):\nVisa applicants on official or diplomatic passports are not affected by the mandatory appointment booking with prepayment of the service fee on the TLScontact website. They are invited to drop by TLScontact's visa centers in Abuja and Lagos. **To be admissible, their visa application must include a Note Verbale**.\n\nFor Lagos, you need an appointment made online.\n\nThey are subject to the short-stay visa requirement but bearers of diplomatic passports are exempt from airport transit visa only in case of transit through France.\n\nVisas issued to official passport holders are free. They pay no visa fees or service fees.\n\n###### Airport Transit Visa :\nYou are required to hold an “A” Airport Transit Visa (VTA) if you hold a regular Nigerian passport or service, if you hold a long-stay visa or residence permit issued by the country of final destination, that you stay in the international area of the airport in France (or in the Netherlands for applications submitted in Lagos), waiting for the connection to your final destination, and that your final destination is outside the Schengen area.\n\n###### Third countries represented by France in Nigeria:\nThe French Embassy in Lagos doesn’t represent any third countries.\n\nThe Consulate General of France in Lagos represents two Schengen States for the issuance of short-stay visas exclusively: Lithuania and the Netherlands (States represented in Abuja by Belgium).\n\nVisa applications for Lithuania or the Netherlands as a single or main destination must be submitted in Lagos at the [TLSContact visa center](https:\/\/visas-fr.tlscontact.com\/visa\/ng\/ngLGV2fr\/home), after making an appointment on the site and paying the online service fee.\n\n###### Application procedure for a study visa:\nTo prepare their application, study visa applicants must first consult the [Campus France](https:\/\/www.nigeria.campusfrance.org\/) website.\n##### Help\nIn case of problems with your visa application project, TLSContact is at your disposal to assist you. On [the website](https:\/\/visas-fr.tlscontact.com\/visa\/ng) you will find an email contact page and contact information for the call center (local number not charged).\n\nGouvernement\n\n[![Cofinancé par l’union européenne](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/documents\/d\/france-visas\/fr_co-funded-vertical-rgb)](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/accueil \"Retour à l'accueil du site - France-visas - Gouvernement - Cofinancé par l'Union Européenne\")\n\n- [info.gouv.fr](https:\/\/info.gouv.fr\/ \"info.gouv.fr - nouvelle fenêtre\")\n- [service-public.fr](https:\/\/service-public.fr\/ \"service-public.fr - nouvelle fenêtre\")\n- [legifrance.gouv.fr](https:\/\/legifrance.gouv.fr\/ \"legifrance.gouv.fr - nouvelle fenêtre\")\n- [data.gouv.fr](https:\/\/data.gouv.fr\/ \"data.gouv.fr - nouvelle fenêtre\")\n\n- [Site Map](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/plan-du-site)\n- [Accessibilité : non conforme](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/en\/nigeria)\n- [Legal notices](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/mentions-legales)\n- [Contact us](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/contact-assistance)\n\nSauf mention explicite de propriété intellectuelle détenue par des tiers, les contenus de ce site sont proposés sous [licence etalab-2.0](https:\/\/github.com\/etalab\/licence-ouverte\/blob\/master\/LO.md \"Licence etalab - nouvelle fenêtre\")","attrs_readable_markdown":"[Change submission location](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/lieu-de-depot)\n\n![](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/documents\/d\/france-visas\/ng)\n\nGet information, make an appointment and submit your application\n***\n![](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/documents\/d\/france-visas\/passport-1)\n\n## Submit your application to a visa center for France, in Nigeria\nWarning: appointments taken on [TLSContact](https:\/\/visas-fr.tlscontact.com\/visa\/ng\/) website is compulsory. It includes pre-payment of service fee. First make sure that you are authorized to enter the French territory, and if so, under which conditions: please read carefully all the information on [France-Visas](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/en\/web\/france-visas\/visa-application-guidelines).\n\nAlso please connect to the dedicated website page of the [Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs](https:\/\/www.diplomatie.gouv.fr\/en\/coming-to-france\/coming-to-france-your-covid-19-questions-answered\/) to know more about entry conditions on the French territory and the vaccines which are currently certified by the European Medicines Agency.\n\nVisa applications lodged in Nigeria are processed by the Consular Section of the **French Embassy in Abuja** and the **Consulate General of France in Lagos**, which are the only ones empowered to make visa decisions. Never accept requests from intermediaries or service providers around the TLS buildings.\n\n- For **short-stay visa applications**, please allow **more than 1 month** between submitting your application and your planned departure date.\n- For **long-stay visa applications**, please allow at least **2 months** between submitting your application and your planned departure date.\n\nPlease note you can submit your visa application up to **6 months** prior to your date of travel.\n\nFrom Monday, November 17, 2025 and until further notice, will be received at TLSContact in Abuja, only visa applicants for the following reasons:\n\n- Family of French\n- Family reunification\n- And diplomatic travel\n## Whom should I contact ?\n**From October 3, 2023**, visa applicants can visit [TLSContact visa application](https:\/\/visas-fr.tlscontact.com\/visa\/ng\/)center to have their visa application processed.