After a rejection of a Schengen visa application, I would not recommend an objection procedure at the IND because of the long duration.
Schengen visa question: Can my Thai girlfriend come to the Netherlands to take care of me?
My girlfriend has only been in the Netherlands for 90 days, she went back home on November 3rd. On November 13, I had a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital. After many investigations, I am having open heart surgery tomorrow. So I will be out of circulation for quite some time. The disadvantage is that I live alone and am 77 years old.
For several days now there has been a technical malfunction on an important website of the Dutch government: NederlandWereldwijd.nl and the associated Consular Services website: https://consular.mfaservices.nl/ As a result, it is not possible for users to access a number of request travel documents. This concerns a Caribbean visa, Schengen visa and Dutch travel documents.
Schengen visa question: Deliberately an overstay on a Schengen visa
Perhaps the following message will not be well received by everyone, but we, my Thai partner and I, deliberately exceeded the 90 days Schengen visa this time. She has been here 41 days longer than allowed. The reason is that my mother, with whom she has a very close relationship, was dying and would not live more than a month.
Schengen visa question: Do I have to buy a plane ticket for my Cambodian girlfriend?
Dear Rob/Editor, Short question regarding flight. My Cambodian girlfriend (who has been in Belgium for many years) will be returning to Belgium at the beginning of September with C-Visa/Short Stay 90 days. Soon (Monday 29/08) she will receive her visa from the French embassy in Phnom Penh. Now we are going to submit a marriage proposal in Belgium with all the necessary documents (legalized and translated and legalized), which is possible and the city is already aware. My question, should I…
Dear Rob/Editor, I have a question about the validity period of the guarantee for a Schengen visa. My Thai girlfriend wants to go to the VFS in Bangkok at the end of October to apply for a visa. She has to be in Bangkok then so it's nice to do it then; we live 700 km from bangkok, hence. We intend to go to the Netherlands for 2023 weeks in mid-April 3. My son in the Netherlands will…
Dear Rob/Editor, My Thai partner's Schengen visa application has been rejected. We are considering engaging an immigration lawyer. Are there Thailandblog readers who have experience with this themselves and want to share their experiences with us? For example, which law firm, method, costs, result, etc. We have already Googled, but we are mainly looking for reactions from experts by experience. Other useful comments are of course also welcome. Thanks in advance, Wilai and Rob Dear Rob and Wilai, I …
My girlfriend and I met in Thailand in 2017. Always kept in touch and in 2020 the contact became so intensive that a relationship emerged. Last year (2021) at Christmas and the turn of the year I visited her in Thailand, met family and at the moment I am on holiday with her again. I would also like to introduce her to my environment and that is why we started preparing a visa application.
In the past 2 years I have submitted 4 visa applications to allow my girlfriend to come to the Netherlands for vacation. Three times a Visa Short Stay and 1 time the scheme for long-distance loved ones abroad.
I am looking for a mediation in Bangkok for my Thai mother-in-law and stepdaughter to apply for a Schengen visa for the Netherlands. I know there used to be 2 on Soi Tonson but I don't have any details or phone numbers anymore.
State of the Consular Edition 2022
In this article we highlight the visa policy and the issuing of Schengen visas by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the year 2021.
I recently received a substantial gift from my parents. Because of this donation I stopped working and therefore no longer have a monthly income.
Lately a lot has been written about the application for the Schengen visa and in particular the slow processing and more rejections than usual. I would like to share my experience with the application procedure below (maybe it will help people).
Minister Hoekstra answers questions about long waiting times when applying for a Schengen visa for the Netherlands
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wopke Hoekstra, has answered the written questions of MP Piri (PvdA) about the long waiting times when applying for a Schengen visa for the Netherlands in a letter.
We have now applied for a Schengen visa twice for my Thai sister-in-law and her three-year-old son. My wife has been living in the Netherlands for 16 years and she would like to invite her sister and nephew for a holiday. No success. The reason is that the Dutch embassy doubts that she will return to Thailand.
The reports of long waiting times for an appointment with the external service provider VFS Global, which has been appointed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to collect and check Schengen visa application forms, have also reached other websites. Schengenvisum.info writes that waiting times for an appointment can be as long as 3 to 5 months. Complaints come mainly from Suriname, Thailand and Senegal (Gambia), but this may also be the case elsewhere in the world.
I would like to say something about VFS Global regarding a visa application. My sister-in-law with her 12-year-old child intends to come to the Netherlands for 1 month. We thought it would be a good idea to send her to VFS Global to help her with the requested forms. They cannot manage this on their own and need help.