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tight dates on issued Schengen-Visas?
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Plum70
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 3:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
My second postal application yielded positive results but mixed feelings:

I only got a visa for 3 month MULT (30 days stay in total) from 25 July - 24 October - the shortest i've ever had - and my disappointment is multiple fold:

I was hoping that based on my previous visa of 3 years, the Germans would be inclined to issue one of at least 1 year.

With my passport expiring in July '13 I wanted to maximise this period by having one visa for the remainder time. Don't see why they didn't do so.

I would now need to make multiple applications for trips further than 25 October which means added cost (transport, processing fees) and time spent + possibly shorter validities the closer my passport gets to expiry.

Not happy...
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 3:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
You are applying for a German schengen visa? Why not do it by post?
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 4:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Directive/2004/38/EC wrote:
You are applying for a German schengen visa? Why not do it by post?

I did do by post Directive and it cost me roughly £32.00 - £18 compulsory service charge fee + additional postal order fee (VFS state to pay by PO) and £7.40 for courier return.

This structure is growing in embassies using an intermediary service so future postal applications will cost considerably more.
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