hmm to have my say.. I have been travelling for many years as a British citizen and I have always had problems with attitudes of embassy staff.. I just had to accept this as part of the process of dealing with civil servants. I have however never been refused a visa. I am now applying for a schengen...

I think you are getting your "Jan"s mixed up for "Jun"s.. you mean you are leaving in 2 and a half weeks to Greece (8th Jun) and your visa now does not start until the 18th Jun.. ? If this is the case then you must return to the embassy pretty quickly and have the mistake you hav...

Hi, I am British and I am working in very gainful employment. We have been dating for about 1 year now.. with various holidays in Thailand and India.. we had previously applied through the German embassy (6 months prior) and were denied we presume because we applied for 3 months duration - which I b...

Sounds to me like you will have to re-apply. I would return to the embassy and try and talk to the person who you submitted your last application to and explain to them that there was a mistake and that you would like to cancel the initial visa and have a new one issued with the new dates. That shou...

Hello, I am moving to Rome in the very near future and I shall want to apply for my girlfriend (Thai) to join me for a while (help settle in etc). What documnt do I need in Italian to prove I have sufficient income to sustain her during her visit (if allowed!.. are there any success stories of girlf...

And what about representation? Does anyone have experience with using a solicitor or an advocate (preferably in Bangkok but also for applications in general).. has anyone found that this worked better? I thought that the SIS DB is only used for police enquiries.. and that each embassys' rejected app...

Yes, I realise that giving up her job was a bad move now. To be honest there are that many Thai people living in Germany that I just did not consider it was going to be so tricky. I naively presumed that fulfilling their requirements on their website (proof of my status and ability to cover her expe...

Hi, I really need advice on this one! My girlfriend (have known for one year and spent grand total of 6 weeks in Thailand and India with) had applied for a schengen visa to come and spend time with me at my home in Germany.. with the main reason of wanting to get to know each other at home before ta...