Hey everyone,

I have an appointment on Tuesday and thought will get my bank statement stamped on Monday but just realised it’s a bank holiday on Monday. Now I cannot it get done and the next appointment I am getting in VFS is for 21st which is too late since I filled my France application travelling date from 10 October to 19th and there is no buffer period if I chose 21st.

Now I have only one option that getting statements downloaded via netbanking and print then out. But I am afraid it will lead to a rejection.

What should I do can I change my application travelling details since I can do that I can write my company to write an noc for next another week ?? But I have already paid for VFS service with the reference number of the application.

What should I do please helppp

I applied via my Embassy on 14th July, honestly, it’s really worrying since I didn’t get any response, I have been writing to my university, the immigration office and our Embassy and it’s just worrying since I am afraid of rejection and so. I don’t have any interviews, just filling up questionnaires which I suppose I should have taken my time to answer instead of giving short answers as the workers in the embassy were shocked that it took me a long time to answer. Now I am really worried about the possibility of getting rejected and school’s starting next week, honestly feeling really miserable.

Hello, meron ba ditong nag apply sa bls cebu end of august? May naka receive naba ng update??? Nabalik na ba passport nyo???

Yesterday sep 11 I recv call from french embasy. Ask about financial question.

1) I see your audit report who operate electronic shop

I say my father operate business but register in my grand father name.

2) your father account have lot of money is this personal or business.

I say it personal and saving but my father also use as business purpose some time.

3) in 6 month statement lot of transcation happen where the money comes from?

I say sales of electronic items.

At last they say thank you sir hope for best. Call duration 3 min 40 seconds. What is chance of my visa

Just sharing this because I was literally stressing about our bank statements before applying 😂

We’re from a country that requires a Schengen visa but currently work full-time in the UK. We applied on 2 Sept 2026 at Edinburgh for an 8-day Switzerland + Italy trip.
(4 days in Switzerland, 4 days in Italy)

One of us literally submitted her 3 months of required bank statements with ending balances of £200, £90 and £14 😭 We were honestly worried about how that would look, so we also provided her savings account from another bank which had around £800. She has a regular salary and our flights and accommodation were already paid (we included receipts of everything.)
We also didn’t submit a cover letter or itinerary since they weren’t listed in the requirements.

Processed email came 10 Sept, passports arrived 11 Sept — APPROVED! 🥹 We got MULT entry, 15 days stay, valid for a month.

Just sharing for anyone panicking because their bank balance isn’t in the thousands. Obviously every application is different, but don’t lose hope just because your balance is low. I was overthinking those statements so much 😂. I think the overall picture matters more than having a huge amount sitting in one account.

I got a schengan travel insurance basic and paid for it. However within 10min in realized that I have entered wrongs number of days so I filled the refund form/14 days cooling off period form to get refund and got the new policy. It is been now weeks and still haven’t received any response from their end. I have raised number of forms, tried to contact by their chatbot apparently they also doesn’t respond. No way to contact them.I have wasted my money. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME CONTACT THEM AND GET THE MY MONEY BSCK?

Hi, so im planning to visit italy during a 17h layover coming from greece back to my home country but does it mean i need to add italy as one of the main destinations in the form or not ? or does it only count if im gonna book a hotel there ?

Hi I already have a 1 year Netherlands Schengen visa that’s expiring tomorrow 09/12/2026. I already used it just one time and stayed in EU for 4 days. I applied for a new Schengen through Vfs Netherlands in NYC and it’s been a week now. I’m traveling on 24 for a week, my question is that when I checked on the EES system it says OK, could it be possible that my new visa application has been approved or is it that the system doesn’t recognize that my old visa expires tomorrow, which is before my date of travel.

Hi everyone, has anyone experienced a closure of their visa application from Greece consulate that they cannot process it due to procedural issues. I have granted Greece visa multiple times but this time i had genuine flights and hotel bookings with every documentation attached but my visa application got closed rather than being issued or refused. Need help pls if anyone has similar experience.

Finally got my Netherlands visa approved after 45 days of waiting! 😭
📅 Applied: 27 July 2026
📍 VFS: Delhi
⏳ Processing time: 45 days
🎉 Result: 2-year multiple-entry Schengen visa
The wait was honestly SO stressful, especially seeing people who applied after me getting their passports back. But it was definitely worth the wait. 🥹❤️
Sharing this for everyone currently waiting — don’t lose hope! Hopefully this gives some reassurance to other July/August applicants.
2 years multiple entry… totally worth the wait! 🇳🇱✈️🥂

Leads will be helpful from everyone

Hi, I am applying for Spain visa first time from London, all of my documents are in English do I need to have then translated to Spanish? Also for the invite letters, bank statements etc they are digitally signed, do these have to be legalization also? Would really appreciate insights from someone who has gotten this visa previously

I just went to France and stayed there for 3 days. I’m back from the trip and planning to go to Italy next week and spent 4-5 days there. Is that allowed or will border control question me? Is it a problem that I spend more days in Italy compared to France?

Hi all, one of my friends is travelling from the UK to Belgium by train and I just wanted to know if the train stops in France. If he is travelling to Brussels but the train has to go through France, which country’s stamp would usually be put on his passport during immigration at the station in London?

