Travelling to Non-Euro zones

[aprilmaejon]

I applied last week for French visa and truly disappointed coz they ask for flight and accommodation bookings. When I ask how come some people get visa without providing those things the guy I talked to just said that the Embassy change the rules....so next week will apply again but this time to Spain since they just ask for flight bookings....not happy coz we booked our holiday for end of this month but we can't use it.....hoping to get my visa so we can have a holiday next month (fingers and toes crossed)

Did you go straight to French Consulate when you applied? Because if that's the case, they will normally asked you for requirements and will ask you lots of question...I witnessed a situation like that when I applied for my second Schengen visa.

So I suggest to use their website first, https://www.tlscontact.com/gb2fr/login.php fill the application form,tick the right visa (spouse of an EEA national)...then book the appointment there as well. During the day of the appointment, when they ask your wife questions like where are you going, just blog it and say France (they wouldn't know it anyway) as if you would say Spain, they will ask her to go to Spanish consulate instead but of course if you already have the visa, make sure you've been to France because if not, she will be blacklisted and will have problem with applying there again. They will grant the visa very quickly, within 5 working days. Like mine last time, I applied on a Friday, passport with the visa in it arrived on a Monday.

[Leen]

Did you go straight to French Consulate when you applied? Because if that's the case, they will normally asked you for requirements and will ask you lots of question...I witnessed a situation like that when I applied for my second Schengen visa.

So I suggest to use their website first, https://www.tlscontact.com/gb2fr/login.php fill the application form,tick the right visa (spouse of an EEA national)...then book the appointment there as well. During the day of the appointment, when they ask your wife questions like where are you going, just blog it and say France (they wouldn't know it anyway) as if you would say Spain, they will ask her to go to Spanish consulate instead but of course if you already have the visa, make sure you've been to France because if not, she will be blacklisted and will have problem with applying there again. They will grant the visa very quickly, within 5 working days. Like mine last time, I applied on a Friday, passport with the visa in it arrived on a Monday.

Well we applied to TLS contact and just did everything like you said but unfortunately im not the only EU spouse been denied to apply for not having flight and hotel bookings....the embassy changes the rules that's what the guy who look at my documents told me....I just applied recently though so what he says might be true and when you check their website even under EU spouse category one would notice in the list of requirements hotel and flight bookings are included.....when I told him it's not a problem to book hotel and flights he said I have to reschedule my appointment and apply again ......doesn't matter now we book flights for spain

[aprilmaejon]

Well we applied to TLS contact and just did everything like you said but unfortunately im not the only EU spouse been denied to apply for not having flight and hotel bookings....the embassy changes the rules that's what the guy who look at my documents told me....I just applied recently though so what he says might be true and when you check their website even under EU spouse category one would notice in the list of requirements hotel and flight bookings are included.....when I told him it's not a problem to book hotel and flights he said I have to reschedule my appointment and apply again ......doesn't matter now we book flights for spain

Awwww, that's odd. My colleague who is married to EU national applied there for a visa 3 weeks ago and been granted few days afterwards. She only submitted original and copy of her passport, BRP, marriage certificate, Picture, application form.

Hmmmm, maybe they did really changed the rules for visa application, but just when? Sigh...

Luckily, I already got my 2 years Schengen visa now, it would be enough until I got my British passport.