\n\n**Important** : the consular departments accept only documents in French or English language. Any document drafted in another language must be necessarily accompanied with a translation in French or in English.\n***\n![](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/documents\/d\/france-visas\/money)\n\n## What are the visa fees ?\nYour visa application fee consists of :\n\n- The [Visa Application fees (pdf)](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/documents\/d\/france-visas\/frais-de-visa-anglais) collected by the French administration for the processing of your application. These visa fees are collected directly by TLSContact on behalf of the French ministry of foreign Affairs. These fees must be paid only by card in local currency. The payment of the application fee does not entitle to a visa and these fees are not refundable, including in case of refusal by the administration or cancellation of the application by the applicant.\n- **The TLS service fees** : The service fees collected by TLSContact amounting to **28 €** and payable online according to the French official exchange rate. They are not refundable in case of cancellation of the appointment. The amount of the service fee has been decided in agreement with the French ministry of foreign Affairs and corresponds to the various services of TLSContact (receipt of visa applications, data processing, collection of information, appointment booking, etc.).\n- [Optional paid services](https:\/\/visas-fr.tlscontact.com\/added-value-services\/ng\/ngLGV2fr) are also available for visa applicants. You can select them when you make an appointment on the TLSContact website.\n***\n![](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/documents\/d\/france-visas\/calendar-1)\n\n## Book an appointment\nTLSContact Centre in Abuja\n\nSubmitting applications\n\n(By appointment only)\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| Monday | 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. |\n| Tuesday | 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. |\n| Wednesday | 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. |\n| Thursday | 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. |\n| Friday | 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. |\n| Saturday | **Closed** |\n| Sunday | **Closed** |\n\nCollecting passports\n\n(Without appointment)\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| Monday | 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. |\n| Tuesday | 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. |\n| Wednesday | 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. |\n| Thursday | 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. |\n| Friday | 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. |\n| Saturday | **Closed** |\n| Sunday | **Closed** |\n\nTLSContact Centre in Lagos\n\nSubmitting applications\n\n(By appointment only)\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| Monday | 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. |\n| Tuesday | 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. |\n| Wednesday | 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. |\n| Thursday | 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. |\n| Friday | 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. |\n| Saturday | **Closed** |\n| Sunday | **Closed** |\n\nCollecting passports\n\n(Without appointment)\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| Monday | 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. |\n| Tuesday | 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. |\n| Wednesday | 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. |\n| Thursday | 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. |\n| Friday | 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. |\n| Saturday | **Closed** |\n| Sunday | **Closed** |\n#### Additional information\n#####\nPlease see TLSContact [website](https:\/\/visas-fr.tlscontact.com\/opening-hours\/ng\/ngLGV2fr).\n\n#####\nFor security reasons, the following items cannot be brought into the Centre:\n\n- Any battery-powered device or electronic device such as a camera, video camera, MP3 player, CD player, cassette player (or any other portable music player), computer or tablet;\n- Any bag **except a plastic bag containing the required application documents** or a small hand bag;\n- Any sealed package or envelope;\n- Any inflammable items e.g. lighter, matches. etc.;\n- Any sharp objects e.g. knife, scissors. etc.;\n- Any weapons or explosives.\n\nThe above list is not complete. Other items may also be prohibited by the Centre's security officers.  \n The Visa Application Centre cannot store\/keep any prohibited items. Consequently,**visa applicants must make sure they comply with the rules** before visiting the Centre.\n#####\n###### Practical informations about your appointment in the visa application centers\nYou need to be present in person to submit your application in the TLSContact applications centers.\n\nWhen getting prepared for you appointment, please do not forget to bring:\n\n- Your passport: the passport number must be the same as mentioned on your appointment letter.\n- Means of payment of the visa fees: cash or debit card.\n- Your application which must contain all required documents put in the right order as per the list of supporting documents, 1 set of original documents, 1 set of copies in A4 size.\n\nPlease note: in case of missing documents, you can decide either not to submit your application and take another appointment (in this case, TLSContact service fees will have to be paid again), or to submit and sign a document listing the missing documents.\n\nApplication with all of supporting documents does not automatically mean that your visa will be granted.\n\nTLSContact offers against payment [optional services](https:\/\/visas-fr.tlscontact.com\/added-value-services\/ng\/ngLGV2fr) : photos, photocopies, assistance to fill the online form, courier service for your passport return.