Originally Posted by
lallyr
The Polish consulate is a great idea. Although are you based in England or Scotland? I am in NE England so the 3-4 consulates I have looked into ask that the application is logged in person at their London office!!
Are you aware of any that I can post the documents into?
Also did you have to get the marriage certificate legalized by your wife's consulate before sending it in? The French and Italian consulate say that is necessary.
How long of a visa was your wife given? My other half's paid Schengen was for 1 year which just expired.
We are based in Scotland so we have access to the Edinburgh consulates - generally a positive, though a couple have very poor reputations (esp. Spanish).
It was some years ago that Victoria became a UK citizen (2005-ish) and I believe they have changed some of the rules since then, mainly around the requirement to capture biometric data, which is why they all require physical attendance.
I honestly can't remember about the legalising the marriage certificate; I'm British, she is from Ukraine but we were married in Prague (prior to their EU entry) so I do know the certificate had to be have a UK apostile attached (in those days, at Admiralty Arch).
I think it was a two-year visa she was given, multiple-entry of course. You know, I'm sure, that the visa must be issued without charge.
I'm not at home at the moment, I'll try to fish out her old Ukraine passport and look at the stamps!
In the meantime, good luck.