Quote Originally Posted by Moving Forward View Post
Just an update to this thread.

I need to arrange a Schengen visa for my spouse.

I was wanting to book a direct appointment with the French Embassy and called TLS Contact to arrange this today. However, there are only 7 slots available at the French Embassy each day and the earliest we can get is for the 10th July. It seems time of year dictates whether its faster to go through TLS Contact or deal direct with the embassy. The next available appointment at TLS Contact is early June and it should be processed within a few weeks.
Thanks for the info Moving Forward. Summer is probably the busiest time for visa processing. It is always good to explore the available options, whichever suites you best. When I went for my visa appointment, I noticed that they only opened 1 window out of 4 to process the visa application. They could always cater more people if they want but they prefer not to.