\n\n###### Biometric data collection :\nFrance only issues biometric visas.\n\nApplicants aged 12 on the day of appointment have to be present to apply in order to allow biometric data to be collected: picture (photo or scan) and fingerprints (10 fingers).\n\nThere is a possibility to access applicants' biometric data when a Schengen visa has been previously issued less than 59 months before.\n\nChildren aged under 12 are exempt from biometric data collection. Their application has to be submitted by one of the parents or by a person entrusted with legal authority on them. Their [ISO\/IEC format photograph (pdf)](https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/documents\/d\/france-visas\/iso_iec_fv_visa_photograph_requirements_en) will be scanned.\n\nFollowing biometrics data collection, visa application procedure is over.\n#####\n###### Official and diplomatic passport (Official mission only with Note Verbale):\nVisa applicants on official or diplomatic passports are not affected by the mandatory appointment booking with prepayment of the service fee on the TLScontact website. They are invited to drop by TLScontact's visa centers in Abuja and Lagos. **To be admissible, their visa application must include a Note Verbale**.\n\nFor Lagos, you need an appointment made online.\n\nThey are subject to the short-stay visa requirement but bearers of diplomatic passports are exempt from airport transit visa only in case of transit through France.\n\nVisas issued to official passport holders are free. They pay no visa fees or service fees.\n\n###### Airport Transit Visa :\nYou are required to hold an “A” Airport Transit Visa (VTA) if you hold a regular Nigerian passport or service, if you hold a long-stay visa or residence permit issued by the country of final destination, that you stay in the international area of the airport in France (or in the Netherlands for applications submitted in Lagos), waiting for the connection to your final destination, and that your final destination is outside the Schengen area.\n\n###### Third countries represented by France in Nigeria:\nThe French Embassy in Lagos doesn’t represent any third countries.\n\nThe Consulate General of France in Lagos represents two Schengen States for the issuance of short-stay visas exclusively: Lithuania and the Netherlands (States represented in Abuja by Belgium).\n\nVisa applications for Lithuania or the Netherlands as a single or main destination must be submitted in Lagos at the [TLSContact visa center](https:\/\/visas-fr.tlscontact.com\/visa\/ng\/ngLGV2fr\/home), after making an appointment on the site and paying the online service fee.\n\n###### Application procedure for a study visa:\nTo prepare their application, study visa applicants must first consult the [Campus France](https:\/\/www.nigeria.campusfrance.org\/) website.\n#####\nIn case of problems with your visa application project, TLSContact is at your disposal to assist you. 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Boilerpipe Text	Change submission location Get information, make an appointment and submit your application Submit your application to a visa center for France, in Nigeria Warning: appointments taken on TLSContact website is compulsory. It includes pre-payment of service fee. First make sure that you are authorized to enter the French territory, and if so, under which conditions: please read carefully all the information on France-Visas . Also please connect to the dedicated website page of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs to know more about entry conditions on the French territory and the vaccines which are currently certified by the European Medicines Agency. Visa applications lodged in Nigeria are processed by the Consular Section of the French Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General of France in Lagos , which are the only ones empowered to make visa decisions. Never accept requests from intermediaries or service providers around the TLS buildings. For short-stay visa applications , please allow more than 1 month between submitting your application and your planned departure date. For long-stay visa applications , please allow at least 2 months between submitting your application and your planned departure date. Please note you can submit your visa application up to 6 months prior to your date of travel. From Monday, November 17, 2025 and until further notice, will be received at TLSContact in Abuja, only visa applicants for the following reasons: Family of French Family reunification And diplomatic travel Whom should I contact ? From October 3, 2023 , visa applicants can visit TLSContact visa application center to have their visa application processed. Important : the consular departments accept only documents in French or English language. Any document drafted in another language must be necessarily accompanied with a translation in French or in English. What are the visa fees ? Your visa application fee consists of : The Visa Application fees (pdf) collected by the French administration for the processing of your application. These visa fees are collected directly by TLSContact on behalf of the French ministry of foreign Affairs. These fees must be paid only by card in local currency. The payment of the application fee does not entitle to a visa and these fees are not refundable, including in case of refusal by the administration or cancellation of the application by the applicant. The TLS service fees : The service fees collected by TLSContact amounting to 28 € and payable online according to the French official exchange rate. They are not refundable in case of cancellation of the appointment. The amount of the service fee has been decided in agreement with the French ministry of foreign Affairs and corresponds to the various services of