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Tourist visa of Switzerland for family members but German business visa for primary applicant
A resident Indian (father) is applying for a short stay visa to travel from India to Germany for an urgent business trip which is sponsored by his employer.
He is having a wife and 2 young kids (less ...
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Getting appointment in another state due to available dates [closed]
I've received my Letter of Acceptance from my university in Germany, and I need to arrive between July 1st and 10th, 2024. However, I'm unable to find a VFS Global visa appointment in Delhi. I'm from ...
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Has anyone tried BLS’ doorstep service?
Has anyone tried BLS' doorstep service?
I wanted to apply for Spain visa and wanted to go for doorstep service this time as I don't have enough time to visit the BLS, Delhi. So, I was wondering if it'...
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Can I get Italian visa as quickly as possible if applying from UK?
I need to present a study at a conference in Italy on 21st September. That's 60 days from now. I am Pakistani citizen and currently working in UK. I have valid UK residence permit. What is the ...
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Middle name misspelled on the Netherlands short stay visa
I recently got the shortstay visa approved for my mother for her travel to the Netherlands.
I observed that the visa stamp has a spelling mistake. Whose responsibility is it to correct this? ...
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Schengen visa application [duplicate]
I have visa appointment at VFS Switzerland for Schengen tourist visa. Both my entry and exit point is in Paris. Below is my brief itinerary:
Land in Paris and stay there for 2 days.
Go to switzerland ...
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Can I attend a visa appointment in an Indian state other than the one where I reside?
Italy visa appointment at VFS Mumbai is not available. It is available at Ahmedabad as of now.
I reside in Mumbai. Is it OK to book visa appointment for Ahmedabad instead of Mumbai?
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Has anyone recently applied for Schengen visa for Netherlands? In how many days did you receive your visa?
I had applied for Schengen visa for Netherlands from San Francisco on 22nd July 2022. It's been 3 weeks now, in my past experience three times I always received it within 2 weeks. Now I am worried if ...
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Schengen visa through VFS in India: No update for 20 days
I applied for a Student short-stay visa (France) through VFS in Delhi, India on 5 April 2022. I received an update on 6 April, saying, "Your Visa application Ref no. [redacted] has been Forwarded ...
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Portugal Schengen visa, tourist or short-stay?
I need a Schengen visa to visit Portugal as a tourist. When trying to make an appointment on vfs website I got confused:
Which one should I select as the category?
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Can I email Tax Payer Certificate to Embassy of Netherlands after submission
I have submitted a Business Schengen Visa application via VFS yesterday Lahore, Pakistan. Due to the change in policy in terms of documentation. The VFS assistant refused to take Tax Returns Papers ...
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Is NOC required for Visiting family and friends to get a visa in Sweden?
I will be travelling to Sweden to meet my wife. So, I'll need a Visiting visa for Schengen countries. So, my question is: is a NOC (No Objection Confirmation) letter required from my current employer? ...
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Appointment issues for Schengen visa in the New York Center (VFS office)
I'm planning to travel to France on Aug 16 for tourism (Short Stay).
The Schengen visa appointment is booked completely in the New York VFS office and the latest date I see when the appointment is ...
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How can I submit a missing document to schengen visa application which I submitted today
I submitted the schengen visa application from India today. I missed to attached an invitation letter from Germany business.
I want to submit that missing document in the application that I submitted ...
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Applying for French Visa
I travelled to France in Sept 2018 on a 3 month visa, where I travelled to the Chicago France VFS Center to get finger printed and bio-metrics done in Aug 2018.
I have to travel to France again in ...
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Am I eligible for a Schengen visa if my passport will expire in 3 months?
I have planned a trip to Germany from India for 3 weeks from 3rd April 2019 to 23 April 2019.
But I just checked my passport validity expires on 20th July, 2019. Will I get Schengen visa or not.
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What should I do if it's been 2 weeks and my Schengen visa has not been approved
I applied for a Netherlands visa at the VFS center in San Francisco and the status says it was forwarded to the Netherlands Embassy for further processing 15 days ago. I am worried whether VFS has ...
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Netherlands Schengen Visa Refusal
I have made a visa application for traveling in Netherlands through VFS Global in Russia (Yekaterinburg). The application was triple checked and was accompanied by all the required documents including:...
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How do I know if my visa application is approved
I had applied for France visa two months ago. I had been asked to provide a document after a month or so. I have not yet obtained the requested document, though, had notified the visa center. Today, I ...
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Pay stubs for Schengen tourist Visa at Netherlands VFS in US
I recently took appointment for Schengen tourist visa at Netherlands VFS in SF. The appointment letter had a checklist of documents. It says for employed people, we need to show last three bank ...
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What is correct when applying for a visa: VFS or Embassy guidelines?
I have been a successful recipient of 3 Schengen visas for France so far (2 short and one long). I applied for my 4th one today.
Now, France has opened a new portal called france-visas.gouv.fr where ...
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Italian Schengen visa form session expired
My wife is applying for a Schengen tourist visa through VFS for our honeymoon to Italy. Whenever we use the VAF login to fill in the application form we fill in the first page and click save or next ...
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What will be the sub-category for a short-term Training/Internship visa for Germany on the VFS website?
I wanted to book an appointment for a Schengen visa for Germany with VFS in India. The visa sub-category is Training/Internship. However, on the VFS website, the only options for Schengen visa are ...
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Can I move my flight schedule after VFS interview?
I had a Schengen visa appointment for the Netherlands today with VFS. They kept my travel documents and the tickets. I am wondering if I will be to make any changes to the itinerary before the embassy ...
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Russia to The Netherlands. What are the implications of changing from a hostel to a private apartment AFTER getting the visa and crossing the border?
I'm going to The Netherlands either by invitation or using tourist visa, depending on if I get the invitation in time.
So in case I'm getting a tourist visa to The Netherlands, am I going to face ...
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Travelling to Schengen countries from UK with multi entry UK visa
I am an Indian National holding an Indian passport. Currently, I have obtained a multi-entry UK Business Visitor Visa from New Delhi, India. During my stay in Edinburgh, UK, I plan to travel to the ...
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How to prove the relation with sponsor for visit visa?
Me and my sponsor we have never met but we are friends in Facebook since 3 years and we been talking a lot. And he decided to meet me and invited to his country The Netherland. And I have already ...
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