Quote Originally Posted by Donutz View Post
I can only wonder how many people (Non EU family traveling with their British family) are given incorrect instructions at VFS! If anything they should ask applicants if their UK family (spouse) is going to join them, as it must be a quite frequent type of Schengen application from the UK.

If indeed this is failure on the part of VFS and/or Spanish embassy and depending on how it plays out (how do the Spanish respond) this type of issue can be adressed to the EU representative in the UK. They have regular meetings with memberstates including on Schengen visas. I did the same in Thailand, the EU representaive there put it on the agenda and within a few weeks all embassies gave correct EU/EEA instructions for the fast, free, minimal documentation visa procedure.
How would it be a failure on the part of VFS when they clearly state that EU Spouse is visa free and they give the options for selecting that service ?

Without the intention of being harsh on the OP I wonder how many EU spouses actually take time out to review the options on offer ?

As I said I doubt VFS will respond positively but one never knows.
I do hope they will show some understanding and return the visa fee.

Please, everyone reading this thread. Do check through the websites of VFS before handing over significant sums of money and unecessary documentation when applying for Schengen Visa.