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Get your visa when you’re ready, not a day before.

See every step, document and fee for your route.
Free. No signup, no card.Verified embassy sources
Not sure you’re ready?Get a free readiness check
$0to check readiness
$4,800saved from wasted fees
~5 minutesto get ready to submit
Watch it work

Know the moment you’re ready to file.

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Meridian checks every document against the embassy’s rules and tells you the moment you’re ready, so you apply only when it’s a yes.

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Border intelligence

We read the rules. You get what you need.

Border rules are scattered, technical, and different at every consulate. We read them for your route, so the list you get is only yours.

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How applying works

Gather your documents

9 required. Upload what you already have, we read them and fill the rest.

Passport photo (ICAO)PassportBank statement / proof of fundsTravel health insuranceFlight bookingAccommodation proofVisa application formFee receiptProof of social and economic ties to country of residence
Also strengthens a discretionary decision
Data concerning close relatives and family membersPurpose of visit letterIf self-employed: business registration and proof of active business
We draft the missing documents for you: a consular cover letter and your itinerary

Review your application

We review your documents against the consulate's rules and tell you if you're ready, or not yet

Complete the official application form

We draft the application for you

Pay the EUR 90 visa fee

Paid at Consulate General in Lagos (Germany), Embassy Abuja (Germany), or Lagos Lagos State.

Book your biometrics appointment

Give your fingerprints and hand in your file at Consulate General in Lagos (Germany), Embassy Abuja (Germany), or Lagos Lagos State.

Then the consulate decides

Typically 15 calendar days.

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Why it matters

The system isn’t broken. It’s a business.

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Nigeria’s Schengen rejection rate hit 45.9% in 2024, third-highest in the world. Every refusal forfeits the €90 visa fee, none of it refundable.

Zoom out and it is the same story at scale: 1.7 million Schengen applications were refused in 2024, about €145 million in fees, none of it refunded.

Most of those rejections were documentation you could have fixed before paying. That’s the gap Meridian closes.

The embassy keeps the fee either way. We only charge once you’re actually ready to apply, so we’re the only one in this with a reason to get you in.

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Travel visas first, then work, study and long-stay, route by route.

45.9%refused · NG → Schengen, 2024

Each dot is one applicant. Gold was rejected.

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We catch the documentation gaps behind most refusals.
Privacy you can feel

Your passport and bank statements are the most sensitive things you own. We guard them like it.

Encrypted by default

Your passport, statements, and letters are encrypted at rest. We hold them so you don’t re-upload them every time.

Case-scoped vaults

Each application sees only what it needs. Nothing leaks sideways between cases or to anyone else.

No selling, no tracking

Essential cookies, privacy-first analytics. We don’t sell your data.

Trust & security

Your data. Your control.

Privacy is built in, and we’re honest about where our certifications stand.

Read the full privacy notice

GDPR-aligned

We operate under the EU GDPR. Our sub-processors are listed in our privacy notice, and a Data Processing Agreement is available on request.

EU data residency

Your documents are stored in EU data centers. International transfers are governed by standard contractual clauses.

SOC 2 & ISO 27001

Planned

On our security roadmap. We’ll publish timelines here as the work begins.

Your visa, when you’re ready.

Start with a free check. A clear answer about where you stand.

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