I will do anything. Does anyone know when the next appointment dates for VFS London (Goswell Road) will be released? Although I am not sure if they accept walk-ins there. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Visa applied was Sweden. Sorry but just need to rant- VFS is the worst company ever! One can enter from, travel to/within and depart freely from any member Schengen member country till the visa is valid. I cant find any info online so if you know anything that would be so so helpful. Again I have emailed them asking if their response covers both members of my family. I could, however, have got an appointment for tomorrow. That this has been happening at VFS since a couple of months, that they are understaffed due to post-COVID, and none of the systems are working. I need to attend a conference in Netherlands and (costly) tickets have already been purchased. We don't go until 27th Dec, but just want to make sure we are all prepped. Since we can't do eVisa's until the UK and (ta && ta.queueForLoad ? I have tried to book an appointment with other application centres in my region, and I had a look at premium appointments too - yet, dates beyond March 1st were still greyed out. ach1lles, digitalnirvana, InControl, Researcher, warrioraks. I called their premium line that took my 3 GBP but only heard all the menu options and wait for customer representative. The emergency is that I have to be there by August 30. Choosing VFS Global appointment date. Standard Walk In (at the new VFS centre in Gopalan Mall) - they distribute tokens and then you just wait for the guards to call you in. Harry Potter Studio Tour London Gift Shop, Inexpensive, but good, restaurants near Victoria Station. Best area to stay in London as a 3-day tourist? Where are you now, where do you want to go and when, and what is VFS? London to Paris via Eurostar just for an overnight visit. Does anyone know if VFS New York accepts walk-ins? I know :( thats why Im trying to get an appointment between august 2-9 so I can get my visa in time. Something could open up. Your posting had me confused. The following 4 BHPians Thank ach1lles for this useful post: The following 8 BHPians Thank akshaymahajan for this useful post: The following 3 BHPians Thank nitkel for this useful post: The following 2 BHPians Thank Turbanator for this useful post: The following 3 BHPians Thank ach1lles for this useful post: The following 3 BHPians Thank Dry Ice for this useful post: The following 7 BHPians Thank anjan_c2007 for this useful post: The following 4 BHPians Thank akshaymahajan for this useful post: The following 3 BHPians Thank anjan_c2007 for this useful post: The following 4 BHPians Thank AltoLXI for this useful post: The following 2 BHPians Thank anjan_c2007 for this useful post: If you are going to visit only one Schengen country, file your application at the embassy/consulate/visa centre of that country. Will be going there. This is already so helpful thank you so much! Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Furthermore, I created a new application on February 9th to see whether . How on earth did all the EU countries get so bamboozled that they outsourced their visa processing services to VF-fucking-S? Conference date: June 1-2. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in United Kingdom. Which are the preferred cities if your main goal is to Press J to jump to the feed. https://www.vfsglobal.com/en/individxperience.html. As lot of other people have suggested, couple of years ago, even i did a walk-in here in Chennai. I need to attend a conference in Netherlands and (costly) tickets have already been purchased. Is it possible to go to France for 90 days using my American passport (no visa necessary), then apply for a Schengen long-stay visa while IN France? Ah ok when did you book your appt? Ive panic booked in Belfast because I think Ive left it too late anyway, but its a mission to get there so Id prefer to go to Cardiff or London. by junai Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:59 am, Post One can enter from, travel to/within and depart freely from any member Schengen member country till the visa is valid. This worked for VFS Bangalore last week. Have you tried booking an appointment at Pune VFS? When should I anticipate dates opening up? Thanks for your responses and those trying to help but getting confused. I ask because I am in the same situation and don't know if I should risk taking the kids and husband with me as they don't have an appointment, just me. I have been checking the appointments page for the last few days but it never seems to update beyond the 8th November be it red, red struck out or grey? I've been trying to book an appointment through the paper route. VFS Gold vs. Silver Premium Packages - whats the VFX shareholders performance post covid 2022. For the service charge they are claiming, service is extremely