Schengen Visa questions (for touring Europe)

[waterfront]

Hi,

Just present all the documents that will somehow prove your "strong ties to the Philippines", even if you feel it isn't strong. If you want to go to Germany and its nearby European neighboring countries (all very nice), then you'll have to at least try applying. Just be ready to present a good case.

Your certificate of employment and approved leave from the company will help since it indicates the date you will return for work. Bank accounts and other assets such as property (you said "don't have much property" so there's a bit, right?) will really help also.

Your friend's formal obligation will help as well. It was a big factor in my first Schengen visa application, which I lodged at the French Embassy (I am single also). I showed the attestation d'accueil, which my French host secured from their municipal hall in Paris.

Hope this helps and good luck!

Water

Hi there!

I'm planning to apply for my Schengen visa this coming September as I was invited by a friend to stay in Germany for a few weeks. My dilemma is that I have been a part time worker and then recently just absorbed by the company which I am working in. I have no problems with certification because my friend will get this Formal Obligation doc from his place.

What is boggling me is the fact that I don't have strong ties in the Philippines as I am currently single and don't have much property. The only thing I can present is my current application staus for immigrant visa in the US. It is still pending and I have to really go back to the Philippines once my day for the interview comes.

Will this be a valid reason for strong ties?

Thanks!
J

[milkshakeaddict]

Hi,

Just present all the documents that will somehow prove your "strong ties to the Philippines", even if you feel it isn't strong. If you want to go to Germany and its nearby European neighboring countries (all very nice), then you'll have to at least try applying. Just be ready to present a good case.

Your certificate of employment and approved leave from the company will help since it indicates the date you will return for work. Bank accounts and other assets such as property (you said "don't have much property" so there's a bit, right?) will really help also.

Your friend's formal obligation will help as well. It was a big factor in my first Schengen visa application, which I lodged at the French Embassy (I am single also). I showed the attestation d'accueil, which my French host secured from their municipal hall in Paris.

Hope this helps and good luck!

Water

hi water,
we're also applying for schengen visa at the french embassy. after the interview do they get your docs and the passport? can u pls tell us ur experience? thank you

[jeune_fille]

In behalf of waterfront, No, they will return your passport and will ask you to return on the said date in your receipt. Then you have to bring your passport on that same date, because they will tell then and there if you are approved or not. Normally, all the persons that are approved are called first

[brooke_penelope]

^ We had a different experience with the french embassy. They kept our passports and told us to send a representative to come back on the scheduled date. They then told our representative that we have to personally go back to the embassy since we need to sign a waiver. This was just last week.

[jantigercat]

Thanks for the advice. I have started the process of securing supporting documents for my application as I plan to schedule the interview around December (yeah I know it's kinda uber cold there! LOL)

:-)

Hi,

Just present all the documents that will somehow prove your "strong ties to the Philippines", even if you feel it isn't strong. If you want to go to Germany and its nearby European neighboring countries (all very nice), then you'll have to at least try applying. Just be ready to present a good case.

Your certificate of employment and approved leave from the company will help since it indicates the date you will return for work. Bank accounts and other assets such as property (you said "don't have much property" so there's a bit, right?) will really help also.

Your friend's formal obligation will help as well. It was a big factor in my first Schengen visa application, which I lodged at the French Embassy (I am single also). I showed the attestation d'accueil, which my French host secured from their municipal hall in Paris.

Hope this helps and good luck!

Water

[hwsupporter]

Question lang po..

denied yun application ng tourist visa ko going to iceland before,, and now i'm planning to work in norway..
My question is, hindi ba maaapektuhan ng apply ko for working visa yun nangyari skin before (nadeny na apply ko sa iceland) ??? Knowing na isa lang yun embassy nila..?

I'm just worried, natrauma na ata ko sa experienced ko dun (sa visa denied) hehe..

Thanks!

[silvergreysilver]

I am so happy approved yung Schengen visa ko. Ang bilis lang ng processing time.

Lodged application on Aug 19
Processed visa application received by the VFS office (Spain Visa Center) on Aug 22
Picked up passport on Aug 25

Yung binigay sa aking validity

August 20th to September 15
Multiple Entry
Duration of Stay is 12 days

Please correct me if I am wrong this means I can enter the Schengen area multiple times (coming from the Non-Schenge area like the UK) provided each entry wouldn't exceed 12 days right?

yes, that's right..just don't forget your date of expiration. =)

[bo_boi]

Diba its 12 days lang talaga. First entry like 5 days. So remaining nalang 7 days sa next entry

[ChocoSwirl]

Awww which one is which?

yung explantion ni silver or bo_boi?

In any case ok lang naman kahit mag extend ako ng 3 more days on top of 5 days at hindi na ulit ako babalik ng Schengen area kasi 12 days naman yung duration of stay.

[ChocoSwirl]

So ibig sabihin pala yung 12 days cumulative siya

[silvergreysilver]

So ibig sabihin pala yung 12 days cumulative siya

=) From what I've understood, you were given a multiple entry visa, right? The validity of which is from August 20 to the 15th of September, with 12 days of duration of stay.

