Swedish Embassy in Manila will be closing in June 2008

[A_flyer]

Getting ready for the EU/schengen embassies i guess. Thats going to have one massive queue outside it in some countries.

The rule to apply for a Schengen visa is to apply to the embassy of the country you will reside or enter first in your travel. You can't choose yourself.

Schengen treaty means also interconnection of database for immigration between all countries and embassies. So applying for a visa in a Schengen country mean immigration verifications in all the 24 countries.

[andypaul]

The rule to apply for a Schengen visa is to apply to the embassy of the country you will reside or enter first in your travel. You can't choose yourself.

Schengen treaty means also interconnection of database for immigration between all countries and embassies. So applying for a visa in a Schengen country mean immigration verifications in all the 24 countries.

Indeed the wife has applied for two schengen visa.

But in the Uk Broadsheets there has been talk of the Eu having Embassies for all or any of the countries in the EU.

To save money on the part of the Nations i presume, as already many countries use another countries Embassy for various reasons including money saving and political.

[A_flyer]

Indeed the wife has applied for two schengen visa.

But in the Uk Broadsheets there has been talk of the Eu having Embassies for all or any of the countries in the EU.

To save money on the part of the Nations i presume, as already many countries use another countries Embassy for various reasons including money saving and political.

I never heard anything on this here in Europe. The work of an Embassy is not only dealing with visas (it's only a small part of their job). The most important is to represent and promote the country. Until we have the United State of Europe (and we are far from this) we will not have a unique embassy for all E.U. countries. Sweden is closing his Embassy but will have a Consul representing their country.