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 appointment reservation at VFS is not working. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. I'm going all the way to Boston for mine! Definitely keep checking. No slots open and with no responses from VFS global, I approached the embassy. When should I anticipate dates opening up? 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. 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. Worth asking on the phone? 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. ach1lles, digitalnirvana, InControl, Researcher, warrioraks. https://www.vfsglobal.com/en/individxperience.html. Moderators: Casa, ChetanOjha, archigabe, push, JAJ, ca.funke, Amber, zimba, vinny, Obie, EUsmileWEallsmile, batleykhan, geriatrix, John, Administrator, Post 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. Hi. Conference date: June 1-2. 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. Is there any other way? Thanks for your responses and those trying to help but getting confused. I am currently in UK on long term work permit and I want to travel to Finland. Intended date of travel: May 30. The only open center in the US is Chicago, but the earliest date is August 31. The appointment reservation at VFS is not working. Doubts about french teens and accommodation. I cannot attend an appointment before March 7th. 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. So basically, the only thing I can say is just to keep checking multiple times per day! Something could open up. Hope embassies contracting them take a note of the situation. Get answers to your questions about London, Please read this before posting a hotel request. I need to travel from (ta && ta.queueForLoad ? Hello, did you get your family to be seen on your individual appointment? Best area to stay in London as a 3-day tourist? It's a complete monopoly for a critical service and with ZERO customer service. I urgently need a French Visa for an emergency, but it says there are no open seats for selected center on the website. He is a people's man and is very communicative. Seriously, its messed up. 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. Ah ok when did you book your appt? I could, however, have got an appointment for tomorrow. 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. 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. This is already so helpful thank you so much! I believe Delhi has the highest capacity. Its a bit like trying to get a ticket for Glastonbury, or maybe even harder . 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? ta.queueForLoad : function(f, g){document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', f);})(function(){ta.trackEventOnPage('postLinkInline', 'impression', 'postLinks-114971478', '');}, 'log_autolink_impression');India make friends again. For the service charge they are claiming, service is extremely poor . We took our kids and there was no restrictions. more, Reply to: VFS Global appointment - Misery. 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. ach1lles, digitalnirvana, Turbanator, varkey. I need a Birmingham mission appointment preferably at Bradford but will travel furtherl if i have to. ach1lles, bikertillidie, carthick1000, digitalnirvana, gauravanekar, Geo_Ipe, Researcher. The appointments are just not going through. 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. 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. 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. Top Secret Hotel from lastminute.com - any idea? Yes, please drop in at the German Embassy in Chanakyapuri and request the concerned staff to facilitate an appointment with the Ambassador. If ach1lles is headed to Netherlands, isn't it required to apply for Schengen visa at Netherlands embassy? It won't let you do a new appointment with the same passport number unfortunately. Do you know if theres any other way? Could anyone please advise on what I should do? London to Paris via Eurostar just for an overnight visit. We don't go until 27th Dec, but just want to make sure we are all prepped. As others have suggested, try other locations like Pune or Delhi or walkin (take your tickets along and show to supervisor). You need to be quick as all the days appointments get booked quickly. 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. I am applying for tourist visa to Finland, and have been trying hard for the last one week to get an appointment. Their Twitter is responded once a day - with a response that they will pass my question to right people. Where are you now, where do you want to go and when, and what is VFS? This worked for VFS Bangalore last week. Will be going there. 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. 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. Going through the consulate, you book an appointment at one of the HCI Centres. Choosing VFS Global appointment date. I do think it is unfair or Embassies to knowingly give them this contract, when they are a complete nightmare. AltoLXI, digitalnirvana, jeetdholakia92, scooby05, SnS_12, thanixravindran, Turbanator. Hence there is no issue if such a visa is issued by any member country. Your question is very confusing. 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. Does anyone know if VFS New York accepts walk-ins? VBL-Clothing instead of VBL-Liners: Any Recommendations? please seek an appointment for your Schengen visa with the German Ambassador Mr Walter Lindner. Like, wtf? I'd check multiple times per day every day. 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. One can enter from, travel to/within and depart freely from any member Schengen member country till the visa is valid. 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. How will German embassy help in this regard? 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. 