Support services
The parts most applications fail on
Available as part of a full route, or on their own if you are managing your own application and only need one piece done properly.
Visa refusals are rarely about the applicant. Overwhelmingly they are about documents: the wrong language, a missing stamp, steps done in the wrong order, or money that exists but cannot be evidenced in an acceptable form. Each service below exists because we watched it go wrong.
Service 01
Sworn Czech translation
Czech authorities do not accept ordinary translations of official documents. They require a translation by a court-appointed translator (in Czech, a soudní tlumočník) who is authorised by a Czech court, and whose translation is physically bound to the source document and stamped with their official seal.
That bound, stamped document carries legal weight. A PDF from a translation agency, however accurate and however cheap, does not. This distinction catches out a large share of first-time applicants.
What we do
- Identify exactly which of your documents need sworn translation, and which do not. You do not need to pay for all of them
- Sequence translation correctly against legalisation, so you do not pay twice
- Commission the translation through court-appointed translators
- Check the output against the original before it goes anywhere near an application
Service 02
Legalisation of Nigerian documents
A Nigerian certificate has no automatic standing abroad. Before a foreign authority will rely on it, it has to be authenticated through a recognised chain, so the receiving country can be confident the document and the signature on it are real.
Depending on the document and the current arrangements between the two countries, that chain runs through the issuing body, Nigerian federal authorities, and then either an apostille certificate or consular legalisation. Which chain applies is not a matter of preference, and it changes. We confirm the correct current route for each document rather than assuming.
Where people lose months
- Doing translation before legalisation, when it needed to be the other way round
- Legalising a photocopy when a certified true copy or original was required
- Obtaining a document so early that it expires before the decision
- Missing an intermediate step, so the final authority rejects the chain
Service 03
Proof of funds
You have to show that you can support yourself for the whole period you are applying for. Czech law sets the figure by formula, tied to the official subsistence minimum, and it is updated periodically, which is why the confident numbers circulating in Facebook groups and WhatsApp broadcasts are so often wrong.
To budget realistically for the study route, work on the order of ₦10 million, before tuition. Tuition, where it applies, sits on top of that.
Treat that as orientation only. The binding requirement is set in Czech crowns by Czech law, so the naira equivalent moves with both the Czech threshold and the exchange rate, and it varies with your route, your length of stay, your age and your household size. We calculate your actual figure at the consultation and keep it current as it changes.
The money has to stay there
This is the part almost nobody plans for. Because of the processing period the Czech Ministry of the Interior takes, your funds need to be in place and evidenced for roughly three months, give or take, not just on the morning of your embassy appointment.
So a balance you can only hold for a fortnight is not proof of funds. It is a problem waiting to surface at the worst possible moment, and it is the single most common reason a case that looked fine on paper falls apart.
Form matters as much as amount
Having the money is necessary but not sufficient. It has to be evidenced in a way the Embassy accepts, and several things that feel like proof are treated as weak:
- A large balance that appeared days before the application, with no explanation of where it came from
- Funds in an account you do not control, without proper sponsorship documentation
- Statements that are not properly issued and certified by the bank
- Assets that are real but not liquid, presented as available cash
We calculate your current requirement, review what you actually have, and tell you plainly whether it will stand up, before you book anything.
Service 04
Document logistics
Applications involve original documents that cannot simply be re-printed, moving between your hands, government offices in Nigeria, translators, the Embassy in Abuja, and often the Czech Republic. Every one of those handoffs is a chance to lose weeks.
We coordinate that movement: tracked, sequenced so documents are never in two places at once when they are needed, and timed so nothing sits expiring in a drawer while you wait on something else.
What this covers
- Tracked courier of originals and certified copies between Nigeria and the Czech Republic
- Getting documents to and from translators and legalising authorities
- Keeping a complete record of what is where, and what state it is in
- Retrieving documents after a decision
Service 05
Consultation
A single structured session about your specific situation. Most people book this first, and a good number need nothing else from us afterwards. They leave with a plan they can execute themselves, which is a perfectly good outcome.
What you get
- An honest assessment of whether your plan is realistic, and on what timeline
- Which route fits: study, family, or neither
- Your proof-of-funds requirement, calculated for your case
- The document list you will actually need, in sequence
- A realistic total cost across all four cost pots
- The specific risks in your case, named rather than glossed over
If the honest answer is that your plan will not work, you will hear that in the consultation. We would rather lose the engagement than take a fee for something we expect to fail.
Find out where you actually stand
Book a consultation and get a straight answer on whether your plan is realistic, what it will cost, and how long it will take, before you spend money on it.