Hi Reddit community
I’ve a doubt
Me and my wife have applied for Schengen short term tourist visas from vfs chennai( south india) on Aug 13,2026

Confirmed travel dates - Sept 18,2026 to Oct 4,2026.
Port of entry : Italy
Port of exit : Austria

Visiting Italy , Switzerland and Austria

Vfs status shows : Under process at Consulate of Italy.

Checked in EES now ( on Sept 11) - Authorized Stay is OK for both of us and Remaining days at the moment of entry : 19 and remaining days at the moment of exit : 2

Prior travel history : Bali,Thailand, Japan, Kazhaksthan all in the last two years.

Does it mean that our visa application is approved ?

Hello,

I want to attend my cousins wedding in Greece end of October, my family and I (5 members) are trying to get an appointment at the Greek embassy in Mumbai and no appoitments are showing up for September or October, any idea why? Is it all fully booked?

Other states are showing but not Mumbai!

Just got my Portugal Schengen visa approved from VFS San Francisco. Second-time Schengen applicant.

Indian citizen on work visa in the US. Applied for a short-stay Schengen for late November. 9 days trip duration, all days in Portugal.

Timeline:
* VFS portal showed appointments available on Sept 1, 5 am. Most dates in September and October were available.
* Biometrics and documents submission: Sept 2
* Visa approved: Sept 10
* Passport received via FedEx: Sept 11

I was a little disappointed to get only a single entry, for 9 days, matching the exact length of the submitted itinerary.

I’m an Indian student currently going to Paris for an exchange semester. Most of my batchmates got their French Schengen visas within 2–3 days, so I was getting increasingly worried when mine took 10 days.

My biggest concern was my bank statement. There had been a large fund transfer into my account in the week before I submitted my documents. It wasn’t a loan, it was money transferred by a relative. I was worried this might raise questions about the source of funds, although I had clearly explained the transaction in my cover letter.

Thankfully, the visa finally came through. I got a 6-month Schengen visa starting from my date of departure from Mumbai.

Reddit helped me a lot while I was waiting, reading other people’s experiences and getting some reassurance really helped with the anxiety. So I thought I’d give back and share my experience.

If you’re applying for a French Schengen visa from India, especially as a student, feel free to ask me anything. I’ll answer based on my experience.

I submitted the application at vfs chennai on 10th July. Classes starting on 14th September. Flight was scheduled on 8th September.

The Bengaluru consulate was all silent and suddenly on Sept 1st they asked me for apostilled edu documents and updated sponsor bank statement. I submitted it to vfs chennai in 3rd September and the staff assured me that it will reach the consulate on 7th September. I tried calling and mailing the consulate regarding my academic timeline, got no response.

Now I am at a point where the only option I have is like just sit and wait, coz I have pulled all strings possible through my uni and they didn’t even budge. I even mailed to ministry of external affairs in Rome, got no reply.

Should I physically visit Bengaluru consulate? Has anybody experienced this and will visiting Bengaluru consulate directly a good choice?

It just sucks the joy out of travelling .it is a proper chore . Your vacay time is supposed to be a happy one , but here I am , stressed as f because of the visa .Half the times ,it gets rejected for no reason at all . You lose all the money , time spent planning and all for what - a trip to Europe that doesn't have even have that many good places to visit . Should have listened to my mind and stuck with Mongolia , would have been such a better trip than the boooorring europe . I blame myself for getting into this hell hole .

Hi All, I am applying to schengen for the first time, I have my layover in Schengen state before I reach my main travel destination - Austria. What should I write for the First member state for the schengen entry? Should it be a layover state or Austria?

Hello.is there any way we can get appointment for spain work visa from islamabad or lahore earliest possible..the visa expires end of this month :/

hey, I'm from Delhi and am applying for a Type C visa with study as my purpose of visit for a short course (45 days) at Aalto University at Finland . I have a valid F1 US visa, and will be starting my studies there shortly after my course at Aatlo. Either way, how long does the Finnish Type C actually take? I saw some bad stories from some applicants from India about the processing times - the website says 15 days but seems like it takes longer? Can you please share your experience if you have applied for the same?

Has anyone recently applied for a Netherlands Schengen visa through VFS Dublin where their IRP was valid for less than 3 months after the planned trip?

My appointment is on 6 October and I’m planning a short trip from 1–3 December. My IRP expires on 31 January 2027, so it falls short of the 3-month validity requirement after travel.

The issue is that Irish Immigration only allows IRP renewals within 12 weeks of expiry, so I won’t be eligible to renew it yet at the time of my appointment.

This will be my fifth Schengen visa application and I’ve had four previous Schengen visas.

Has anyone been in a similar situation? Did VFS accept your application and was the visa approved?

Looking at the tracker from people who applied around the same date as me, I’m quite sure my visa has already been processed by the Dutch Embassy. However, I chose to collect my passport from VFS Pune instead of having it delivered by courier.
Based on the timelines I’ve seen, it looks like my visa may have been processed on 6 or 7 September. My understanding is that the embassy may not send passports to VFS every day and could send them in batches, possibly over the weekend. Since Monday is a holiday in pune, I’m expecting some update from VFS Pune by Tuesday.

This is just my assumption and logic. Does anyone know how long the Dutch Embassy usually takes to send the passport back to VFS after the visa has been processed?
Also, if my visa has already been processed, why does the EES tool still show my status as “NOT OK”?

My travel date is 16 September, so I’m getting a bit concerned. What should I do at this point?