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. Mails are just waste of time. VFS is outsourced visa processing center for most countries collection of application forms. 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). Again I have emailed them asking if their response covers both members of my family. 3 of us are going, me, my partner and her friend. Your posting had me confused. Do you know if anyone has been successful doing a walk-in at any VFS location in the US? By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Moderators: Casa, ChetanOjha, archigabe, push, JAJ, ca.funke, Amber, zimba, vinny, Obie, EUsmileWEallsmile, batleykhan, geriatrix, John, Administrator, Post Conference date: June 1-2. They open new appointments all the time, but it's a little unpredictable. 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. If going to Delhi, you can try their premium center at Gurgaon too. 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. Embassy staff are very helpful - they make the VFS global answer me - but their response is completely irresponsible. Rail travel from London to Southampton to join cruise ships, Problems buying tickets online for Harry Potter studio tour, Overnight in London. If not successful then rinse, spin and repeat every evening until successful. The appointment reservation at VFS is not working. One can enter from, travel to/within and depart freely from any member Schengen member country till the visa is valid. However, any dates beyond March 1st seemed to be greyed out. With the help of reaching to consulate, I got the appointment and confirmation I required from VFS. Hi. The one we need is Birmingham/Manchester. 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. ta.queueForLoad : function(f, g){document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', f);})(function(){ta.trackEventOnPage('postLinkInline', 'impression', 'postLinks-112589890', '');}, 'log_autolink_impression');Birmingham to London. We have filled out our forms already. 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. Have you tried booking an appointment at Pune VFS? This was the same for all VFS locations in South Africa. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in United Kingdom. I don't mind the wait, as long as we can get in for the interview. I cant find any info online so if you know anything that would be so so helpful. I don't believe you can apply so in advance, specially in the case a spouse visa and you are not married yet. We travel on Dec 19th - so want to get this done earlier. Does anyone know when the next appointment dates for VFS London (Goswell Road) will be released? 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 Thanks, Visa was for me and my wife. Thanks for the info, helped me get my booking done after weeks of trying and finding no slots. How do I seek an appointment with him? I need to attend a conference in Netherlands and (costly) tickets have already been purchased. 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? There are a few problems: This worked for VFS Bangalore last week. 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. VFS has alway been a nightmare and there is absolutely no way of getting hold of them. Is this a standard queue, for non-appointment people, or was this a special situation? Any thoughts? I can deal with 2-3 months wait time, but simply "nope - you can't get a visa" is just not cool. There is a reference to GBP and (ta && ta.queueForLoad ? Which are the preferred cities if your main goal is to Press J to jump to the feed. For now you can get all the paperwork together. I need to attend a conference in Netherlands and (costly) tickets have already been purchased. Sit at a computer/phone at 19:30 BST each evening when reservations open until you secure an appointment. 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. Which tube line from Kings Cross to Paddington? This happens for any time slot, and any date, for any country. Hi. Alternatively, you may use, Sun Park Hotel & Banquet, Zirakpur Chandigarh. If you have to go to Delhi, please seek an appointment for your Schengen visa with the German Ambassador Mr Walter Lindner. 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. The emergency is that I have to be there by August 30. 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? They also have some premium services (different slots - not sure). 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. Wondering if I need to do a new application or whether the fact Id have 2 would also break the system! Costs about 4k more. Your bio says you are in US and you are looking for a Visa for Finland. VFS Gold vs. Silver Premium Packages - whats the VFX shareholders performance post covid 2022. I know :( thats why Im trying to get an appointment between august 2-9 so I can get my visa in time. I need to attend a conference in Netherlands and (costly) tickets have already been purchased. by junai Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:59 am, Post Harry Potter Studio Tour London Gift Shop, Inexpensive, but good, restaurants near Victoria Station. 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 . 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. 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 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. I guess that despite your screen location of (ta && ta.queueForLoad ? 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? Appointments for the ninth will appear at 19:30 tonight. There are a few problems: digitalnirvana, Researcher, SnS_12, varkey, abhijith, ach1lles, digitalnirvana, InControl, Researcher, sierrabravo98, SnS_12, WorkingGuru. You'll have to ask VFS to cancel your existing appointment before the system will let you rebook.
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