Hello, I urgently need a tourist visa for Germany but the only appointment I got at the visa center is about 10 days before the intended travel date. On the website of the German embassy it says that applications should be submitted 15 days or more before travel. Does anyone know whether this is a s...

Hello, for our Christmas trip to Germany I need a tourist visa for my wife, a Chinese citizen. We are both living in the UK. We were planning to travel on Dec 14th, but only got a visa appointment on Dec 6th, which seems too late for our travel date. I checked France (we could change our trip to mak...

Many thanks for the reply. So far my wife could always travel without any problems using her Tier 2 permit even after she got pre settled status under eu settlement. Sorry, just to be clear, as I don't really know that much about the whole visa situation and I find a lot of the information on the of...

Hello, I am an EU citizen living in the UK and my wife is a Chinese citizen. We both have full time jobs in the UK and have pre settled status under the EU settlement scheme. My wife received a working visa for the UK and a residence permit (Tier 2, leave to remain, restricted work), which is couple...

also, it says they need a "proof of address in Germany". We will be staying at my parents' house. So, would it be sufficient if I write a letter stating that we will stay at this address?

Many thanks for the fast reply. Is employment proof for the German citizen (me) necessary? I am in the process of changing jobs and need to go through a non-compete period before joining a new firm in the UK (my previous employer was also in the UK), so technically I would be unemployed right now, e...

Hello, I am a German citizen and my wife is a Chinese citizen. We are both living in the UK. My wife does not have any of these residency cards that would allow her to travel without a visa inside the EU. We would like to take a short trip to Germany in September and maybe again around Christmas. My...