Schengen visa question: To Spain with my Thai wife
Continuing from the article on the Schengen visa earlier, I have the following question. As a Belgian living in Thailand and married to a Thai lady, we have planned a 6-week tour to Spain together. My wife would normally have to apply for a visa through BLS International, the external service provider of the Spanish Embassy.
Schengen visa note: EU procedure for Belgians
I went to the Belgian Embassy on February 19 to apply for a visa for my Thai wife. I had previously sent an email for an appointment. We are going to Belgium via Schiphol in May, below is the answer from the visa officer: For the wife of a Belgian, registered at the embassy, there is a simplified procedure. Your wife can visit during opening hours and does not need to make an appointment.
Schengen visa question: The costs for applying for a Schengen visa
The file also discusses, among other things, the costs of applying for a Schengen visa. I am Dutch and married to a Thai woman according to Thai law. If I (formally they themselves) want to apply for a visa for a holiday with me to the Netherlands, what are the costs? I think I read that she is considered family and could therefore get a visa free of charge. Is this correct?
Schengen visa question: Visa for my Thai wife
My Thai wife and I are going to Belgium for 2 weeks in May to visit family and then also visit some other Schengen countries. Recently there was an article here that showed that a visa for a Thai married to a Belgian or Dutch person would be free and would also entail much less paperwork. However, I can't find any more information about this. Is there a guide or article on this? Do I no longer have to go through VFS?
Schengen visa question: let Thai girlfriend come to Spain
I am Belgian, 61 years old and live in Spain. Have a government pension of Euro 1711 net and no debts. So be a resident of Spain (resident), and have a property here. I have been deregistered from the population register in Belgium, but I retain all rights as a Belgian, also with regard to health insurance. Now I want to bring my Thai girlfriend, whom I have known for several years, to Spain for 2 months. She is 41 years old and has an 8-year-old daughter who lives with her mother.
Reader Submission: Got a Schengen visa quickly
Last Monday an article was posted here about the application for a Schengen visa for my wife's daughter, that the application form had to be completed digitally, fortunately she had done that too.
My wife's daughter went to VFS Global this week to apply for a Schengen visa. In December, when we were in Thailand, I had done the necessary paperwork with her, including filling in the application form manually. That is now no longer accepted. You must fill it in digitally, print it out and sign it and then hand it in.
Issuing Schengen visas in Thailand under scrutiny (2018)
Every spring, EU Home Affairs, the Home Affairs department of the European Commission, publishes the latest figures on Schengen visas. In this article I take a closer look at the application for Schengen visas in Thailand and I try to provide insight into the statistics surrounding the issuance of visas to see if there are any striking figures or trends.
My name is Hub. I have known a Thai widow for a year now. She lives in Udon Thani. Visited her twice in 2019 and we lived together for three and a half months. This year I want to travel to Udon Thani for 6 weeks in March and then take her to the Netherlands for 4 weeks to get to know my family as well. For this I read on Thailand blog and requested information and forms and received them through the Dutch embassy in Bangkok.
This month we are going to apply for a Schengen visa for my wife. My wife has my last name, this is also in her passport.
Now I see on the checklist from the website of VFS Global at section 2.3: Copy of name change certificate, if relevant.
Schengen visa question: Schengen visa application for my Thai wife and bank statements
I am in the process of applying for a Schengen visa for my Thai wife. This will be her 4th visit. She has an appointment at VFS Global on January 9. I now discover that the checklist for visa application/Visiting family or friends has changed slightly: question 5.3 bank statements of the last 3 months is missing. And indeed, in your last Schengen visa file I did not come across this subject anymore.
Schengen visa question: Appointment VFS Global in Bangkok
Who can help me? I have been trying for several days now to get an appointement in Bangkok for a visa for my girlfriend
to come to Belgium. All documents have been completed. But it turns out it is not possible to make an appointment date and time on the VFS Global site. From 21/12/2019 until the whole month of January 2020, all boxes are colored white. This means that these days cannot be reserved.
I am going to Thailand on December 28 for 8 weeks. Now my question: is it better to wait with visa applications until after February 2 (new situation) or does this arrangement also exist in the current situation?
Schengen visa question: When to apply for a multiple entry CRR?
I am going to Thailand on December 28 for 8 weeks. Now my question: is it better to wait with visa applications until after February 2 (new situation) or does this arrangement also exist in the current situation?
My wife and I want to bring her daughter to the Netherlands for a holiday next year for 2 months. Is it wiser to wait with the visa application until after February 2 or not? Because I understood that after February 2nd you could do it online except for the fingerprints. But before then you have to go to VFS, and there is a kind of interrogation there, which may lead to a rejection sooner.
New rules for the Schengen visa as of February 2020
Since 2014, the European Commission has been discussing new regulations regarding the Schengen visa with the member states. After years of deliberation, all parties involved have finally agreed on a change. What will change for the Thai in the new year?
Residence permit question: What is the follow-up to integration in the Netherlands?
My Thai friend is almost done with her integration. She passed the participation statement and fortunately she also passed the 5 exams. She has worked exactly 6 months today (minimum 48 hours per month) so I'm going to apply for an exemption from ONA tomorrow. I'm sure I can figure out how that works. But my question now is; how then?