Do you know if anyone has been successful doing a walk-in at any VFS location in the US? 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. Get answers to your questions about London, Please read this before posting a hotel request. Will be going there. Hello, did you get your family to be seen on your individual appointment? As others have suggested, try other locations like Pune or Delhi or walkin (take your tickets along and show to supervisor). 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. 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How on earth did all the EU countries get so bamboozled that they outsourced their visa processing services to VF-fucking-S? Currently Oct and Nov are not allowing any booking. 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 believe Delhi has the highest capacity. Appointments for the ninth will appear at 19:30 tonight. VFS Gold vs. Silver Premium Packages - whats the VFX shareholders performance post covid 2022. 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. You need to be quick as all the days appointments get booked quickly. 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. Which are the preferred cities if your main goal is to Press J to jump to the feed. 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 . Moderators: Casa, ChetanOjha, archigabe, push, JAJ, ca.funke, Amber, zimba, vinny, Obie, EUsmileWEallsmile, batleykhan, geriatrix, John, Administrator, Post 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. 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. Conference date: June 1-2. Please, if anyone knows what to do, PLEASE help. I will do anything. Ah ok when did you book your appt? Thanks for your responses and those trying to help but getting confused. 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. We travel on Dec 19th - so want to get this done earlier. I need to travel from (ta && ta.queueForLoad ? All centres are held up. I don't believe you can apply so in advance, specially in the case a spouse visa and you are not married yet. 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. more, You seem to have JavaScript disabled. How do I seek an appointment with him? Visa applied was Sweden. Wondering if I need to do a new application or whether the fact Id have 2 would also break the system! I'd check multiple times per day every day. 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. When should I anticipate dates opening up? Does anyone know if VFS New York accepts walk-ins? It won't let you do a new appointment with the same passport number unfortunately. There is a reference to GBP and (ta && ta.queueForLoad ? 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. Could anyone please advise on what I should do? To use our mobile site, please enable JavaScript. Yes, please drop in at the German Embassy in Chanakyapuri and request the concerned staff to facilitate an appointment with the Ambassador. AltoLXI, digitalnirvana, jeetdholakia92, scooby05, SnS_12, thanixravindran, Turbanator. I even tried at midnight. Since we can't do eVisa's until the UK and (ta && ta.queueForLoad ? There are a few problems: This worked for VFS Bangalore last week. He is a people's man and is very communicative. Intended date of travel: May 30. Is there any other way? The only open center in the US is Chicago, but the earliest date is August 31. The appointments for the 25th October at Manchester will become available at 19:30 tonight and the 26th October tomorrow night. This happens for any time slot, and any date, for any country. 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. You'll have to ask VFS to cancel your existing appointment before the system will let you rebook. The appointments are just not going through. Does anyone know when the next appointment dates for VFS London (Goswell Road) will be released? Worth asking on the phone? 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? The appointment reservation at VFS is not working. I need a Birmingham mission appointment preferably at Bradford but will travel furtherl if i have to. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I urgently need a French Visa for an emergency, but it says there are no open seats for selected center on the website. Visa applied was Sweden. 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. The appointment reservation at VFS is not working. I am not sure of an adult without appointment. Intended date of travel: May 30. (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! 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. Where are you now, where do you want to go and when, and what is VFS? Do you know if theres any other way? more, Reply to: VFS Global appointment - Misery. Going through the consulate, you book an appointment at one of the HCI Centres. The appointments for the 25th October at Manchester will become available at 19:30 tonight and the 26th October tomorrow night. Hence there is no issue if such a visa is issued by any member country. Your posting had me confused. 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. German Embassy? For now you can get all the paperwork together. How will German embassy help in this regard? However, any dates beyond March 1st seemed to be greyed out. 