Can I apply for a Schengen visa at a different consulate if no appointment dates are available?
I am planning to travel to visit my friends in Amsterdam on April 2nd week ( I just got a holiday confirmed ) and also go to Munich and Barcelona for 10 days. I would be in Amsterdam for 6 days, 2 days in Barcelona and 2 days in Munich. There are no appointment dates available for either the Spanish consulate or the Netherlands consulate at San Fransisco until mid May. Can I apply the Schengan visa at the German consulate? Any other option which might enable me to go in mid April? Any ideas/suggestions are welcome. I can slightly modify my travel plans. I am an Indian citizen living in USA on a H1B visa.
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5. Where do I submit my visa application?
You must lodge the application for a Schengen visa at the Consulate of the country that you intend to visit, or – if you intend to visit more than one Schengen State, the Consulate of the country of your primary destination (i.e. main purpose of stay or longest stay). If you intend to visit several Schengen States and the stays will be of equal length, you must apply at the Consulate of the country whose external borders you will cross first when entering the Schengen area. As a general rule, you must apply for a visa at the Consulate with territorial competence for the country in which you legally reside.
https://eeas.europa.eu/sites/eeas/files/frequently_asked_questions_en.pdf
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Can I apply for Schengen visa from another city?
You must lodge the application for a Schengen visa at the Consulate of the country that you intend to visit, or \u2013 if you intend to visit more than one Schengen State, the Consulate of the country of your primary destination (i.e. main purpose of stay or longest stay).Can I go to VFS without appointment for Schengen visa?
Walk In Without Appointment* If you need to submit your visa application on an urgent basis, walk into our Visa Application Centre and opt for this service. VFS Global will process your visa application without a pre-booked appointment.Can you schedule a visa appointment in another country?
You can schedule US visa appointment anywhere in the world. If you are traveling and would need to schedule your US visa interview appointment in a third country, you can very well do so. It is not mandatory to schedule your appointment in the same location as in your DS-160.Can you get a Schengen visa at the moment?
You will have to wait at least 15 days for your Schengen Visa to be processed, though the processing time will depend on your case. In specific cases, embassies can take 30 days to process a visa, and the Schengen Visa processing time could even be as long as 60 days in extraordinary circumstances.Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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