poor . Does anyone know when the next available date is released, they seem to be doing them, one at a time and I miss any dates as they are released. I need a Birmingham mission appointment preferably at Bradford but will travel furtherl if i have to. please seek an appointment for your Schengen visa with the German Ambassador Mr Walter Lindner. Which tube line from Kings Cross to Paddington? Thanks, Visa was for me and my wife. I just want to add that after the VFS appointment you have to wait several weeks to get your visa finalized and you leave your passport with them and they mail it back to you so if you have an emergency in France to attend to this is definitely not the fastest way to get there because youll be without a passport for several weeks. VFS has alway been a nightmare and there is absolutely no way of getting hold of them. I do think it is unfair or Embassies to knowingly give them this contract, when they are a complete nightmare. The appointment reservation at VFS is not working. I need to travel from (ta && ta.queueForLoad ? You need to be ready to pounce at exactly that time they go in a few minutes after release. Hi. Alternatively, you may use, Sun Park Hotel & Banquet, Zirakpur Chandigarh. There are a few problems: This worked for VFS Bangalore last week. Mails are just waste of time. The appointment reservation at VFS is not working. Moderators: Casa, ChetanOjha, archigabe, push, JAJ, ca.funke, Amber, zimba, vinny, Obie, EUsmileWEallsmile, batleykhan, geriatrix, John, Administrator, Post Although there's quite a lot of application-specific (ie vis application) data required, I'm pretty sure with a little bit of grit we can hack this. Hence there is no issue if such a visa is issued by any member country. This happens for any time slot, and any date, for any country. If you have to go to Delhi, please seek an appointment for your Schengen visa with the German Ambassador Mr Walter Lindner. ta.queueForLoad : function(f, g){document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', f);})(function(){ta.trackEventOnPage('postLinkInline', 'impression', 'postLinks-112589991', '');}, 'log_autolink_impression');Birmingham and London but am unsure of the relevance to this forum. Any idea how long they take to process after the appointment? I have been refreshing every single day for every hour! What I've heard is that they have been releasing "batches" of openings for appointments into the systems on Fridays, or at random other times. Hope embassies contracting them take a note of the situation. Moderators: Casa, ChetanOjha, archigabe, push, JAJ, ca.funke, Amber, zimba, vinny, Obie, EUsmileWEallsmile, batleykhan, geriatrix, John, Administrator, Post You walk into the VFS centre without a token . The following 7 BHPians Thank StarrySky for this useful post: Hence there is no issue if such a visa is issued by any member country. I need to attend a conference in Netherlands and (costly) tickets have already been purchased. Costs about 4k more. I too live in SD and all the LA ones were full so I booked in Chicago but now im shitting myself because I'm worried they wont accept it if it says I am supposed to go to LA but I go to Chicago instead. You need to be quick as all the days appointments get booked quickly. We took our kids and there was no restrictions. I'm sorry I don't have more helpful info for you! If ach1lles is headed to Netherlands, isn't it required to apply for Schengen visa at Netherlands embassy? As others have suggested, try other locations like Pune or Delhi or walkin (take your tickets along and show to supervisor). VFS is outsourced visa processing center for most countries collection of application forms. It sounds like it might be a private visa processing firm that you pay to handle a visa application when you can't or don't want to do it yourself, but I am not sure. I saw the facility to book for family members on the same appointment, can I do that to ensure we all go together, despite all having different surnames? Your question is very confusing. https://www.hcilondon.gov.in/appointment_home/. Do you know if theres any other way? Visa applied was Sweden. Third, even the travel agents have an exasperated response, and say that they can't find a way through. Do you know if anyone has been successful doing a walk-in at any VFS location in the US? Rail travel from London to Southampton to join cruise ships, Problems buying tickets online for Harry Potter studio tour, Overnight in London. No slots open and with no responses from VFS global, I approached the embassy. I believe Delhi has the highest capacity. You'll have to ask VFS to cancel your existing appointment before the system will let you rebook. Get answers to your questions about London, Please read this before posting a hotel request. There is a reference to GBP and (ta && ta.queueForLoad ? I urgently need a French Visa for an