For now you can get all the paperwork together. 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). Your bio says you are in US and you are looking for a Visa for Finland. I believe Delhi has the highest capacity. 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. Is there any other way? 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. I guess that despite your screen location of (ta && ta.queueForLoad ? We took our kids and there was no restrictions. ta.queueForLoad : function(f, g){document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', f);})(function(){ta.trackEventOnPage('postLinkInline', 'impression', 'postLinks-114285828', '');}, 'log_autolink_impression');Charlotte, NC, you are not a US citizen because US citizens do not need a visa to travel as tourists to Finland. 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. 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. Have you tried booking an appointment at Pune VFS? I'm sorry I don't have more helpful info for you! How to use Oyster Cards, Travelcards and 2-4-1 offers in London? There is a reference to GBP and (ta && ta.queueForLoad ? I need to attend a conference in Netherlands and (costly) tickets have already been purchased. I need to attend a conference in Netherlands and (costly) tickets have already been purchased. VFS Gold vs. Silver Premium Packages - whats the VFX shareholders performance post covid 2022. Definitely keep checking. Hi. Visa applied was Sweden. With the help of reaching to consulate, I got the appointment and confirmation I required from VFS. 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. Which tube line from Kings Cross to Paddington? 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. This is already so helpful thank you so much! The appointment reservation at VFS is not working. 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. 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. Any idea how long they take to process after the appointment? The one we need is Birmingham/Manchester. 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. There are a few problems: digitalnirvana, Researcher, SnS_12, varkey, abhijith, ach1lles, digitalnirvana, InControl, Researcher, sierrabravo98, SnS_12, WorkingGuru. 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. Hello, did you get your family to be seen on your individual appointment? 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. I'm going all the way to Boston for mine! To use our mobile site, please enable JavaScript. Wondering if I need to do a new application or whether the fact Id have 2 would also break the system! 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 . This worked for VFS Bangalore last week. You walk into the VFS centre without a token . The appointment reservation at VFS is not working. Currently Oct and Nov are not allowing any booking. The appointments are just not going through. The appointment reservation at VFS is not working. I've been trying to book an appointment through the paper route. Does anyone know if VFS New York accepts walk-ins? Is this a standard queue, for non-appointment people, or was this a special situation? 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. I don't believe you can apply so in advance, specially in the case a spouse visa and you are not married yet. It won't let you do a new appointment with the same passport number unfortunately. London to Paris via Eurostar just for an overnight visit. How on earth did all the EU countries get so bamboozled that they outsourced their visa processing services to VF-fucking-S? We have filled out our forms already. Top Secret Hotel from lastminute.com - any idea? 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. I don't mind the wait, as long as we can get in for the interview. Mails are just waste of time. Choosing VFS Global appointment date. Visa applied was Sweden. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in United Kingdom. I will do anything. And for any time of day. Does anyone know when the next appointment dates for VFS London (Goswell Road) will be released? As lot of other people have suggested, couple of years ago, even i did a walk-in here in Chennai. 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. Germany selection simply says that no slots are available, without an anticipatory date. 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. please seek an appointment for your Schengen visa with the German Ambassador Mr Walter Lindner. Your posting had me confused. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in United Kingdom. I have been refreshing every single day for every hour! 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) . Rail travel from London to Southampton to join cruise ships, Problems buying tickets online for Harry Potter studio tour, Overnight in London. Intended date of travel: May 30. 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. 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. by quickquery Sun Feb 10, 2019 9:53 am, Post You need to be ready to pounce at exactly that time they go in a few minutes after release. The emergency is that I have to be there by August 30. Its a bit like trying to get a ticket for Glastonbury, or maybe even harder . 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. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Thank you! I need to attend a conference in Netherlands and (costly) tickets have already been purchased. This was the same for all VFS locations in South Africa. Like, wtf? Since we can't do eVisa's until the UK and (ta && ta.queueForLoad ? German Embassy? You need to be quick as all the days appointments get booked quickly. I am currently in UK on long term work permit and I want to travel to Finland. 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 Ah ok when did you book your appt? (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! I could, however, have got an appointment for tomorrow. I even tried at midnight. 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. Yes, please drop in at the German Embassy in Chanakyapuri and request the concerned staff to facilitate an appointment with the Ambassador. Conference date: June 1-2. 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. https://www.hcilondon.gov.in/appointment_home/. ach1lles, carthick1000, digitalnirvana, varkey. Appointments for the ninth will appear at 19:30 tonight. I can deal with 2-3 months wait time, but simply "nope - you can't get a visa" is just not cool. Harry Potter Studio Tour London Gift Shop, Inexpensive, but good, restaurants near Victoria Station. I'd check multiple times per day every day. AltoLXI, digitalnirvana, jeetdholakia92, scooby05, SnS_12, thanixravindran, Turbanator. 