TLSContact (receipt of visa applications, data processing, collection of information, appointment booking, etc.). Optional paid services are also available for visa applicants. You can select them when you make an appointment on the TLSContact website. Book an appointment TLSContact Centre in Abuja Submitting applications (By appointment only) Monday 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Tuesday 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Wednesday 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Thursday 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Saturday Closed Sunday Closed Collecting passports (Without appointment) Monday 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Tuesday 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Wednesday 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Thursday 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Saturday Closed Sunday Closed TLSContact Centre in Lagos Submitting applications (By appointment only) Monday 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Tuesday 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Wednesday 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Thursday 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Saturday Closed Sunday Closed Collecting passports (Without appointment) Monday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Tuesday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Wednesday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Thursday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Saturday Closed Sunday Closed Additional information Please see TLSContact website . For security reasons, the following items cannot be brought into the Centre: Any battery-powered device or electronic device such as a camera, video camera, MP3 player, CD player, cassette player (or any other portable music player), computer or tablet; Any bag except a plastic bag containing the required application documents or a small hand bag; Any sealed package or envelope; Any inflammable items e.g. lighter, matches. etc.; Any sharp objects e.g. knife, scissors. etc.; Any weapons or explosives. The above list is not complete. Other items may also be prohibited by the Centre's security officers. The Visa Application Centre cannot store/keep any prohibited items. Consequently, visa applicants must make sure they comply with the rules before visiting the Centre. Practical informations about your appointment in the visa application centers You need to be present in person to submit your application in the TLSContact applications centers. When getting prepared for you appointment, please do not forget to bring: Your passport: the passport number must be the same as mentioned on your appointment letter. Means of payment of the visa fees: cash or debit card. Your application which must contain all required documents put in the right order as per the list of supporting documents, 1 set of original documents, 1 set of copies in A4 size. Please note: in case of missing documents, you can decide either not to submit your application and take another appointment (in this case, TLSContact service fees will have to be paid again), or to submit and sign a document listing the missing documents. Application with all of supporting documents does not automatically mean that your visa will be granted. TLSContact offers against payment optional services : photos, photocopies, assistance to fill the online form, courier service for your passport return. Biometric data collection : France only issues biometric visas. Applicants aged 12 on the day of appointment have to be present to apply in order to allow biometric data to be collected: picture (photo or scan) and fingerprints (10 fingers). There is a possibility to access applicants' biometric data when a Schengen visa has been previously issued less than 59 months before. Children aged under 12 are exempt from biometric data collection. Their application has to be submitted by one of the parents or by a person entrusted with legal authority on them. Their ISO/IEC format photograph (pdf) will be scanned. Following biometrics data collection, visa application procedure is over. Official and diplomatic passport (Official mission only with Note Verbale): Visa applicants on official or diplomatic passports are not affected by the mandatory appointment booking with prepayment of the service fee on the TLScontact website. They are invited to drop by TLScontact's visa centers in Abuja and Lagos. To be admissible, their visa application must include a Note Verbale . For Lagos, you need an appointment made online. They are subject to the short-stay visa requirement but bearers of diplomatic passports are exempt from airport transit visa only in case of transit through France. Visas issued to official passport holders are free. They pay no visa fees or service fees. Airport Transit Visa : You are required to hold an “A” Airport Transit Visa (VTA) if you hold a regular Nigerian passport or service, if you hold a long-stay visa or residence permit issued by the country of final destination, that you stay in the international area of the airport in France (or in the Netherlands for applications submitted in Lagos), waiting for the connection to your final destination, and that your final destination is outside the Schengen area. Third countries represented by France in Nigeria: The French Embassy in Lagos doesn’t represent any third countries. The Consulate General of France in Lagos represents two Schengen States for the issuance of short-stay visas exclusively: Lithuania and the Netherlands (States represented in Abuja by Belgium). Visa applications for Lithuania or the Netherlands as a single or main destination must be submitted in Lagos at the TLSContact visa center , after making an appointment on the site and paying the online service fee. Application procedure for a study visa: To prepare their application, study visa applicants must first consult the Campus France website. In case of problems with your visa application project, TLSContact is at your disposal to assist you. On the website you will find an email contact page and contact information for the call center (local number not charged).
