You walk into the VFS centre without a token . Could anyone please advise on what I should do? How will German embassy help in this regard? by kazbar Wed Feb 13, 2019 2:56 pm, 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. Top Secret Hotel from lastminute.com - any idea? Thank you! The one we need is Birmingham/Manchester. more, You seem to have JavaScript disabled. 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. Again I have emailed them asking if their response covers both members of my family. 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 know :( thats why Im trying to get an appointment between august 2-9 so I can get my visa in time. As lot of other people have suggested, couple of years ago, even i did a walk-in here in Chennai. https://www.hcilondon.gov.in/appointment_home/. One can enter from, travel to/within and depart freely from any member Schengen member country till the visa is valid. Any idea how long they take to process after the appointment? Hi. Newly Arrived in UK - General How To queries (NO immigration/visa/ILR queries), UK Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) visas ARCHIVED, Skilled Worker Visas (UK Employer Sponsored), Almost a 100% success with Sponsor Licences: Call workpermit.com 0344 991 9222. 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. Worth asking on the phone? The appointment reservation at VFS is not working. https://www.vfsglobal.com/en/individxperience.html. The appointment reservation at VFS is not working. No slots open and with no responses from VFS global, I approached the embassy. I am currently in UK on long term work permit and I want to travel to Finland. Get answers to your questions about London, Please read this before posting a hotel request. When should I anticipate dates opening up? Something could open up. If ach1lles is headed to Netherlands, isn't it required to apply for Schengen visa at Netherlands embassy? You need to be quick as all the days appointments get booked quickly. Intended date of travel: May 30. We took our kids and there was no restrictions. VFS is outsourced visa processing center for most countries collection of application forms. Doubts about french teens and accommodation. Hi. The appointments for the 25th October at Manchester will become available at 19:30 tonight and the 26th October tomorrow night. You need to be ready to pounce at exactly that time they go in a few minutes after release. 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. Sorry but just need to rant- VFS is the worst company ever! However, any dates beyond March 1st seemed to be greyed out. Is this a standard queue, for non-appointment people, or was this a special situation? If you are a resident of another country or region, please select the appropriate version of Tripadvisor for your country or region in the drop-down menu. Appointments for the ninth will appear at 19:30 tonight. 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. VBL-Clothing instead of VBL-Liners: Any Recommendations? There are a few problems: This worked for VFS Bangalore last week. 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. We've gotten the forms done and I'm at the appointment booking stage. 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. It's 23 Nov 2022 and as far as I can tell the UK has had zero open visa slots for almost the entire second half of the year for most EU countries including France, Italy and the Netherlands. For the service charge they are claiming, service is extremely poor . Have you tried booking an appointment at Pune VFS? Hope embassies contracting them take a note of the situation. Any thoughts? I do think it is unfair or Embassies to knowingly give them this contract, when they are a complete nightmare. Thanks for your responses and those trying to help but getting confused. How do I seek an appointment with him? Its a bit like trying to get a ticket for Glastonbury, or maybe even harder . ta.queueForLoad : function(f, g){document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', f);})(function(){ta.trackEventOnPage('postLinkInline', 'impression', 'postLinks-114971478', '');}, 'log_autolink_impression');India make friends again. Hello - I recently completed a visa application for the UK on January 30th, and I am in the process of booking an appointment with VFS Global (via UKVI site) for March 8th. Hi. Members who are extremely knowledgeable about this destination and answer travellers questions frequently. 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? I need to attend a conference in Netherlands and (costly) tickets have already been purchased. One can enter from, travel to/within and depart freely from any member Schengen member country till the visa is valid. Currently Oct and Nov are not allowing any booking. And for any time of day. Does anyone know when the next appointment dates for VFS London (Goswell Road) will be released? The info above is great but am i missing something? 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. How on earth did all the EU countries get so bamboozled that they outsourced their visa processing services to VF-fucking-S? I cant find any info online so if you know anything that would be so so helpful. 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. If you have to go to Delhi, please seek an appointment for your Schengen visa with the German Ambassador Mr Walter Lindner. Best area to stay in London as a 3-day tourist? ach1lles, bikertillidie, carthick1000, digitalnirvana, gauravanekar, Geo_Ipe, Researcher. I could, however, have got an appointment for tomorrow. We have filled out our forms already. Visa applied was Sweden. I will do anything. We travel on Dec 19th - so want to get this done earlier. Where are you now, where do you want to go and when, and what is VFS? This worked for VFS Bangalore last week. 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). German Embassy? I cannot attend an appointment before March 7th. Rail travel from London to Southampton to join cruise ships, Problems buying tickets online for Harry Potter studio tour, Overnight in London. I don't mind the wait, as long as we can get in for the interview. Third, even the travel agents have an exasperated response, and say that they can't find a way through. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. 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. ach1lles, carthick1000, digitalnirvana, varkey. Which are the preferred cities if your main goal is to Press J to jump to the feed. Since we can't do eVisa's until the UK and (ta && ta.queueForLoad ? As others have suggested, try other locations like Pune or Delhi or walkin (take your tickets along and show to supervisor). If not successful then rinse, spin and repeat every evening until successful. They open new appointments all the time, but it's a little unpredictable. Your posting had me confused. Furthermore, I created a new application on February 9th to see whether . Visa applied was Sweden. Sit at a computer/phone at 19:30 BST each evening when reservations open until you secure an appointment. I'd check multiple times per day every day. I need to attend a conference in Netherlands and (costly) tickets have already been purchased. Do you know if anyone has been successful doing a walk-in at any VFS location in the US? I'm going all the way to Boston for mine! 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 . Re: Getting a Tourist Visa appointment with VFS Global 8 Sept 2022, 13:23 Save Sit at a computer/phone at 19:30 BST each evening when reservations open until you secure an appointment. please seek an appointment for your Schengen visa with the German Ambassador Mr Walter Lindner. The appointments for the 25th October at Manchester will become available at 19:30 tonight and the 26th October tomorrow night. I believe Delhi has the highest capacity. It won't let you do a new appointment with the same passport number unfortunately. Ah ok when did you book your appt? ach1lles, digitalnirvana, InControl, Researcher, warrioraks. 3 of us are going, me, my partner and her friend. However, any dates beyond March 1st seemed to be greyed out. Going through the consulate, you book an appointment at one of the HCI Centres. Or does anyone know of a better approach? Hence there is no issue if such a visa is issued by any member country. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. He is a people's man and is very communicative. 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. The Boston location along with every other US location except for Chicago is closed rn :/, Random question but Im kinda freaking about it: On your visa application did you say that your nearest Visa ccenter was Los Angeles? Yes, please drop in at the German Embassy in Chanakyapuri and request the concerned staff to facilitate an appointment with the Ambassador. 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 even tried at midnight. Hello, did you get your family to be seen on your individual appointment? I called their premium line that took my 3 GBP but only heard all the menu options and wait for customer representative. Germany selection simply says that no slots are available, without an anticipatory date. 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