Appointments for the ninth will appear at 19:30 tonight. VFS Global appointment - Misery 14 Feb 2022, 21:24 Save I am applying for tourist visa to Finland, and have been trying hard for the last one week to get an appointment. Costs about 4k more. The appointments are just not going through. One can enter from, travel to/within and depart freely from any member Schengen member country till the visa is valid. I need to attend a conference in Netherlands and (costly) tickets have already been purchased. Again I have emailed them asking if their response covers both members of my family. Is this a standard queue, for non-appointment people, or was this a special situation? ta.queueForLoad : function(f, g){document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', f);})(function(){ta.trackEventOnPage('postLinkInline', 'impression', 'postLinks-112589890', '');}, 'log_autolink_impression');Birmingham to London. I can deal with 2-3 months wait time, but simply "nope - you can't get a visa" is just not cool. Although I am not sure if they accept walk-ins there. I need a Birmingham mission appointment preferably at Bradford but will travel furtherl if i have to. by quickquery Sun Feb 10, 2019 9:53 am, Post Their Twitter is responded once a day - with a response that they will pass my question to right people. My question now is - will that single customer ticket valid for both my family members or they are going to allow only one of us. How on earth did all the EU countries get so bamboozled that they outsourced their visa processing services to VF-fucking-S? 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 you'll be without a passport for several weeks 1 Reply If not successful then rinse, spin and repeat every evening until successful. Hope embassies contracting them take a note of the situation. I'm sorry I don't have more helpful info for you! I know :( thats why Im trying to get an appointment between august 2-9 so I can get my visa in time. 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. At the embassy/consulate/visa centre of the country where you will spend most days if you will be spending an unequal amount of days in each, At the embassy/consulate/visa centre of the country where you will step first, if you will be spending an equal amount of days in each. We travel on Dec 19th - so want to get this done earlier. Do you know if theres any other way? 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. I cant find any info online so if you know anything that would be so so helpful. You need to be quick as all the days appointments get booked quickly. Hi. I could, however, have got an appointment for tomorrow. 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. Ah ok when did you book your appt? Top Secret Hotel from lastminute.com - any idea? Visa applied was Sweden. The appointments for the 25th October at Manchester will become available at 19:30 tonight and the 26th October tomorrow night. Best area to stay in London as a 3-day tourist? I believe Delhi has the highest capacity. This happens for any time slot, and any date, for any country. Or does anyone know of a better approach? Like, wtf? As lot of other people have suggested, couple of years ago, even i did a walk-in here in Chennai. The appointments for the 25th October at Manchester will become available at 19:30 tonight and the 26th October tomorrow night. And for any time of day. 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. 3 of us are going, me, my partner and her friend. 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. They open new appointments all the time, but it's a little unpredictable. It won't let you do a new appointment with the same passport number unfortunately. 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. Yes, please drop in at the German Embassy in Chanakyapuri and request the concerned staff to facilitate an appointment with the Ambassador. Hello, did you get your family to be seen on your individual appointment? 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. 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? Your bio says you are in US and you are looking for a Visa for Finland. Does anyone know if VFS New York accepts walk-ins? I am not sure of an adult without appointment. There are a few problems: digitalnirvana, Researcher, SnS_12, varkey, abhijith, ach1lles, digitalnirvana, InControl, Researcher, sierrabravo98, SnS_12, WorkingGuru. German Embassy? 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) . We took our kids and there was no restrictions. 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. Which tube line from Kings Cross to Paddington? The appointment reservation at VFS is not working. If ach1lles is headed to Netherlands, isn't it required to apply for Schengen visa at Netherlands embassy? 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 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. However, any dates beyond March 1st seemed to be greyed out. 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. I need to travel from (ta && ta.queueForLoad ? For the service charge they are claiming, service is extremely poor . Third, even the travel agents have an exasperated response, and say that they can't find a way through. 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. There are a few problems: This worked for VFS Bangalore last week. Thanks for the info, helped me get my booking done after weeks of trying and finding no slots. I posted the original post over a year ago and Im still salty that I was never able to study abroad due to VFSs shitty service. Which are the preferred cities if your main goal is to Press J to jump to the feed. Where to stay near Heathrow, Best Pre purchased European and UK Sim Card 30 days. How will German embassy help in this regard? The emergency is that I have to be there by August 30. ach1lles, digitalnirvana, Turbanator, varkey. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in United Kingdom. If going to Delhi, you can try their premium center at Gurgaon too. Seriously, its messed up. This worked for VFS Bangalore last week. Intended date of travel: May 30. 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. Its a bit like trying to get a ticket for Glastonbury, or maybe even harder . Sit at a computer/phone at 19:30 BST each evening when reservations open until you secure an appointment. Wondering if I need to do a new application or whether the fact Id have 2 would also break the system! Conference date: June 1-2. The appointment reservation at VFS is not working. This is a scenario where a person is resident of a country in work visa and do not have citizenship of that country having free access, require a visa to travel to locations. I called their premium line that took my 3 GBP but only heard all the menu options and wait for customer representative. by junai Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:59 am, Post 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. As others have suggested, try other locations like Pune or Delhi or walkin (take your tickets along and show to supervisor). 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. Going through the consulate, you book an appointment at one of the HCI Centres. I do think it is unfair or Embassies to knowingly give them this contract, when they are a complete nightmare. Where are you now, where do you want to go and when, and what is VFS? It's a complete monopoly for a critical service and with ZERO customer service. 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. 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. We've gotten the forms done and I'm at the appointment booking stage. I am currently in UK on long term work permit and I want to travel to Finland. You'll have to ask VFS to cancel your existing appointment before the system will let you rebook. AltoLXI, digitalnirvana, jeetdholakia92, scooby05, SnS_12, thanixravindran, Turbanator. Since we can't do eVisa's until the UK and (ta && ta.queueForLoad ? Your question is very confusing. ach1lles, bikertillidie, carthick1000, digitalnirvana, gauravanekar, Geo_Ipe, Researcher. Does anyone know when the next appointment dates for VFS London (Goswell Road) will be released? Thanks for your responses and those trying to help but getting confused. Thank you! This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in United Kingdom. I've been trying to book an appointment through the paper route. ach1lles, carthick1000, digitalnirvana, varkey. I'd check multiple times per day every day. Hi. I don't believe you can apply so in advance, specially in the case a spouse visa and you are not married yet. Any thoughts? As a software engineer, I had look at the VFS back-end to see if its possible to automatically be notified when an appointment slot becomes available. VBL-Clothing instead of VBL-Liners: Any Recommendations? 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. Hi. 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 don't mind the wait, as long as we can get in for the interview. https://www.vfsglobal.com/en/individxperience.html. 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. Harry Potter Studio Tour London Gift Shop, Inexpensive, but good, restaurants near Victoria Station. Alternatively, you may use, Sun Park Hotel & Banquet, Zirakpur Chandigarh. Mails are just waste of time. The only open center in the US is Chicago, but the earliest date is August 31. The appointment reservation at VFS is not working. Hence there is no issue if such a visa is issued by any member country. Germany selection simply says that no slots are available, without an anticipatory date. No slots open and with no responses from VFS global, I approached the embassy. Have you tried booking an appointment at Pune VFS? Visa applied was Sweden. 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