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[Home](https://france-visas.gouv.fr/en/web/france-visas/accueil) 2. [Make an appointment](https://france-visas.gouv.fr/en/web/france-visas/lieu-de-depot) 3. [Nigeria](https://france-visas.gouv.fr/en/web/france-visas/nigeria) [Change submission location](https://france-visas.gouv.fr/lieu-de-depot) ![](https://france-visas.gouv.fr/documents/d/france-visas/ng) # Nigeria Get information, make an appointment and submit your application * ![](https://france-visas.gouv.fr/documents/d/france-visas/passport-1) ## Submit your application to a visa center for France, in Nigeria Warning: appointments taken on [TLSContact](https://visas-fr.tlscontact.com/visa/ng/) website is compulsory. It includes pre-payment of service fee. First make sure that you are authorized to enter the French territory, and if so, under which conditions: please read carefully all the information on [France-Visas](https://france-visas.gouv.fr/en/web/france-visas/visa-application-guidelines). Also please connect to the dedicated website page of the [Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/coming-to-france/coming-to-france-your-covid-19-questions-answered/) to know more about entry conditions on the French territory and the vaccines which are currently certified by the European Medicines Agency. Visa applications lodged in Nigeria are processed by the Consular Section of the French Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General of France in Lagos, which are the only ones empowered to make visa decisions. Never accept requests from intermediaries or service providers around the TLS buildings. - For short-stay visa applications, please allow more than 1 month between submitting your application and your planned departure date. - For long-stay visa applications, please allow at least 2 months between submitting your application and your planned departure date. Please note you can submit your visa application up to 6 months prior to your date of travel. From Monday, November 17, 2025 and until further notice, will be received at TLSContact in Abuja, only visa applicants for the following reasons: - Family of French - Family reunification - And diplomatic travel ## Whom should I contact ? From October 3, 2023, visa applicants can visit [TLSContact visa application](https://visas-fr.tlscontact.com/visa/ng/)center to have their visa application processed. Important : the consular departments accept only documents in French or English language. Any document drafted in another language must be necessarily accompanied with a translation in French or in English. * ![](https://france-visas.gouv.fr/documents/d/france-visas/money) ## What are the visa fees ? Your visa application fee consists of : - The [Visa Application fees (pdf)](https://france-visas.gouv.fr/documents/d/france-visas/frais-de-visa-anglais) collected by the French administration for the processing of your application. These visa fees are collected directly by TLSContact on behalf of the French ministry of foreign Affairs. These fees must be paid only by card in local currency. The payment of the application fee does not entitle to a visa and these fees are not refundable, including in case of refusal by the administration or cancellation of the application by the applicant. - The TLS service fees : The service fees collected by TLSContact amounting to 28 € and payable online according to the French official exchange rate. They are not refundable in case of cancellation of the appointment. The amount of the service fee has been decided in agreement with the French ministry of foreign Affairs and corresponds to the various services of TLSContact (receipt of visa applications, data processing, collection of information, appointment booking, etc.). - [Optional paid services](https://visas-fr.tlscontact.com/added-value-services/ng/ngLGV2fr) are also available for visa applicants. You can select them when you make an appointment on the TLSContact website. * ![](https://france-visas.gouv.fr/documents/d/france-visas/calendar-1) ## Book an appointment - Abuja - Lagos ### TLSContact Centre in Abuja [Book an appointment](https://visas-fr.tlscontact.com/visa/ng/ngABV2fr/home) Contact details Ground floor, Murkhtar El-Yakub Square next to Metro Plaza Zakariya Maimalari Street, Central Business District Abuja Nigeria [Map](https://goo.gl/maps/e77skjJ8yCXtDP8F6) Email NA Call center NA Website <https://visas-fr.tlscontact.com/visa/ng/ngABV2fr/home> Submitting applications (By appointment only) \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| Monday \| 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. \| \| Tuesday \| 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. \| \| Wednesday \| 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. \| \| Thursday \| 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. \| \| Friday \| 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. \| \| Saturday \| Closed \| \| Sunday \| Closed \| Collecting passports (Without appointment) \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| Monday \| 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. \| \| Tuesday \| 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. \| \| Wednesday \| 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. \| \| Thursday \| 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. \| \| Friday \| 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. \| \| Saturday \| Closed \| \| Sunday \| Closed \| ### TLSContact Centre in Lagos [Book an