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Because she is not a UK or citizen of an EU country.andy slater wrote:Cheers for the info.
I've started looking into the different embassys websites. It appears Greece is £42.00 and lasts for 90 days.
Is this pretty standard across the board or do different embassys apply different charges and issue the visas for different periods of time?
I find it quite annoying to be honest, she has a 5 year permit to work here and pays british tax and NI as any other GB resident. However she cannot go on holiday without going through this process and paying money.
Does anyone know the theory/Logic behind this Visa?
I find it annoying we are part of Europe and should be as one and able to work and travel freely yet some laws still exclude people from doing this. I have a british friend who now works and lives in Italy and cannot insure his bike in Italy as a UK citizen without pay extortionate amounts.
Sorry rant over, just seems a bit one sided sometimes.
Andy, as a South African citizen too I understand the hassle and pain involved in having to obtain visas to travel to the rest of Europe. However the fact is that your girlfriend is a South African citizen, not a British citizen, and therefore has to abide by same visa rules as any other South African citizen. Living and residing in the UK as a non-EU citizen does not entitle her to any privileges with regards to the rest of Europe.andy slater wrote:Cheers for the info.
I've started looking into the different embassys websites. It appears Greece is £42.00 and lasts for 90 days.
Is this pretty standard across the board or do different embassys apply different charges and issue the visas for different periods of time?
I find it quite annoying to be honest, she has a 5 year permit to work here and pays british tax and NI as any other GB resident. However she cannot go on holiday without going through this process and paying money.
Does anyone know the theory/Logic behind this Visa?
I find it annoying we are part of Europe and should be as one and able to work and travel freely yet some laws still exclude people from doing this. I have a british friend who now works and lives in Italy and cannot insure his bike in Italy as a UK citizen without pay extortionate amounts.
Sorry rant over, just seems a bit one sided sometimes.
Almost every Schengen country's embassy website advises this. Whether it is enshrined somewhere in a statute, I don't know, but in practise it is checked when the applicant applies for future visas from the same embassy. They religiously check whether or not the visa was abused. Not using the visa to go the country of issue at all is considered abuse.VictoriaS wrote:You are supposed to apply for the Schengen from the Embassy of the country you are to visit first or the one you are to spend the most time in. However, I still haven't seen the evidence that says you have to, and I don't know if this is just a recommendation or if it is checked.
Victoria
Is it? But if there is no statute against it then what can be done?Dawie wrote:
Almost every Schengen country's embassy website advises this. Whether it is enshrined somewhere in a statute, I don't know, but in practise it is checked when the applicant applies for future visas from the same embassy. They religiously check whether or not the visa was abused. Not using the visa to go the country of issue at all is considered abuse.
They can, and do, refuse to issue a visa.VictoriaS wrote:Is it? But if there is no statute against it then what can be done?Dawie wrote:
Almost every Schengen country's embassy website advises this. Whether it is enshrined somewhere in a statute, I don't know, but in practise it is checked when the applicant applies for future visas from the same embassy. They religiously check whether or not the visa was abused. Not using the visa to go the country of issue at all is considered abuse.
Victoria
Not always the case. But I accept the point of what should be done. Althoght the 'in principle' caveat is interesting, and is one which is certainly not upheld by every Embassy. It does seem to indicate that the onus is on the consulate, not the applicant, to make sure that this instruction is upheld, so I still don't see that the applicant is doing anything illegal by trying.Dawie wrote:And of course one of the requirements when applying for a Schengen visa is to show evidence of booked travel and accommodation in the country of whatever embassy you are applying at. Without this evidence you will not get the visa.
Andy, it usually takes a week or two, but some, notably the French, will process it on the same day, but it may take a few hours.andy slater wrote:Hi,
thanks for all your info....one more question...
From looking at the spanish, french & greek embassy the visa costs approx £40 and lasts for 90 days.
I assume that if you make an appointment with the relevant embassy and turn up with the correct forms then they stamp your passport/validate the visa on that day? (I'm working on when I last got a Thai Visa)
Is this the case or does the process take x amount of days??
Also is it possible to get a schengen visa for longer than 90 days? We are thinking of going once in the spring and then again in summer/autumn. Would this require 2 applications or is it possible to get a longer visa?
Cheers
Andy
For family members of EEA Citizens most will have a method where you can avoid the call costs. I recently took the belgian embassy in London to Solvit over this, and lo and behold they have a little publicised non-outsourced route too.Wanderer wrote:Some points:
1. Most embassies require u to make an appointment over the phone on their 906 lines. Factor a cost of 15 quid for that! I kid you not!
That will probably only happen if the UK joins the Schengen agreement. But there is a fat chance of that because of the CTA.ruaank wrote:It's ridiculous if you think, every time you want to travel in Europe you need to get this ... Rules are rules! But come on .. cant we do something that allows u for a longer period - ie. If for the period of your work permit...