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. Third, even the travel agents have an exasperated response, and say that they can't find a way through. No slots open and with no responses from VFS global, I approached the embassy. However, any dates beyond March 1st seemed to be greyed out. The appointment reservation at VFS is not working. ta.queueForLoad : function(f, g){document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', f);})(function(){ta.trackEventOnPage('postLinkInline', 'impression', 'postLinks-114971478', '');}, 'log_autolink_impression');India make friends again. Hi. 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. 3 of us are going, me, my partner and her friend. Hi. Seriously, its messed up. 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. by junai Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:59 am, Post Embassy staff are very helpful - they make the VFS global answer me - but their response is completely irresponsible. You need to be ready to pounce at exactly that time they go in a few minutes after release. We took our kids and there was no restrictions. 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. I'm sorry I don't have more helpful info for you! 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. I need to attend a conference in Netherlands and (costly) tickets have already been purchased. I've been trying to book an appointment through the paper route. I have been refreshing every single day for every hour! One can enter from, travel to/within and depart freely from any member Schengen member country till the visa is valid. We've gotten the forms done and I'm at the appointment booking stage. ta.queueForLoad : function(f, g){document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', f);})(function(){ta.trackEventOnPage('postLinkInline', 'impression', 'postLinks-112589890', '');}, 'log_autolink_impression');Birmingham to London. https://www.hcilondon.gov.in/appointment_home/. 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. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in United Kingdom. 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 cant find any info online so if you know anything that would be so so helpful. The appointment reservation at VFS is not working. Hi. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in United Kingdom. So basically, the only thing I can say is just to keep checking multiple times per day! Doubts about french teens and accommodation. We have filled out our forms already. Thanks for the info, helped me get my booking done after weeks of trying and finding no slots. https://www.vfsglobal.com/en/individxperience.html. Hi. 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. Are you allowed to book an appointment using the same application ID if youve booked elsewhere? Best area to stay in London as a 3-day tourist? Your question is very confusing. 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-112589991', '');}, 'log_autolink_impression');Birmingham and London but am unsure of the relevance to this forum. Where to stay near Heathrow, Best Pre purchased European and UK Sim Card 30 days. ach1lles, bikertillidie, carthick1000, digitalnirvana, gauravanekar, Geo_Ipe, Researcher. 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. The info above is great but am i missing something? 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. Harry Potter Studio Tour London Gift Shop, Inexpensive, but good, restaurants near Victoria Station. Furthermore, I created a new application on February 9th to see whether . ach1lles, digitalnirvana, Turbanator, varkey. Although I am not sure if they accept walk-ins there. And for any time of day. I guess that despite your screen location of (ta && ta.queueForLoad ? Have you tried booking an appointment at Pune VFS? Definitely keep checking. If ach1lles is headed to Netherlands, isn't it required to apply for Schengen visa at Netherlands embassy? The one we need is Birmingham/Manchester. It's a complete monopoly for a critical service and with ZERO customer service. As lot of other people have suggested, couple of years ago, even i did a walk-in here in Chennai. I cannot attend an appointment before March 7th. One can enter from, travel to/within and depart freely from any member Schengen member country till the visa is valid. If you have to go to Delhi, please seek an appointment for your Schengen visa with the German Ambassador Mr Walter Lindner. Top Secret Hotel from lastminute.com - any idea? 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 do think it is unfair or Embassies to knowingly give them this contract, when they are a complete nightmare. Any idea how long they take to process after the appointment? You walk into the VFS centre without a token . I am applying for tourist visa to Finland, and have been trying hard for the last one week to get an appointment. They also have some premium services (different slots - not sure). The emergency is that I have to be there by August 30. Costs about 4k more. Like, wtf? They open new appointments all the time, but it's a little unpredictable. We don't go until 27th Dec, but just want to make sure we are all prepped. 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. This worked for VFS Bangalore last week. With the help of reaching to consulate, I got the appointment and confirmation I required from VFS. Thank you! by quickquery Sun Feb 10, 2019 9:53 am, Post Or does anyone know of a better approach? Any thoughts? 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. 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