appointment](https://visas-fr.tlscontact.com/visa/ng/ngLGV2fr/home) Contact details 1st floor, Banksome house 39 Adeola Odeku Street, Victoria Island Lagos Nigeria [Map](https://goo.gl/maps/tpucFuBwj2TqB4Xy6) Email NA Call center For local calls : 0 201 700 2035 \\| For international calls : +234 201 700 2035 Website <https://visas-fr.tlscontact.com/visa/ng/ngLGV2fr/home> Submitting applications (By appointment only) \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| Monday \| 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. \| \| Tuesday \| 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. \| \| Wednesday \| 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. \| \| Thursday \| 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. \| \| Friday \| 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. \| \| Saturday \| Closed \| \| Sunday \| Closed \| Collecting passports (Without appointment) \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| Monday \| 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. \| \| Tuesday \| 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. \| \| Wednesday \| 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. \| \| Thursday \| 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. \| \| Friday \| 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. \| \| Saturday \| Closed \| \| Sunday \| Closed \| #### Additional information ##### Public holidays / closures Please see TLSContact [website](https://visas-fr.tlscontact.com/opening-hours/ng/ngLGV2fr). ##### Security information For security reasons, the following items cannot be brought into the Centre: - Any battery-powered device or electronic device such as a camera, video camera, MP3 player, CD player, cassette player (or any other portable music player), computer or tablet; - Any bag except a plastic bag containing the required application documents or a small hand bag; - Any sealed package or envelope; - Any inflammable items e.g. lighter, matches. etc.; - Any sharp objects e.g. knife, scissors. etc.; - Any weapons or explosives. The above list is not complete. Other items may also be prohibited by the Centre's security officers. The Visa Application Centre cannot store/keep any prohibited items. Consequently,visa applicants must make sure they comply with the rules before visiting the Centre. ##### Practical information ###### Practical informations about your appointment in the visa application centers You need to be present in person to submit your application in the TLSContact applications centers. When getting prepared for you appointment, please do not forget to bring: - Your passport: the passport number must be the same as mentioned on your appointment letter. - Means of payment of the visa fees: cash or debit card. - Your application which must contain all required documents put in the right order as per the list of supporting documents, 1 set of original documents, 1 set of copies in A4 size. Please note: in case of missing documents, you can decide either not to submit your application and take another appointment (in this case, TLSContact service fees will have to be paid again), or to submit and sign a document listing the missing documents. Application with all of supporting documents does not automatically mean that your visa will be granted. TLSContact offers against payment [optional services](https://visas-fr.tlscontact.com/added-value-services/ng/ngLGV2fr) : photos, photocopies, assistance to fill the online form, courier service for your passport return. ###### Biometric data collection : France only issues biometric visas. Applicants aged 12 on the day of appointment have to be present to apply in order to allow biometric data to be collected: picture (photo or scan) and fingerprints (10 fingers). There is a possibility to access applicants' biometric data when a Schengen visa has been previously issued less than 59 months before. Children aged under 12 are exempt from biometric data collection. Their application has to be submitted by one of the parents or by a person entrusted with legal authority on them. Their [ISO/IEC format photograph (pdf)](https://france-visas.gouv.fr/documents/d/france-visas/iso_iec_fv_visa_photograph_requirements_en) will be scanned. Following biometrics data collection, visa application procedure is over. ##### Particular situations ###### Official and diplomatic passport (Official mission only with Note Verbale): Visa applicants on official or diplomatic passports are not affected by the mandatory appointment booking with prepayment of the service fee on the TLScontact website. They are invited to drop by TLScontact's visa centers in Abuja and Lagos. To be admissible, their visa application must include a Note Verbale**. For Lagos, you need an appointment made online. They are subject to the short-stay visa requirement but bearers of diplomatic passports are exempt from airport transit visa only in case of transit through France. Visas issued to official passport holders are free. They pay no visa fees or service fees. ###### Airport Transit Visa : You are required to hold an “A” Airport Transit Visa (VTA) if you hold a regular Nigerian passport or service, if you hold a long-stay visa or residence permit issued by the country of final destination, that you stay in the international area of the airport in France (or in the Netherlands for applications submitted in Lagos), waiting for the connection to your final destination, and that your final destination is outside the Schengen area. ###### Third countries represented by France in Nigeria: The French Embassy in Lagos doesn’t represent any third countries. The Consulate General of France in Lagos represents two Schengen States for the issuance of short-stay visas exclusively: Lithuania and the Netherlands (States represented in Abuja by Belgium). Visa applications for Lithuania or the Netherlands as a single or main destination must be submitted in Lagos at the [TLSContact visa center](https://visas-fr.tlscontact.com/visa/ng/ngLGV2fr/home), after making an appointment on the site and paying the online service fee. ###### Application procedure for a study visa: To prepare their application, study visa applicants must first consult the [Campus France](https://www.nigeria.campusfrance.org/) website. ##### Help In case of problems with your visa application project, TLSContact is at your disposal to assist you. On [the website](https://visas-fr.tlscontact.com/visa/ng) you will find an email contact page and contact information for the call center (local number not charged). 