3 of us are going, me, my partner and her friend. I do think it is unfair or Embassies to knowingly give them this contract, when they are a complete nightmare. Sit at a computer/phone at 19:30 BST each evening when reservations open until you secure an appointment. You'll have to ask VFS to cancel your existing appointment before the system will let you rebook. Embassy staff are very helpful - they make the VFS global answer me - but their response is completely irresponsible. 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. Going through the consulate, you book an appointment at one of the HCI Centres. by junai Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:59 am, Post Again I have emailed them asking if their response covers both members of my family. 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? I cannot attend an appointment before March 7th. How do I seek an appointment with him? Will be going there. 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. 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. I need a Birmingham mission appointment preferably at Bradford but will travel furtherl if i have to. 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? How will German embassy help in this regard? If not successful then rinse, spin and repeat every evening until successful. Alternatively, you may use, Sun Park Hotel & Banquet, Zirakpur Chandigarh. I called their premium line that took my 3 GBP but only heard all the menu options and wait for customer representative. Which are the preferred cities if your main goal is to Press J to jump to the feed. Thanks, Visa was for me and my wife. VFS has alway been a nightmare and there is absolutely no way of getting hold of them. I am applying for tourist visa to Finland, and have been trying hard for the last one week to get an appointment. Conference date: June 1-2. However, any dates beyond March 1st seemed to be greyed out. VFS is outsourced visa processing center for most countries collection of application forms. We don't go until 27th Dec, but just want to make sure we are all prepped. When should I anticipate dates opening up? 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. I am not sure of an adult without appointment. 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. As others have suggested, try other locations like Pune or Delhi or walkin (take your tickets along and show to supervisor). more, You seem to have JavaScript disabled. They open new appointments all the time, but it's a little unpredictable. 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. VBL-Clothing instead of VBL-Liners: Any Recommendations? Where are you now, where do you want to go and when, and what is VFS? 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. Are you allowed to book an appointment using the same application ID if youve booked elsewhere? Do you know if theres any other way? The info above is great but am i missing something? Worth asking on the phone? Intended date of travel: May 30. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. The appointments for the 25th October at Manchester will become available at 19:30 tonight and the 26th October tomorrow night. Sorry but just need to rant- VFS is the worst company ever! Moderators: Casa, ChetanOjha, archigabe, push, JAJ, ca.funke, Amber, zimba, vinny, Obie, EUsmileWEallsmile, batleykhan, geriatrix, John, Administrator, Post They also have some premium services (different slots - not sure). For the service charge they are claiming, service is extremely poor . If going to Delhi, you can try their premium center at Gurgaon too. 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. Although I am not sure if they accept walk-ins there. Third, even the travel agents have an exasperated response, and say that they can't find a way through. 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. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. The appointments for the 25th October at Manchester will become available at 19:30 tonight and the 26th October tomorrow night. If ach1lles is headed to Netherlands, isn't it required to apply for Schengen visa at Netherlands embassy? The appointment reservation at VFS is not working. Their Twitter is responded once a day - with a response that they will pass my question to right people. This happens for any time slot, and any date, for any country. The only open center in the US is Chicago, but the earliest date is August 31. 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? No slots open and with no responses from VFS global, I approached the embassy. https://www.vfsglobal.com/en/individxperience.html. ach1lles, digitalnirvana, Turbanator, varkey. Furthermore, I created a new application on February 9th to see whether . ta.queueForLoad : function(f, g){document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', f);})(function(){ta.trackEventOnPage('postLinkInline', 'impression', 'postLinks-112589890', '');}, 'log_autolink_impression');Birmingham to London. Members who are extremely knowledgeable about this destination and answer travellers questions frequently. If you have to go to Delhi, please seek an appointment for your Schengen visa with the German Ambassador Mr Walter Lindner. Seriously, its messed up. So basically, the only thing I can say is just to keep checking multiple times per day! Hi. Could anyone please advise on what I should do? Hi. Moderators: Casa, ChetanOjha, archigabe, push, JAJ, ca.funke, Amber, zimba, vinny, Obie, EUsmileWEallsmile, batleykhan, geriatrix, John, Administrator, Post Best area to stay in London as a 3-day tourist? 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. Something could open up. 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. 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. Any thoughts? I need to travel from (ta && ta.queueForLoad ? Doubts about french teens and accommodation. However, any dates beyond March 1st seemed to be greyed out. 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. Please, if anyone knows what to do, PLEASE help. Do you know if anyone has been successful doing a walk-in at any VFS location in the US? We've gotten the forms done and I'm at the appointment booking stage. One can enter from, travel to/within and depart freely from any member Schengen member country till the visa is valid. Or does anyone know of a better approach? 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? He is a people's man and is very communicative. I know :( thats why Im trying to get an appointment between august 2-9 so I can get my visa in time. 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