So, in my understanding, you can enter the schengen area to and fro- from August 20- September 15, and everytime you enter, you are only entitled of a 12-day stay.

Well, that's just my 2 cents. =)

[wa_erich]

hello po. ask ako if pano ba mag pa appointment nang tourist visa to europe?

[wa_erich]

my friend will go ahead and process a tourist visa for me. he is currently in Germany but he will come over here to show up in the EMBASSY to prove and give some proof about my visit in GERMANY as tourist that he'll have all taken care of. I would like to know if slots for an interview skedule takes for almost 30 days more for the availability? maghihintay paba kami nang more than 30 days for the sked nang interview? I know that I need to call the call center for he skedule right? how long or how many days to wait for an interview? pls reply asap.

[jeune_fille]

^ We had a different experience with the french embassy. They kept our passports and told us to send a representative to come back on the scheduled date. They then told our representative that we have to personally go back to the embassy since we need to sign a waiver. This was just last week.

Ah ok, I guess case to case basis? hehe

[milkshakeaddict]

Ah ok, I guess case to case basis? hehe

tnx for the reply jeune and penelope. i called their call center and they told me that they get the passport after the interview. maybe that's their new procedure

[Kazarareta]

Hello everyone,



I have a question and hope someone can help. My passport got stamped twice during my exit to Vienna, because I entered the wrong immigration gate (I went to arrivals instead of departure) and had to enter a different immigration gate. Would this count as a 'different' entry even if I just switched immigration gates?

Maybe I'm just paranoid but would this be ok or should I inform the embassy that there was an error? Could someone look into the photo I attached if this is ok? I usually have the worst of luck with travel.

[silvergreysilver]

my friend will go ahead and process a tourist visa for me. he is currently in Germany but he will come over here to show up in the EMBASSY to prove and give some proof about my visit in GERMANY as tourist that he'll have all taken care of. I would like to know if slots for an interview skedule takes for almost 30 days more for the availability? maghihintay paba kami nang more than 30 days for the sked nang interview? I know that I need to call the call center for he skedule right? how long or how many days to wait for an interview? pls reply asap.

Hello there,

If your destination is Germany, you have to make an appointment at the Embassy of Germany. First, you need to make an appointment via the call center. The appointment date that they would give you will depend on the number of applicants (Germany Embassy has a lot of applicants, actually) Then after you have your date of appointment, you have to complete your papers/documents needed for the VISA approval, so that when yopu go to the embassy on your appointment date, you'll have a higher chance of being approved.

It doesn't matter if your German friend will come with you at the embassy or not. What matters is that your documents. Make sure you have all ready during the appointment date.

Goodluck. =)

[wa_erich]

silvergreysilver : actually sir, We will also planning to go to Paris and spain. heheh... I just want to know the number to call for a visa scheduling. do I need to pay for the sked, just like the US tourist visa ? how many days do I need to wait for the skedule to be processed? If I will call on july 11 or will I get a visa not later than end of the month? I mean, will I get a schedule not later than end of this month or something like that? thanks po talaga sa inyong tulong.

[silvergreysilver]

silvergreysilver : actually sir, We will also planning to go to Paris and spain. heheh... I just want to know the number to call for a visa scheduling. do I need to pay for the sked, just like the US tourist visa ? how many days do I need to wait for the skedule to be processed? If I will call on july 11 or will I get a visa not later than end of the month? I mean, will I get a schedule not later than end of this month or something like that? thanks po talaga sa inyong tulong.

@WA ERICH, hi, first of all, I'm a woman. But it's fine. No harm done calling me "sir". hehe.

I don't know the call center numbers because every country has different call center hotlines.

Where will you pass your application for visa? If Spain is the country where you'll stay the longest, then call and set an appointment at the Spain Embassy in Makati. You don't have to pay for the scheduling of appointment. It's free. Just dial the hotline. They have choices like Smart/PLDT/Globe hotlines. Just pick your choice. (The call is expensive, by the way, almost like a dollar per minute.)

After you set an appointment, (the call center agent will give you the date of your appointment? It's usually around 15 days after the call or a month depending on the country of your chosen destination. Some schengen countries have a lot of scheduled appointments, while some just have a few.)

The visa takes around 10-15 days ( if your papers are really complete). Sometimes, just around a week and the visa will be released.

Goodluck. =)

[pushpop]

=) From what I've understood, you were given a multiple entry visa, right? The validity of which is from August 20 to the 15th of September, with 12 days of duration of stay.

So, in my understanding, you can enter the schengen area to and fro- from August 20- September 15, and everytime you enter, you are only entitled of a 12-day stay.

Well, that's just my 2 cents. =)

So ibig sabihin pala yung 12 days cumulative siya

duration of stay is cumulative - you can stay within the Schengen area for a total of 12 days

Example :

Enter and Stay in France - 5 days
Went to UK and stayed for 3 days (not counted)
Entered Germany and stayed for 3 days
From Germany, went to Amsterdam and stayed for 3 days
Total stay = 11 days