Good morning all

I'm new to this site and would just like to ask some advice. Some background first, My missus has been in the UK now for just over 3 yrs and is hankering to do a bit of travelling round europe, mainly paris and venice. She has her indefinate leave to remain visa to. After reading all the nightmare stories from you all about the french embassy I'm looking for a easier "backdoor" route. It seems to me that the dutch embassy is the way to go. My plan is this, tavel by air to amsterdam for a night or two, then on to paris for 3 nights then onto venice for the same. Back to the UK from there.

Can anyone see any problems with this fiendish plan? Also we live in leicestershire and I don't really fancy messing about going down to london. I see that the dutch have consulates all the place. I presume that visa applications can be processed from any of these? Also do we have to leave from our country of entry or can we leave from a different member country. One final question. I see that some people have had to take their own passports along to the embassies. Do the embassies keep these while they process the wifes visa? I work offshore and need mine every month to travel.

I look forward to anyones help with these problems, and must congratulate you on a great forum site

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