Hi Anyone know more about applying for an Austrian Tourist Visa from India? The VFS website says the applications should be made at New Delhi and this threw me a bit. Does VFS handle it for you or does the applicant actually need to travel to New Delhi from say Mumbai or Bangalore? Never come across...

Hi Does anyone know how to obtain a Multiple Entry 6 month Standard Visitor Visa. I was filling the form online for my parents visiting from India and there wasnt an option to choose or apply for a multiple entry type visa. We plan to travel into Europe and hence would need a multiple entry visa. An...

Resolved! Filled in a form to travel on a random day way after my actual travel dates in April, booked appointment for later in May and just walked into the embassy. The guys at the desk dont understand English very well so on not finding me on the list and by me showing the email, form, passports e...

This is very common question people ask. I am sure if you dig around the forum you should find the answers. In any case, in a nutshell- you technically do not need a visa to visit schengen countries if you are travelling with your wife. However, airlines are strict about schengen visa requirement a...

Managed to get an appointment at the consulate for this Thursday. Trusting she'll get a visa, not sure how it'll work with it getting into the Schengen system before we fly on Sunday. Apparently, that can take a few days? We fly at the weekend! Hi Mercyknight Good to hear your outcome which has giv...

Hello everyone Hoping someone can direct me. Im in a bit of pickle... I am currently in the UK on an ILR visa obtained through the Tier1 route. My wife and kids are British nationals. I understand a Schengen Visa is free to me however here is my dilemma; We planned a last minute trip to Portugal thi...

Hello everyone I am on an ILR visa and am planning to invite my dependant parents to the UK this summer. I believe the Standard Visitor Visa has replaced the previous General Tourist Visa and Family Visa. Now my situation is such. - I am planning to bring them over early August so need to maintain a...

Sushdmehta - Thanks for taking time to reply! What I asked in the opening post was a query related to the application form. What I later queried was out of curiosity (without intention to lie however you interpreted it). What you made out wasn't my actual question hence you gave an answer/judgement ...

I understand providing one parents proof of Indian origin is sufficient. On the VFS website under 'Important Information for all OCI Applicants' it states: If one of the parent/grandparent is of Pakistani or Bangladeshi origin, applicant will not be eligible for OCI. How would they know my dad was ...

The queries I posted (and the answers to them) became irrelevant when I became aware of the new and current law, under which you are not eligible for OCI. Whether you should lie / how will they find out etc. etc. are out of scope for discussion on this forum. Sushdmehta - You have misunderstood my ...

I stand corrected. bahla, thanks for the pointing me to the changes to the Indian citizenship Act 1955, which has been promulgated recently (10-March-15) that I was not aware of! kayzee83, As bahla has pointed out, the 2015 amendments to the 1955 act means that you are not eligible for OCI since yo...

Hi everyone, Here is my situation. I was born in the UK and hold a British passport. My parents are both British (by neutralization) at present; my mother was born in India and my father was born in (present day) Bangladesh. My mother has recently received her OCI however from what we understand my ...

Hello All, My Indian passport expires in November this year. I booked an appointment for Friday 20.02.2015 (yesterday) which I unfortunately missed. I tried to cancel it online however it kept saying 'the time limit for cancellation has passed'. I was trying to cancel the previous evening due to a l...