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Readable Markdown	[Change submission location](https://france-visas.gouv.fr/lieu-de-depot) ![](https://france-visas.gouv.fr/documents/d/france-visas/ng) Get information, make an appointment and submit your application * ![](https://france-visas.gouv.fr/documents/d/france-visas/passport-1) ## Submit your application to a visa center for France, in Nigeria Warning: appointments taken on [TLSContact](https://visas-fr.tlscontact.com/visa/ng/) website is compulsory. It includes pre-payment of service fee. First make sure that you are authorized to enter the French territory, and if so, under which conditions: please read carefully all the information on [France-Visas](https://france-visas.gouv.fr/en/web/france-visas/visa-application-guidelines). Also please connect to the dedicated website page of the [Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/coming-to-france/coming-to-france-your-covid-19-questions-answered/) to know more about entry conditions on the French territory and the vaccines which are currently certified by the European Medicines Agency. Visa applications lodged in Nigeria are processed by the Consular Section of the French Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General of France in Lagos, which are the only ones empowered to make visa decisions. Never accept requests from intermediaries or service providers around the TLS buildings. - For short-stay visa applications, please allow more than 1 month between submitting your application and your planned departure date. - For long-stay visa applications, please allow at least 2 months between submitting your application and your planned departure date. Please note you can submit your visa application up to 6 months prior to your date of travel. From Monday, November 17, 2025 and until further notice, will be received at TLSContact in Abuja, only visa applicants for the following reasons: - Family of French - Family reunification - And diplomatic travel ## Whom should I contact ? From October 3, 2023, visa applicants can visit [TLSContact visa application](https://visas-fr.tlscontact.com/visa/ng/)center to have their visa application processed. Important : the consular departments accept only documents in French or English language. Any document drafted in another language must be necessarily accompanied with a translation in French or in English. * ![](https://france-visas.gouv.fr/documents/d/france-visas/money) ## What are the visa fees ? Your visa application fee consists of : - The [Visa Application fees (pdf)](https://france-visas.gouv.fr/documents/d/france-visas/frais-de-visa-anglais) collected by the French administration for the processing of your application. These visa fees are collected directly by TLSContact on behalf of the French ministry of foreign Affairs. These fees must be paid only by card in local currency. The payment of the application fee does not entitle to a visa and these fees are not refundable, including in case of refusal by the administration or cancellation of the application by the applicant. - The TLS service fees : The service fees collected by TLSContact amounting to 28 € and payable online according to the French official exchange rate. They are not refundable in case of cancellation of the appointment. The amount of the service fee has been decided in agreement with the French ministry of foreign Affairs and corresponds to the various services of TLSContact (receipt of visa applications, data processing, collection of information, appointment booking, etc.). - [Optional paid services](https://visas-fr.tlscontact.com/added-value-services/ng/ngLGV2fr) are also available for visa applicants. You can select them when you make an appointment on the TLSContact website. * ![](https://france-visas.gouv.fr/documents/d/france-visas/calendar-1) ## Book an appointment TLSContact Centre in Abuja Submitting applications (By appointment only) \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| Monday \| 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. \| \| Tuesday \| 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. \| \| Wednesday \| 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. \| \| Thursday \| 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. \| \| Friday \| 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. \| \| Saturday \| Closed \| \| Sunday \| Closed \| Collecting passports (Without appointment) \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| Monday \| 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. \| \| Tuesday \| 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. \| \| Wednesday \| 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. \| \| Thursday \| 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. \| \| Friday \| 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. \| \| Saturday \| Closed \| \| Sunday \| Closed \| TLSContact Centre in Lagos Submitting applications (By appointment only) \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| Monday \| 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. \| \| Tuesday \| 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. \| \| Wednesday \| 