To get a VFS appointment, for a visa that already cost me about ₦1.5m earlier this year and that I never got to use, I am now told to pay ₦350k for a convenient date.
I would rather set the ₦350k on fire. I am not travelling again. I am not funding a racket––forced by those who created the initial bottleneck—to access a service I intend to pay premium for.
Years ago I reached a point where I realised I did not need to visit any country. It is why I have no qualms calling out this nonsense from travel-related organisations.
Across every country where I have used or tried to use VFS (UK, Canada, Nigeria), it is striking how consistent some things remain. Embarrassingly consistent. Too many scandals, across too many jurisdictions.
This is what monopolies do. This is a service company thinking itself a global embassy. I called its advertised number in one of the above countries, dead end.
Out of curiosity, I googled its history and ownership structure. No surprise.
Le Monde https://t.co/0BFPjkGWWz
UK Guardian https://t.co/9dBmZhPb0L
Canada CBC
https://t.co/BL1ePjpdsb
Reddit https://t.co/TXt00r8HVJ