emergency, but it says there are no open seats for selected center on the website. by frankieblues Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:22 pm, Return to Immigration for family members, Copyright SIA Workpermit.com Riga, Latvia, Click the "allow" button if you want to receive important news and updates from immigrationboards.com, Immigration, work visa and work permit discussion board. Furthermore, I created a new application on February 9th to see whether there was a 28-day time limit to book an appointment, but the options for dates were still the same. Too many people locked in a small space - people carrying new born babies, children all has to stand in small space with no social distancing possible. Hello, did you get your family to be seen on your individual appointment? The info above is great but am i missing something? Currently Oct and Nov are not allowing any booking. Every applicant, including children/infants, has to submit his/her Schengen visa application in person and by appointment only on their appointment date, which needs to be booked online (see Book an Appointment) . Is this a standard queue, for non-appointment people, or was this a special situation? When I booked I was only able to book for myself, my partner and her friend won't do an appointment without me taking them there, I can only seem to get separate appointments. The following 5 BHPians Thank Turbanator for this useful post: The following 2 BHPians Thank Arun_S for this useful post: First, the appointments for Schengen Visa are just not available till the end of this month for most common states like Germany, France, Netherlands etc. The one we need is Birmingham/Manchester. Appointments for the ninth will appear at 19:30 tonight. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. VFS Service fee (in GBP) Tourism, Family/Friends visit: 80.00: 69.70: 13.16: Business: 80.00: 69.70: 13.16: EEA/EU and Swiss . The appointment reservation at VFS is not working. Thank you! more, You seem to have JavaScript disabled. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. How do I seek an appointment with him? How will German embassy help in this regard? Conference date: June 1-2. All centres are held up. (I live in San Diego) ---I figured that I could find an appointment in LA eventually probably but it wasn't worth the stress and since it takes three weeks to get your passport back I didn't want to cut it short! Wondering if I need to do a new application or whether the fact Id have 2 would also break the system! There are a few problems: digitalnirvana, Researcher, SnS_12, varkey, abhijith, ach1lles, digitalnirvana, InControl, Researcher, sierrabravo98, SnS_12, WorkingGuru. The appointments for the 25th October at Manchester will become available at 19:30 tonight and the 26th October tomorrow night. Consulate staff intervened twice till now - although VFS global sent me an email for manual appointment - they clearly have marked it as one customer ticket - but I want for two in my family (which I asked in my email). I am currently in UK on long term work permit and I want to travel to Finland. by quickquery Sun Feb 10, 2019 9:53 am, Post The appointment reservation at VFS is not working. Have applied online for the spouse's visa but when it came to the part where you choose your appointment date and time there were no appointments available for January and in fact no appointments for the whole of 2010. When you click on "pay now" after filling in the forms and selecting slots, the response is that your selected time slot is filled, and that another slot should be selected. They open new appointments all the time, but it's a little unpredictable. 3 of us are going, me, my partner and her friend. I can deal with 2-3 months wait time, but simply "nope - you can't get a visa" is just not cool. Where to stay near Heathrow, Best Pre purchased European and UK Sim Card 30 days. How to use Oyster Cards, Travelcards and 2-4-1 offers in London? They ask you to pay extra for that, wait for couple of hours in the gate, sometimes if the someone turned late they might let you in even soon. I am applying for tourist visa to Finland, and have been trying hard for the last one week to get an appointment. Any thoughts? If going to Delhi, you can try their premium center at Gurgaon too. I am not sure of an adult without appointment. Or does anyone know of a better approach? Members who are extremely knowledgeable about this destination and answer travellers questions frequently. To use our mobile site, please enable JavaScript. Their Twitter is responded once a day - with a response that they will pass my question to right people. We travel on Dec 19th - so want to get this done earlier. I would wait until you are married and then submit the application. However, any dates beyond March 1st seemed to be greyed out. 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