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. \| \| Thursday \| 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. \| \| Friday \| 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. \| \| Saturday \| Closed \| \| Sunday \| Closed \| Collecting passports (Without appointment) \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| Monday \| 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. \| \| Tuesday \| 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. \| \| Wednesday \| 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. \| \| Thursday \| 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. \| \| Friday \| 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. \| \| Saturday \| Closed \| \| Sunday \| Closed \| #### Additional information ##### Please see TLSContact [website](https://visas-fr.tlscontact.com/opening-hours/ng/ngLGV2fr). ##### For security reasons, the following items cannot be brought into the Centre: - Any battery-powered device or electronic device such as a camera, video camera, MP3 player, CD player, cassette player (or any other portable music player), computer or tablet; - Any bag except a plastic bag containing the required application documents or a small hand bag; - Any sealed package or envelope; - Any inflammable items e.g. lighter, matches. etc.; - Any sharp objects e.g. knife, scissors. etc.; - Any weapons or explosives. The above list is not complete. Other items may also be prohibited by the Centre's security officers. The Visa Application Centre cannot store/keep any prohibited items. Consequently,visa applicants must make sure they comply with the rules before visiting the Centre. ##### ###### Practical informations about your appointment in the visa application centers You need to be present in person to submit your application in the TLSContact applications centers. When getting prepared for you appointment, please do not forget to bring: - Your passport: the passport number must be the same as mentioned on your appointment letter. - Means of payment of the visa fees: cash or debit card. - Your application which must contain all required documents put in the right order as per the list of supporting documents, 1 set of original documents, 1 set of copies in A4 size. Please note: in case of missing documents, you can decide either not to submit your application and take another appointment (in this case, TLSContact service fees will have to be paid again), or to submit and sign a document listing the missing documents. Application with all of supporting documents does not automatically mean that your visa will be granted. TLSContact offers against payment [optional services](https://visas-fr.tlscontact.com/added-value-services/ng/ngLGV2fr) : photos, photocopies, assistance to fill the online form, courier service for your passport return. ###### Biometric data collection : France only issues biometric visas. Applicants aged 12 on the day of appointment have to be present to apply in order to allow biometric data to be collected: picture (photo or scan) and fingerprints (10 fingers). There is a possibility to access applicants' biometric data when a Schengen visa has been previously issued less than 59 months before. Children aged under 12 are exempt from biometric data collection. Their application has to be submitted by one of the parents or by a person entrusted with legal authority on them. Their [ISO/IEC format photograph (pdf)](https://france-visas.gouv.fr/documents/d/france-visas/iso_iec_fv_visa_photograph_requirements_en) will be scanned. Following biometrics data collection, visa application procedure is over. ##### ###### Official and diplomatic passport (Official mission only with Note Verbale): Visa applicants on official or diplomatic passports are not affected by the mandatory appointment booking with prepayment of the service fee on the TLScontact website. They are invited to drop by TLScontact's visa centers in Abuja and Lagos. To be admissible, their visa application must include a Note Verbale**. For Lagos, you need an appointment made online. They are subject to the short-stay visa requirement but bearers of diplomatic passports are exempt from airport transit visa only in case of transit through France. Visas issued to official passport holders are free. They pay no visa fees or service fees. ###### Airport Transit Visa : You are required to hold an “A” Airport Transit Visa (VTA) if you hold a regular Nigerian passport or service, if you hold a long-stay visa or residence permit issued by the country of final destination, that you stay in the international area of the airport in France (or in the Netherlands for applications submitted in Lagos), waiting for the connection to your final destination, and that your final destination is outside the Schengen area. ###### Third countries represented by France in Nigeria: The French Embassy in Lagos doesn’t represent any third countries. The Consulate General of France in Lagos represents two Schengen States for the issuance of short-stay visas exclusively: Lithuania and the Netherlands (States represented in Abuja by Belgium). Visa applications for Lithuania or the Netherlands as a single or main destination must be submitted in Lagos at the [TLSContact visa center](https://visas-fr.tlscontact.com/visa/ng/ngLGV2fr/home), after making an appointment on the site and paying the online service fee. ###### Application procedure for a study visa: To prepare their application, study visa applicants must first consult the [Campus France](https://www.nigeria.campusfrance.org/) website. ##### In case of problems with your visa application project, TLSContact is at your disposal to assist you. On [the website](https://visas-fr.tlscontact.com/visa/ng) you will find an email contact page and contact information for the call center (local number not charged).
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